C L U B N E W S. May 2005

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1 C L U B N E W S May 2005 PO BOX 9, SEASIDE PARK, NJ The purpose of the Berkeley Striper Club is to promote a greater interest in good fellowship and sportsmanship among fisherman, as well as, promoting a more friendly and harmonious relationship between land owners, tenants and municipalities, for the control and preservation of our natural resources that will help fishing Calendar Thurs., May 5 Fri., June DEAR 3 Boat MEMBERS, Trip Sat., June 4 June 6 June 12 Spring Fishing Tournament Sun., July 24 Picnic Sat., September 10 Sun., September 18 Beach Bash Thurs., October 6 Thurs., November 3 Sat., December 3 OFFICERS President Mike Tutela (732) Vice President Frank Zappella (732) Treasurer Nancy Peterson (732) Secretary Christine Kavitt (732) Delegate-At-Large Eric Peterson (732) Highlights In This Issue: Montauk Page 1 Fishing Clinic Page 2 Spring Boat Trip Page 2 Club Picnic Page 2 Club Classified Page 3 Spring Tourn. Pages 4-5 Multi-Club Tourn. Page 6 Dear Members, President s Corner A special Thank You to everyone who helped make our Annual Awards Banquet a rousing success. A great time was had by all. If you missed it this year, please try to make it next year. This month s meeting will feature Captain Al Ristori. This will be the last guest speaker. Any suggestions for future guests should be given to the Entertainment Committee. Well, here it is a new season. Reports of stripers and other species are already coming in! Maybe another great year is on the way. Hope everyone has their rods, reels, tackle and equipment ready to go. Remember, our club members receive a 10% discount at Betty & Nick s and at many other tackle shops, don t forget to show your card. LET S FISH!! MICHAEL TUTELA Reminder Thursday, May 5 at 7:30pm The next meeting of the Berkeley Striper Club will be held on Thursday, May 5 at 7:30pm at the Seaside Park Borough Hall. We will have guest speaker, Captain Al Ristori, to present information on striped bass fishing from a boat, as well as, tactics and techniques used to catch some of the big bass we ve seen in the past three seasons in June during the bunker run. He will also touch on fishing the Raritan Bay/Sandy Hook area. June 4 th Our June meeting will be a "How To" session where we will tie teasers, rig rubber eels, and knot tying. Don t miss it! Montauk Trip September Berkeley Striper Club s 11 th Annual Montauk Trip is scheduled for Sunday, September 25 and Monday, September 26, Overnight accommodations are reserved at the Sands Motel, S. Emery Street, Montauk, NY - (631) Please sign up with Bob Eaglesham - (732) The estimated cost is $50 per member ($72 per Guest) with the final cost adjustment made at the Motel. Note, all members who attended the Montauk trip last October are due a $15 credit. If you are going again this year, you can apply this overpayment, therefore you owe $35. Also, the hotel is available to us through Wednesday, September 28 th. They do not have vacancies on the 29 th & 30 th. The Montauk trip is a great club experience and one that you should not miss! Sign-up and payment are due to Bob by the September meeting.

