• In Attendance
  • Present: Mike Borashko, Dean Carroll, Chris Gutuskey, Dave Gutuskey, Marc Miller, Gordy Nodacker, Bill Reed, Drew Rogers, Mike Rusher, John Vernon.
• Presidents Report
  • Gordy announced that there is going to be a tournament coming up on Saturday, June 14, 2008. The tournament is being put on by "The Brain Injury Association of Michigan Veterans Program", and is going to be called "The 2^nd Annual Tips-up for the Troops Charity Bass Tournament". The Tournament will be held on Cass Lake and each B.A.S.S. Chapter is being asked to supply 2 boats. Gordy said this would be decent for us to do and asked for volunteers.
    • Mike Rusher, Dave (Hoot) Gutuskey, and Gordy Nodacker said they would represent Bass’n Stars.
• Treasurers Report
  • Chris Cloutier was absent but Gordy reported that Chris had said that the current stats for the budget were the same as last month.
• Secretaries Report
  • Bill Reed announced that a Personal Informational Update Sheet was being passed around the room. Everyone was asked to check their data and add any corrections or additions.
  • Bill announced that the meeting minutes would be posted on the club’s web site from now on so there will not be the need to read them aloud during the meeting. Dean felt this was a good call on Bills part.
• Committee Reports
  • Tournament Committee
    • Chris Gutuskey said he had gotten a request to change the date of the Saturday, July 19, 2008 Saint Clair Tournament to Sunday, July 20, 2008 and said the date will be changed to aid the requestor.
    • Chris announced that the cabins for the out-of-town tournaments had been reserved. (Burt/Mullet Lakes, Lake Saint Claire, and Intermediate Chain of Lakes.) The average cost of rental per night would be about $36.00, per person, per night.
    • Chris said that for the Saint Clair 2-Day Tournament, the SeaWay Motel had been reserved.
    • It was announced that for the 2008 Tournament Season, all Tournaments would be Partner Random Draw Tournaments.
    • It was also announced that for 2008 Tournaments, all 2-Day Tournaments will be Team Tournaments the first day, and Individual Tournaments the second day.
    • There was a discussion regarding fishing with the same people and how many times will be allowed. It was decided that for 2008, you cannot fish with the same guy more than once for all local tournaments. Also, you cannot fish with the same person for more than one 2-Day out-of-town tournament.
    • Chris also announced that the May 2008 Paper Tournament’s Location will not be revealed until the day of the tournament. All participants will meet at Denny’s prior to the tournament, when the location of the lake will be revealed.
• Youth Division Committee
• Junior Bass’n Stars Report
  1. No report?
• Old Business
  • None
• New Business
  • None
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • Gordy announced that the Bass Pro Shops annual Reel Trade-In Sale will be held on March 6-9, 2008.
  • A question was brought up regarding meeting Participation Points for this year. Gordy said that each meeting attended would count as 5 points. (Starting November 2007)

  Meeting Minutes Respectfully Submitted By Bill Reed on 3/14/08.

• Meeting "Unofficially" began at: 7:44 pm, by President Paul Wagner.
• In Attendance
  • Present: Mike Borashko, Dean Carroll, Chris Cloutier, Chris Gutuskey, Dave Gutuskey, Tim Morris, Gordy Nodacker, Bill Reed, Mike Rusher, John Vernon, Paul Wagner, Barry Whitehead.
• Special Business
  • Paul Wagner announced that he was resigning from the Club and was moving on to form a new club. He discussed his plans for the new club with the membership.
  • Paul offered to buy the Bass’n Stars scale. He mentioned he had the scales with him, as well as, the tub, table, and other tournament equipment, to hand off. (Nothing was decided about the scale)
  • The question was asked what would happen with the current BNS website. Paul said that the fee was paid for this year and that he could go on administering it for the club for a cost of $25.00 per hour. (Nothing was decided about the website at the time)
  • Paul mentioned that he has additional paperwork and the website CD to turn over to the club.
  • Paul then turned the meeting over to the Vice President Gordy Nodacker.
• Presidents Report (VP Gordy Nodacker)
  • Gordy said to Paul, on behalf of the club, how much everyone appreciated Pauls many contributions and how much he will be missed, not only as the Club’s President, but as a good friend as well.
  • Next Gordy called for the Treasurers Report.
• Treasurers Report
  • Chris Cloutier reported the current stats for the budget (SEE CHRIS FOR DETAILS)
  • It was suggested that the club dues for Paul be refunded. It was decided by a show of hands to refund Paul’s dues.
• Secretaries Report
  • The official roster for Bass N Stars 2008, to date, was read to the membership
  • The meeting minutes for the last meeting (January 2008) were read aloud to the membership.
  • A motion to adopt the January minutes was made, seconded and approved by a show of hands. .
• Committee Reports
  • Tournament Committee
    • It was announced that Chris Gutuskey will be the new Tournament Director for 2008.
    • Mike Rusher agreed to serve on the Tournament Committee.
    • Chris announced the tentative tournament schedule as follows:
      1. May 4, 2008 – Paper Tournament, Location TBA
      2. May 31 – June 1, 2008-Burt/Mullet Lakes
      3. June 21, 2008-Union Lake
      4. July 19, 2008-Lake St. Clair
      5. August 15-16 (Friday & Saturday)-Lake St. Clair
      6. September 27-28, 2008-Intermediate Lake (Antrim County)
      7. October 5, 2005-Classic
    • Chris mentioned that The Woodlands on Burt/Mullet Lakes would be the lodging for the Tournament and reservations needed to be made quickly.

• Youth Division
  • Junior Bass’n Stars Report
    • No report?

