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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S April 11th club meeting featuring Rick Albers ` FRV NEWS CAST A P R I L 2 018 April 18th FRV BOD meeting at Cabela s!

April Issue What s Inside Board - General 2 Catch a Trophy Raffle April 14th Speaker 4 2018 Club Outings 5 Awards Banquet Members Only Contest Winners!

1 U P C O M I N G E V E N T S April 11th club meeting featuring Rick Albers ` FRV NEWS CAST A P R I L April 18th FRV BOD meeting at Cabela s! May 19th FRV 23rd Annual Spring Challunge on the Chain. May 20th. Take a Vet Fishing Outing on the Fox Chain! April Issue What s Inside Board - General 2 Catch a Trophy Raffle April 14th Speaker Club Outings 5 Awards Banquet Members Only Contest Winners! From The Membership Circle Challunge on the Chain Entry Form IMTT Tourney Schedule March was a pretty exciting month for FRV. Ninety members and guests shook off the old and winter blues to attend our meeting featuring Spencer Berman and free pizza. Not sure whether it was Spencer or the pizza, but it was our largest meeting attendance in several years. We ended March with our Awards Banquet and Fundraiser. Again, we had record turnout with a complete sellout and some overflow of over 230 people. With a huge prize list of over $32,000 we were able to net over $20,000 for the club treasury. This will go a long way towards funding our club activities. Dave Van Doorn gave a nice presentation on Take A Vet Fishing and a Special Award was given to Diane Schneider, formally with Cabela s, for her generous support of club activities. A special shout out goes to all the sponsors that donated prizes to our event especially Alden Management Services, Inc which donated a check for $5,000. Thanks to all the Board members who donated their time and talents to make this event a success! Our membership continues to grow slowly but surely each month as new people come to our meetings and attend our events and find out what a great Chapter we are! On the news front, I hope you are paying attention to the ongoing battle over Muskie stocking in Minnesota. A local property owner on one of the lakes has recruited some state legislators to introduce a law allowing lake associations to determine whether a lake should be stocked or completely ban stocking. You can read about on the internet. Voice your opinion on this before a great Muskie fishery is destroyed. Locally a task force has been established to study the decline in Lake Shelbyville and determine what can be done to revive he fishery. And finally, I saw an interesting video on Facebook. A gentleman was ice fishing for walleye, when suddenly his Vexilar unit started moving towards the hole. He began pulling up the sonar unit and when he got it up to the hole a Muskie was hanging on. He got it through the ice and it turned out to be a 50x24 inch fish. That big girl just wouldn t let go! Every year something more unbelievable happens! I see that some of our members have been braving the cold temps and been out fishing. Hopefully we ll have some reports at our April meeting. We have our spring Challunge on the Chain coming up on May 19th. If you haven t registered get your application in as time seems to be flying by. There will also be an outing to Cave Run, Kentucky. If you re interested contact Dan Koniewicz. Our guest speaker this month is Rick Albers from Chaos Tackle. Hope you can attend and bring a friend! Till next month. Steve Kroll

CHOPHOUSE 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL.

OFFICERS President Steve Kroll (773) 724-6305 steve.

