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

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1 U P C O M I N G E V E N T S FRV BOD Meeting Wednesday February 6th. Location TBD! ` FRV NEWS CAST F E B R U A RY Chain O Lakes Ice Fishing Derby February 9th- 10th! February 13th club meeting featuring Gregg Thomas and Tony Grant February Issue What s Inside Board - General 2 February speakers are Tony Grant and Gregg Thomas Challunge on the Chain Entry Form Take a Kid Fishing FRV Calendar of Events From the Membership Circle Chain O Lakes Ice Fishing Derby Members Only Contest Standings Members Photos Hopefully we all can welcome in February. As I am writing this column it is -26 outside and Muskie fishing is one of the furthest things from my mind! But you have to look on the positive side of the situation and within a month many of you will be making trips down to Southern Illinois and Kentucky and you will be putting fish in the boat! Within two months the Chain will be open and we all will be out there, giving it our best to try and catch some of those elusive April muskies. We all will be trying those $50.00 plus baits that we bought at one of those show we all visited over the winter. Now all of that sounds like fun. Much better than the -26 temps I experienced today on my way into work. So what is going on with the club? That is a good question. First, this is the 1 st newsletter that we will be sending out via . This change will save the club about $2,000 in That is potentially $2,000 more that we can put into our stocking and youth activities. Hopefully our little experiment will be successful and you all can experience the master pieces that Rich Gallagher puts together monthly is all of its color. Secondly, we will be attempting to ramp up our Fishing Contest participation. Having monthly giveaways at the meetings, posting more pictures on social media outlets like Facebook and Instagram. Lastly, making a big giveaway at the 2020 Banquet to one or more of the people that participated in the contest during I will have more details at the February and March meetings. The third enhancement we will be making is promoting our outings and events. It is my goal to getting an annoying on to your screens once a week all year around. These s will be promoting our Outings, Banquet, Tournament and Youth activities. These will be the three bigger changes that I hope the BOD can bring to the club in this New Year. On March 23 rd we will holding our annual awards and fund raising Banquet. Steve Kroll has a great line-up of prizes that will be available for this event. The last I looked, the prize list was in excess of $25,000 and growing. This event sells out every year. Seats are limited, so sign up soon. More details are available in this newsletter. Regarding our outing schedule. Here is what we have planned for st event / outing will take place on May 4 th. This will be a youth event that will be new to the club. Our plan is to have approximately a dozen or so kids out on boats fishing for the morning. We are looking for guide boats for the event. If you are interesting in helping and being one of those guide boats, please contact Jeff Henderson our Youth Director. 2nd outing will be our tournament that will be held on May 18 th. More information in this newsletter. 3 rd outing will be our trip to Lake of the Woods, July 13 th to the 20 th. We again be hosted by Sunset Lodge on Oak Island. There will be more details available at the meeting. 4 th event is something we will bring back to the club. It will be our Cancer benefit tournament that will be help on September 14 th on the Chain. The event will be hosted by Time to Bite. More details to follow. 5 th outing will be our 5 th annual Trip up to Crivitz Wisconsin to fish the High Falls and Calderon flowages. The event will be hosted by Popp s Resort. The outing will have openings for 12 people. Again, more information to follow. 6 th outing will be our 4 th annual Sucker Fest. This year we will be making a change over to the Hayward area. The event will be hosted by Garmisch Resort on Lake Namakagon in Cable, WI. This event will also be limited to 12 people. More information to follow. As you can see we have a busy schedule ahead of us in Hopefully you and your friends will be able to attend one or more of these events. The friends you will make at these events will last you a lifetime. On top of that you just might learn a like bit more about Muskie Fishing. As always, if you have ideas about how we can improve the club, where changes are needed, please feel free to contact me. We are always looking for ways to improve the FRV experience. Until next month, be prepared and be safe. Dan Koniewicz

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 the week before our General club meeting. All members are welcome to attend. OFFICERS President Dan Koniewicz Vice President Rich Gallagher Treasurer Pete Barber Secretary Blake Pawlikowski 2019 BOARD MEMBERS Frank Lucido - Membership Director Joe Erkenswick - Media Director Mike Pierce Res. & Stocking Dir. Dave Klop 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 Jeff Henderson 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)

3 FEBRUARY 13TH SPEAKER P A G E 3 THE FOX RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER PROUDLY PRESENTS CAPTAIN GREGG THOMAS AND TONY GRANT WENDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 TH, 2019 AT THE SCHAUMBURG GOLF CLUB Join us on Wednesday February 13 th 2019 when two of the premier muskie hunters and guides, Captain Gregg Thomas and Tony Grant will be in the house! These two fishing pros purchased Musky Hunter magazine from Esox Promotions Inc. effective with the October/November 2018 issue, the magazine, website and merchandise will now be under the management of All Musky Productions! Grant and Thomas are entering their 15th year with their Musky Road Rules Schools and Clinics, and jointly run the Ohio Musky Show and the Southern Muskyfest. Grant has owned the Mountain Musky Lodge on Cave Run Lake for 20 years, and has been guiding since Gregg owns Battle The Beast musky guide service and has been guiding for muskies since These two seasoned musky pros will be sharing their tips and techniques for fishing waters all across the Midwest and MN and KY! Don t miss this information packed presentation! Grab your notepad and bring a friend. This is a don t miss meeting for sure! Admission is $10.00/person at the door. Our meeting begins at 7:00PM at The Schaumburg Golf Club which is located at 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL. All meetings are open to the public. Guests are always welcome.

