TBF of CT monthly meeting minutes of October 24, 2024

Present were: Bio Bass, Fishing Crew, Northern, Southeast.

Minutes were passed as written.

Tournament Report:
   Two day – Five boaters, no co-anglers.  Matt Marinelli, Jim Johnson and Mark Pszczokowski made the NSF for 2025.

2025 Proposed Trail:
Candy  April 27th
Lilly   May 18th
Zoar  June 1st
Ct River July 20th
Candy August 24th

Last Open 15 Boats. CBN put a tourney on Lilly was the same day.

Hunting and Fishing Show at Mohegan Sun 
 Friday March 21 - 1 to 7pm
      1 to 5pm    or    3 to 7pm
 Saturday March 22 – 9 to 6pm
      9 to 1pm or  12 to 4pm or  2 to 6pm
 Sunday  March 23 – 9 to 5pm
      9 to 1pm  or  10 to 2pm  or  1 to 5pm
Please contact Amy to sign up for a four hour shift. 
 Jim Johnson will be working Sunday 1 to 5 and breaking down the booth.

OLD Business:   
    NSF anglers need to be sure to work the Opens and the Fishing Show(s) to fulfill their requirements. 
  It was discussed, if we have a junior club in the future, should we add taking junior anglers out as a way to work NSF Anglers’ requirements?
   We have penalty for failure to do so.  We need to enforce it!!
   In the past we have had one angler handle 3 or 4 Opens as a Tournament Director. Should we try to do it this way again??

  We have not received a check from National for running the NSF. 

  2025 NSF Hopatcong NJ  Sept 27 & 28th, 2025.

NEW Business:  
   Rich Schumacher with Jim Johnson, Keith Cleary and Nick Cortina presented a proposed Tournament Trail change and By Law Changes.
   Attached will be the 2025 Trail Proposal. This was not given to the entire executive board before bringing it to the floor. 
  There was discussion of the pros and cons of eliminating the Two Day and not having a $150 entry fee for qualifying for the NSF from the trail.
   Not everyone was on board with this idea.  

 Fred Perry proposed that we ban the use of Forward Facing Sonar during our trail tournaments starting in 2025.  A LOT OF DISCUSSION took place.

Highlights:  If the FFS is on the bow, the Angler needs to leave the drivers graph on for the co-angler. On the setting of the co-anglers’ choice. 
  Refine the rules for where the co-angler can cast.  The co-angler needs to stay off the front deck, BUT  he will be able to cast forward of the drivers’ console.  Don’t CROSS each others’ line. 
  BACK BOATING – Chasing FFS fish – leaving no water for co-angler.

Officers nominated for 2025Trail

President   Jim Johnson
Vice Pres  Lee Tracy and Fred Perry  (one year term)
Treasurer    Jeff Misaiko
Secretary    Paul Bossardet

                  Respectfully  Submitted,

                   Amy Perry,  TBF of CT Secretary