From The Front Deck

UPCOMING
EVENTS
MARCH 2012
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Mar 14th - Chapter Meeting Ty
Sennett
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April 11th Chapter Meeting
Mike Hulbert
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April 28th 17th Annual
“Challunge on
the Chain”
Tournament
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May 9th - Chapter Meeting
IMTT Tom Rosak
What’s Inside
Maina Recap
2
Mar & Apr Mtgs
Ty Sennett
Mike Hulbert
3
FRV Decals Cabelas Booth Milwauk Show
4
Feb 2012 FRV
Banquet Recap IMA Notes
5
Breast Cancer
Aware Outing FRV Challunge
Tournament
Membership Pics
6
7
From The Front Deck
As I sit at the FRV Fundraising banquet and quietly observe, I hear “when
are we going fishing Daddy?” “How soon till we get to the cabin?” “Can you
untangle my line Dad, something’s wrong with it!” Then in an instant I’m
back and I’m looking at my two girls who are now grown young ladies and
think, wow what happened? Looking back, I remember having to spend
nearly an hour waking the boys up at the crack of noon to go fishing. Now,
they will be going to Canada with me this year, their 1st trip to another country to fish. My little boys are now young men with high school looming on the
horizon. Did I miss something? All around me this evening, are my close
friends with their families & children. As we’ve all grown old with this club,
our children have grown up right in front of us! I am amazed to see these
kids who were once toddlers with Snoopy poles, now attending our banquets
as collegiate scholars & athletes. Some of them have even married! Gone
but not forgotten, are the memories of those little hands being held by us as we walked them to the boat
for that 1st cast of the trip! All we have left are photos of toothless smiles hoisting up that Crappie or
Bluegill, so proud, so happy….wonderful times, priceless memories. Time stands still for just a moment,
then we are jolted back to the present! Our kids have indeed been instilled with something special. I
watch them now at our fishing derbies, as they patiently help the other “little ones”. “Here’s how you do
it” they coach. “Here’s how you set your bobber”. “This is how the worm goes on your hook so it stays
on”. I listen and smile. I close my eyes and remember when. The student has now become the
teacher. We have taught them well, and now without coaxing, unconsciously they pay it forward… as
we have taught them. I guess they do remember those times on the boat when you thought they weren’t
listening. They really were paying attention to those knot classes you taught to them and all those baitcasting 101 sessions! Somebody really was learning despite the pouting and long faces! As I look in
the rearview mirror I see a legacy we all can be proud of. We’ve taught our children to love and respect
the outdoors. To leave it cleaner than you found it. To hug a musky & let ‘em go. Our impact on these
children of ours has been profound; to say the least. The probability of our kids passing these traits onto
their children, is as close to 100% probable as I can guess. Kudos to all of you! You’ve done well! We
can be proud to have instilled these great core values in our children in a day and age where core values
just don’t seem to matter much anymore. Respect seems to be a lost word in many of our youths growing up in today’s environment. But we can’t rest on our laurels, as there are many more “little ones” who
need our help. There are many children out there who aren’t so lucky to have parents like us. We need
to continue to teach, mentor & develop these young minds to have a passion & respect for the outdoors.
We need to create that fire which “burns in the belly” of every young child out there that hasn’t experienced sunsets on a quiet lake teeming with catchable fish. You cannot imagine the impact we have on
these young boys & girls when we take time to teach them the “how to” and the “why” when it comes to
fishing, hunting and the outdoor experience. If your kids are grown, we must continue past the torch to
those less fortunate. The rewards are immeasurable. Please don’t stop mentoring and teaching! Take
a kid fishing this year and teach them all you can. They will remember that day on the water forever!
Thanks to all who attended the annual awards banquet & fundraiser. It was another HUGE success!
