Dirlam lumber was given the specifications for the structure project material by Randy Troiani Sr.
Dan Swartz III reported Great Outdoors TV show looking to cover structure project and possibly a tournament
$50 club dues collected (Constantini, Troiani Sr., Janeski, Jason Dubernas, Pacholec)
Accepted by Len Janeski, 2nd by Bob Davidson Sr.
Drawing will be held on 5/10 @ Gander Mtn.
Fred asked to have tournament fees paid prior to the day of the tournament if at all possible
Club standings are not listed in order, please look for the number next to your name
Fred spoke on Mr. Bass East tournament held on the Potomac and results are posted on PA Bass site
Next meeting will be held on 5/26 @ 7:00 pm---Eagle Hose Co.
5/26/2010
Meeting called to order @ 7:10 by Dave Kozlansky
16 members were in attendance
4-28 minutes were read
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Tom LoRusso
Conservation report by Len Janeski
Materials for Prompton structure project to deliver @ 7:30 on 6/5
Lenny will be placing the pine trees at Prompton on 6/4
Lenny will be purchasing the hamburgs & hot dogs for the structure project
Randy Troiani is checking with Pepsi for donating the drinks
Accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Tom Jeffrey
Treasurer’s reporty by Jason Kiss
Ending balance was $3501.87
Collected $50 club dues (Troiani Jr., Gruszkiewicz, Domozych, Durkin, Jeff Dubernas, Kevin Walsh $90)
$50 club dues still owed (Cognigni & Lynott)
Collected $42 trophy money from Candlewood tournament
Paid $150 to Dave Kozlansky for Oneida Regional rider’s fees
Accepted by Scott Constantini, 2nd by Len Janeski
Youth Report
N/A
Public Relations Report
N/A
Tournament Report by Fred Lewis
Candlewood results read & available on-line
Year to date standings are updated and available on-line
Next tournament will be 6/19 & 6/20 at Cayuga Lake (Dean’s Cove)
Fred announced Lake Carey open is still on for 2010
Cayuga pairings meeting will be held on 6/16 @ Gander Mtn. (7:00 pm)
Accepted Randy Troiani Sr., 2nd by Len Janeski
Web-Site update by Dave Kozlansky
Tournaments & standings are up to date on web-site
Accepted by Tom Jeffrey, 2nd by Tom LoRusso
D7 & State meeting by Fred Lewis
Fred reminded everyone that the applications for Oneida district tournament are due
Fred is proposing going back to the old D7 format for 2011
$150 fee charged by District 3 to use trailer at district tournaments
BOD meeting will be held 6/6
District Tournament will be held on 6/27 @ Oneida Lake
Fred still needs help to run district tournament @ Oneida
Accepted by Len Janeski, 2nd by Cal Urso
Miscellaneous by Dave Kozlansky
Fred & Dave meeting with attorney on 5/27 about incorporating the club
Dave was given check for attorney fee
Len Janeski advised One Stop Sports Shop was donating 3 Shimano purchases and 3 G. Loomis purchases to the club at discount. Club proposing to raffle the items off at the end of year party
Next meeting will be held on 6/30 at the Eagle Hose Company
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 8:21 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Cal Urso
06/30/2010
Meeting called to order @ 7:11 by Dave Kozlansky
17 members were in attendance
5/26 minutes read
Accepted by Rocky Confletti, 2nd by Bob Davidson Sr.
Conservation report by Lenny Janeski
Lenny commented on the success of the Prompton structure project
Dave Kozlansky spoke about the seminar held at Kings College about smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River
Accepted by Tom LoRusso, 2nd by Bob Davidson Jr.
