President's Report

(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association July 2006 Newsletter)

The next General Meeting is June 27 and the next General Meeting after that will be September 26^th.  Remember there are no JCAA General Meetings during the summer unless an emergency situation arises.  If that happens, Tom Fote will contact you by email and that is why it is important that we have an email address on file to contact your club.  Make sure your club representative has sent an email to Tom at tfote@jcaa.org telling him that they are the club representative.

Things get busy real fast in the fall with the Sportsperson of the Year Dinner coming up on Sunday, November 19^th.  Start thinking who your club would like to nominate.

Thanks to our many sponsors, the tireless effort of our dedicated tournament committee, the host weigh-in stations, the weigh-in masters and, most importantly, the participants to the JCAA 12^th Annual Fluke Tournament. The tournament was successful inspite of the difficult fishing conditions statewide on June 10^th.

The old adage, “The worst day of fishing is better than the best day of work” was really tested.  I was happy to be a weigh-master, not a contestant.

Many entrants decided that discretion was the better part of valor. As I write this report, they still have an equal opportunity to win door prizes and the grand prize, a Century Boat, Yamaha Motor and LoadRite Trailer at the awards ceremony at Trump Marina Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on Friday June 16^th.  I predict with confidence that this will again be a grand affair and that foul weather gear will not be required.

Many who fished and weighed in fish were reward-ed for their bravery, endurance and effort. (It’s tough work but someone has to do it.)  By now they should have recovered from their aches, pains and windburn.  Most ports had a minimum of 10 fish weighed and, although many fish were definitely not doormats, we will still make good use of the catch surveys completed by those who fished.

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