• New Business
  • Gordy accepted the position of Club President for 2008, and was voted in by a show of hands by the membership. He mentioned that he would like to keep the meetings short and sweet.
  • It was mentioned that the club would now need a new Vice President. Dean Carroll was nominated and voted in by a show of hands.
  • Chris Gutuskey was asked to write up a tournament schedule and give it to Gordy.
• Old Business
  • None
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • "Good Bye Paul!!" and best of luck in your new endeavors
  • A motion was made to adjourn which was seconded and approved.

• Meeting Called to Order at: 7:16 pm, by President Paul Wagner.
• Attendance
  • Present: Mike Borashko, Dean Carroll, Chris Cloutier, Chris Gutuskey, Dave Gutuskey, Marc Miller, Tim Morris, Gordy Nodacker, Bill Reed, Drew Rogers, John Vernon, Paul Wagner, Barry Whitehead.
• Presidents Report
  • Tournament Director Position – It was mentioned that at the last meeting, which was also the Christmas Party, Mike Rusher and Chris Gutuskey were identified to be Co-Tournament Directors. It was pointed out that there might be issues with having two persons as the Director and that one of the two should be designated as responsible for the position. It was decided that the two candidates should talk it over and decide who will take responsibility for the position and be prepared to present to the membership what they will do as far as tournaments for the upcoming year.
• Secretaries Report
  • Paul Wagner introduced Bill Reed as the new Secretary for 2008. Paul mentioned that Bill will try and help take some of load off of Paul’s many responsibilities. Bill’s duties will include: taking minutes at the Member Meetings, working with B.A.S.S to input and update our club’s roster and to work with Michigan B.A.S.S. to keep the state roster up-to-date, and finally he will keep attendance at the monthly Meetings.
• Treasurers Report
  • Chris Cloutier reported the current stats for the budget (SEE ATTACHMENT)
• Committee Reports
  • Tournament Committee
    • No report until Tournament Director is chosen.
  • Youth Division
    • Junior Bass’n Stars Report
      • No report?
• Old Business
  • Paul announced that there are several members who have not paid their yearly dues. (These were to have been paid at the November meeting in order to avoid the $5.00 late fee. Please try and pay as soon as possible.)
• New Business
  • The Novi Fishing Show is coming January 12-15. Members discussed whether or not to do the Casting Kids and voted by voice not to do it as a club this year.
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • Barry Whitehead attended the meeting and showed interest in rejoining. Paul asked for a show of hands to accept Barry, and he was consequently voted back into the club by a majority of the membership present.

• Tournaments
  • The Trophy list was offered up. Anyone wanting to consolidate their trophies should tell Little Bill.
• Youth Division
  • Report from Paul Wagner and Chris Cloutier

• Tournament Report
  • Reports and Payouts were done for Gun Lake, Pine Lake and the Classic. Stars were handed out.
  • President Wagner commended Jeff Najmowicz for  a job well done during the 2007 season.
  • President Wagner asked that we put a couple of things on the agenda for the winter meetings.  There needs to be discussion on criteria for where the Classic tournament is held each year.  There is nothing in the tournament rules on where it is held, for example where we can meet and how far away the lake can be from there. We also will discuss how anglers are chosen for the MBI.
• Youth Division
  • Report from Jeff Najmowicz
    • A general report on the new Junior Club was given by Jeff

• Tournament Committee
  • Payouts done for Lake St Clair and star handed out.
  • Tournament fees for the Gun Lake tournament were due.
    • 7:00 am blast off, 3 pm return time.
    • Motel we are staying at is the Gun Lake Motel, 2710 S Patterson Rd, Wayland, MI 49348, (269) 792-2028. It is at the west end of Gun Lake
  • Pot of Gold has been re-started after Dave Gutuskey won it at Lake St. Clair. Everyone needs to re-up their $10
• Youth Division
  • Report from Jeff Najmowicz
    • Club is a go.
    • We are setting up a tournament for September 19th at Long Lake. We are meeting for breakfast at 6 am at Denny's Novi.
• Sponsorship
  • Nothing new to report

• Tournament Committee
  • Payouts done for Tipsico Lake and star handed out.
  • Tournament fees for the Lake St Clair tournament were due.
    • 6:00 am blast off, 3 pm return time.
    • Discussion on guys not taking care of their tournament fees before the close of the meetings.  A few guys are still just calling and telling someone they are fishing, with out paying before hand.  It was decided that if they are not paid up before the end of the meeting designated, they are not in the draw for partners.  Bill Kandillian and Brian Waldo had not taken care of their tournament fees.  If they choose to fish, they will have to take care of it and fish together at St. Clair.
  • The lake for the out of town tournament was be picked tonight
    • Gun Lake was discussed and finally chosen.
• Youth Division
  • Report from Jeff Najmowicz
    • Jeff reported he has compiled a list of potential members for a Youth club.  He asked who would be interested in helping with boats. There was discussion on where to hold a tournament and Long Lake was decided.  The date set tentatively is September 8th.  A meeting date of August 15 was tentatively set for Gander Mountain in Novi because of it's central location to all the potential members.
• Sponsorship
  • The G.Loomis Rod discounts were raffled off among interested members. Marc Miller and Dean Carroll won them
  • Terry Melvin from Lunch Money Tackle was at the meeting.  He talked about his new company and that he is very interested in continuing to support the club.