Treasurer’s report by Jason Kiss
Paid $347.04 to Dirlam Lumber for Prompton structure project materials
Paid $125 to Len Janeski for food provided at the Prompton structure project
Ending balance is $3261.83
Paid $356.82 to Dave Kozlansky to pay for 2010 Eastern Regional lodging
Collected $40 trophy money from Cayuga tournament
Accepted by Dan Swartz III, 2nd by Kevin Walsh
Youth report
n/a
Public relations report by Dan Swartz III
Dan announced Great Outdoors tv show will cover our White Oaks tournament
Bob Ide will also go over to Prompton after the White Oaks tournament with some club members to film some fishing on the structure the club has added to the lake
Accepted by Tom Jeffrey, 2nd by Joe Pacholec
Tournament report by Dave Kozlansky
Fred will be sending out the Cayuga results the night of 6/30
Points standings are up to date on the web-site
Next tournament will be held on 7/3 at White Oaks
Fred will also be sending out the pairings for White Oaks the night of 6/30
7/15 is the cut off for lodging for the Lake Ontario tournament
The open @ Lake Carey is set for 7/25
Kevin Walsh paid to have the fliers printed for the Lake Carey open
Accepted by Rocky Confletti, 2nd by Len Janeski
Web-Site
n/a
D7 & State meeting by Dave Kozlansky & Dan Swartz III
Dave went over the results for the Eastern Regional and they are available on the PA Bass web-site
Dave went over the results for the district tournament at Oneida
Next district tournament will be held on 7/18 at the Chesepeake Bay
Mr. Bass West will be held 7/8 & 7/9 on Chatauqua Lake NY
The clean up and tournament is still on for Cowanesque Lake on 9/25-9/26
There will be fundraising lottery tickets again for 2011
Next D7 meeting will be held on 8/10
Request put into district for $100 reimbursement for youth & conservation (Prompton structure project)
Accepted by Kevin Walsh, 2nd by Randy Troiani Sr.
Miscellaneous by Dave Kozlansky
Dave announced our club has become incorporated
TBF card was distributed to Dave Santarelli
Brian Lynott elected to have his 2010 dues paid in return for his services in running the club web-site
Next meeting will be held @ 7:00 on 7/28 @ the Eagle Hose Co.
Motion to adjourn meeting was made by Dave Kozlansky @ 8:14
Accepted by Rocky Confletti, 2nd by Tom LoRusso
07-28-2010
Meeting called to order @ 7:07 by Dave Kozlansky
11 members were in attendance
6-30 minutes were read
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Tom Jeffery
Conservation Report by Len Janeski
Dan Swartz III & Tom Jeffery fished Prompton Dam with Bob Ide after the White Oaks tournament. They fished the structures that the club had put in over the last few years but only managed 1 bass each.
Dan Swartz III also fished Prompton with Bob Ide on 7/26 but did not land any bass
Fred is making copies of the crib project for the club members
Accepted by Tom LoRusso, 2nd by Dan Swartz III
Youth Report
Bob Ide inquired about club holding a seminar for kids in 2011
Treasurer’s Report by Jason Kiss
Ending balance is $2945.01
Collected $46 trophy money from White Oaks & $150 from Lake Carey open
Paid $6.00 to Dave Kozlansky for roll of raffle tickets
Accepted by Len Janeski, 2nd by Free Lewis
Public Relations Report by Dan Swartz III
Dan announced Bob Ide would like to grow the relationship with the club going forward
Accepted by Tom LoRusso, 2nd by Cal Urso
Tournament Report by Fred Lewis
Fred went over the results from the White Oaks tournament
The results and standings are available on the web-site
There were 12 boats at the Lake Carey open tournament
The raffle for the Seaman’s Marine gift cards was not done do to rain
These will be raffled off at the November club meeting
Accepted by Len Janeski, 2nd by Tom Jeffery
Web-Site by Dave Kozlansky
Site is up to date with standing and results
All issues with the site have been resolved at this time
Looking to possibly add link to the Great Outdoors site and the video for the Prompton crib project & White Oaks tournament covered by Bob Ide
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Dan Swartz III
D7 & State meetings by Fred Lewis
There was no July D7 meeting
Next D7 meeting will be held 8/10
State meeting will be held on 8/1
Fred spoke on Mr. Bass West tournament at Chautauqua Lake
Fred announced they are looking to cut the August State meeting for 2011
Fred encouraged everyone to check PA Bass site for updates
Accepted by Dan Swartz III, 2nd by Tom LoRusso
Miscellaneous by Dave Kozlansky
Raffle for Shimano meeting will be held at the November meeting. Each winning member will be responsible for picking out and paying for their item
You must be in attendance at the November meeting to have a chance to win
Next meeting will be held on 8/25
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 8:53 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Tom LoRusso, 2nd by Jason Kiss
08-25-2010
Meeting called to order at 7:08 by Dave Kozlansky
13 members were in attendance
7/28 minutes were read
Accepted by Bob Davidson Sr., 2nd by Dan Swartz III
Conservation Report by Dave Kozlansky
Dave spoke about and passed out results from the Susquahanna River smallmouth study
Accepted by Scott Constantini, 2nd by Randy Troiani Sr.
