Exec Meeting 2-9-09

[T.J.]

Exec Board Meeting February 9, 2009

~ Hopefully all that wanted to make the Exec Meeting were able
If not or you have question/comments please feel free to contact us at:
[e-mail]

• Big Ten Championship
  - To be held possibly on April 18-19
  - Location is still unknown at this time
  
  
• Qualifier Tournament For the top Five
  - Some ideas for place to fish:
  •Jacksonville on the 3rd weekend of April
  • Egypt
  - Dates
  • April 25- 26
  • 2nd weekend of Spring Break
  • Weekend after Big Ten Championship
  
  - Style of the Tournament
  • No practice day and 2 day tournament with an off limit time
  • No practice day and 2 1day tournaments on the same lake
  • If over Spring Break have a practice day with a 2 day tournament
  • Tournament were practice day is were everyone picks own day to pre-fish and then it is off limits
  • 3 fish limit the 1st day and 5 fish limit the 2nd day points will be given for the total weight after the two days
  - Ideas on what boats will be available
  • To be discussed further
  - If you have any suggestion please contact Leo at [e-mail]
  - Place, Date and Style will be finalized at the next Exec. Meeting
  

• Illinois Collegiate Tournament
  - SIU is hosting the tournament on March 21-22
  - It is to be held in Springfield
  - Anyone is invited to attend just please contact Leo at [e-mail]

• Arkansas Tech Invitational
  - Anyone is welcome to go to this tournament
  • Please contact Leo at [e-mail]
  - To be held on March 21-22

• Moline High School Tournament
  - Held at Newton on March 20-21
  - Anyone, again, is allowed to go
  • If you are interested please contact Leo at [e-mail]

• Sponsorships
  - Columbia
  • Sending in order on Tuesday for the top ten
  • They sent us the banners for us to display this week
  - Duce
  • Possibly getting an orange shirt signed by the members of the club and framing the shirt as a thank you for their work for us.
  - Top 10 must be at the next monthly meeting to sign the shirt
  - Anyone that has pictures of them fishing and would like them displayed around the shirt please bring them to the next monthly meeting.
  - Tackle Warehouse
  • Leo talked to Brian this week and worked out some of the list problems
  - The list is updated and ready to be used.
  • Skinny Bear Order
  - Steve Mui would like us to put in an order since he can get us a discount
  • Discount amount is unknown

• Social Event Ideas
  - If you have any suggestion or would like to have one of these ideas for sure please contact T.J. at [e-mail]
  • Barbeque
  • Cosmic Bowling
  • Pizza (Monical’s?)
  • Bar-crawl in the Spring
  • Boats Shows
  • Camping Trip
  • Movie Night
  • Poker Night using Lures

• Insurance on the Boats
  - As of right now the boats are still uninsured; though we are still calling around
  

• Boats Repairs
  - Ranger
  • Broken again
  - In process of getting fixed
  - Ouchita
  • Almost in perfect working condition
  - Still looking for leak
  • Possibly a rivet problem
  - Exec. Board vote that Steve is not allowed to use the boats for a field test on Tuesday due to the fact that he is graduated and the club can not insure him.
  - A check list is being made for the boats so we don’t have any more problems with people forgetting to do important things like draining them so they don’t freeze

• Fund Raising Ideas
  - If you do have any suggestions again feel free to contact Leo at [e-mail]
  • Selling Donuts
  • Tournament with the Champaign Bass Club
  • Open Tournament over the summer

• Shirts
  - Again this year we will be selling t-shirts
  - We would like your input on a new design for the t-shirts
  • If you have a design planned or just an idea please email Kerry at [e-mail]

• Fishing Trips
  - If anyone is planning a fishing trip and would like others to join them just post it on the board.
  

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