2 Fishing Clinic - Learn To Fish the Pt. Pleasant Canal May 7 th at 9:00am If you are interested in learning the tactics of fishing the Point Pleasant Canal, Eric Peterson will be offering a fishing clinic on Saturday, May 7. Just meet him at 9:00am at the OB Diner parking lot on Rt. 88 in Point Pleasant. If you have any questions, please contact Eric via , petcustrod@optonline.net Spring Striped Bass Boat Trip Friday, June 3 rd from 6:00pm-12:00am Join us on Friday, June 3 for our Spring Boat Trip on the Big Mohawk out of Belmar Marina with Captain Chris Hueth. Be at the marina no later than 5:30pm. Boat leaves at 6:00 sharp. The cost is $20 per member. Price includes eels, subs, soda & water. Bring plenty of 3-way swivel drift/eel rigs and 3oz.-6oz. bank sinkers. If you do not have a boat rod, one can be rented on the Mohawk. Sign up at the May meeting with Eric Peterson. If you can t make the meeting, please petcustrod@optonline.net ** Trip is open to Berkeley Striper Club Members only and limited to 30 people. Directions to Belmar Marina: From Garden State Parkway take Exit 98 to 138 East to Route 35 North to Marina. From NJ Turnpike take Exit 7A to Route 195 East to the end to Route 35 North to Marina. Club Picnic July 24 th Our annual Club Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, July 24 at Berkeley Island Park, Bayville, NJ. The picnic is FREE to all club members and their families. Guests are welcome for a fee of $5 each. The picnic is a fun day with family & friends, great food, games for adults and kids, prizes and more. A rod/reel and 13 Magnavox TV-DVD Combo raffle will take place to benefit the Berkeley Striper Club Education Fund. Please respond to Ken Hollins at (732) or Bigfishboy50@aol.com with the number of members, guests and ages of children that will be attending. Two or three volunteers are needed to run the kids games. For more information or to volunteer to help on the committee, please contact Ken. Fall Beach Bash September 18th Save the date for our 1 st Annual Beach Bash, Sunday, September 18, on the beach at Seaside Heights, Herring Avenue. Free for all club members and their families. Guests are invited for a $5 fee. We are planning for a fun event---bonfire, BBQ, kids fishing tournament and more. More details to follow. Annual Awards Banquet Recap by Frank Zappella It was nice to see new faces at the Annual Awards Dinner Saturday night. From a consensus, it was a good time, great food from La Zuzzio's and a lot of merriment to be had. Loads of Auction items, a big 50/50 won by Bob Vorgetts. A DVD/CD player and Home Theater System won by me Frank Z. Yes, I have the title as "LUCKY" again. The Fishing Activities raffle (a beautiful framed Bass photo) went to my better half Christine. Christine and I would like to thank all who helped this year, planning and set-up Mike and Denise Tutela. Set-up Brad and Faith, Ray and Penny Nebus. Fred and Sara for running the 50/50. The HOOK for running for me and collecting donations. Angelo Vassallo for running the DVD raffle. All the people that helped obtain items for the Auction. In addition, Marc Boucher for selflessly working the door all night selling admission tickets and auction cards to our attendees. To everyone who helped and attended a big THANK YOU BSC Fall Fishing Derby Button Sale Derby Buttons for the 2005 Fall Tournament are on sale! The tournament dates are September 1 through December 31, This tournament is open to the public for a $10 entry fee. Buttons are available for purchase at all club meetings and Betty & Nick s. Do you have a neighbor, friend or co-worker who likes to fish? Ask them to buy a button. They look great on your hat and you have a chance to win some great prizes! See Eric Peterson at the meeting for details. Receive BSC Club News Via If you are currently receiving the club newsletter in the mail, but would like to be added to our list, please contact Nancy Peterson at seascape41@optonline.net Why ? It s faster and more cost-efficient. Thanks. Tagging Program At the May meeting, Fred will have copies available of our yearly tagging study for all who want one. He will have the new tagging needles for the meeting. Anyone who turned in tagging results for last year, who did not get a printout of their results, please let Fred know. He will have at least one more tag return to report on at the meeting.

