4th
Qtr. Board Meeting
Sportsman’s
Warehouse
President Jay
McMillan convened meeting at
Quorum was
established with representatives from 6 of 7 active clubs present and
represented - BTR, DBM, MHBP, CBC, PPBM, RMBM
Secretary’s Report :
3rd Qtr
Report was accepted as published on line.
Audrey McKenney was
introduced as new secretary.
Treasurer’s Report:
Larry Krueger
presented the current report thru
Highlights of the
report include:
Overall,
financially doing fine
Total Cash Balance
was $34,871.34 as of
General Fund
balance was $27,257.77
2008 State Team
balance was $7,113.57
Scales have been
purchased and are reflected in the numbers
Net cash flow to
CBF for the period 11/18//06 to 11/16/07 was ($10,418.01) compared to
$25,300.74 for the same period in 2006
The difference of
($35.7K) between the periods can primarily be attributed to the boat raffle
proceeds in 2006 of $25.7K, expenses associated with hosting Divisional of
$6.3K, and the purchase of the tournament scales / software of $2.0K in 2007
Motion was made and
seconded to approve the Treasurer’s Report.
Tournament
Director’s Report:
Mike Hubbard did
not attend the meeting so there was very little new information available about
the current status of the 2008 State Team Qualifier Tournament (STQT)
Jay indicated that
the dates are in place and he was not sure on the progress of obtaining a host
hotel for the STQT
The Amistad Resort
- Byron Velvick’s hotel, was discussed as a possible site as Byron had
indicated at several of the Elite tournaments that he would like to work with
CLUBS: Please
plan on discussing at the January 2008 Board Meeting gifts/ giveaways structure
at the STQT to allow people, especially those that do not make the State Team,
have a pleasant experience. Initial suggestions included:
Everyone walk away
with some type of reward - State Team Member and / or gifts prizes
Gifts / prizes are
awarded to the non - Top 12 qualifiers
Some of the items
available for purchase from the Alliance Program - trolling motor, steel prop,
oil, Mustang Life Jackets - be given to the next tier of competitors after Top
12
Each Club donate a gift / prize at a fixed dollar amount - including
non-traditional items such as Dinner Gift Certificates
Clarification was
provided that the Tournament Director, not the Board, is responsible for the
tournament rules and that these rules can be very fluid.
Youth Director’s
Report:
Joe Lavery
appreciated everyone’s support and help throughout the year (and apology to
Blake)
We are seeing an
increase in the number of youths who want to fish
Casting Kids and
Jr. Clubs
Joe is putting
together sponsors for both individual and / or main events
Cabela’s is a main
sponsor
Banners this year
One lure for each
child - type does not matter
2 Casting Kids were
sent to Nationals in November and each received $500 for travel costs
(combination of CBF and BASS proceeds) - neither made the cut for the Classic
Championship was in
August
Jr. Clubs
Submit paperwork to
Youth Director
Qualify at the
state level
At the Championship
- all kids (of age) will fish if we have enough boats. If not, may have to have
Jr. Qualifier from each Club
Open for
suggestions for lakes
New schedule is
under development and the dates will be posted on the Website
Looking at the
total number of members and new youth groups - including those in
Youth Club contact
numbers will also be available on the Website
Jay indicated that
BASS may be changing the program after
One consideration
by BASS is to combine the two programs based on age group:
Ages 7 - 11 -
Casting Kids
Older than 12 years
- “graduate” into Jr Bassmasters
We may need to plan
accordingly to changes made by BASS and he will keep us posted
CLUBS - Again,
please submit your paperwork for your Youth Clubs and events to the Youth
Director
Conservation
Director’s Report
No report was
provided
CLUBS: Please
continue to bring conservation projects forward that improve anglers experience
and the community.
