Leggett's Creek Bassmasters

1/18/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:10 by Dave Kozlansky
10 members were in attendance
12/5/04 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Fred Lewis

Treasurer’s report by Scott LaCoe
Greg Hall & Mark Gruszkiewicz paid $50 for 2005 dues
Rich Pollina paid $40 owed for 2004 daily number tickets
Ending balance $42.41
Treasurer’s report accepted by Dale Price 2nd by Greg Hall

Tournament report by Fred Lewis
All permits were submitted but none have been received back as of yet
We have 6 members confirmed for the Loughborough tournament (Fred Lewis, Dave Kozlansky, Mark Gruszkiewicz, Gary Grochowski, Roy Howarth, Scott Domozych)
Alternate date for St. Park tournament will be 9/25/05, if we have tournament we may add additional tournament on this date @ either Duck Harbor or Fairview
Tournament report accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Greg Hall

12/14/04 District 7 meeting overview give by Dave Kozlansky
Eastern Regional will be held 6/24-6/25/05 @ Oneida Lake, NY
District 7 classic will be held 4/3/05 @ Lake Wallenpaupack
Next District meeting will be 2/8/05
Accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Fred Lewis

Miscellaneous
Voted Chet Mozloom & Fred Lewis, SR. as new members
Chet Mozloom paid $70 dues, Fred Lewis, SR. paid $65 dues
Voted 10-0 in favor of amending Article V of our club By-Laws Removal of Membership
This amendment will read as follows “A member who is determined not to be acting in the best interest of the club or it’s members will be removed immediately from the roster upon a majority vote by the Board of Directors”
Distributed 2005 daily number tickets to members in attendance
Fred Lewis, Jr. paid $20 for first week tickets for Fred Lewis, Jr & Fred Lewis, Sr.
Tournament Committee will draft a rule to clarify the owner’s/rider’s right to fish the front of the boat to be voted on next meeting
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 8:32 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Fred Lewis|

2/24/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:05 by Dave Kozlansky
9 members in attendance
1/18/05 minutes read
Minutes accepted by Fred Lewis 2nd by Brian Clark
Conservation report by Fred Lewis
Club goal is zero mortality rate for our tournaments
Come up with ideas for a club conservation project
Conservation report accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Brian Lynott

Treasurer’s report by Brian Clark
Ending balance $152.41
Ticket money collected: (Brian Clark $100, Chet Mozloom $110, Marco Troiani $100, Pete Topa $50, Fred Lewis Jr. $50, Dave Kozlansky $100, Greg Hall $100, Tom LoRusso $50, Dale Price $100, Mark G. $120, Scott Domozych $50

Winning ticket money paid out: Pete Topa $50, Mark G. $50, Scott Domozych $100, Kevin Walsh $50
Winning ticket money owed: Gary Grochowski $50, Chet Mozloom $10
New balance $772.41
Treasurer’s report accepted by Fred Lewis 2nd by Dale Price

Tournament Report by Fred Lewis
All permits were received back except for Lake Carey (which Fred confirmed was approved) and Lake Wallenpaupack (which our club will have to sign an insurance waiver to PPL before we can get approved)
Distributed new tournament rules, points chart & money pay out to attending members
Tournament report accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Pete Topa

2/8/05 District 7 meeting overview by Dave Kozlansky
Club voted for D7 to hold Casting Kids even at Promised Land St. Park in May
Pete Topa volunteered to represent club at the event
There will be PA Bass decals for sale @ $3.00 each for anyone interested
Members who paid $3.00 (Scott Domozych, Brian Lynott, Greg Hall, Fred Lewis)
State Classic will be held on Raystown Lake
Eastern Regional will be held on Oneida Lake out of the Oneida Shores launch
Issued $100 check for District 7 classic @ Lake Wallenpaupack
Club will be fined $40 for each district tournament that our club does not have a member fish or help run
Voted to increase District Tournament Director’s fee from $2.00 to $3.00 per angler fishing that particular tournament

Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 8:21 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Marco Troiani

3/24/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:06 by Dave Kozlansky
9 members were in attendance
2/24 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Kevin Walsh

Conservation report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
No confirmed date at this time for Bill Reichert to attend our club meeting
Conservation report accepted by Mark Gruszkiewicz 2nd by Gary Grochowski

Treasurer’s report by Dave Kozlansky
$100 check for D7 classic not yet submitted due to status of tournament
ticket money collected (Fred Lewis, Jr. $40, Brian Lynott $100, Gary Grochowski $100, Mark Gruszkiewicz $80, Scott Domozych $50) ticket monedy paid out: (Mark Gruszkiewicz $150, Gary Grochowski $50, Scott Domozych $50) treasurer’s report accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Kevin Walsh