com Vice President Dan Koniewicz Treasurer Pete Barber Secretary

Director 847-559-8300 Joe Erkenswick - Media Director Steve Crook

Todd Minor Speaker Director/ IMA Dave Klop PR Director Pete Barber

2 P A G E 2 FRV MUSKIES INC. GENERAL MEETINGS 7:00 SCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUB/CHANDLER S CHOPHOUSE 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL. (847) BOARD MEETINGS 6:00PM at Cabela s on Wednesdays following our General club meeting. All members are welcome to attend. OFFICERS President Steve Kroll (773) steve.kroll@thealdennetwork.com Vice President Dan Koniewicz Treasurer Pete Barber Secretary Blake Pawlikowski 2018 BOARD MEMBERS Frank Lucido - Membership Director Joe Erkenswick - Media Director Steve Crook Res. & Stocking Dir. Todd Minor Speaker Director/ IMA Dave Klop PR Director Pete Barber IMA Delegate Dan Lamkin Trade Show Director Hugh Flack Chapter Rep. Tim Crews Merchandise Director Rich Gallagher Newsletter Editor Mark Rue ALD Terry Magnusson ALD Steve Behrends ALD Mike Pierce ALD Mike Mark Youth Director Blake Pawlikowski Webmaster SALES@3DPICTURESTORE.COM P.O. BOX 8066 BARTLETT, IL PETER J. BARBER & Associates, Inc. CPA & Consultants Family & Estate Tax Planning & Preparation Business Accounting & Taxes (847)

FRV MUSKIES INC. P A G E 3 SUPPORT YOUR CHAPTER FRV MONTHLY CLUB RAFFLE! The Catch a Trophy Raffle will begin in March!

00 The First drawing will be held at our March 24th, 2018 Fundraising Banquet and then every month thereafter.

A booklet of 5 tickets has been mailed to every club member and you should be receiving them soon.

3 FRV MUSKIES INC. P A G E 3 SUPPORT YOUR CHAPTER FRV MONTHLY CLUB RAFFLE! The Catch a Trophy Raffle will begin in March! We are selling monthly raffle tickets for $20/each and we will have 9 monthly drawings! Monthly CA$H prize payouts will be as follows: 1st: $ nd: $ rd: $ th: $ th: $ The First drawing will be held at our March 24th, 2018 Fundraising Banquet and then every month thereafter. If you win, your ticket will get put back into the drum, so it will be possible for you to win multiple times throughout the year! A booklet of 5 tickets has been mailed to every club member and you should be receiving them soon. We ask that each member either buy the 5 tickets for themselves or sell the 5 tickets to friends, family or co-workers! Monies raised by this raffle will help support the clubs efforts with stocking, conservation and youth programs throughout 2017! Please send your $ check for the 5 tickets to Steve Kroll, 5406 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL As always we appreciate your support! Get out there and sell some tickets and raise some money for your chapter! Good luck and hopefully you or someone you know will cash in sometime in 2018!! Steve Kroll FRV President

P A G E 4 APRIL 14TH SPEAKER THE FOX RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER PROUDLY PRESENTS RICK ALBERS WENDNESDAY APRIL 11TH, 2018 AT THE SCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUB Rick Albers is a 56-year old who just moved to southern

4 P A G E 4 APRIL 14TH SPEAKER THE FOX RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER PROUDLY PRESENTS RICK ALBERS WENDNESDAY APRIL 11TH, 2018 AT THE SCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUB Rick Albers is a 56-year old who just moved to southern Wisconsin. Rick and his wife, Jill have been married for 34 years. They have a daughter Clara and son Josh, who are both out of the house. Rick founded Esox Assault Tackle about eight years ago and bought Chaos Tackle Company a few years later. Rick grew up in Wisconsin and caught his first Muskie as a teen. Now that s all he fishes. His companies are a one stop shop deal. You can get rods with the Assault Sticks line up or Custom X. Excellent baits including bucktails and spinners, surface lures, crankbaits, and soft rubber like the Pegasus, the new Poseidon and all popular MEDUSSA. Rick is an excellent person to work with. His line up of rods and baits are fantastic. The quality and workmanship are top notch. Many premier guides use his equipment. Mike Hulbert, Spencer Berman and even Chris Taurisano. THEY CATCH FISH and BIG ONES TOO. Donation of $5.00/person at the door is appreciated. Dinner is available to anyone arriving before the meeting and wishing to order from the menu. Updates on FRV outings, events, and member fishing reports begin at 7:00PM. The speaker usually begins around 7:30. The Schaumburg Golf Club is located at 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL. All meetings are open to the public, so grab a friend and come on out to see this awesome musky presentation!