We gave away well over $42,000.00 in prizes! Dan Koniewicz did a great job MC’ing the awards presentation. My personal thanks goes out to Steve Kroll and the entire FRV board who worked so hard putting
this whole event together. Congrats to all of our award winners who brought home all those beautiful
plaques! BTW, all the monies that were raised during the banquet will be used to finance all the things
we have planned for this year which include; stocking, research, & youth activities! Finally, our 17th annual Spring Challunge on the Chain is scheduled for Saturday April 28th. We will once again be headquartered at Famous Freddie’s on Pistakee Lake. This is a great one day tournament and it’s a lot of fun
to fish, so sign up now. You can pay for your tournament entry via Pay Pal by simply clicking on the tab
found on the FRV website front page. Entry cost is $200.00/team after March 1st.
Until next month….ladies & gentlemen…..start your engines!!!
Rich Gallagher
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GENERAL
MEETINGS
7:00 PM SCHAUMBURG GOLF
401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL.
(847) 885-9009
BOARD
MEETINGS
7:00 PM. Cabelas, on Tuesday
following the General meeting.
All members are welcome to attend.
Recap of FRV “Maina Event” - Jan 12th Pete Maina Keynote Speaker
OFFICERS
847-741-9771
VP of Operations
Steve Crook (IMA Delegate)
Regional VP
Dan Koniewicz
Treasurer
Steve Kroll
Secretary
Dave Hebeda
2012 BOARD MEMBERS
Frank Lucido - Membership Director
847-559-8300
Dave VanDoorn - Youth Director
Hugh Flack - Youth Director
Dan Lamkin - Show Coordinator
Mark Lamont - Media
847-791-4766
Ken Miller - Contests
Todd Minor - Speakers (IMA Delegate)
John Deutinger - Website
2012
THANK YOU CHANDLERS – Thanks goes to Chandlers for
helping FRV promote monthly meeting attendance and dinners.
Chandlers has donated $25 Dinner for two Gift Certificates.
Each person who buys dinner at the meeting will receive a chance
for the gift certificates. Two certificates will be given away at each
meeting…
www.chandlerschophouse.com
Thursday March 14th Meeting Menu for Ty Sennet Night, TBD
CLUB/CHANDLER’S CHOPHOUSE
President
Rich Gallagher
MARCH
.
Those who braved the snow to attend our
club meeting on Jan 12th, were rewarded
with a unique FRV presentation from
Musky Legend Pete Maina - co-star of acclaimed fishing shows “the Next Bite” &
“Wisconsin Waters & Woods”
All attendees
received a free
DVD “Best Two
Days of Musky Fishing”!! Pete also treated
us to some “slob-o-sauruosly” funny Waters &
Woods Outtakes. Pete ended the evening with
a prolonged Question & Answer Session, custom tailored to a musky-savvy
FRV Audience...
Thank You Pete...
What do I do Petey??
Jim “Jimmy Z” Ziebka - Outings/
Raffles
Ken Sponseller - Stocking/Research (IMA Delegate)
Mark Rue - General Meetings
Tim Crews - Merchandise
Dave Lukac - Newsletter
[email protected]
Mel Wagner - At Large
Blake Pawlikowski - At Large
Pete Barber - IMA Delegate
WWW.FRVMUSKIE.COM
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MARCH
2012
Don’t Miss TY SENNET—FRV March Club Meeting…
Wed, March 14th; at 7:00 p.m.
Schaumburg Golf Club / Chandler’s Chop House
401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL. (847) 885-9009
.
Ty Sennett has over 25 years experience
fishing on the Chippewa Flowage, with 23
years as a licensed guide. He is dedicated to
finding and teaching new techniques and
locations to land you the elusive Musky. The
largest number of fish caught and released on
the Chippewa Flowage has been by none other
than Ty Sennet....
Ty is a also owner of the Sennett Tackle Co, producers of the famous
“Pacemaker” Top Water Bait. For a new & informative twist -Ty’s
presentation will feature bait tuning & repair tricks. There will also be
a custom signed Pacemaker for our raffle off at the end of the meeting. Everyone wins with Ty!!