• Tournament Committee
  • Payouts were done for Lake St Clair, stars handed out.
  • Discussion on picking the Mystery Lake.  After some discussion and a vote, Tipsico Lake was chosen.  Details are available on the Tournament Page.
  • Tipsico Lake partner draw results
    1. Mike Rusher and Mike Borashko
    2. Chris Cloutier and Marc Miller
    3. Dean Carroll and Jeff Najmowicz
    4. Gordy Nodacker and Brian Waldo
    5. Paul Wagner and Drew Rodgers
    6. Dan Wagner and Andy Ciantar
    7. Chris Gutuskey and Bill Reed
    8. Dave Gutuskey and John Vernon
  • Discussion on moving fall "out of towner" to a new, closer location. We talked about doing it and most everyone was favorable.  Many possible locations were discussed.  After some discussion, we decided to choose either Gull or Gun Lake, they are both about half the distance.  Jeff will research both locations and bring them back to the club for a decision next month.
• Sponsors report
  • Terry Melvin from Luchmoney Tackle gave Paul cards to hand out.  He says he is still going to sponsor the club. He was planning on attending again tonight but was a no show.
• Youth Division
  • Jeff Najmowicz is the BNS Youth Director. He reported he needs boaters to help out when we do a tournament. No dates have been decided yet. He will advise when something is set.
    • The following guys stepped up and said they would be willing to help out
      • Dan Wagner
      • Paul Wagner
      • Dave Gutuskey (possible)
      • Gordy Nodacker (possible)
      • Chris Cloutier (possible)

• Tournament Committee
  • Payouts were done for Lakeville and Grand Lake
  • Information about Lake St Clair tournament June 24.  a 5:30 blast off was advised by Jeff.  We are using St. Jeans Launch.  Partner draw was done. Tournament fees were due for St. Clair, by the end of the meeting tonight.
  • St. Clair partner draw results
    1. Gordy Nodacker and Bill Reed
    2. Dan Wagner and John Vernon
    3. Mike Rusher and Drew Rodgers
    4. Chris Cloutier and Mike Borashko
    5. Dean Carroll and Marc Miller
    6. Dave Gutuskey and Brian Waldo
    7. Chris Gutuskey and Andy Ciantar
    8. Paul Wagner and Jeff Najmowicz
  • Discuss moving fall "out of towner" to a new, closer location because of gas prices?  We talked about doing it and most everyone was favorable.  Many possible locations were discussed.  Jeff will research some more closer locations and bring them back to the club for a decision next month.
• Sponsors report
  • Discussion on Sponsorship again. A couple of members still have a problem with one of the sponsors and how they want us to distribute their sponsorship awards.  President Wagner explained that overall the sponsorships work out to most everyone benefits at one time or the other.  President Wagner reported he will not seek any sponsorship at all next season, because if every single member does not benefit from every single sponsorship reward then he will not seek any at all.  Each and every sponsor appears to set some criteria. 
  • A report on LaFontaine Motors.  President Wagner reported we presented a package for 2007 to LaFontaine but we have not heard back yet.
  • Terry Melvin from Luchmoney Tackle was scheduled to be on hand with his goods but he did not make it.  Terry split from Red Dragon but will continue to be a sponsor with his new company he started.
• Youth Division
  • Are we doing this or not?  Chris Cloutier reported he has 2 additional kids as well as Nick's kids that are most likely interested.  Jeff Najmowicz stepped up and will organize the Youth Division.
  • We need boater volunteers for the youth club. A few people stepped up. Hopefully we will have enough to help out.  President Wagner reported the plan is to have a couple of Youth Tournaments during the season.

• Tournament Committee
  • The "Official" club golden ruler was on hand for people to double check their rulers against, only a couple brought theirs to check.
  • Golden Rule Catch and Release rules were handed out along with sample "weigh-in" sheets
  , the official sheets will be handed out at the Lakeville Tournament.
  • Awards and what people are projected to win was presented for the season. It will be a dynamic type of list and it will be updated regularly
  • Sign up for Tournament Committee Responsibilities and other help
  . Jeff N. went through and got people to step up to help with assignments.
  • Information about Grand Lake was presented by Jeff. He will email to Paul to post on the web site.
  • Blast off Draw will be done for Grand Lake, see the Partner List for the list
  • Discuss possibly moving launch locations from St. Jeans to elsewhere?  (Safety concerns from Bill Kandillian to Jeff with launch location and the launch itself), there was a short discussion and a vote was taken, Everyone wanted to stay with the launch. There was discussion on the NBAA going out of the launch the day before, no one saw a problem with it.
  • Discuss GPS use in the club.  Jeff presented the issue that was presented to him by a member. There was discussion and a vote was taken to either leave the rule alone or take it out.  The vote was a tie vote so it was left in. It was suggested that the non-boater just discuss it with the boater, and work it out.
  • There was discussion on whether the law on transporting fish over the boarder was resolved.  No one had an answer yet. Paul Wagner will follow up.
• Sponsors report
  • A report from respective individuals on what they found out.
    • KD Tackle said they want to be on board, Don Davis followed up on their status. They appear to be backing down on their offer, they really are not offering up much of anything. It was decided to jut drop them as a listed sponsor for now.
    • Discount Battery cards were available to those who did not get them, Discount provided stickers to us for displaying. They were offered to everyone.
    • Dan Wagner reported he had approached LaFontaine Motors about sponsoring. They reported they were interested, Paul sent them a letter as a follow up. They are suppose to meet next week to make a determination.

• Chris Cloutier reported on available funds
• Chris reminded boaters that he needs to verify every boaters insurance before the season starts
• Chris reminded everyone that their pre-season fees are due before the season starts.

Other Business, Good and Welfare

• Jeff Najmowicz talked about the sharing of information on fishing. He wants to see more guys share info on lakes to help add to the camaraderie in the club. He believes that it would help make the fishing a lot more fun and interesting.  There was some discussion and a lot of guys thought it was a good idea.  Some of the guys were going to hang around after the meeting for discussion.