5 2018 CLUB OUTINGS P A G E 5 Event: 23 rd Annual CHALLUNGE ON THE CHAIN Muskie Tournament When: May 19, 2018, 7am to 4pm Where: Fox Chain of Lake, Antioch, IL Cost: $ $ per 2 man team (Dependent on Entry Date) Event Coordinator: Dan Koniewicz, , dan.koniewicz@aptar.com Additional Information: This year will mark our 23rd anniversary for this event. It is the oldest Muskie tournament in the State of Illinois. More information is available at frvmuskie.com in the Tournament Forum page. Event: 22 nd Annual Lake of the Woods Summer Outing #1 When: July 7 th 13 th, 2018 Where: Lake of the Woods, Angle Outpost Resort, MN Cost: Lodging is $70.00 per Day Event Coordinator: Phil Gutmann , muske62@comcast.net Additional Information: The outing kicks off Saturday July 7 th. Ice, boat electric, boat launching and dockage is included in the daily fee. Meals will be coordinated by Phil and are not included in the price. Fuel for your boat is extra and is available on site. This is the start of the summer peak season and the muskies on LOTW are very active. There is a good chance of getting a 50 inch fish at this outing. A $ Deposit will be required by March 1 st. Boat retails are available and need to be arranged with the resort Event: 4th Annual Lake of the Woods Summer Outing #2 When: July 14th 21th, 2018 Where: Sunset Lodge, Oak Island, MN Cost: Lodging & Food is $ Per Day (7 th Day of Lodging is free, $65.00) Event Coordinator: Mike Quinn, , musky99@att.net Additional Information: The outing kicks off Saturday July 14th. Some people will arrive early. Three meals per day, boat electric, boat and dockage is included in the daily fee. Launch fees and Ice are extra. Fuel for your boat is extra and is available on site. Launch is also an extra fee. This is the summer peak season and the muskies on LOTW are very active. A $ Deposit will be required to hold your reservation. Space is very limited. Event: Eagle Lake Late Summer (Canada) When: August 24th - August 31st 2018 Where: Century Island Lodge, Ontario Cost: Approximately $1,050 per person using own boat. Boat rentals will be available at an extra cost. Event Coordinator: Dan Koniewicz, , dan.koniewicz@aptar.com Additional Information: This will be our 1st outing to Eagle Lake. The price will include food, docking & ice. Space will be limited to 10 people. A $ deposit is due by March 14 th. Event: 4th Annual Fall Flowage Fun at Popp s Resort When: October 5 th - October 8 th, This is Friday to Monday. Where: Popp s Resort, Crivitz WI Cost: Rooms are $80.00 per night, if you book 2 nights the 3 rd is free. The rooms are a motel unit with two bedrooms and a small kitchen. ($53.00 per Night) Event Coordinator: Dan Koniewicz, , dan.koniewicz@aptar.com Additional Information: The outing kicks off Friday October 5th. This will be our 4th year of going up to Popp s resort. Popp s will have suckers available for purchase. Suckers will have to be ordered ahead. We will coordinate dinners as group. There are many restaurants in the area. Space is limited. A $50.00 deposit is due by April 11 th. Event: The Last Fling Cave Run, Kentucky When: November 30 th December 3 rd 2018 Where: Mountain Muskie Lodge (Tony Grant s Facility) Cost: Approximately $35.00 per night per person. Event Coordinator: Dan Koniewicz, , dan.koniewicz@aptar.com Additional Information: The outing kicks off Thursday November 30th. We will coordinate dinners as group. There are restaurants in the area or we will cook at the lodge. Additional coordination and on this event will happen in the fall. A $35.00 deposit is due by September 12 th.

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P A G E 8 FRV MUSKIES INC. FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER April! Where is the warm weather?

My boat is in storage and I plan to take it out around the 15 th.

gone south to fish and they probably have been fishing the chain since the ice-out. No doubt they have already registered fish! Good for them!

