MICHIGAN BASS BUSTERS OF OAKLAND COUNTY
MAY 2002 NEWSLETTER
The general club meeting is set for Thursday May 9, 2002 at 7:30 p.m.. this is where we will meet. The meeting will be at Commissioners room A 1200 Telegraph road Pontiac, MI.
Jonathan Oakes is maintaining our web site. The address is http://www.geocities.com/michiganbassbusters/. In the future he will e-mail all members, and we won’t mail out newsletters. You can e-mail Jonathan any information or pictures to [email protected].
We will be signing up for the Kent Lake and Portage Lake tournaments. Make sure your money and application is there at the meeting otherwise you can not fish! If you can not attend, have another member bring it to the meeting or call Ed at 248-926-1822. The entry fee is $20.00 per tournament. Make sure you give Ed Schiller a copy of your BASS card and boat owner's insurance.
People interested in joining MUCC should give me the money at the May meeting or mail to me. Dues are $15.00 per year.
Some members were interested in new shirts and jackets. We ordered a few extra large and extra large shirts. Let Paul Sacks know at the meeting if you want a shirt. Bring patches you would like sewn onto the shirt to the meeting.
The 9:00 am Saturday morning breakfasts at Ripples are almost done. These will probably be held weather permitting (bad weather only). Otherwise, We will be fishing.
We are looking for members to help our junior bass club. The next meeting is at the Waterford Gander Mountain 7:00 pm on Thursday May 16th. See the end of newsletter for more details.
Following are highlights of the April Presidents’ Meeting:
Snack Daddy Lures will give discounts to federation members. 5% on orders between $200 - $499, 10% between $500 - $1000, and 20% above $1000.00. Their web site is www.snackdaddylures.com. They donated $300.00 in spinner baits to the youth program.
State Championship. The Muskegon City Launch will be open this year. Off-limits is the channel leading to the launch from the lake. Anyone fishing a river must abide by the hook gap rules - no larger than 3/8” for treble hooks and no larger than 1/2” for single hooks. The banquet is tentatively scheduled for Applause Banquet and Catering located in Norton Shores.
Keeping Bass Alive Publication. You should use 1/3 cup of non-iodized salt per 5 gallons water in your live well to help protect the fish. Many people use too much ice. This can do more harm than good. Water temperatures between the holding areas and the lake should be within 5 degrees of each other.
Discussion of the Largemouth Bass Virus. We are encouraged to: 1.) Take fish to deeper water to release. 2.) Hold Golden Rule tournaments. 3.) Reduce tournament hours. 4.) Reduce bag limit.
Youth Activities. There are 10 youth clubs with 125 members.
Following are the dates and locations for various federation tournaments:
State Fish-off September 20 - 22 Muskegon Lake Fisherman’s Landing
Northern Regional September 8 - 15 Illinois River
2002 Classic Series
Burt-Mullet Lakes June 8 - 9 Indian River Marina
Grand River July 20-21 Grand Haven City Ramp
Lake St. Clair August 24-25 Metro Beach
Classic October 3 -5 Lake St. Clair
Please note the following rule change for the federation series. The new late penalty is now 1 lb. per minute, disqualification after 15 minutes.
MEETING AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Reading of the minutes by Paul Sacks
3. Tournament Director Report by Ed Schiller
A. Review and vote for 2002 rules
B. Kent Lake Tournament
C. Portage Lake Tournament
4. New Business
A. Vote on new member
5. Old Business
6. Treasurer’s report by Jay Berwick
The next executive meeting will be Tuesday May 28 7:00 pm at Ripples.
2002 Tournament Schedule
May 19 Kent Lake 7:00 am Draw West
June 2 Portage 7:00 am Draw ?
June 29 St. Clair 6:00 am Pick Harleys
June 30 St. Clair 6:00 am Draw Harleys
July 14 Whitmore 6:00 am Draw DNR
August 3 St. Clair 6:00 am Pick Harleys
August 18 Lower Detroit 6:30 am Draw Elizabeth Park
Sept 7 & 8 Muskegon 7:00 am Pick Fisherman Lodge
Note: Kent Lake does not count for Angler of the Year.
MICHIGAN JUNIOR BASS BUSTERS
OF OAKLAND COUNTY
MAY NEWSLETTER
The club elected the following officers at the March meeting:
President: Emily Head
Vice President: Joey Schemanske
Secretary: Karen Donaldson
Treasurer: Mathew Knopsnider
Following is our tentative schedule (please note the tournament date changes):
May 16 7:00 pm General Meeting at the Waterford Gander Mountain
June 20 6:00 - 8:30 pm Woodland Lake tournament
July 18 6:00 - 9:00 pm Whitmore Lake tournament
August 10 8:00 am - 12 Cass Lake tournament
The club has 17 members. There are 2 divisions: smallmouth for kids under 11 and largemouth for kids 11 and older.
If you know any child who would like to join, contact Don Schemanske for details. You can reach Don at 734-525-9408 or [email protected]. Membership dues are $10.00 per year. If you can volunteer, come to the meeting or contact Don.