Meeting adjourned

• President Wagner introduced a new potential member, Don Davis.  Don was recruited by Michigan BASS at the Novi Fishing show.  Several others were contacted and are expected to come to next couple of meetings.
• Report on Michigan BASS Presidents Meeting
  • Skeeter Bass Boat Auction announced.
  • Status of MBCF discussed, and it is promising. We are recruiting new members for the Federation.
  • Paul has several bundles of Bass Line Magazines if anyone can drop them off at places.  Several people took them to drop off.
  • Paul reported on the new Federal law about crossing to Border with any fish, it is now illegal, but MBCF and the DNR are working hard to correct the problem. Hopefully it can be corrected.
  • Paul also reported a little on the new regulations for 2008 about Passports and crossing the border.  There is a new rule that is suppose to be going into effect in 2008. More info will follow

• Tournament Committee
  • Tournament Director Update on lakes for 2007
    • Jeff reported that he has decided that Torch Chain of Lakes is going to be the location for the fall out of towner.
    • He also checked on the Fireside Resort near Grand Lake and it is not available the weekend e are there. he is going to check a couple of other places on the lake.
  • Sponsorship was discussed.  Paul asked that some of the guys step up and do some checking on sponsors around the area. 
    • Dan Wagner is going to check with LaFontaine Chevy in Dexter
    • Don Davis is going to check with KD Tackle
    • John Vernon is going to check with Gander Mountain in Waterford
    • Chris Gutuskey is going to check with Wonderland Marine and Cabellas.
    • Paul Wagner is going to check on G.Loomis and Red Dragon Tackle
    • Bill Reed Mountain, Novi

• Call Meeting to Order
• Attendance of Members Present (2007 Meeting Attendance List)
• Presidents Report
  • President Wagner asked if anyone wanted to order any BNS Shirts? No one said they did at this time
  • Michigan BASS Chapter "Bass Lines was distributed, ones at the meeting will be mailed.
  • Mike Borashkos Dad Died today. Everyone wanted to have the club send a flower arrangement. Paul will check and take care of it.
• Secretaries Report
  • Nothing to report
• Treasurers Report
  • Chris Cloutier reported he is trying to change the account over to a different bank, for more convenience. They need a EIN to do it. Paul is going to check with TCF to see what they currently have.
  • He gave a report on current finances.
• Committee Reports
  • Tournament Committee
    • Tournament Director report on dates for 2007, Conflicts were discussed. No one got back with Jeff to say they are fishing the MBCF Classic Series.  Dates were moved around a little to work around some existing conflicts. Final dates are as follows:
      • May 6, Sunday: Lakeville Lake, Paper Tournament, Draw your Partner, Individual
      • June 2 & 3, Saturday & Sunday: Grand Lake, Alpena, Pick your partner, Team
      • June 24, Sunday: Lake St. Clair, St. Jeans Launch, Draw your partner, Individual
      • July 22, Sunday: Club Votes on a lake, Local Lake, Draw your partner, Individual
      • August 17, Friday: Lake St. Clair, North Channel Launch, Draw your partner, Team
      • September 22 & 23, Saturday & Sunday: Out of Towner, still to be determined location, Pick your partner, Individual
      • September 30, Sunday: Classic Tournament
• Old Business
  • None to report
• New Business
  • President Wager brought up Barry Whiteheads request to look at an "Associate Member" clause in the Bylaws.  It was discussed and  decided to consider the clause but to keep the dues at the current $25 for it. The Associate member would retain all rights, with some exceptions, like not being eligible to fish the MBCF State Championship, but they would not be penalized for non attendance.
  • Novi Fishing Show
    •    We are going to do a Casting Kids competition at the show on Sunday 1-14-07 from 12:00 to 3:30.  Several people have stepped up to possibly do it. Participants will get free entry passes.
      • Paul Wagner
      • Mike Borashko
      • Dan Wagner
      • Chris Cloutier
      • Jeff Najmowicz
      • Marc Miller
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
• Party Planning
  • January 20 at Little Bills at 6pm
  • Who all is bringing things is on the Party Planner page at CLICK HERE
• Motion to adjourn the meeting

• Call Meeting to Order
• Attendance of Members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• Presidents Report
  • Report on MBCF Presidents meeting.
    • MBCF Classic Series is being set up for June 2-3 and August 4-5.  Looks like June will be at Charlevoix and August may be at Wixom. Format is completely different this year. No boat to winners, all cash and prize tournament, entry fee is only $50 a day.
    • State Championship will be at St. Clair this year. Paul Wagner has been appointed as State Championship Director. It will be August 23-24-25.
    • MBCF Forum is all new, check it out on-line.
    • Looks like Skeeter may possibly be the new MBCF Sponsor, but nothing is done yet.  Ranger is still interested and is in the process of submitting a proposal.  We should know shortly.  The Board is trying to determine who all is contracted as sponsors for MBCF.
  • Membership is done on-line now for BASS, The President and Secretary are the two who have access and they are the ones who can make changes.
• Secretaries Report
  • Not at the meeting
• Treasurers Report
  • Barry gave his final Treasurers report.  He turned the books over and left the meeting. Everyone thanked him for his dedicated years of service to the club.
  • Nominations and elections were done for the position.  Only two people showed interest, Jeff Najmowicz and Chris Cloutier.  Jeff stepped aside and everyone supported Chris Cloutier as the new Treasurer.
• Committee Reports
• Tournament Committee
  • Tournament Director position was up for grabs.
    • President Wagner asked who was interested.  Jeff Cloutier stepped up and did a presentation with handouts.  Drew Rodgers also stepped up with a presentation.  After some discussion and after seeing both presentations, a vote was done and Jeff Najmowicz was supported and subsequently appointed as the 2007 Tournament Director.
      • There was discussion on a Tournament Committee, several people offered to assists. Gordy Nodacker, Dan Wagner and Drew Rodgers were appointed to assist Jeff.
  • Awards and Party Committee
    • Chris Bishop was not at the meeting. He had done some research. A couple of options were offered up. The South Lyon Hotel was one. The club had been there before and was not happy with their program or facility. The price was high. The other option offered was the Comedy Club in Novi.  No one seemed all that interested in that.  After discussion and little input, it was decided to just go to Little Bills store and do a pass the dish and a informal get together.  People we asked to bring a dish.  Jeff N. said he would get the chicken, Paul Wagner will bring a Mexican dip dish, Little Bill is bringing a keg.  Others who want to bring stuff should let Paul know.  Other discussion was that the wives did not have to come this year.  A lot of guys said their wives probably did not want to anyway.
• Old Business
  • No new members were present.
• New Business
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
• Motion to adjourn the meeting
• 50/50 Drawing