Dinner at 6:00… See the
FRV FORUM for updates &
details…
http://www.frvmuskie.com/
FRV Welcomes MIKE HULBERT as our April 11th Speaker
Mike Hulbert has been musky fishing for 18 years, and his addiction has taken him to places all over the
country in search of this fierce beast! Whether he’s fishing his home waters in Indiana, or tackling the
Mighty Musky up in Northern Minnesota, you can be sure Mike will be on the water some place! Hope to
see you, as Mike will be host a one of a kind presentation - specially formulated for FRV!!
See the FRV FORUM for further updates…
MONSTER MUSKIES!!
http://www.frvmuskie.com/
MONSTER MUSKIES !!
WWW.FRVMUSKIE.COM
MONSTER MUSKIES!!
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FRV MUSKIES INC.
MARCH
2012
FRV Muskies 30th
Anniversary Decals
"30th Anniversary Decals"
$3.50 each or (3) for $10
Only 80 remain!!!
Please see Jim "Jimmy Z" Ziebka
at the raffle table at meetings.
FRV Booth at
Spring Expo - Hoffman Estates
Sat & Sun, March 17-18th, 2012
.
Visit our booth, as Chapter 39 - FRV Muskies will represent at the 2012 Cabela’s Spring Fishing Classic,
in Hoffman Estates. This will be an “Education of Anglers” & FRV Membership Drive. Stop by and say hi...
Chpt 39 - ILLINOIS “Flatlanders” Invade Milwaukee Musky Show:
Todd Minor spots a new
MUST have Bait, at show...
Tim Crews conducts Business North of the Border with familiar Resident Illinois Investors only...
The Illinois Economy remains safe for the moment!!
NO.
SALES@
3DPICTURESTORE.COM
PO BOX 8066 BARTLETT, IL.
WWW.FRVMUSKIE.COM
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MARCH
2012
4th Annual FRV Fundraiser Banquet & Winter Awards Recap
Saturday, Feb 25th, 2012
Over $45,000 in Silent Auction
& Raffle Prizes
$2,000 Diamond
Earring Winner
Men's Masters - 1 Ben Modica, 2 DVD,
3 Phil Gutmann, 4 Jim Edwards, 5 Rich Wren
Women’s Div - 1 Cathy Johnson, 2 Ver Berg,
3 Carol Nixon, 4 Samantha Egbert,
5 Amy Ragano
Men's Div - 1 Russ Schaller, 2 John Michalec,
3 Dan Koniewicz, 4 Mike Quinn, 5 Joe Alfe
Junior’s Div1 Jeremy Hebeda,
2 Makayla Alfe
Junior’s Multi-Species
1 Kyle Gallagher,
2 Louie Principata
Most Valuable Board
Member Award -
Steve Kroll (Left)
IMA Recap - by Simon Achenbrenner
Thank You Steve
.
The Illinois Muskie Alliance held its 2nd meeting of 2012, at Cabela’s in Hoffman Estates on Feb 18.
Debbie Bruce, head of IL Fisheries, was invited to address the crowd. She gave a small presentation, followed by a long discussion about budget shortfalls; which directly affects the Illinois DNR. This year the
DNR will see a $6 million dollar deficit. In 2013 it will be $23 million!
Right now, the IL DNR is looking for any & all suggestions to close this gap. Compared to other states, the
state of Illinois has one of the lowest priced fishing licenses, considering the amount of water that is managed & fished. Solving the budget problem is like having a sharp knife with an edge on both
sides. Right now the money for fishing licenses goes into a general fund; not all the money
goes back into the fisheries. If you raise the price of the license, you may lose some sales.
Here is where the other edge comes in. Every state gets federal dollars towards their respective DNR. The pie is
divided up by the number of licenses sold per state. The federal $ seem to be most important to the DNR for their
funding source. Basically, increase the number of licenses sold. Illinois has been losing their piece of the pie.