We must being doing something right as a club!

Sounds like I am getting a little sappy. OK I will stop. What we need is for more people to join the board, become part of the planning and decision making.

They are held on the Wednesday following the general meeting at 6:00pm at Cabela s in one of the upstairs meeting rooms.

We presently have 250 members and would like to increase this number to 280 members.

8 P A G E 8 FRV MUSKIES INC. FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER April! Where is the warm weather? It seems like the spring season drags-on and one day we wake-up to 60 degree temps. I am ready and I know you-all are ready. My boat is in storage and I plan to take it out around the 15 th. Most of us look forward to working on our boats, getting them ready for our first Spring-outing on the water, and then there are the die-hards, who have gone south to fish and they probably have been fishing the chain since the ice-out. No doubt they have already registered fish! Good for them! They are our inspiration! Speaking of inspiration, the past club meetings have been inspirational! I mean the attendance has been very good indeed. We must being doing something right as a club! It warms my heart to see good turn-outs, because we members on the board work hard to make FRV successful and your attendance is a testament to this. Sounds like I am getting a little sappy. OK I will stop. What we need is for more people to join the board, become part of the planning and decision making. It is not difficult or very time consuming. We need new ideas and your input. So come to a board meeting. They are held on the Wednesday following the general meeting at 6:00pm at Cabela s in one of the upstairs meeting rooms. As for Membership-please renew in a timely fashion, you might consider a 2 or 3 year renewal. Save a little money by doing so. We presently have 250 members and would like to increase this number to 280 members. You heard this from me before, bring a friend to the next meeting, and ask someone who likes to fish to come along. They will get something out of the meeting. We have good speakers and good members. Remember, I am always at the back to help with your renewal needs and I give away nice lures for renewing your membership in person. Frank Lucido Membership Director GOT PHOTOS?? It can be anything outdoor related, fishing photos, hunting, outdoor scenery, weather, sunsets, wildlife etc.. Any fish species is OK, it doesn t have to be just muskies! Please your photos to Rich Gallagher at rgallagher@awtlabelpack.com and we ll get it in the upcoming issues for you!

