Minutes

Members Present: Adam, Mark, Troy, Cal, Curt, Craig, Mike K., Mike R., Butch, Ron, Lyle, Chris, Will, Warren, Eli, Gary. Guests: Irene Robbins, Jim Snowden, Kendall.

After the fund raiser and Belton tournament, the ending balance of the General Fund is $7,328.73 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $1,696.16.

Fund raiser - Mark motioned and Mike K. seconded to get 2 'Thank you' plaques made up for:
- Curt's cousin Jason Schneider for the meat
- Butch for his donation of our biggest ticket item the last couple of years.

Bikes - Adam has sent email to the contact for the bikes but has yet to hear back.

Craig has scheduled us the conference room at Bass Pro for all of next year with exception of January 7. Lyle motioned, Curt seconded to move the January meeting to Monday, January 6.

Craig got some information on decals for boat carpet for the QBC logo from Geno and the prices are as follows: 12" decal - $24 and 18" decal - $30.

CAST for Kids - Jim got site established and asked for volunteers for heading up the effort and registration coordinator. Adam volunteered to be the registration coordinator again. Ron mentioned folks hitting up last year's sponsors for help. Craig volunteered to take care of the tackle again. Date is April 26.

The B.A.S.S. Nation South Region schedule for 2020 has been published for those interested.

The Christmas party will be held on December 10 at Troy's house in New Braunfelsat 6:30. Adam's house will be the back-up location. Note that this is the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Troy's address will be sent out later. Ron volunteered to smoke a couple of briskets and Adam motioned, Mark seoncded, to allot club funds for the market price of these briskets. Mark will send email to coordinate other food-related items like side dishes and deserts. There will be a white elephant gift exchange (max value of $20) for those who wish to participate.

Results for Belton -3rd) 9.59lbs - Curt; 2nd) 10.73lbs - Ruben; 1st) 16.57lbs - Bob. Bob had BB with 2.69.

The 2020 State Championship will be March 13-14 on Amistad. Warren has been in contact with a lodging option that will be approximately $45/night/person based on 12 people going. Troy mentioned getting 2 trailers and Warren will line them up.

Talk was made about possibly fishing Lake Travis this weekend instead of Lake Austin. Votes were taken for the following scenarios: Travis both days - 2 votes; Austin both days - 8 votes; Split between Travis and Austin - 2 votes.

Fishing times for Lake Austin are as follows: 6:30 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at 360 bridge. 6:30 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at 360 bridge.

2019 October Minutes

Members Present: Adam, Craig, Jeff, Bob, Ron, Lyle, Curt, Warren, Mark, Dan, Chris, Mike, Ruben. Guests: Levi Sparks, Will Covington.

After the Falcon tournament and member dues, the ending balance of the General Fund is $1,250.31 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

Fund raiser - Folks are encouraged to bring auction items. We won't be doing any food, as there is another event going on at the same time that will be selling food. For times to folks to arrive, some setup for the silent auction is to begin at 12:00 and we're tenatively planning the time of the Raffle for 4:00ish.

Adam asked if anyone else wanted to buy fizzing needle kits from the lady who provides the training to the Elite series. They are $8 each.

Prospective new member Will Covington presented himself for membership into the club and the vote passed.

Adam will reach out to the contact for bikes to see if we can get bikes again this year. Mark motioned, Curt seconded, to earmark $400 for bike helmets. Vote passed.

Fishing times for Belton are as follows:7:00 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Rogers Park.7:00 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Rogers Park.

2019 September Minutes

Members Present: Adam, Craig, Mike R., Bob, Ron, Mike K., Cal, Chris, Mark, Lyle, Steve, Eli. Guests: Jeff Mondale

After the Choke tournament and membership dues, the ending balance of the General Fund is $1,170.31 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

CAST Event - So far, it sounds like we will have a good sponsor lineup for next year's event.

Fund raiser - We are about 6 weeks away from the event, so sell those tickets! Curt and his cousin will be preparing pulled pork sandwiches for the main course.