Website Director’s
Report
Frank Villa
reported that the Website is close to being done
Working on pictures
Please contact
Frank via email if any of the links are not working
CLUBS - you will
need to build your own websites and give the link to Frank
Frank will work
with you to develop your Club’s website
Also, free websites
can be obtained from various sites including Bassmasters. Com,
Active.com, and most of your individual internet servers - Comcast, Qwest, etc.
Old Business
Electronic scales
and TAYSYS software have been purchased
Costs were within
the budget (including rebate from BASS)
Jay displayed the
scales
Software is written
and testing continues
Looking at which
computer to load the program
Software came with
one license
System should be
fully operational for the 2008 STQT
Trolling Motor
Purchases
We are on track to
receive the four trolling motors (2- 82lb and 2 - 105lb) this year. Motorguide
slightly lowered the purchased amount so the check is going out this week and
we should have by first part of December
The trolling motors
will be sold at the same price as voted in the 3rd Qtr Board Meeting
(82lb at $750 and 105lb at $800) - checks are to be made to CBF
Western Divisional
Thank-You Gifts
Hooded jackets have
been purchased for $475 or about half of the budget
CLUBS - On
behalf of CBF, please be sure to thank your members and guests who helped in
making this a successful event as we could not have done this without their
hard-work and contribution
New Business
Larry Triplett and
Audrey McKenney thanked all the Clubs and their members for their support of
Larry at Nationals. The CBF support before (including the “Unofficial Larry
Triplett Fan Club“), during and after the tournament was great. With the “flip
bite” being off, your kind emails, phone calls and words of encouragement kept
Larry fishing and was greatly appreciated by
the two of them.
BASS Nationals
Meeting - Jay provided the following highlights of the meeting and will provide
more information as BASS shares it with him:
STATE TEAM
MEMBERS - it was announced that Nationals will be at
Sponsors /
Alliance Contract
with Triton, Motorguide maybe changing
Historically, CBF
has signed the contract enabling a progressive (all the way to the Classic)
prize levels to the State and Competitors. And, it has provided for purchases a
fully rigged boat and / or trolling motors at a substantial discount
Boat can be any
Triton-type and rigged as we want - cost is about 50% of dealer costs
2007 CBF purchased
the 4 trolling motors
At the Classic in
February 2008, Skeeter / Yamaha / Bass Cat may present but nothing was
presented by these companies at the meeting
Triton and
Motorguide Contract want an exclusive contract by
Both companies
wanted CBF to sign a 3 year contract with no long-term incentive but also
offered a one-year contract
Triton appears to
be pulling away from the Classic / Pros and wants to invest in the Federation
as this is the group purchasing boats
For 2008-2010,
Triton is looking at increasing the progressive winnings / prizes (State
Champion / Divisional / Nationals) but no specifics were provided
Jay recommended CBF
sign a one-year contract with the existing
Motion was made and
approved for CBF to sign a one-year Alliance Contract with Triton and
Motorguide
Jay indicated that
the Lowrance contract has been signed
This contract is
different from the above and has different contract terms including the State’s
vision statement, growth strategy, website, and picture / banners requirements,
etc.
Again, the contract
offers a progressive discount to members (CBF member / State Team / State
Champion / etc.)