• Call Meeting to Order
• Attendance of Members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• Presidents Report
  • Meeting will be suspended to have Speaker from the two Bass organizations speak
    • Dan Kimmell from The Bass Federation spoke for about 45 minutes, he addresses the benefits of joining their organization.
    • Paul Sacks, President of Michigan Bass chapter Federation spoke for about 45 minutes on the benefits of staying with MBCF.
    • A vote was done of the members present, they voted to stay with MBCF for now.
  • 2007 Calendar is up on the web site. And available tonight.
  • Meeting was suspended to do a vote for BNS Board.  Paul Wagner was re-elected to President, Nick Kurlovich was elected to Vice President, Mike Rusher was re-elected to Secretary, and Barry Whitehead was re-elected to Treasurer.
• Secretaries Report
  • Nothing to report
• Treasurers Report
  • Barry had a report on funds.
  • The 2007 are up for payment, Total dues due are $70 ($25 BNS, $25 MBCF and $20 National BASS).  For those not in attendance, they have until the 21st of November to pay their dues with out a late fee.  They need to be TO BARRY BEFORE THE 21st. so that he can get the check to our President to go to the State meeting the first of December.
• Committee Reports
• Tournament Committee
  • President Wagner reported that this coming seasons Tournament Director will be decided on by the club.  He will give each person interested in being Tournament Director a few minutes to present a "program" for 2007, then we will vote on which person will be Director.  It will be done at the December meeting.
• Old Business
  • No new members attended to be vote in
• New Business
  • Awards banquet
    • Chris Bishop was not here. We have not heard from him about any tentative plans or a date yet.
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
• Motion to adjourn the meeting

• Call Meeting to Order
• Roll Call of Members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• Presidents Report
  • Bass Digest article for the club. Mike Rusher reported that the article is done, it is on his wife's desk for final review.
  • Hats were distributed to members who had not received them
  • 2007 Calendar is up on the web site. And available tonight.
    • We discussed moving the July 4th meeting, it was agreed to move it to July 11th because of the holiday.  The Calendar will be revised and posted on the web site.
  • Are we staying with BASS or going to the TBF next year? We discussed the route we want to take, It was decided to invite a representative to the meeting to present TBF's program.  Dan Kimmel was suggested as a possible person to invite. President Wagner will contact him.
  • Nominations for elections for our executive board were missed on the original agenda, President Wagner apologized.  Nominations were put on the floor.  The following people were nominated:  Paul Wagner for President, Nick Kurlovich for Vice President, Mike Rusher for Secretary and Barry Whitehead for Treasurer.  Additional nominations can be done by write in vote on the ballot when we vote.
  • Paul Wagner mentioned that he will be getting a "Friendly Tournament" together on Lake St. Clair on Sunday, everyone is invited to come.
• Secretaries Report
  • Mike reported there is nothing to report.
• Treasurers Report
  • Barry had the Payouts and a report on funds.
  • Start thinking about paying your dues for 2007
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • Results and pay outs for Long Lake and the Classic
    • Trophies for the 2006 season was brought up by Paul Wagner.  It was brought to everyone's attention that the place the person finished was not on the plaques.  It has not bee there the past few seasons, it was brought up that it was there at one point.  Paul wants t put it back on. It was agreed on to add it back on.  We will let Little Bill know.
    • Tournament rule updates for 2006
      • Things Paul Wagner suggested we add or change:
        • Courtesy Bump Language, it is not covered at this time, No need to.  We discussed that we need to add some language that states that what ever you have in the boat at the close of the tournament is what you are required to bring to the scale.
        • Can we think about adding points for Big Fish, maybe 10, no one seemed interested.
        • Can we think about adding some points fore POT of Gold winner, maybe 10, no one seemed interested.
        • How we pick the lakes, should we look at changing the way we pick lakes?, there was discussion on how we do it.  We need to make sure the Tournament Committee takes everyone's input.
        • How we pick the Tournament Director and or committee, vote vs picked by President, Paul advised that this year if he gets the Presidents position this next year, he will have the club pick the Tournament Director rather than by him picking him.  Anyone interested will be asked to present their general program to the membership at a meeting then the club members will vote on who they want.
        • How we choose the Classic Lake, a suggestion was made to have someone outside the club pick the lake.  That is just a matter of working out the details with someone to pick the lake.  We would have to give them some criteria before they pick the lake.  Should not be a problem to do.
        • Tournament guests, should they be able to win money? If not we need to compensate them monetarily for expenses.  Most guys felt they still should be able to win money just not the trophies.
        • Consideration for Pro rating the new members on certain things, is it fair to them when they come in really late in the season? That could be worked out.
        • Something to add was a "Guide of the Year".  Jeff brought up that we could give something to the boater who's partner's total weights  added together for the year was the greatest would get something.  Everyone like the idea.
• Old Business
  • A couple of New Members may be at the meeting.
    • Bill Williams introduced himself.  He is a non-boater
    • Don McCoy introduced himself. He is a non-boater.
• New Business
  • Awards banquet. Chris Bishop is already starting the process.
    • Paul Wagner stressed that we need more participation in the planning process.  He agreed that last years banquet was kinda "lame".  There was some discussion on what everyone wants to see.  We should check to see if the spouses really want to come or not.  They may really not want to come at all. 
    • Date?, January 13th of 20th were suggested as good dates.
    • Speakers, brought up but nothing was decided.
    • Guests?, Sponsors as guests, not brought up. We should invite them
    • Committee to help with this years banquet? People need to step up and offer their help to Chris.
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
• Motion to adjourn the meeting

