With the 16th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament which was held on June 12th and the Awards Ceremony held on June 18th at Trumps Marina in Atlantic City both completed, I would like to thank everyone that participated in this year’s tournament. Without your participation it would not be a success. There was a lot of feedback from anglers about how well the tournament was run and for JCAA to continue fighting for the New Jersey Recreational Fishermen. There are a lot of people that volunteered their time to make this a great event for you. There are too many to name individually to mention without possibly leaving someone out. I would like to thank them publicly at this time. I will thank them personally as I see them.
Our next fundraising event will be our Sportsperson of the year Dinner which will be held on November 14th at Crystal Pt. Yacht Club in Pt. Pleasant. We are looking for nominations for this important honor. Please send a short bio of 150 words explaining the accomplishments of the nominee to the JCAA Office. It is not too early for your club to start talking about getting a table for this great event. Let all of us together make this event a great success. Look for more information in future articles from our Dinner Committee in the newspaper.
Congratulations to Tom Fote for being elected to the Board of Directors of American Sportfishing Association. Tom will begin his 2 year term in October. He now serves on the Government Affairs and Saltwater Committee of ASA
Remember, even with everyone enjoying the summer there are public meetings that are going to be held on a few different species, so you need to be put on the JCAA Email Alert. To get on this list you need to send an email to tfote@jcaa.org. When you send the email put in the subject JCAA Email Alert List and in the body of the email your name and the name of your club. For example: Striped Bass Draft Addendum II Public Hearing on July 22, 7:00 PM at the Toms River Township Clerk’s Office, L. Manuel Hirshblond Room 33 Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey. We all need to get more involved by writing letters and attend a public comment meeting which happens year-round.
I would like each of the Presidents of each of the member clubs to make sure that their delegates attend the regular monthly meeting so they can bring this information back. This is only one source of getting the correct information back to the clubs. I will be contacting each of the club Presidents requesting that their delegates attend meetings more regularly. There is a General Membership Meeting on June 29, 2010. There will be no General Membership Meeting in July or August.
As I mentioned in past newsletters, the Newspaper Committee is looking for clubs to send in a 500-word description about your club including who you are and what you do. Send it in by e-mail to jcaa@jcaa.org with the stipulation that we will be using these highlights in the order that they are received and they will be published in the JCAA newsletter. So send in a description and promote your club and possibly get new members that live or fish in your area.
Everyone at JCAA would like to wish everyone a safe summer and remember to take your kids and their friends fishing because they are the future of the recreational fishing community.
IMPORTANT
There is a General Membership Meeting on June 29, 2010 at Brick Civic Plaza, 270 Chambers Bridge Road in Brick.
There are no JCAA General Meetings in July and August.
The Next General Membership Meeting after the summer break will be September 28, 2010.
There is a Striped Bass Draft Addendum II Public Hearing on July 22, 7:00 PM at the Toms River Township Clerk’s Office, L. Manuel Hirshblond Room 33 Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey.