Tournament report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
3/26 Lackawanna St. Park tournament cancelled & will be held on the back up date of 9/25/05—permit has been received & approved Lake Wallenpaupack permit has been received & approved There will be no waiver or addition insurance required this year for Wallenpaupack tournament Revised tournament rules were distributed to attending members and have been posted to the web-site Tournament report accepted by Brian Lynott 2nd by Greg Hall

3/8/05 District 7 meeting overview by Dave Kozlansky
current D7 treasury value is $5284.03
Casting Kids will be 5/14/05 @ Promised Land State Park
Black Bass workshop will be the weekend of 4/21/05
D7 classic @ Lake Wallenpaupack looks like it will be cancelled and may be held later in the year
Next district meeting will be 4/12/05

Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 8:10 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Frew Lewis Jr. 2nd by Tom LoRusso

4/26/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:02 by Dave Kozlansky
11 members were in attendance
3/24 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Fred Lewis

Treasurer’s report by Brian Clark
Ending balance $944.41
Ticket money collected (Ray Spinosi $100, Fred Lewis $90, Roy Howarth $100, Scott LaCoe $100, Kevin Walsh $100)
Ticket money paid out (Fred Lewis $50, Scott Domozych $50, Dale Price $50, Scott LaCoe $100)
Treasurer’s report accepted by Dale Price 2nd by Fred Lewis

Conservation report by Fred Lewis
Application for Adopt A Lake has been submitted for Prompton Dam
Initial plans are to put some type of structure in Prompton in May of 2006
Club will run (3) pickerel tournaments in 2005 to raise money to fund the project
Permits for the tournaments have been submitted but have not been received back yet
We will look to either Lowe’s or Home Depot to possibly donate some material to fabricate the structure
Fred has asked for some volunteers to help coordinate the project
Conservation report accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Mark Gruszkiewicz

Tournament report
Mark Gruszkiewicz has stepped down from his position on the Eastern Regional Team
Ray Spinosi was next in line and has accepted Mark’s position
The Eastern Regional team will consist of:
Dave Kozlansky (boater)
Kevin Walsh (boater)
Scott Domozych (boater)
Marco Troiani (rider)
Fred Lewis, Jr. (rider)
Ray Spinosi (rider)
Tournament report accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Mark Gruszkiewicz

D7 overview given by Dave Kozlansky
D7 has $6202.03 in the treasury
Casting kids event will be held 5/14/05 @ Promised Land St. Park
D7 will vote at the next meeting (5/10) whether to hold the D7 classic that was cancelled in April
Fred Lewis asked Dave Kozlansky to inquire about obtaining more than the standard $50 from D7 for conservation projects. Dave will bring this up at the next D7 meeting and report back his findings.
Overview accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Brian Clark

Voted Paul Sweder in as new member for 2005
Motion to adjourn meeting was made by Dave Kozlansky @ 8:13
Accepted by Gary Grochowski 2nd by Greg Hall

5/21/05

Meeting called to order @ 5:16 by Dave Kozlansky
7 members were in attendance
4/26 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Brian Lynott

Conservation report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
1st pickerel tournament netted $105.00 towards the Prompton Dam project
Fred will meet the the fish commission and the Army Corp. of Engineers on 9/7/05 to go over the preliminaries of the project for next year
Conservation report accepted by Brian Lynott 2nd by Dave Kozlansky

Tournament report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
1st pickerel tournament was completed @ Lake Henry
attendance credits for pickerel tournament (Fred Lewis Jr., Fred Lewis Sr., Dave Kozlansky, Greg Hall, Gary Grochowski, Paul Sweder)
14 boats competed
2 pickerel tournaments remain (Prompton Dam 5/29/05 & Lake Henry 6/5/05
Marco Troiani & Ray Spinosi have to relinquish there Eastern Regional positions due to health reasons
Gary Grochowski & Brian Lynott have accepted the vacant rider positions for the Eastern Regional
The 6 man team now consists of owners (Dave Kozlansky, Kevin Walsh, Scott Domozych) and riders (Fred Lewis Jr., Gary Grochowski, Brian Lynott)
Alternates will be Greg Hall & Pete Topa
Tournament report accepted by Pete Topa 2nd by Brian Lynott