3 Berkeley Striper Club Education Fund The Berkeley Striper Club Education Fund will replace the existing Berkeley Striper Club Scholarship Fund. The fund will accept donations as in the past and continue to run raffles to generate funds. As the fund grows we (The Berkeley Striper Club) will distribute them to the person or organization as voted upon. The requests will be brought to the committee for review. The purpose of the fund is to donate funds to further educate individuals or organizations who are involved in the same goals as the Berkeley Striper Club. Please contact Gary Gerenza if you have any fund-raising ideas or would like to help on the committee. Membership Corner The Berkeley Striper Club consists of approximately 170 members. The Membership Committee is doing a great job recruiting new members and will continue to utilize various opportunities to promote the club. Membership applications are available at local tackle shops and on our web site. Junior members are also welcomed (ages 10-17). For membership information, contact: Ron Bernknopf (917) or arby500@optonline.net Jason Schack (609) or jay_s71@msn.com Committee Chairperson Contact List Welcome New Member: Jerome Ulicny Apparel Mike Tutela (732) mptsr46@aol.com Awards Banquet Frank Zappella (732) zeeebassman@aol.com BSC Education Fund Gary Gerenza (732) garyg@bass-woodlures.com Club Newsletter Nancy Peterson (732) seascape41@optonline.net Entertainment John Gillis (732) kanzenjrg@optonline.net Fall Derby Shell E. Caris (732) scaris4600@aol.com Fall Derby Eric Peterson (732) petcustrod@optonline.net Fishing Activities Eric Peterson (732) petcustrod@optonline.net Flea Market Nancy Peterson (732) seascape41@optonline.net Intra-Club Tournament Paul Haertel (973) anglerpmh@aol.com JCAA Joe Chrzanowski (609) joe2el@aol.com Membership Ron Bernknopf (732) arby500@optonline.net Membership Jason Schack (609) jay_s71@msn.com Montauk Bob Eaglesham (732) aquiline@cybercomm.net Multi-Club Tournament Eric Peterson (732) petcustrod@optonline.net Picnic Ken Hollins (732) Bigfishboy50@aol.com Stripers Forever Tournament Paul Haertel (973) anglerpmh@aol.com Tagging Program Fred Bogue (609) linesider1@comcast.net Tagging Program Paul Hofmann (732) Ways & Means Adam Manzo (732) Admanzonewjersey@webtv.net MOON PHASES First Quarter May 1 Full Moon May 23 Last Quarter May 16 New Moon May 8 First Quarter May 30 Club Apparel We will have samples of new Club Apparel at the May meeting. Members can order from a selection of golf shirts, long sleeve shirts, denim shirts, light and heavy weight sweatshirts, windbreakers, jackets, and hats. See Mike Tutela to place an order. Buy & Sell - Club Classified We started a classified section in the newsletter for club members to post personal items to sell/trade etc. Items can be fishing or non-fishing related. This is NOT for commercial use. Please submit all classified items to Nancy Peterson at seascape41@optonline.net, no later than the 15 th of each month in order for it to be posted in the following month s newsletter. Ads will run for one-month. Nancy to add another month or until the item is sold. Be sure to include your name, phone number, description and price of the item(s). FOR SALE: 2001 Boat Trailer For 14' to 16' boat LB. Axle. Self-centering bunk glide ons. Space-age Polymer. Walking Plank 2" X 12" X 12'. $ Call (732) ' St.Croix Tidemaster TS80MF 1pc. Spinner put 8# - 17# line test, 1/4oz - 3/4oz lure weight. Very good condition. $ Call (732) Penn Conventional Reel Surfmaster 200L. Good condition. $ Call (732)