Larry Nors still needs volunteers for their CAST event. They have 14 kids signedup so far. It will be at the Son Valley Ranch in Victoria on October 19.

Prospective new member Jeff Mondale presented himself for membership into the club and was voted in.

Results for Choke - 3rd) 12.85lbs - Troy; 2nd) 15.02lbs - Adam; 1st) 16.01lbs - Geno. Craig had BB with a 4.95.

Fishing times for Falcon are as follows: 7:00 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at State Park. 7:00 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at County Ramp.

2019 August Minutes

Members Present: Adam, Troy, Chris, Gary, Bob, Ron, Craig, Eli, Lyle, Cal, Mike K. Guests: Ron Graham

Treasurer's Report: After the Amistad tournament, the ending balance of the General Fund is $1,015.31 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

Fund raiser - Folks are starting to turn in the money raised for selling raffle tickets. Folks are encouraged to continue to think of items for the auction. Eli mentioned doing a painting or two for the auction.

Prospective new member Ron Graham from the Northwest expressed interest in the club and was given information on how the club and our tournaments operate.

Results for Amistad - 3rd) 11.38lbs - Lyle; 2nd) 12.25lbs - Curt; 1st) 16.75lbs - Mike R. There was a 2-way tie for Big Bass: Adrian and Geno both had a 2.75.

Fishing times for Choke are as follows: 6:30 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Calliham. Courtesy weigh-in at 11:30. 6:30 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Calliham. This will be a 3-fish tournament and we'll be bringing fish to the scales.

2019 July Minutes

Members Present:Adam, Ron, Bob, Mark, Geno, Lyle, Mike K., Chris, Mark, Mike R., Craig, Cal, George. Guests: Adrian Luff

Minutes of the June meeting were read and approved as amended:
1) Only 700 tickets were printed for the raffle.
2) For the Ivie tournament, Big Bass _could_ be brought in to scales if wanted.

After the Ivie tournament, the ending balance of the General Fund is $1,139.37 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

CAST Event - Ron got confirmatoin from Holly at Morgan's Wonderland that we could secure the date as April 26.

Perspective new member Adrian Luff from South Africa presented himself for membership into the club. Mark motioned and Adam seconded to vote him into the club and the vote passed.

Results for Ivie - 3rd) 1.25lbs - Craig; 2nd) 3.25lbs - Mike R.; 1st) 12.75lbs - Mark. Mark had BB with a 7.50.

Fishing times for Amistad are as follows: 6:30 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Box Canyon. 6:30 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Blackbrush.

For this tournament, we will agian be using the TP&W loaner scales. It will be a 5-fish limit. There is an option to bring in a big bass to be weighed on tournament scales.

2019 June Minutes

Members Present: Adam, Ron, Mark, Chris, Mark, Gary, Geno, Jason, Craig, Mike R., Lyle, Curt, Bob, Troy, Ruben, Mike K., Cal, Eli.

After the Buchanan tournament, jersey sales, adjustment from the State tournament, and CAST reimbursement, the ending balance of the General Fund is $870.31 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

CAST event - Ron is aaiting response from Holly at Morgan's Wonderland on how early we can set a date for next year's event. Ron motioned, Bob seconded, and the vote passed to set the date as April 26.

Fundraiser - Lyle presented a potential flyer for the raffle. Lyle also got legal details on how we can include guns in the raffle. The advertised value of the 4 guns on the raffle ticket will be the retail price of $2,316. Curt's cousin is willing to cook the BBQ. Ron motioned and Curt seconded for the raffle ticket to consist of the 4 guns, the hunt, cooler, and fishing rod. Tickets will be sold for $15 each and we will print 700. We will also have a silent auction and folks are encouraged to start compiling items to include.

The new logo to go on the updated club jerseys was tabled after discussion of ways to make the rod and reel stand out.