D7 meeting overview by Dave Kozlansky
Meeting was held on 5/10/05
Pete Topa & Dave Kozlansky attended the casting kids even on 5/14 @ Promised Land
The next state meeting will be held 6/5/05
Bass Boyz will hold lake structure projects @ Lake Wallenpaupack (Ironwood launch) on 9/7/05 & Lackawanna St. Park on 9/14/05 both will start @ 4:30 pm
Northeast will hold a structure project on Tuscarora St. Park on 9/13/05
D7 Keuka & Cayuga tournament permits not received back as of yet
Voted to cancel the 4 man D7 classic for this year
D7 conservation officer position is still open for anyone interested
Volunteers are still needed to work the Bassmaster Classic in Pittsburgh
Mike Dunkerly will not be the PA Bass president in 2006 due to taking another position
Next D7 meeting will be 6/14/05
D7 overview accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Pete Topa

Treasurer’s report by Dave Kozlansky
Pete Topa paid $50 for daily number tickets
Fred Lewis, Jr. submitted check for $105.00 for Prompton Dam project
Paul Sweder paid $65 for 2005 club dues
Dave needs to check with Brian Clark about current balance due to some posting errors
Treasurer’s report accepted by Roy Howarth 2nd by Brian Lynott
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 6:15 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Roy Howarth 2nd by Pete Topa

6/16/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:03 by Dave Kozlansky
5/21 minutes read
correction to minutes—first pickerel tournament was @ White Oaks not Lake Henry
minutes accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Brian Clark

Conservation report by Fred Lewis
Raised $352.50 total for the 2006 Prompton Dam structure project
Fred Lewis, Jr. talked to Dave Hauser to confirm meeting is still on for 9/7/05
Material for the structure project has not been determined at this time
Pete Topa was given credit for attending Gander Mtn. Harrisburg Casting Kids event
Conservation report accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Pete Topa

Treasurer’s report by Brian Clark
Balance from last meeting $944.41
Ending balance after this meeting $861.91
Tom LoRusso paid $50 for daily number tickets
All ticket money has been collected
Treasurer’s report accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Pete Topa

Tournament report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
1st tournament scheduled for Lake Henry 6/19 will run from safe light to 2 pm
There will be an $8.00 launch fee
Tournament report accepted by Brian Clark 2nd by Kevin Walsh

D7 meeting overview by Dave Kozlansky
Casting Kids State final will be 9/25
Youth State fishing finals will be Labor Day weekend @ Lake Erie
Casting Kids age cutoff will be 3/31/05
Structure projects still on for 9/7 @ Lake Wallenpaupack & 9/14 @ Lacka. St. Park
D7 Keuka & Cayuga tournament permits have not been received back as of yet but Chris Wilson did receive verbal confirmation
D7 will not fill the vacant Conservation position this year
Voted to raise the tournament director’s fee to $3 per angler for district tournaments
Clubs not attending @ least 1 district tournament will be accessed a $40 application fee
July D7 meeting has been cancelled
Club voted 11-1 in favor of 100% payback for D7 tournaments until our district funds reach $2500
Club proposed to take back to D7 to have the $100 D7 classic fee for 2006 taken out of the D7 treasurery
Wayne County Bassmasters is holding a open bass tournament on 8/20 @ Cayuga Lake
Lunker Landers is holding an open bass tournament 7/16 on Cayuga Lake
Tournament report accepted by Kevin Walsh 2nd by Tom LoRusso
Next meeting 7/21/05
Motion to adjourn meeting made @ 8:04 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Gary Grochowski 2nd by Brian Clark

7/21/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:24 by Dave Kozlansky
9 members were in attendance
6/16 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Ray Spinosi

Treasurer’s report by Dave Kozlansky
Ending balance $741.91
Collected $12 trophy money from Lake Henry tournament from Fred Lewis, Jr.
Deducted $120 for state team rider’s fees
Treasurer’s report accepted by Pete Topa 2nd by Fred Lewis, Jr.

Conservation report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Received letter from the state on mortality rate study done on tournaments from 1997-2004
May have possible open bass tournament in October for fundraiser
Conservation report accepted by Marco Troiani 2nd by Pete Topa

Tournament report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Reminder that only 2 spots may be used in the main parking lot for Prompton tournament. All others must park down by the dam.
Tournament will be safe light to 2 pm
Lake Henry results were give and are posted on the web-site
Dave Kozlansky gave a report on the 2005 Eastern Regional
Brian Lynott 32nd, Scott Domozych 45th, Dave Kozlansky 53rd, Kevin Walsh 159th, Fred Lewis, Jr. 163rd, Pete Topa 164th
Dave Kozlansky finished 29th & Kevin Walsh finished 30th at the D7 Cayuga tournament
Tournament report accepted by Mark Gruszkiewicz 2nd by Tom LoRusso

There was no D7 meeting for July
Voted 9-0 to accept Brian Carlson as a new member
Next meeting will be 7 pm on 8/23 @ Silner’s
Lake Carey pairings will be 7 pm on 8/4 @ Silner’s
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 8:17 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Tom LoRusso

8/23/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:14 by Dave Kozlansky
7 members were in attendance
7/21 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Dale Price

Treasurer’s report given by Dave Kozlansky
$13 trophy money was collected from Prompton tournament
ending balance is $766.91
treasurer’s report accepted by Roy Howarth 2nd by Fred Lewis, Jr.