Youth Report
N/A
Treasurer's report by Jason Kiss
Ending balance $3135.01
$84.18 for 2011 State Team
Collected $34 trophy money from Lake Ontario tournament
Accepted by Bob Davidson Jr., 2nd by Randy Troiani Sr.
Public Relations Report
Scott Constantini Spoke to Trokar rep about possible sponsorship---more details to follow
Copies of the Great Outdoors coverage of the crib project will be ready for the November meeting
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Jason Kiss
Tournament Report by Fred Lewis
Harvey's Lake & Oneida Lake permits received
Ontario results are available on-line
The draw down for Wallenpaupack has not been confirmed as of August meeting
Accepted by Dan Swartz III, 2nd by Dan Swartz Jr.
Web-Site update by Dave Kozlansky
Web-site is up to date
Club site moved to a new server
Accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Bob Davidson Jr.
D7 & State meeting by Dan Swartz III & Fred Lewis
Cowanesque open tournament has been canceled but the clean up remains a go
9/5 Casting Kids championship to be held at Cabela's
East/West format to remain for 2011 Mr. Bass
State Championship applications due by 3rd week of September
Comfort Inn offering discount ($75 per night) for State Championship, reservations must be made before 10/1
2011 Mr. Bass East will be held at the Potomac River
2011 Mr. Bass West will be held at Lake Erie
2011 State Championship will be held at Oneida Lake
Lowrance is sponsoring the Mid-Atlantic divisional teams
There will be no August State meeting in 2011
Club voted 11 in favor, 2 abstained to go back to district format as opposed to 1-3-7 format
D7 looking for a tournament director for 2011 as Fred Lewis will be stepping down
Next D7 meeting will be held on 9/14
Accepted by Jason Kiss, 2nd by Dave Santarelli
Miscellaneous by Dave Kozlansky
Shimano raffle on for November meeting
Paid $1700 for club to become incorporated
Next meeting will be held on 9/29
Motion to adjourn meeting made @ 8:49 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Dan Swartz III, 2nd by Bob Davidson Sr.
09-29-2010
Meeting called to order @ 7:03 by Randy Troiani Sr.
