Annual Club Meeting
2/23/08

In attendance:  Dave Harless, Scott Eggleton, Jim Mullen, Ellen Mullen, Jaimie Mullen, Ron File, Chris File, Ken Shaw, Jeff Shaw, Jack Vanderford, Kevin Burgess, Frank Brinegar, John Ayers, Austin File. 

Special thanks to Dave and Tami for hosting the meeting and the supper, and thanks also to Scott for providing all the crappie.  The food was great! 

The club treasurer balance as of the 23^rd was $103.62.  Dave reviewed the income and expenses for 2007. 

Awards for 2007 were:

Chele Ayers given $30 for our website.  Many thanks to Chele for such an outstanding job.

Chris File received the Lunker of the Year plaque and $200.

Scott Eggleton received the Club Champion plaque and $348. 

Officers elected for 2008 were:

            Dave Harless, President

            Scott Eggleton, Tournament Director

            Jim Mullen, Sect/Tres 

Summary of decisions made by the club for 2008:

Dues are $10 for the year and must be paid before fishing first tournament.

Voluntary Lunker of the Year pot is $10 and must be paid before fishing first tournament.

Must fish 6 regular points tournament to be eligible for the Fish Off.

There will be no tournaments dropped from the YTD scores.

Point system for scoring tournaments did not change.

Regular tournament entry fee will be $20 and must be paid before blast off.

            $5 – end of year fish off

            $3 – end of year club champion

            $7 – tournament winner

            $3 – tournament second place

            $2 – tournament third place

There will be an optional $5 pot for tourn. big fish.

Guest are only allowed to participate in the big fish pot.

Fish Off payback will be 60% for 1^st, 25% for 2^nd, 15% for third.

Perspective members must fish one tournament or attend a major club function before being considered for membership. 

Scott brought up to the club that he had discussed the use of the boat ramp with the Riverwalk Homeowners Association.  They may agree to let us keep using the boat ramp if the club agrees to pay part of the liability insurance ($50) each year and do a better job of parking so as not to block any Riverwalk residents from the ramp.  The club agreed to accept the offer but need the Association to know there is a risk.  Scott will get back to the club regarding this issue. 

The biggest issue discussed all night was how to get members to continue to fish all year.  There were many ideas discussed including getting more new members.  To accomplish this, members were encouraged to find new members, especially boaters.  There is no cap on the club membership (except for non boaters per the by-laws) at this time. 

The name & address listing is still changing and will be distributed at a later time. 

The door prizes donated by Hills Minnow Farm were won by Dave Harless (rod) and Frank Brinegar (hitch cover). 

Our club website is chele.net/hillsfishingclub. 

web site creation by Michele Ayers - report broken links or inaccuracies to
cheleoxo@aol.com