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10 P A G E IMTT SCHEDULE March 24th & 25th IMTT Jake Wolf Memorial Tournament at Spring Lake North Contact: Bob Taylor; imtt2014@gmail.com; Fishing Hours: 7am-4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday Take Off & Return: Causeway ramp Friday Night Registration: McCritter s Grill 2801 Court St., Pekin IL (IL Rte. 9W) ENTRY FEES RECEIVED AFTER 8 PM FRIDAY, MARCH 23rd 2018 WILL BE CHARGED A $20.00 LATE FEE. Saturday Dinner / Raffle: 6 9 PM at McCritter s Grill, 2801 Court St, Pekin IL Local Lodging: Motel 6; 2801 Court St., Pekin IL 61554; ; Super Kelly Ave., Pekin IL ; EconoLodge 3240 Vandever Ave., Pekin, IL Lake Info: No Launch fee, Max HP 25. Entry Fee: $150 per person. Spring Lake North has parking for 18 tournament rigs to launch the morning of the tournament.. All other entrants must be shuttled to the Spring Lake South parking lot or to the campground area. April 21st & 22nd IMTT Spring Classic at Lake Kinkaid Contacts: Howard Chambliss; hdpada@aol.com; Kyle Kroening; kylek4215@gmail.com; Fishing Hours: 7am-4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday. Take Off & Return: Mount Joy Boat Ramp (Main Marina). Friday Night Registration: 5-8 America s Best Value Inn, Murphysboro IL. ENTRY FEES RECEIVED AFTER 8 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 20th 2018 WILL BE CHARGED A $20.00 LATE FEE. Saturday Dinner/Raffle: 6 VFW Post 7190, 108 S 10th St., Murphysboro IL (Behind the Courthouse on 10th Street). Local Lodging: America s Best Value Inn 128 E Walnut St., Murphysboro IL Lake Info: No launch fee, no horsepower limit.. Entry fee: $150 per person. April 28th & 29th Shawnee Muskie Hunters Spring Fling Tournament at Lake Kinkaid Contact: John Wright; ; jadrian1951@hotmail.com Ray Wheelock Fishing Hours: 7am- 4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday. Take Off & Return: Mount Joy Boat Ramp (Main Marina). Friday Night Registration: Americas Best Value Inn 128 E Walnut St., Murphysboro IL Saturday Dinner/Raffle: 6 VFW Post 7190, 108 S 10th St., Murphysboro IL (Behind the Courthouse on 10th Street). Local Lodging: Americas Best Value Inn 128 E Walnut St., Murphysboro IL Lake Info: No launch fee, no horsepower limit.. Entry Fee: $100 per person; Youth under 18 $50 per person. May 19th Fox River Valley Chapter Challunge on the Chain at Fox Chain of Lakes Contact: Steve Kroll; stevekrollcpa@sbcglobal.net Fishing Hours: 7am-4pm. Take Off & Return: Steitz s Resort on Bluff Lake. You can launch and recover from anywhere on the Chain, but departure is at Steitz s. Dinner / Raffle: Antioch VFW. 75 North Ave., Antioch IL Local Lodging: Best Western Plus 350 West Illinois Route 173, Antioch IL Lake Info: Fox Waterway Stickers Triangle Sports and Marine, W Grass Lake Rd., Antioch IL ; CJ Smiths Resort, W. Grass Lake Rd., Antioch IL ; Ben Watts Marina, 116 S U.S Highway12, Fox Lake IL Entry fee: $220.00/ PER 2 MAN TEAM. June 9th & 10th IMTT Mike Sule Memorial Tournament at Fox Chain of Lakes Contact: Phil Gutmann; muske62@comcast.net; or Ron Haynes; hayneselec@aol.com; Fishing Hours: 7am-4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday. Take Off & Return: Thirsty Turtle N. Woodbine Ave. Antioch IL You can launch and recover from anywhere on the Chain, but departure is at The Thirsty Turtle. Friday Night Registration: 5-8 Thirsty Turtle N. Woodbine Ave. Antioch IL 60002; ENTRY FEES RECEIVED AFTER 8 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 8th 2018 WILL BE CHARGED A $20.00 LATE FEE. Local Lodging: Best Western Plus 350 West Illinois Route 173, Antioch IL 60002; Lake Info: LAKES OPEN TO THIS TOURNAMENT ARE: CHANNEL, CATHERINE, MARIE, BLUFF, SPRING & PETITE LAKES and connecting channels.. Fox Waterway Stickers Triangle Sports and Marine, W. Grass Lake Rd., Antioch IL ; CJ Smith s Resort, W. Grass Lake Rd., Antioch IL ; Ben Watts Marina, 116 S U.S Highway12, Fox Lake IL Entry Fee: $150 per person.

2018 IMTT SCHEDULE P A G E 11 September 22nd Quad County Hawg Hunters Club Tournament at Prairie Lake Contact: Duane Landmeier; 815-761-5182 dlandmeier@frontier.