4 Early Registration Application Berkeley Striper Club Spring Fishing Tournament to Benefit Stripers Forever 6/3/05 6/12/05 I understand that in conjunction with engaging in the tournament, I could experience certain hazards and be involved in certain risks. I further recognize that it would be impractical as well as well as unfair for the Berkeley Striper Club, its officers, directors, and committee members and/or any and all persons or boat owners and their crew directly or indirectly involved in or connected with the Tournament to be liable or responsible in any way for my safety. I hereby release, hold harmless and forever discharge the Tournament and its officers, directors and committee members, the boat owners and their crews from any liability and/or libel, loss, damage harm, injury or death suffered by me which may occur during the Tournament. I understand this includes any claims based upon any negligent act or omission. I understand that I enter the Tournament at my own risk and hereby assume all risks, which may be involved in participating in the Tournament, particularly hazards due to weather conditions, and I fully understand that anytime during my participation, I may elect not to participate when I think the weather or any hazards are too great. I hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this general release and agree to abide by the rules and regulations prescribed for competition in the Berkeley Striper Club s Tournament and affix my signature hereto. Name: Signature: Date: Address: City/State Phone Number Check Applicable Tournament Options:? Boat Division $30.? Surf/Shore Division $20. Total Entry Fee Enclosed $ (For mail in entries make check payable to the Berkeley Striper Club, C/O Tournament Chairman, 160 Doherty Drive, Clifton NJ 07013) Entrant s Receipt For Payment Entrant s name Date Payment of $ was received by for the 2005 Berkeley Striper Club Spring Fishing Tournament. Berkeley Striper Club Spring Fishing Tournament to Benefit Stripers Forever Rules and Regulations 1. There will be NO CAPTAINS MEETING. Entrants are responsible for reading and adhering to the following rules. If there are any questions at all contact our Tournament Chairman, Paul Haertel at (973) or Christopher LaGrossa at (732) or ask on (message board-general-club info.) 2. Registration may be made by mail, through a BSC Tournament Committee member or at one of the listed registration stations. 3. Entrance fee must be received or postmarked no later than 9:00PM on 6/3/05. The tournament begins at 9:00PM on Friday, 6/3/05 and ends at 2:00PM on Sunday, 6/12/ Boundaries include all Ocean and Monmouth County waters open to the public. 5. For the boat division, all fish must be caught from a boat 6. For the surf/shore division, the fish must be caught from the shore which includes any beach, jetty, pier, bridge, wall, or shoreline of any ocean, bay, inlet, canal or river within Ocean and Monmouth Counties, provided it is legal to fish there. 7. Each entrant may only win one prize per species per division. 8. Fish entered must be caught on rod and reel and within compliance of the law. Fish must be of legal size to be eligible except that striped bass must be at least 34. No slot fish. 9. From the time the fish strikes, the entrant must hook and fight the fish. The only help he or she may have is to have someone net or gaff it. 10. Prizes will be determined by the weight of the fish in pounds and ounces. Fish weighed on a digital scale will be rounded off to the nearest ounce. In the event of a tie, the first fish weighed in will hold that position. If no eligible fish fills a position, prize will be drawn at the awards ceremony and will include all entrants who did not win a prize. 11. Fish must be weighed in by the entrant within 24 hrs. of catching the fish and all fish must be weighed in by 2:00 PM on Sunday, 6/12/ Fish must be weighed at any of the listed weigh-in stations except that on the last day of the tournament fish must be weighed at Betty&Nicks. 13. Entrants weighing in fish will receive a receipt from the weigh-master. Entrants should hold on to this to verify their identity and catch. 14. Any and all appeals or protests must be made by 2:15Pm on 6/12/ Entrant agrees to abide by the decision of the Tournament Committee and agrees that this decision is final. 16. Any entrant weighing in a fish which was not caught by him or her, within the rules and regulations of this tournament, will be disqualified and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

