NCBF Membership Meeting

Sunday October 15, 2006

Location:  The Nations Capitol Bass Federation quarterly meeting was held at the Montgomery County Training Academy . The meeting facilities address is 10025 Darnestown Road in Rockville , Maryland . The entrance to the building is on Great Seneca Highway between Darnestown Road (Rte 28) and Key West Avenue . Come in the rear door to room #6.

Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order at 10:10 AM .

 Roll Call:  Members present were: Chuck Walker, Bill Kramer, Brian Cox, Jim Borum, Gus Arndt and Anthony Shanz.

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer was not available for this meeting.

Old Business:

TBF/FLW/NCBF:  The Bass Federation (TBF) held its first Mid-Atlantic Divisional tournament in Ledgewood , N.J. The team Captains were Bill Kramer and Nate Routzahn, with Shawn Ezerski, Bo Curry, Danny Shanz, Greg Dice, Marc Leone, Mike Dodd, Tim Cameron, Wayne Ball, John Sisson, and Ira Burnim as team members, with Chuck Walker as Alternate.  Bill Kramer and Danny Shanz will move on to the next level as boater and co-angler in the National Tournament in April 2007.

Open Tournament. The NCBF held its second Open tournament on Sunday, October 8^th. John Sisson and Pete O’Donnell came in with a five fish limit per team, weighing over 17 pounds. Tim Cameron and Bo Curry came in second.

Website(s):  The NCBF website is now featuring pictures of our members enjoying what we do best. Kids and fishing. Two other websites will continue to highlight the NCBF in action, www.flwoutdoors.com and www.bassfan.com.

Participation Roster 2006:  The roster dated October 9^th has been posted on our website listing all members and their activity in the

Project: Our Youth Director coordinated a Youth Fishing trip on the Potomac October 14^th from Smallwood State Park . Bill Kramer, Chuck Hartzman and Anthony Shanz were boat captains.

New Business:

Timonium Bass Expo Contract: The Board will vote to sign a new contract this week.

New Project: Scout Leader, Debbie Randle requested we teach her troop the sport of bass fishing. She has 10 to 15 girl scouts willing to take part in the class to be held at a nearby lake within the next two or three weeks. Board approval is required.

State Team Qualifications: A great deal of discussion has taken place over the past two years concerning the qualifications to be on the state team. There will be a discussion scheduled at the November Executive Board meeting.

Elections: All NCBF members can apply for an Executive Board position at this meeting. The only exception is for the Presidents position. Current and past Board members are eligible to apply for the Presidents position. The ballot will be prepared and mailed to all members after this meeting.

Tournament Committee: The 2007 tournament committee is being formed. To apply, contact Vice President Bo Curry about the responsibilities to be on this committee. It is very important to have this committee. They will decide the tournament trail for 2007.

Tournament Trailer: The interior and exterior of the trailer needs work. I propose we create a project to refurbish the trailer to allow for a one person operation to set up. This will be tabled until 2007.

Non-Boater Fees: All non-boaters are required to pay the boater fee of $40. In addition, the ramp fee is required irregardless of the boater having a paid entry sticker on his vehicle unless the ramp is free. Please remember this is a tournament rule, and members can be disqualified.

Open Team Tournament 2007: Let’s keep this item for next year. It can be an excellent fund raiser.

Miscellaneous: Shirts, stitching, patches and NCBF/FLW/TBF Logos are provided by Becky Sisson @ 301-774-4503 or stitchnstuff@aol.com .  NCBF hats are available from Chuck Walker .

Next Meeting: The next NCBF meeting will be held on Tuesday November 21st. at the Trinity United Methodist Church , 7:00 PM .

Meeting Adjourned:  11 AM .

Respectfully submitted,

Chuck Walker, President