11 2018 IMTT SCHEDULE P A G E 11 September 22nd Quad County Hawg Hunters Club Tournament at Prairie Lake Contact: Duane Landmeier; dlandmeier@frontier.com Fishing Hours: 6:30am-2:30pm Saturday. Take Off & Return: North Ramp (South of Hwy 11 on Geiss Rd) on Prairie Lake. Friday Registration: Call Local lodging: River Bank Lodge 522 S 6th St., Petersburg IL 62675; Nine lakeside cabins are available for rent by visiting: Campsites are also available at Jim Edgar State Fish and Wildlife Area. Cabins are limited to two vehicles per cabin but sleep up to 6 people; Panther Creek Lodge N. Newmansville Rd. Ashland IL Lake Info: No horsepower restrictions however entire lake is NO WAKE. Entry fee: $75 per person. September 29th & 30th IMTT Gregg Tichacek Memorial Lake McMaster Contact: Bob Taylor; imtt2014@gmail.com; Fishing Hours: 7am-4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday. Take Off & Return: Main ramp. Friday Night Registration: 5-8:30 pm at Super 8 in Galva 301 Commercial St., Galva IL. ENTRY FEES RECEIVED AFTER 8 PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th 2018 WILL BE CHARGED A $20.00 LATE FEE. Local Lodging: Galva Inn & Suites, 301 Commercial St., Galva IL Lake Info: 10 horsepower restriction on entire lake. Entry Fee: $150 per person. October 6th & 7th IMTT Fall Classic at Prairie Lake (Jim Edgar SFWA) Contact: Bob Taylor; imtt2014@gmail.com; Fishing Hours: 7am-4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday. Take Off & Return: North Ramp (South of Hwy 11 on Geiss Rd) on Prairie Lake. Friday Registration: Howard Chambliss Campsite. ENTRY FEES RECEIVED AFTER 8 PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th 2018 WILL BE CHARGED $20.00 LATE FEE. Saturday Dinner/Raffle: VFW Post 6871; 111 N. 7 th St. Petersburg IL Local lodging: River Bank Lodge 522 S 6th St., Petersburg IL 62675; Nine lakeside cabins are available for rent by visiting: Campsites are also available at Jim Edgar State Fish and Wildlife Area. Cabins are limited to two vehicles per cabin but sleep up to 6 people; Panther Creek Lodge N. Newmansville Rd. Ashland IL Lake Info: No horsepower restrictions however entire lake is NO WAKE. Entry fees: $150 per person. October 20th & 21st Shawnee Muskie Hunters Fall Brawl Tournament at Lake Kinkaid Contact: John Wright; ; jadrian1951@hotmail.com or Ray Wheelock Fishing Hours: 7am -4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday. Take Off & Return: Mount Joy Boat Ramp (Main Marina). Friday Night Registration: Americas Best Value Inn 128 E Walnut St., Murphysboro IL Saturday Dinner/Raffle: 6 VFW Post 7190, 108 S 10th St., Murphysboro IL (Behind the Courthouse on 10th Street). Local Lodging: Americas Best Value Inn 128 E Walnut St., Murphysboro IL Lake Info: No launch fee, no horsepower limit. Entry Fee: $100 per person; Youth under 18 $50 per person. November 3rd & 4th IMTT State Championship Tournament at Fox Chain of Lakes Contact: Howard Chambliss, hdpada@aol.com, or Phil Gutmann; muske62@comcast.net; Fishing Hours: 7am-4pm Saturday & 7am-2pm on Sunday. Take Off & Return: Thirsty Turtle N. Woodbine Ave. Antioch IL You can launch and recover from anywhere on the Chain, but departure is at The Thirsty Turtle. Friday Night Registration: 5-8 Thirsty Turtle N. Woodbine Ave. Antioch IL 60002; Website: laxreproductions.com Bus Phone: Cell Phone:

Coming Attractions April 11th club meeting featuring Rick Albers!

May 19th FRV Challunge on the Chain! Fox River Valley Chapter P.O.

320 Palatine P&DC IL Interested in sponsorship for our tournament or

12 Coming Attractions April 11th club meeting featuring Rick Albers! April 18th FRV BOD meeting at Cabela s. May 19th FRV Challunge on the Chain! Fox River Valley Chapter P.O. Box 7613 Algonquin, IL FIRST CLASS US Postage PAID Permit No. 320 Palatine P&DC IL Interested in sponsorship for our tournament or advertising in our newsletter? Please contact the FRV Board members via at:

FRV NEWS CAST F E B R U A RY Dan Koniewicz. February Issue. What s Inside

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