Results for Buchanan -3rd) 17.80lbs - Mark; 2nd) 22.23lbs - Curt; 1st) 22.51lbs - Ruben. Curt had BB with a 6.51.

Fishing times for Ivie are as follows: 6:15 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Kennedy Park Boat Ramp and 6:15 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Kennedy Park Boat Ramp. A vote was taken on the format of this tournament and it will be Catch-Weigh-Release format, with the largest 5 bass counting, and Mark already has the loaner scales from TP&W. The fish must be 14" to be weighed. To be considered for the Big Bass pot, big bass could be brought in to the normal tournament scales to have their weight counted.

2019 May Minutes

Members Present: Adam, Warren, Chris, Troy, Ruben, Mike R., Acton, Cal, Lyle, Mike K., Butch, Mark V., Craig, Mark, Ron, Bob, Curt, Jason, Gary, and Jim.

Minutes of the April meeting were read and approved with the amendment that Jim Behnken is a full member as he paid his yearly dues.

After the Amistad tournament, membership dues, State Championship costs, and expenses from the C.A.S.T. event, the ending balance of the General Fund is $45.45 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

C.A.S.T. Event - $307 remains in our account with C.A.S.T. for future events. A big thanks are extended to the sponsors of the event: Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Fortiline Waterworks, Brumley Baits, The Marsalis Co., Heavently Gourmet, SeeKing HR, Billy Bob's Repair & Tire, Morgan's Wonderland, Eagle Ice Services, Gateway Mortgage, The Haws Boys, Lew's, Flambeau Outdoors, Cadence. Jim will put together a write-up to submit to the B.A.S.S Nation to have something included in BASS Times. A motion was made to get images from our sponsors to include on future jersey orders and Ron will check with the sponsors to get their Ok for this. Ron will also bring options to next meeting for how the jerseys will look and have options for club logos. The success of the event was discussed and the club decided to go ahead and do the event again next year. The tentative date that we're looking at is April 26.

Results for Amistad - 3rd) 9.67lbs - Adam; 2nd) 10.79lbs - Butch; 1st) 13.38lbs - Craig. Adam had BB with a 6.61.

Fishing times for Buchanan are as follows: 6:15 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Llano County Park. 6:15 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Llano County Park.

2019 April Minutes

Members Present: Adam, Bob, Ron, Craig, Jason, Mark L., Mark V., Cal, Mike K., Gary, Chris, Lyle, Geno, Ruben, Acton. Guests: Jim Behnken and Ducote lures

After the Choke tournament and website dues, the ending balance of the General Fund is $2,640.31 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

Ron motioned that Jim Behnken be a member of Quality Bass Club and the vote passed.

State tournament: We have 6 people going: Mark, Lyle, Jason, Ruben, Chris, and Gary.

C.A.S.T. for Kids event: Texas Farm Beureau covering meals for participants and volunteers. Several club members put in some hard work, and we were able to meet our fundraising goal for the event.We need to cover: - coolers with water - hot dogs (for bait) - Tackle box contents: bobbers, split shots, and hooks. Adam will get water and hot dogs. Chris will bring coolers and ice. The cost to rent the pavillion is $350. If we were to cover admission to the park for one adult per child, that would also be another $360. A motion made to have $710 out of general fund cover these two expenses and the motion passed. The start time for the event is at 08:00, so volunteers are asked to get there at 7:00. Adam will get name tags printed prior to the event. He will also print out a list of the kids' names for the photraphers. Jim mentioned that what works well is to take a picture of the kid's badge before taking a picture of the kid so that when the photos come out, we know which kid the picture is of. These instructions will be passed to the photography crew, who after being nominated by their husbands, will consist of Tiff and Jennifer. Terry Colwell will run the registration table.

Ron motioned that Jim Behnken be an honroary member of Quality Bass Club and the vote passed.

Fundraiser: Lyle will chair the committee. By next meeting, committee should bring ideas for raffle items that we can include on the tickets. The committee members are Ron, Bob, Lyle, and Warren.