• Called to Order by President Wagner
• Roll Call of members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• President's Report
  • Bass club Digest article is almost done by Mike Rusher.  He has some fine tuning to do yet.
  • Prospective new member Bill Reed was on hand. He was voted in as a new member, he was welcomed on board.  New prospective member John Vernon was in attendance. He will be fishing the Long Lake Tournament as a guest.
• Secretary's Report
  • Nothing to report
• Treasurer's Report
  • Barry was unable to attend. He did provide a written report which was presented by President Wagner.
  • We collected all funds for everyone in attendance for Long Lake and new Pot of Gold.  Some still owe because they were not at the meeting.
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • Tournament results from Lake St Clair were announced and payouts done.
    • Wonderland certificates presented
    • Blast off draw done for Long Lake  (See Partner List)  Go to the Calendar to get the Phone number and info for lodging (Calendar)
    • The MBI is coming up on the 17th.  We talked about who is fishing. Hoot can no longer fish, Jeff Najmowicz stepped up and filled the position.    If you want more info CLICK HERE. The following guys will be fishing:
      • Paul Wagner with Mike Borashko
      • Gordy Nodacker with Drew Rodgers
      • Mark Tommelein with Barry Whitehead
      • Dan Wagner with Jeff Najmowicz
  • SPONSOR REPORT
    • Nothing new to report.
• Old Business
  • Hats were not quite done yet. He has the hats but did not finish the embroidery. Paul will see that they get completed this week.
• New Business
  • Chris Bishop brought up the Awards banquet and that he is looking for input. Let him know if you have any. We will be looking for things from the sponsors for door prizes.  If any one can come up with some gve aways please do.
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • None
• 50/50 ticket draw done.
• Motion to adjourn.

• Called to Order by President Wagner
• Roll Call of members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• President's Report
  • Bass club Digest requested we write an article about the club.  Mike Rusher did not attend tonight, so no status.
  • Prospective new member Bill Reed was on hand. He introduced himself to everyone and said he may be interested in joining.
• Secretary's Report
  • Not present, no report
• Treasurer's Report
  • Barry reported on current fund levels.
  • Barry reminded all the non-boaters that thy need to step up and pay the boaters a fair amount for their gas and some of the towing costs for the tournaments.
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • Dave Gutuskey brought up that he had received a couple of calls from club members about the use of WD40 by some of our members. There was a short discussion and a few guys stepped up and said they did not feel it was any problem.  It is no more "oil based" than any of the other fish attractants.  Discussion ended quickly.
    • Tournament results from Fenton Lake were announced and payouts done.
    • Red Dragon prize box was handed out.
    • Wonderland certificates presented also
    • Blast off and Partner draw done for Lake St. Clair. (See Partner List)  There was a short discussion on Little Bill fishing with a club member, with his medical issue he felt he did not want to be a burden on anyone and cause them any disadvantage.  After a short discussion, everyone felt it was fine for him to get a partner from outside the club so he could still fish.  Chris Bishop was the odd boater and said he would get a partner lined up.  Accommodations were discussed.  We will be staying at the Colony Inn again. (1-800-603-room)
    • The second day "friendly Tournament was discussed.  Not everyone is fishing.  It will be $25 a boat.
    • Paul Advised that the Michigan BASS Chapter Federation Classic Series has been cancelled due to lack of participation.
    • Paul brought up that the MBI is coming up.  We talked about who wanted to fish.  9 guys stepped up.  After some discussion, Fred Anstead stepped up and said he would go to an alternate boater status so the other guys who want to fish could. The following guys will be fishing:
      • Mike Borashko
      • Dave Gutuskey
      • Gordy Nodacker
      • Drew Rodgers
      • Mark Tommelein
      • Dan Wagner
      • Paul Wagner
      • Barry Whitehead
    • Bill Kandilian brought up that according to his sources, Canadian Water will be monitored more closely next year.  He reported that we very well may be required to have a Pass Port if we are in Canadian water next season.  More to follow.,
  • SPONSOR REPORT
    • Nothing new to report.
• Old Business
  • Hats were discussed.  Paul brought several options to show everyone. Everyone made their choices.
• New Business
  • None
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • None
• 50/50 ticket draw done.
• Motion to adjourn.