4 P A G E 4 CHALLUNGE ON THE CHAIN ENTRY FORM

5 TAKE A KID FISHING ON THE CHAIN P A G E 5 SAVE THE DATE MARCH 23, 2019!! This year the FRV chapter will hold its annual Awards Banquet and Fundraiser at Chandler s Chop House in Schaumburg, Illinois on Saturday, March 23rd, The Banquet honors the top anglers in the chapter in the musky category as well as multi-species category. This event is our major fundraiser of the year which supports the programs discussed in this newsletter. We have a vast assortment of items that are raffled off in silent, live auctions and bucket raffles. It includes not only fishing tackle, but also guide trips, resort packages, electronics, entertainment and dinner tickets and sporting events. Our prize total is over $30,000 and Top prizes include Cubs, Bulls and Hawks tickets, freezer of meat, $1,000 cash, fishing packages, lure boards, ladies packages and much, much more. Information will be available on the website and at the upcoming club meetings. Banquet reservation forms are found at the FRV website TAKE A KID FISHING ON THE CHAIN!!! TAKE A KID FISHING ON THE CHAIN!!! The FRV Chapter will be hosting a Take a Kid Fishing Outing on the Chain on Saturday May 4th 2019! The event runs from 7:00AM to 12:00PM with lunch served at 12:30PM at Musky Tales! The Take a Kid Fishing Outing is open to all young adults between the ages of11-17 and MUST include a parent or a guardian. All boats will be launching out of Muskie Tales launch (the old Mentone s). We are looking for Guides to help for this event. Please contact me and let me know if you would like to help with guiding and take a kid fishing and their parent or guardian. If you know any other kids that would like to go, pick up an application from Jeff at any meeting, or I can it to you. Send me an at frvyouthdirector@yahoo.com and I can send the application to you or answer any questions you may have about the outing. Applications must be received by April 3, 2019 & space is limited based on the number of guide boats we get. You will be notified by April 17, This outing will be all expense paid event. This will include fishing with a guide, lunch at Muskie Tales, and all fishing equipment (if needed) for both the youth participant and the guardian. Muskie Tales will be open if you would like to purchase breakfast on your own. Fishing licenses and transportation will not be included. These will be the responsibility of the participant and the guardian. Membership in the FRV Chapter will also be required. We look forward to putting together a great club outing and having a great experience for our future muskie anglers. So if you want to join in on the fun, please contact me. My contact information is listed below! Jeff "Hendo" Henderson Fox River Valley Muskie Inc. Youth Director

6 P A G E 6 FRV MUSKIES INC. FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CORNER "Some Interesting Historical Trivia". In 1920 a new lure was introduced by the F. B. Hamilton Company of Pasadena, California. Medley's Wiggly Crawfish. They said: "you should have one in your bait box to be sure of a catch! Medley emphasized to potential buyers, adding that "if fish are biting they will take this lure. They take it when they won't take others. Featuring two double hooks and a lip just below the line tie at its tail, this 3-inch long, shallow-diving crankbait bait, also has glass eyes and an impressive paint finish. (Impressive paint finishes still helps sell lures)! Listen to this, Henry Medley (invertor of this lure) whittled the first Wiggly Crawfish from pine and made the metal lip from a Prince Albert Tobacco can. How many of you older guys remember Prince Albert Tobacco cans? Some of us do! It came in 12 colors and the manufacture claims it is the best lure in the world "Wow". Those old time lure companies made a lot of claims about their product something we don't see in today's market on that scale. Can I say FRV is the best Muskie Club in the area, well maybe? Can I say we have the best members around, I think-so. Can I say we have the best meetings well, I think that is true! We owe a lot of thanks to our members, the meeting turn-outs have been great, the raffle sales good and the meetings are fun (when Chandler's makes our regular room available). See You-all at the Feb. 13th meeting! I hope you enjoyed my historical trivia! Frank Lucido Membership Director

7 Date 2019 CLUB EVENTS P A G E 7 Event 2/6/2019 Board Meeting 2/13/2019 FRV Meeting 3/6/2019 Board Meeting 3/13/2019 FRV Meeting 3/23/2019 Banquet - Schaumburg Country Club 4/3/2019 Board Meeting 4/10/2019 FRV Meeting 5/1/2019 Board Meeting 5/4/2019 Take a kid fishing (Muskie Tails) 5/8/2019 FRV Meeting 5/18/2019 Challunge on the Chain 6/8/2019 One Hope United Youth Outing 7/13/2019 Lake Of the Woods Outing 7/13-7/20 (Sunset) 9/4/2019 Board Meeting 9/11/2019 FRV Meeting 9/14/2019 Cancer Tournament - Chain (Time 2 Bite) 9/20/2019 YCA Youth Event - Hayward WI 10/2/2019 Board Meeting 10/4/2019 Popp s Resort Outing 10/4-10/7 10/9/2019 FRV Meeting 11/1/2019 Sucker Fest Outing 11/1-11/3 11/6/2019 Board Meeting 11/13/2019 FRV Meeting 12/4/2019 Board Meeting 12/5/2019 Ice Up Outing 12/5-12/8 (Lake St. Claire) 12/11/2019 FRV Meeting / Food Drive TBD FRV Booth at Chicagoland Swap Meet TBD One Hope United - Open Water Fishing Outing

8 CHAIN O LAKES ICE FISHNG DERBY P A G E 8

9 P A G E 9 FINAL 2018 MUSKY STANDINGS

10 PAGE 10 MEMBERS ONLY PHOTOS

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12 Coming Attractions February 6th BOD Meeting! Location TBD. February 13th club meeting featuring Gregg Thomas and Tony Grant! March 13th club meeting featuring Scott Keiper! 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: