The regular membership of the Idaho State B.A.S.S.
Federation was called to order by President J.C. Worthen
at
The minutes of May 2003 were approved as written.
TREASURY
REPORT: The
Treasury report was approved.
INTRODUCTIONS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Guests introduced were:
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
YOUTH: Youth Director SCYLER HILL
reported:
J The Federation Youth
Directors agreed to let B.A.S.S. take over the National Youth Championship.
Each state can send one kid for each of the two age groups to Championship.
J Scyler and JC to attend club
meeting to talk about youth chapters. There are some possible changes to the
Casting Kids program coming.
J The Eastern Idaho C.A.S.T.
event will be July 26 at
J Western Idaho C.A.S.T. event
will be August 23 at Black Canyon Reservoir. We need to start looking for stuff
for the kids: lures, plastics, hooks, sinkers, etc.
J A fisherman (Jim Collins)
was lost in the river below
CONSERVATION: Conservation Officer STEVE
BURK reported:
J We are still looking for
conservation projects for the Federation.
J We told IDFG that we are
willing to salvage fish from Cascade if the actually do drain it, and that we
want to help restock bass into the lake after they poison it.
TOURNAMENT
DIRECTOR: Tournament
director JC Worthen reported:
J Idaho State Team got 2nd
at the Regional and we got $4000 back from the Alliance Sponsors.
J Neil Russell will be our representative
to the Nationals next year.
J Everyone needs to remember
to get the Marine Event Permits for their tournaments, especially on Black
Sands at C.J. Strike. The Owyhee County
Marine Deputy is checking permits.
J IDFG is talking about
possible tournament rule changes; a lot of people contacted them about it. We need to watch this…
J B.A.S.S./ESPN is starting a
new tournament circuit for Federation anglers in each region and wants to limit
the number of Federation Qualifiers in each State.
COMMUNICATION: Communication Officer STEVE
DAY reported:
J Federation newsletters went
out, some of the addresses on the Federation Roster are wrong, if a Federation
member did not receive a newsletter, please contact Steve Day or Allan
Chandler.
J It was pointed out that we
need to give better notification if a Federation meeting is cancelled.
OLD BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
J The September Federation
meeting will be at Creekside Resort in
J There will be changes in the
B.A.S.S./ESPN/Federation relationship coming; they probably won’t happen until
after 2004. The “Fab Five” Federation representatives
incorporated the Federation and asked for $200 from each State Federation for
legal fees. B.A.S.S./ESPN wants all Federations to support the National
Federation Sponsors rather than deciding between the
There being no more new business, President Worthen reminded all that the next meeting would be on July
17. The meeting adjourned at
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Secretary