Mark motioned and Adam seconded to spend $1500 for the State tournament, including the entry fees and per diems.

Results for Choke 3) 5.38lbs - Chris; 2) 8.52lbs - Mike R.; 1) 9.25lbs - Jason; BB of 4.2lbs - Jason

Fishing times for Amistad are as follows: 7:00 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Box Canyon. 7:00 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Blackbrush.

2019 March Meeting Minutes

Members Present: Ken, Adam, Warren, Craig, Ron, Bob, Mark, Lyle, Acton, Curt, Mike K., Jason, Troy, Chris, Ruben, Levi, Butch, Don, Gary, Mike R., and Cal. Guest: Mark Valdez

After the Falcon tournament, the ending balance of the General Fund is $2,585.26 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

State Tournament - Boaters wishing to go to State Tournament need to bring the Declarations page from their insurance policy to the April meeting.

C.A.S.T. event - Folks who still haven't registered as volunteers need to do so by following this link: https://castforkids.org/event/castforkidssanantonio/. We haven't raised very much so far, so folks are strongly encouraged to solicit donations.

Troy will have a representative from the San Antonio Metro League of Bass Clubs come talk to us about us possibly joining their league and fishing their tournaments.

Troy mentioned that he and Dan fished Lake Dunlap this past weekend and the lake was already busy with fun boats. As we have Dunlap and Placid on the schedule for May, folks are asked to start thinking if we'd like to move the tournament to a different location.

Results for club tournament at Falcon: - 3rd) 14.75lbs - Lyle -2nd) 18.53lbs - Adam -1st) 19.05lbs - Mike R. Mike R. had BB with an 8.88.

Fishing times for Choke are as follows: 6:30 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Calliham 7:30 - 2:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Calliham. Note that Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday.

2019 February Minutes

Members Present: Lyle, Adam, Steve, Don, Acton, Mike K., Craig, Ron, Mark, Warren, Butch, Bob, Chris, Jason, Mike R., Curt, Ruben, and Gary.

Treasurer's Report: After the Fayette tournament, membership dues, state/nation dues, and shirt sales, the ending balance of the General Fund is $2,495.26 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

C.A.S.T For Kids - 20 kids have signed up so far. Club members need to register as volunteers by following this link: https://castforkids.org/event/castforkidssanantonio/. If anyone knows organizations that work with special needs kids, they are encouraged to reach out to them to get them to sign up. Donations are tax deductible, as they go to C.A.S.T. Curt has been in touch with Kens 5, and Barry Davis will come out to cover the event and the segment will air the following Friday.

State Championship tournament on Belton was moved to April 26-27 (from the fall)for the composition of the 2020 State Team. State tournaments will now be in the spring, until it changes again. The Board of Directions met on this issue and discussed that since our by-laws were recently changed for the tournament year to follow the Texas B.A.S.S. Nation year, the club will simply use points from the 2018 calendar year to get the line-up of boaters/non-boaters. We need to know by the next meeting who will be going.

Mark proposed the following changes to the Tournament Rules in writing for vote at the next meeting, requiring a 2/3 majority of members present.
1) Section 10.c., removing the restriction to fish at least 6 tournaments to qualify to go to the State Tournament, leaving the rule to read, "The club will allow any member in good standing (paid yearly dues and has not been sanctioned by Board of Directors) for the qualifying year to attend, up to the tournament max."
2) Section 8.h. regarding members weighing in on the same scales, prompted by the recent tournament where we used loaner scales from TP&W. The proposed rule will read, "All members must weigh in on the same scales at the discretion of the Tournament Director."
3) Section 14 regarding paper tournaments which must currently all be in the draw format. The proposed rule (in its entirety) reads, "The format of paper tournaments will be voted on by members fishing the tournament. The scoring sheet for paper tournaments will be handed out before the tournament."

Results for Fayette -
3rd) 11.75 lbs - Lyle
2nd) 21.75 lbs - Mike R.
1st) 26.75 lbs - Bob
Bob had BB with a 6.00.