Lowrance will
fulfill the orders but will not make any promise on the delivery date
Backlog on various
models including the 520s and 528s
Lowrance supports
main line store orders first - again all orders will be fulfilled
CLUBS - please
contact Jay to order Lowrance products as he is the central point of contact
for the order form. Also, please remember to proactively put up Sponsors’
banners to show appreciation / support and this may also meet CBF contract
terms
Purolator is
offering a cash incentive program for Clubs beginning February 2008
Purchases of an
approved product list by Purolator and Bosch will be eligible for a cash
incentive. Box tops, not receipts, will be required
Cash incentives
will be provided back to each participating Club
Appears to be a
great opportunity for Clubs and Youth Programs to raise money by partnering
with local automotive stores/ service stations
Some items may have
a $4 to $6 cash incentive tied to it
The program will be
centrally managed. One person for the Federation will track the products / cash
incentives by Club, submit a report 3 times a year to Purolator, and disburse
funds back to the Clubs
Jay has volunteer
to perform this function for CBF
CLUBS - look for
more information via email or regular mail from Jay
Ramada Inn - 10%
off best available rate
Longhorn Chewing
Tobacco - Triton / Mercury Giveaway
Bass Insider is
still free to Federation members
Federation
Membership - over 21K members and over 1K youth members
Western Divisional
Hosting Responsibility
Will not overlap
TBF
Each state has
moved up one year
BASS is not looking
for a buyer but does have budget challenges
Currently looking
at how manage within the 2008 budget of $1.6M (2007 expenditures was $2.6M -
two Nationals)
Looking at various
options for the future but nothing is final
State Champion
would come directly from state qualifier and move on to Nationals
Concern was raised
that eliminating Divisional would hurt membership as this is a version of the
Classic for some members
Eliminate Nationals
and determine the Divisional winner at Divisional to go to Classic
Looking at
expanding in non-traditional sponsors
BCWC - Financials
were in the black and the structure is changing but not finalized. Changes
include:
10 Regions now 6
True-Buddy
Tournament - no blind draw, stay with
your partner all the way
Random polygraph
tests may be administered at Regional / Championship
No state team
swapping based on state attendance
Regional will be
March 11-16, 2008 at the Delta in Stockton, CA
Championship is
CLUBS - your
teams need to sign up Mike Hubbard as they may go straight to Regional based on
state numbers
Realignment of
States between regions will not occur
CLUBS - if you
want to make a proposal to move to Central Region, you can do it at the next
meeting but it could be a 2-3 year process with a low probability of success
CLUBS - ANNUAL
MEMBERSHIP / REGISTRATION MUST BE DONE BY
On-line Roster
System will continue to be used
Federation
membership is time sensitive
Updates to BASS
must be in by December 31
Each club must have
6 or more members
Annual Dues are $37
- $17 to CBF and $20 to BASS
Increase in CBF
dues from $15 to $17 was schedule to terminate at the end of 2007. Motion was
made and approved to maintain the $17 annual dues through
CLUBS - please
contact Jay with officer changes. Please send CBF dues to and a contact name
and telephone number for questions to:
Audrey McKenney
Parker, CO 80134
Frank Villa
recommended some kind of recognition (incl. plaques) be given to sponsors,
including those who provide a meeting room and food
Clubs - please
let Jay know on who the sponsor is and amount of money for recognition (Frank
has a contact in
Denver Bassmasters
had several announcements:
Next
Club meeting at
December 8-9 is Ice
Fishing Weekend at Bass Pro Shops and DBM will be emceeing
For kids (just for
fun) - 4-6 fishing stations with 400 trout
CLUBS -DBM is
looking for volunteers for this event. Please contact Tom Grace.
Colorado State Park
Passes - there will be a slight increase in park fees for 2008
CLUBS - if you
are hosting opens, please post on the website for greater attendance (contact
Frank Villa for assistance)
CAST and Ft Carson
Kids will be posted
Please check Jr.
Bassmasters schedule for overlap dates as they need as many boats as possible
for their events
Next CBF meeting
will be on January 19th (third Saturday of month). DBM will host -
time and location will be announced
Jay will talk to
Allen to see if there will be a State Team Meeting on this day
At the meeting, we
will need to elect officers as every position will be open
A motion was made
and approved that all current officers - Jay McMillan, Larry Krueger, Audrey
McKenney, Mike Hubbard, be nominated as candidates
Conservation
Director is vacant and CBF is seeking candidates - the Director does not need
to develop a huge project but just help rebuild the program.
Clarification of
the by-laws was made that the Vice President and Tournament Director are two
separate leaders. The Vice President is responsible for the functionality of
the tournament and can have a Tournament Director working with him / her.
CLUBS - please
bring Officer nominations to the next meeting.
Motion was made and
second to adjourn the meeting at