• Called to Order by President Wagner
• Roll Call of members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• President's Report
  • Paul reported that he mistakenly received the Big Bass Payout for the second day at Wixom Lake. The check should have really gone to Mark Tommelein.  It was a simple mistake by Barry.  The money has bee returned to Mark.
  • Bass club Digest requested we write an article about the club.  We have pictures to go along with it.  Mike Rusher stepped up and offered to do the article.
• Secretary's Report
  • Nothing to report from Mike
• Treasurer's Report
  • Barry reported on current fund levels.
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • A new Equalizer Scale was ordered.  They offered to repair the existing scale or give us a good credit for it as a trade in.  The members decided to trade it in and use the old spring scale as a back up.  The new scale should be here very shortly.
    • Tournament results from Lake St. Clair were announced and payouts done.
    • Wonderland certificates presented also
    • Discussion on the points for Woodland Lake again.  Dean brought it up for re-discussion. It was decided that we would still to give participation points to everyone who participated. 25 points were assigned to participants like our rules say. Not place points were given.
    • There was discussion on tweaking the tournament rules for 2007.   The Paper Tournament rules need to be refined.
    • Blast off and Partner draw done for Fenton Lake. (See Partner List)  Fred Anstead was the odd boater and we talked about trying to ensure he would get a partner.  Dean feels it is a big advantage to have a guy fish alone in the tournament.  A new member had shown interest in joining, Paul will get the info to Fred  so that he can contact him and see if he might want to fish it.
    • We advised everyone that there is road construction on Torrey Road near Fenton Lake.  Your best bet is to use the next exit to the north which is Thompson Road and double back to the south on Torrey Road to GROVE PARK ROAD and go east to the ramp. Blast off time is 5:30 am, be there ready to put in the water at 5 am.
    • Paul brought up that the MBCF State Championship is coming up for Saginaw Bay.  He asked to see if anyone is going to fish it this year.  No one wants to.
  • SPONSOR REPORT
    • Nothing new to report.
• Old Business
  • Discussion on using a new source for our club embroidery.  Paul has a new shop in Ypsilanti to use.  They did Mark Tommelein's coat and a sample hat for the club.  It was discussed and a motion to buy hats for everyone out of club funds was was voted on and passed.  A couple of guys want more sample styles of hats to choose  different type of hats.  Paul will see if he can get more samples for the next meeting.
• New Business
  • None
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • None
• 50/50 ticket draw done.
• Motion to adjourn.

• Called to Order by President Wagner
• Roll Call of members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• President's Report
  • Nothing new to report
• Secretary's Report
  • Nothing to report from Mike
• Treasurer's Report
  • Barry reported on current fund levels.
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • Tournament results from Woodland Lake and Wixom Lake announced and payouts done.
    • Red Dragon Tackle packs given to the Winners.
    • Wonderland certificates presented also
    • Discussion on the points for Woodland Lake, its was decided that we were suppose to give participation points to everyone who participated. 25 points were assigned to participants like our rules say. Not place points were given.
    • Blast off and Partner draw done for Lake St. Clair. (See Partner List)
    • Short discussion on if the club was going to pay the MBI entry fee again this year, it was decided that the club would pay the $100 fee.  Barry will send a check.
  • SPONSOR REPORT
    • Complete Battery Discount cards were available for those who did not get them. Everyone should send their battery business their way, they take great care of you when you buy stuff thee.
• Old Business
• New Business
  • Dave Gutuskey reported a small problem with the pictures on the web site, Paul said he would get it fixed.
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • Report on Little Bill.  He is back to work part time, has attended some other club weigh ins but not any of ours yet.
• 50/50 ticket draw done.
• Motion to adjourn.

• Called to Order by President Wagner
• Roll Call of members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• President's Report
  • President Wagner asked if anyone wants to order jackets or have shirts or jackets embroidered to get with him.  We also mentioned about the possibility of getting hats done for the club.
• Secretary's Report
  • Nothing to report from Mike
• Treasurer's Report
  • Barry reported on current fund levels. No change from last month
  • Barry informed the new members and everyone else about our tournament fees and how it all works.
  • He let everyone know that he is accepting money tonight for any of the fees due. 
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • Dave Gutuskey let everyone know how the Golden Rule system works. He read a set of rules from Michigan Bass Busters and everyone thought they were fine to adopt as they wee presented. There was discussion on the upcoming tournament and how it would be done. Discussion on how to measure fish and acceptable rulers.  Paul Wagner advised he is making a trip to Cabelas for rulers if anyone wants to get one let him know. Terry Melvin brought copies of the MBB tally sheet for Golden Rule Tournaments.
    • A copy of your boat insurance was due before the end of the May meeting. Some still need to send theirs before they can use their boats. Send it to Barry, his fax number is on the Phone roster.
  • SPONSOR REPORT
    • Cabela's is back on board with sponsorship.  We received 10 nice weigh in bags from them
    • Red Dragon Tackle representative was in attendance.  Terry Melvin reported on several new products and he had some examples to show off.  He was there with product to sell, a lot of guys bought stuff.
    • Wonderlands gave Dave Gutuskey the certificates for the tournaments for 2006, they were very generous. 
    • Complete Battery Discount cards were available for those who did not get them. Everyone should send their battery business their way, they take great care of you when you buy stuff thee.
    • G-Loomis offered the same as last year.  We raffled off the two certificates.
• Old Business
  • None
• New Business
  • President Wagner handed out a free "Bass Club Digest".
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • We reported on Little Bills pending medical condition. He will probably not be fishing this year, but wants to try to stay active in the club.
  • New Phone lists will be sent out via email.
• Motion to adjourn.