Competing states have even resorted to having a kids fishing license, for a nominal fee, just to boost the number.
So there you have it - like managing a room full of spinning plates. Hopefully this can be sorted out so nothing will
be cut. Right now muskie fishing appears to be safe. However, our state parks may not be so lucky in the future.
WWW.FRVMUSKIE.COM
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FRV MUSKIES INC.
MARCH
2012
FRV Spring Outing - “Cast for a Cure”
B
Our "Spring Fling" outing will be staying local with members:
Nick Ellis, Brendon Newell, Jeff Jonas - putting together the
"Cast for a Cure", Breast Cancer Awareness Outing…
This will be a non-boater outing…
- Saturday, May 19, 2012
- Chain O' Lakes State Park - Grove: Oak Point#2
Tournament Entry Fee is $25 per person;
All proceeds go to National Breast Cancer Foundation...
Details will be forthcoming here,
& on the FRV Website under “Outings”...
Regards,
Jim 'Jimmy Z' Ziebka
FRV Outings Director
Fox River Valley Chapter of Muskies Inc.
17th Annual “Challunge on the Chain”
Catch & Release Muskie Tournament Series
Headquarters: Famous Freddies on Pistakee Lake of the Fox Chain of Lakes
With an early spring in mind, its now time to sign up for our 17th Annual “Challunge on the Chain
Tournament.” The first installment of this two event series will be held on Saturday, April 28th, at 7 am...
The tournament will be held once again at Famous Freddie’s on Pistakee Lake. Spring Fever comes early this
year. It will be nice to get out to compete on the Chain. Details about the event - ramp/launching instructions,
and how to register on-line if you visit our website.
The bottom of the entry form appears below if you don’t want to go on-line to sign up...
Name: _______________________
Address: _____________________
City: ________ State: ___ Zip: ___
Phone: ____________Date: ______
Pre-register Entry Fee Per Team
____Tournament Series $380 (Spring/Fall)
____Spring Tournament $200 (Spring Only)
____Fall Tournament $200 (Fall Only)
WWW.FRVMUSKIE.COM
Mail Completed Form & Payment to:
Fox River Valley Chapter of Muskies Inc.
P.O. Box 7613, Algonquin IL 60102
MARCH
FRV MUSKIES INC.
2012
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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER…
For the past year, our membership has remained slightly over the 300 mark, which puts
the FRV chapter in 3rd place in the country. Our efforts to keep the numbers at 300 plus
is due to a lot of hard work and diligence. Our biggest challenge is reminding members
not to let their memberships expire, so if you receive a reminder letter from FRV or MI,
please don’t procrastinate, renew promptly…
You have the option of renewing your membership at the monthly meetings, or by email to me to me at
[email protected] , or by going to the www.muskiesinc.org website…
Thank you all for your support. We wish you a healthy, happy
New Year…
Frank Lucido / FRV Membership Director
Rich entices Muskie using Irish Jig!!
Robert Rogers lands this
Chillin’ Sow in the Chillin Air!!
PETER J. BARBER
& Associates, Inc.
CPA & Consultants
Family & Estate
Tax Planning & Preparation
Business Accounting & Taxes
(847) 726-7267
LAX REPRODUCTIONS
Rick Lax
Website: laxreproductions.com
Bus Phone: 715-547-3710
WWW.FRVMUSKIE.COM
Coming Attractions…
 Mar 14 - Club Mtg - Ty Sennet
 April 11th - Club Mtg - Mike Hulbert
 April 28th - 17th Annual - “Challunge
on the Chain” Tournament
 May 9th - Club Mtg - Tom Rosak - IMTT
Fox River Valley Chapter
P.O. Box 7613
Algonquin, IL 60102
Interested in sponsorship for a tournament or advertising in a newsletter?
Please contact the FRV Board members via email at:
[email protected]