Conservation report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Meeting is still scheduled for 9/7 to survey Prompton for our 2006 structure project
Conservation report accepted by Dale Price 2nd by Roy Howarth

Tournament Report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Year to date standings were updated & are available on the web-site
Tournament results were given for Prompton & Lake Carey events
Next tournament will be @ Loughborough Lake on 8/27-8/28
D7 tournament report by Dave Kozlansky
Kevin Walsh finished 12th and Dave Kozlansky finished 17th at the D7 Keuka Lake event
John Pleckl was the D7 angler of the year
Tournament report accepted by Dale Price 2nd by Mark Gruszkiewicz

D7 8/16 meeting overview by Dave Kozlansky
Harrisburg Bass Pro Shops casting kids final on 9/25
3/31/06 is the age cut off for the 2006 Casting Kids event
Wallenpaupack crib project still on for 9/7 4:00 pm @ Ironwood
Lackawanna St. Park rock pile project still on for 9/14 4:00 pm
Registration cut off date for 10/16 D7 Oneida tournament is 9/24
All clubs need to bring 3 lakes to the next district meeting for the purpose of voting on the D7 tournament sites for 2006
Our club chose the following lakes for the D7 tournaments (Potomac, Pack, Oneida)
D7 passed 100% payback for district tournaments until the district funds reach $2500
There will be a vote at the October district meeting on whether or not to pay the entry fees for all clubs for the 2006 D7 Classic
Next D7 meeting moved to 9/20
Lackawanna County & Columbia County Bassmasters will be disbanding after this year
Dave Kozlansky handed out $10 off any purchase over $50 Gander Mountain cards to all members in attendance
Tournament Committee to look into “boat bag” to use as the official weigh in bag
Refunded $25.00 to Roy Howarth for Lake Carey tournament as he could not attend do to vehicle problems
Next meeting will be 9/22 @ Whistle’s Sports Bar
Harvey’s Lake Drawing will be 9/8 @ Whistle’s Sports Bar
Meeting was adjourned by Dave Kozlansky @ 8:40
Accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Roy Howarth

9/22/05

Meeting called to order @ 7:08 by Dave Kozlansky
8 members were in attendance
8/23 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Ray Spinosi, 2nd by Maro Troiani

Treasurer’s report by Brian Clark
Collected the following trophy money: $12 Lake Carey, $6 Loughborough, $10 Harvey’s Lake
Ending balance $794.91
Treasurer’s report accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Roy Howarth

Conservation report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Met with state & Army Corp of Engineers to survey Prompton for 2006 structure project
Project was officially approved and the date will be confirmed in January for sometime in May of 2006
We will build 15 cribs & 10 spawning nets
State will pay for the lumber, club will pay for the concrete
Fred will be contacting suppliers to possibly donate the blocks needed for the project
Conservation report accepted by Brian Clark, 2nd by Mark Gruszkiewicz

Tournament Report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Year to date club standings were provided
Tournament results for Harvey’s Lake were given and will be available on-line when the web-site is back up
Next tournament will be 9/25 @ Lackawanna St. Park
Club will again run 3 fund raiser pickerel tournaments next year
Club may also run an open bass tournament for a fund raiser
Club will vote @ November meeting for 2006 tournament sites
Tournament report accepted by Brian Clark, 2nd by Marco Troiani

D7 meeting overview by Dave Kozlansky
Meeting was held on 9/20
Casting kids final will be on 9/25 @ the Harrisburg Bass Pro Shops
This will be an election year for the State officers for anyone interested in running
9/14 rock pile project for Lackawanna St. Park was cancelled and no make up date has been announced
Cut off for the 10/16 D7 Oneida Lake tournament is 9/24
Nominations for the D7 officers will be held at the D7 meeting on 10/11