• Called to Order by President Wagner
• Roll Call of members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• President's Report
  • New prospective members introduced their selves.
  • President Wagner reported on the final outcome of the vote by MBCF to stay with BASS.
  • President Wagner informed the members that the source for our club jackets has them on sale for 25% off. If anyone wants to order one let him know.
• Secretary's Report
  • Nothing to report from Mike
• Treasurer's Report
  • Barry reported on current fund levels.
  • Barry informed the new members and everyone else about our tournament fees and how it all works.
  • He let everyone know that he is accepting money tonight for any of the fees due.  He also let everyone know the pre-season fee is due before the end of the May meeting.
  • There was discussion on possibly the club buying new hats for everyone.  Paul Wagner will follow up.
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • Dave Gutuskey let everyone know how the Golden Rule system works. There was discussion on the upcoming tournament and how it would be done.
    • Dave and Gordy advised they want to make all the tournaments Individual this year.  They do want to do a 2-day cumulative at Wixom Lake.
    • There was a lot of discussion on changing the whole schedule for the year.  Dean Carroll suggested we make a lot of stuff Team rather than individual. It was discussed and finally decided to leave it as it was except for the Woodland Tournament, which will not count towards points.
    • A copy of your boat insurance is due before the end of the May meeting. Send it to Barry, his fax number is on the Phone roster.
    • The 2006 Tournament Rules were handed out along with the bylaws to everyone.   The revised Tournament Rules can be viewed HERE.
  • SPONSOR REPORT
    • Cabela's is probably not going to sponsor the club. Rick Garret from Cabela's reported to President Wagner today that he had not heard back from corporate about the request, which usually means they are not going to do it.
    • Red Dragon Tackle representative was in attendance.  Terry Melvin reported on several new products and he had some examples to show off.  He will be at the next meeting with product to sell. The members were asked what they would like to see from Red Dragon by Terry. Several suggested a variety of lures as well as some of the same as last year.
    • Wonderlands offer is still on the table.  President Wagner will get with them and get the package.
    • Complete Battery Discount cards were handed out to everyone present. Everyone should send their battery business their way, they take great care of you when you buy stuff thee.
    • G-Loomis offered the same as last year.  Barry was given the information. We will discuss it next month to determine who will get it this year.
    • President Wagner reiterated that everyone else needs to make some effort towards soliciting sponsorship.  No one else stepped up with any offers.
• Old Business
  • Trophies were available for Karl and Don, neither attended.
  • New member recruitment was discussed. President Wagner told everyone that we really need to try to bring our numbers back up, especially non-boaters. 
• New Business
  • President Wagner handed out a free "Bass Club Digest" to some of the guys who had not received it.  He also handed out "Keeping Bass Alive" books.
  • New prospective members introduced.  Jeff Najmowicz, Mark Tommelein, Andrew Ciantar, Derek Palermo and Chris Cloutier  told the members about their selves.  There was discussion on waving the two meeting rule temporarily and a vote was taken to do so.  A vote was done to accept each new member into the club. All passed unanimously.  New members were welcomed.
• Other Business, Good and Welfare
  • We reported on Little Bills pending medical condition. He will probably not be fishing this year, but wants to try to stay active in the club.
  • Mike Rusher reported that he will be setting up a "Friendly Tournament" the day after the August St. Clair Tournament, 5 fish limit, individual.
  • New Phone lists will be sent out.
• Motion to adjourn.

• Called to Order by President Wagner
• Roll Call of members Present (2006 Meeting Attendance List )
• President's Report
  • New prospective members introduced.  Jeff Najmowicz and Mark Tommelein told the members about their selves.
  • Doug Hedberg, MBCF President was introduced. Doug went through the information about the BASS / TBF offers. There was a lot of discussion on the benefits of each. 
  • The matter was discussed after Doug left and a vote was done. The vast majority of the members felt that TBF had a better offer on the table, so President Wagner was instructed to vote to go with the TBF next week at the MBCF Presidents meeting.
  • Dan Wagner was voted into the club and welcomed on board.
• Secretary's Report
  • Mike received the roster back from BASS. It only shows the 10 initial members we registered, an additional 3 were sent in after the initial roster was sent.
• Treasurer's Report
  • Barry reported on current fund levels.
• Committee Reports
  • TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
    • The 2006 date conflicts were discussed. Dave G. and Drew reported they want to stay with the June 3-4 dates. Dave felt strongly that most of the members would not want to fish two weekends in a row, which is what would be required if we tried to move the dates around and still fish two tournaments in June.  The conflicting dates in September were fixed. The September tournament was moved to the 23 and 24th for Long Lake. 
    • Dave and Gordy advised they want to make all the tournaments Individual this year.  They do want to do a 2-day cumulative at Wixom Lake.
    • Dave and Gordy also reported the Woodland Lake Golden Rule Tournament is going to count towards points, but that the Pot of Gold will not included.  Everyone agreed with not including the Pot of Gold, they felt that by doing a Golden Rule we would not actually weigh the bass.
    • The 2006 Tournament Rules were discussed.  President Wagner suggested a few minor wording revisions, none significantly impacted the rules.  They were only word and phrase corrections that everyone agreed with changing. The revised Tournament Rules can be viewed HERE.
    • President Wagner went tot he Michigan Bass Invitational meeting.  He went over what was discussed.  The lake this year is Halfmoon Chain of Lakes near Pinckney. It will be held September 17th. Times and limits were announced.  More discussion will be forth coming over the summer.
  • SPONSOR REPORT
    • Cabela's is still in the works.  President Wagner has not heard back yet.
    • Red Dragon Tackle. The members were asked what they would like to see from Terry. Several suggested a variety of lures as well as some of the same as last year.
    • PropMD.com was discussed. President Wagner used them to refurb his prop and was very happy.  Their offer was discussed and recommended.
    • Wonderlands offer is still on the table. They are just waiting for our schedule.