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by Rich Esposito
(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association June 2001 Newsletter)
The first order of business is not a
pleasant one, as we send our most sincere condolences to Tom Fote and his family with the
loss of his sister. Lately, Tom has been spending time in the state of Washington to be by
her side. Tom, our prayers go out to you and all the surviving relatives.
I’d like to take a moment to thank
Vice President Mark Taylor for substituting for me at the last monthly meeting as family
obligations kept me from attending.
I’d also like to thank all those
members who put forth the time and effort required in making this year’s High Roller
raffle successful once again. I would also like to thank the sponsors who donated this
year’s prizes, Penn Reels, G Loomis, Marado Inc., Betty and Nick’s, Grizz’s
Bait and Tackle, Fisherman’s Headquarters and Bimini Bay Outfitters Performance
Products, for without your donations this raffle would not be possible.
With the Fluke Tournament just around
the corner, which is our largest annual function, we are looking for volunteers for many
of the jobs that need to be filled, so don’t be bashful. We desperately need an
additional weigh master for June 9 at Avalone Point Marina. Please call the office and
leave your name. We need help manning the phones at the office evenings from
Wednesday, May 30th thru the Friday night before the tournament, and from about
2pm to 5pm on the Saturday and Sunday the weekend before. I will be coordinating the
schedule, so if you can donate some time, please either see me at the monthly meeting or
you can leave a message at the JCAA office or at my home. We also need about 20 people to
insure proper coverage at Resorts on Friday Night, June 15th. Needless to say, we need all the help we can get, and your help will be greatly
appreciated. I’m sure we can all agree that a function of this magnitude needs a
great deal of teamwork, so why not be a part of it?
We have received correspondence from
the attorney we hired to help us with the conversion from C4 tax Status to C3, suggesting
changes that should be made to our bylaws to aid with this conversion. We will be posting
the changes in the next couple of newsletters, so please be on the lookout for these
articles, and be sure to be present when the vote on these changes will be taken. This conversion will have definite advantages for
our association, as well as those who support us.
The annual Sports Person of the Year
Dinner Dance is scheduled for Sunday, October 28th, and we are still looking
for a volunteer to be this year’s chairman. I chaired the event last year and could
be a great help to this year’s chairman, and I know all those who helped me last year
would be willing to help out again this year, but we need someone to step forward and take
the helm. I would like to have this position filled before we go on the summer hiatus,
then we can go forward with the planning of this, our second largest function.
I know it is after the fact, but for
those who may not be aware; there was a march on Trenton on Monday, May 21st,
protesting the reduction fishing for Menhaden by out of state boats. We are attempting
again to have our state legislature enact a law that would prohibit the reduction fishing
in our state waters, and this march should show that we, the recreational fisherman, is organized and a force to be dealt with. We pay the state
taxes; the reduction boats don’t, so why allow them to continue to take one of our
most important natural resources.