Our club has voted on the following 3 lakes for the 2006 D7 tournaments
(Wallenpaupack, Oneida, Keuka)
Club voted unanimously to allow the 2006 Divisional qualifiers to be paid $250 each for expenses
Next D7 meeting will be held on 10/11
D7 meeting overview accepted by Brian Clark, 2nd by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Motion to adjourn meeting was made by Dave Kozlansky @ 8:04
Accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr., 2nd by Brian Clark

10-25-05

Meeting called to order @ 7:11 by Dave Kozlansky
5 members were in attendance
9/22 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Mark Gruszkiewicz

Treasurer’s report by Dave Kozlansky
Collected the following trophy money: $10 Lackawanna St. Park, $6 Wallenpaupack
Ending balance $810.91
Treasurer’s report accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Marco Troiani

Tournament report by Fred Lewis
Lackawanna St. Park & Lake Wallenpaupack results were given and are available on the web-site
Final standings were also announced & are on the web-site
Mark Gruszkiewicz is the 2005 Mr. Bass and also won lunker of the year
Final statistics for all tournaments were given and are available on the web
Will have 9 tournaments for 2006 with the best 7 counting for points
Fred handed out a tentative schedule for all 2006 open & club tournaments
Tournament report accepted by Mark Gruszkiewicz, 2nd by Marco Troiani

Voted Travis Swartwood & Chris Gruszkiewicz in as new members for 2006

D7 meeting overview by Dave Kozlansky
Meeting was held on 10/11
Casting Kids championship was held on 9/25 @ Harrisburg Bass Pro Shops
There will be a Casting Kids event held on 1/29/06 @ the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
D7 will be hosting a Casting Kids event @ Promised Land St. Park in May 2006
Next state meeting will be 11/6/05
D7 Oneida tournament on 10/16 was cancelled due to high winds
2006 D7 tournaments will be as follows: 4/9 Wallenpaupack, 7/9 Cayuga, 10/1 Oneida
D7 divisional qualifiers will be given $250 from the district for expenses
The final D7 meeting/party will be held on 12/13/05
Next D7 meeting will be 11/8/05
D7 overview accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Mark Gruszkiewicz

Last club meeting/party will be held on 11/19 @ 3:30 @ the home of Fred Lewis
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 8:27 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Mark Gruszkiewicz

11-19-05

Meeting called to order @ 3:39 pm by Dave Kozlansky
10 members were in attendance
10-25 minutes were read
minutes accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Pete Topa

Treasurer’s report by Dave Kozlansky
$308.46 was taken out for 2005 trophies
Ending balance $502.45
Treasurer’s report accepted by Fred Lewis, Jr. 2nd by Pete Topa

Conservation report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Fred has not received any word back on the materials list for the Prompton project
Fred will be contacting the state to confirm they will be paying for the lumber
Conservation report accepted by Pete Topa 2nd by Greg Hall

Tournament report by Fred Lewis, Jr.
Looking to have 3 open bass & 3 open pickerel fundraiser tournaments in 2006
Distributed lake ballots for 2006
Mr. Bass will be 5/19 & 5/20 @ the Potomac River out of Smallwood St. Park
Eastern Regional will be 6/23 & 6/24 @ the Potomac River out of Smallwood St. Park
Tournament report accepted by Pete Topa 2nd by Brian Lynott

D7 meeting overview
no report
next D7 meeting will be 12/13

Voted in the following new members for 2006: Randy Troiani Sr., Randy Troiani Jr., & Scott Constantini

2006 Officers
Treasurer (Kevin Walsh declined, Fred Lewis Jr. accepted)
Secretary (Scott Domozych accepted)
Conservation Officer (Fred Lewis Jr. accepted)
Tournament Director (Fred Lewis Jr. accepted)
Vice President (Brian Lynott accepted)
President (Dave Kozlansky accepted)
D7 Representative & Secretary (Dave Kozlansky)

Trophies for the 2005 season were distributed by Dave Kozlansky & Brian Lynott

2006 dues were collected as follows: (Greg Hall $55, Mark Gruszkiewicz $55, Chris Gruszkiewicz $55, Kevin Walsh $55, Pete Topa $55, Marco Troiani $55, Frew Lewis Jr. $55, Brian Lynott $55, Dave Kozlansky $55, Scott Domozych $55, Roy Howarth $55, Tom LoRusso $55, Randy Troiani Sr $75, Randy Troiani Jr $80, Scott Constantini $75, Travis Swartwood $80 Gary Grochowski $55)

Kevin Walsh donated $50 to the club treasurery from his business
Fred Lewis Jr. selected Brian Lynott & Mark Gruszkiewicz as Tournament Committee members

Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 5:35 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Pete Topa 2nd by Fred Lewis, Jr.