20 members were in attendance
8/25 minutes were read
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Tom Jeffrey
Conservation Report
N/A
Youth Report
N/A
Treasurer's Report by Jason Kiss
Bank now charging $2.00 service fee for checks
Ending balance is $1467.01
$250 paid by Randy Troiani for legal fee
$100 collected from D7 for Youth & Conservation Project
$36 trophy money collected from Keuka Tournament
Accepted by Dan Swartz III, 2nd by Kevin Walsh
Public Relations Report
N/A
Tournament Report by Fred Lewis
Received permits for Lackawanna & Wallenpaupack
Wallenpaupack ramp to re-open 10-28, Fred will confirm launch site for tournament as soon as possible
Standings are up to date on the web-site
Accepted by Tom Jeffrey, 2nd by Vince Altieri
State & D7 meeting by Dan Swartz, III
Co-anglers needed for State championship
Dan reminded anyone fishing the State championship that a new NY license will be needed as the current year expires on 9/30
There will be no major draw down at Wallenpaupack this year but may happen next year
2011 district tournaments will be back to 3 D7 tournaments
Club needs to send back vote for 3 tournament locations for October D7 meeting
D7 is in need of a tournament director & vice-chairman for 2011
D7 end of year party will be held on 11/9 @ Major League Sports Bar
Distributed D7 raffle tickets--money due by 1st week in December
Accepted by Fred Lewis, 2nd by Tom LoRusso
Miscellaneous by Randy Troiani Sr.
Upcoming club changes for 2011 will be discussed at October meeting
Club will vote on new members at November meeting and dues for 2011 will be collected
End of year meeting will be held on 11/21 from 12:00-4:00 at Kelly's
Next meeting will be held on 10/27 @ Eagle Hose Co.
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 7:48 by Randy Troiani Sr.
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Rocky Confletti
10-27-2010
Meeting called to order @ 7:05 by Dave Kozlansky
14 members were in attendance
9/29 minutes were read
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Dan Swartz III
Conservation Report by Fred Lewis
State voted 9 to 0 to ban bass tournaments on certain sections of the Susquehanna River
Accepted by Jason Kiss, 2nd by Randy Troiani Sr.
Youth Report
N/A
Treasurer's Report by Jason Kiss
Ending balance is $1853.01
$3.14 for Conservation, $84.18 for 2011 State Team
Collected following money ($36 Owasco, $46 Harvey's Lake, $38 Lackawanna, $38 Oneida (check# 1924), $250 Fred Lewis for legal fee
Accepted by Scott Constantini, 2nd by Bob Davidson Jr.
Public Relations Report by Dan Swartz III
Dan proposed possibly having a fisherman's breakfast for the 1st day of trout, possibly at Lackawanna St. Park---Dan looking into details
Dan is still in the process of contacting Trokar to possibly be a sponsor for 2011
Accepted by Tom Jeffrey, 2nd by Tom LoRusso
Tournament Report by Fred Lewis
Fred announced standings are up to date
Wallenpaupack tournament on 10/31 will launch out of Capri
Accepted by Dan Swartz III, 2nd by Cal Urso
Web-Site update by Dave Kozlansky
Dave announced web-site is up to date except for Owasco pictures
Motion made to have on-line minutes available to members only
Accepted by Jason Kiss, 2nd by Scott Constantini
State & D7 meetings by Dan Swartz III & Fred Lewis
Lunker Landers clean up on Cowanesque Lake was a success
2011 Divisional Team has been announced
2011 Eastern Regional will be held at Oneida (D1 is the host)
2011 D7 tournaments will be held at Oneida, Cayuga & Susquehanna River (Williamsport)
D7 in need of Tournament Director, Vice-Chairman & Conservation Director for 2011
D7 meeting and end of year party will be held on 11/9
Central Regional will be held at Keuka Lake
Western Regional will be held at Kinzua Reservoir
Mr. Bass East will be held on the Potomac River 4/16-4/17 (tentative dates)
Mr. Bass West will be held on Lake Erie (7/15-7/16 or 7/16-7/17 --tentative)
State Championship will be held on Oneida 10/7-10/8
Accepted by Tom LoRusso, 2nd by Dave Santarelli
Miscellaneous by Dave Kozlansky
End of year meeting party on for 11/21 at Kelly's
Tickets will be raffled off at party for Shimano products
Food will be $18 per member
Tournament Committee will pick lakes for 2011 season based on suggestions of club members
Club dues will be raised to $100 for 2011
Dave Santarelli is interested in Youth Director position for 2011
Club will need a new Vice President as Randy Troiani Sr. is stepping down
2011 tournaments will be paid out via check
2011 tournaments will payout the same amount regardless of number of participants
Club will sell tickets to cover cost of tournament entry fees next year or member can elect to pay $360 cash or balance of tickets not sold
Payout for each tournament will be places 1 through 4 and lunker
Motion to adjourn meeting by Dave Kozlansky @ 8:57
Accepted by Scott Constantini, 2nd by Bob Davidson Jr.