Fishing times for Falcon are as follows: 6:45 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at State Park. 6:45 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at County Ramp.

Mike K. has a place reserved for the weekend that fishes 15 people and currently has 10 comitted. The address of the place is 130 N Jab, Zapata, TX.

A sleep-deprived Curt Covey was presented with the AOY award plaque for 2018 to thunderous applause.

2019 January Minutes

Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm.

Members Present: Ron, Ken, Mark, Bob, Mike R., Warren, Chris, Jason, Gary, Don, Steve, Ruben, Geno, Adam, Lyle, Craig, Justin, and Levi.

Minutes: Minutes of the December meeting were read and approved.

Treasurer's Report: After the Travis tournament, meat for the Christmas party, and plaques, the ending balance of the General Fund is $2,209.26 and the ending balance of the Charity Fund is $189.06.

Old Business:

C.A.S.T for kids - We are looking at having the event on Sunday, April 28 at Morgan's Wonderland before the park opens to the general public. In addition to the $3,500 that we're raising for the C.A.S.T. organization, there will be a $350 cost from the park itself to use a pavilion where we can have festivities like the awards ceremonies. C.A.S.T. has a chuck wagon that will provide food for the event. We will be raising funds for the $3,500. All money raised will go to the C.A.S.T. organization, not QBC, so that should be kept in mind as folks solicit donations. It was mentioned that we'll resurrect the 'beg letter' and fashion it towards this event.

State meeting at Belton - There will be 5 regions this year, as a Northwest region was formed from combining the west and panhandle regions. With only 5 regions instead of 6, this means that to compose the 20-person state team, there will be an extra spot on both the boater and non-boater side up for grabs at the State Championship. It has been decided that this year's state championship will be on Belton.

New Business:

Baby Covey arrived this morning and the report is that the baby and mother are doing well.

Ruben was presented with plaque for Sportsman of the Year.

Tournament Section:

Registration is now open for 2019 B.A.S.S. Nation South Region tournaments.

2019 Tournament schedule was presented, voted on and passed as follows:

2019 Schedule

Feb 9-10:		Falcon
Mar 9-10:		Choke
Apr 13-14:		Amistad
May 18-19:		Buchanan
Jun 8-9:		O.H. Ivie
July 13-14:		Amistad
Aug 10-11:		Choke
Sep 7-8:		Falcon
Oct 5-6:		Belton
Nov 9-10:		Austin
Dec 7-8:		Bastrop
Jan 11-12, 2020:		Fayette (Draw)

Results for Travis - 3rd) 11.27 lbs - Jason; 2nd) 11.84 lbs - Troy; 1st) 13.05 lbs - Craig. Craig had BB with a 6.82.

Our upcoming tournament on Fayette will use the catch-weigh-release format with loaner scales from TP&W that have been calibrated. When weighing a fish, the weight to be marked on the scorecard is the last line on the scale that can be seen. Prior to Saturday's tournament day, everyone will get orange tackle boxes with scales, pens, scorecard, and clipboards. These are to be picked up from Mark at the Whataburger in La Grange or at the ramp. Mark will tentatively be at the Whataburger at 6:00.

Fishing times for Fayette are as follows: 7:00 - 3:00 on Saturday with weigh-in at Park Prarie park. 7:00 - 1:00 on Sunday with weigh-in at Park Prarie park.

Pairings for Fayette (boater listed first) - Saturday -Jason & Ken; Chris & Geno; Mark & Ron; Bob & Lyle; Troy & Ruben; Mike R. & Adam; Warren & Justin; Craig & Gary. Sunday - Troy & Geno; Craig & Adam; Jason & Justin; Chris & Ron; Bob & Ruben; Mike R. & Gary; Warren & Ken; Mark & Lyle.

Meeting adjourned at 7:49.

Respectfully submitted,
Adam Johanson

2019 Minutes

2019 December Minutes

2019 November Minutes