11/21/2010
Meeting called to order @ 12:49 by Dave Kozlansky
22 members were in attendance
10-27 minutes were read
Accepted by Cal Urso, 2nd by Tom Jeffrey
Youth Report
N/A
Conservation Report
N/A
Treasurer's report by Jason Kiss
Collected State raffle ticket money ($520), check issue to Dan Swartz III
Collected $42 trophy money from Wallenpaupack
Paid $90 for Gander Mtn. gift cards
Paid $165.04 for 2010 trophies
Collected $250 lawyer fee (Dave Kozlansky, Jason Kiss, Scott Domozych)
Collected $100 clue dues for 2011 (Kiss, Murray, Lewis, Urso, Confletti)
Ending balance as of 10/27 was $2339.01
Accepted by Tom LoRusso, 2nd by Jeff Dubernas
Public Relations report by Dan Swartz III
Dan working on new sponsors for 2011
Dan Swartz III donated $100 to club on behalf of DPSIII Baits
Accepted by Rocky Confletti, 2nd by Kevin Walsh
Tournament report by Dave Kozlansky
2010 final standings are updated on the web-site
Tournament suggestions collected for 2011 season
Accepted by Len Janeski, 2nd by Scott Constantini
Web-Site update by Dave Kozlansky
Minutes are now only viewable by club members
Brian Lynott will still run web-site for 2011 for no fee
Accepted by Tom Jeffrey, 2nd by Vince Altieri
D7 & State meeting by Dan Swartz III
Hunter's Gallery interested in having a youth event in 2011
2011 PA State championship will be at Oneida Lake 10/7-10/8
2011 Eastern Regional will be held on Oneida Lake 6/24-6/25
D1 & D3 will still have combined tournaments for 2011, D7 will run their own
D7 tournaments will be as follows: 4/10 Susquehanna River @ Williamsport, 7/10 Cayuga Lake, 8/21 Oneida Lake
Anglers will be allowed to fish alone in 2011 State championship
You must qualify to fish the State Championship in 2011, they will not go down the list to fill spots as in years past
2011 BOD meetings are as follows: 3/6, 6/5 & 11/6
Accepted by Len Janeski, 2nd by Tom LoRusso
Miscellaneous by Dave Kozlansky
Distributed list of items to vote on to members
Raffle for Shimano product was conducted
Trophies & gift cards were presented
By-Law changes approved unanimously
Votes collected from members
2011 offices elected:
President Dave Kozlansky
Vice President Scott Constantini
Secretary Scott Domozych
Tourn. Director Fred Lewis
Treasurer Jason Kiss
Conservation Director Mark Gruszkiewicz
Public Relations Director Dan Swartz III
Youth Director Dave Santarelli
Voted probationary members back in for 2011 (Kevin Walsh & Dave Santarelli)
Voted 23 yes, 0 no to raise 2011 due to $100
Voted 22 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain to accept new tournament payout for 2011
Voted 68% in favor to change 1st year probationary vote from majority to two thirds to keep member in club
Voted 14 yes, 9 no in favor of allowing 2 anglers to fish together on 2 consecutive tournament days in a calendar year
Voted in new members (Bruce Bondy, Larry Armbruster, Tim Graff, John Maros, Christian Gregorsky, & Bill Rebar)
Motion to adjourn meeting was made @ 3:57 by Dave Kozlansky
Accepted by Rocky Confletti, 2nd by Jeff Dubernas