5 Berkeley Striper Club Spring Fishing Tournament to Benefit Stripers Forever Registration and Weigh-In Stations Register at any of the following fine tackle stores or mail check payable to Berkeley Striper Club, C/O tournament chairman, 160 Doherty Drive, Clifton, NJ Weigh-ins must be made at any of the following fine tackle stores during their normal business hours, EXCEPT THAT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT, SUNDAY JUNE 12, 2005 FISH MUST BE WEIGHED AT BETTY & NICK S PRIOR TO 2:00PM. Alex s Bait & Tackle 9 Inlet Drive, Point Pleasant Beach (732) Bahr s Landing 2 Bay Avenue, Highlands (732) Betty & Nick s Bait & Tackle 807 SW Central Avenue, Seaside Park (732) Bruce & Pat s Bait & Tackle 317 Long Beach Boulevard, Surf City (609) The Dock Outfitters Porter and Bayfront, Seaside Heights (732) Eastern Bait & Tackle 507 Rt. 9 North, Bayville (732) Grizz s Bait & Tackle 232 N. Main Street, Forked River (609) s Fisherman s Headquarters 280 W. 9 th Street, Ship Bottom (609) www.fishermansheadquarters.com Murphy s Hook House 2701 Rt. 37, Toms River 732) Scott s Bait & Tackle 812 ½ Main Street, Bradley Beach (732) Awards Ceremony The ceremony will take place between 2:00Pm and 3:00PM on 6/12/05 at the Seaside Park Municipal Court Room located at 6 th Av. and Central Av. Tournament Standings All registration and weigh-in stations will be regularly updated as to the current standings for each division. You can also check them on by going to our message board, clicking on General and then clicking on Club Info. Purpose and goal of Tournament To promote striped bass fishing and hopefully to raise some money to donate to Join for Free! Berkeley Striper Club Spring Tournament to Benefit Stripers Forever Surf/Shore Division (no boats) Begins 9PM on 6/3/05; Ends 2PM on 6/12/05 $2500+ in cash and merchandise GUARANTEED Entrance Fee - $20 Per person Striped Bass 1 st - $500 cash & a Penn International 975 CS MSRP $250 2 nd - $300 cash & a G. Loomis BR933 Spinning Rod MSRP $220 3 rd - $150 cash & a Rogue MB703C Casting Rod MSRP $169 4 th - $200 cash 5 th - $100 cash 6 th - $75 cash 7 th - $50 cash Bluefish 1 st - A Lamiglas TS86MS Spinning Rod MSRP $200 2 nd - A $100 Gift Certificate from West Marine 3 rd - A pair of L or XL Korkers sandals MSRP $50 Weakfish 1 st - $25 cash & a Shimano Spheros 8000 reel MSRP $110 2 nd - $25 cash & a pair of L or XL Korkers sandals MSRP $50 Above prizes are 100% Guaranteed regardless of the number of entrants we have. Open to all Ocean and Monmouth County Waters. Various weigh-in stations from Sandy Hook to Long Beach Island. Boat Division Begins 9PM on 6/3/05; Ends 2PM on 6/12/05 Guaranteed 85% Payout of Entrance Fees in Cash & Merchandise. $ in cash and merchandise based on 100 entrants. Entrance Fee - $30 per person Striped Bass 1 st - $500 cash & a Penn International 975 Reel MSRP of $250 2 nd - $335 cash & a Rogue SWE703C casting Rod MSRP $189 3 rd - $200 cash & 12 Mann s Stretch 25 Lures MSRP $110 4 th - $200 cash 5 th - $100 cash 6 th - $75 cash 7 th - $50 cash Bluefish 1 st - A Minn Kota 2 Bank Battery Charger MSRP $200 2 nd - $25 cash & an Okuma Convector CV30L Conventional Reel MSRP $75 3 rd - $50 cash Weakfish 1 st - $50 cash and on Okuma Convector CV30L Conventional Reel MSRP $75 2 nd - $75 cash Above prizes are based on 100 entrants at $30 per person. We are guaranteeing an 85% pay-out of the entrance fees including cash and merchandise. Therefore, the value of the above prizes will increase if we have more than 100 entrants but decrease if we have less than 100 entries. Open to all Ocean and Monmouth County Waters Various weigh-in stations from Sandy Hook to Long Beach Island

6 Berkeley Striper Club PO Box 9 Seaside Park, NJ NEXT MEETING MAY 5 TH 2005 Multi-Club Schedule and Rules This year, we are competing in 12 Multi-Club Tournaments. All of the clubs have agreed on a 34" minimum length for all striped bass weighed in during the 2005 Invitational Tournaments. All fish must be caught from the shore. All waters. No boats are allowed at all. A pectoral fin must be clipped on all the striped bass presented for weigh-in. A plaque is given to the competing angler who weighs in the largest fish for each tournament. A full schedule for the year (including both Spring & Fall dates) is posted on our web site. For more information or questions, please contact Eric Peterson. Spring Tournament Schedule Bradley Beach Fishing Club May 20, 21, 22 Spring Lake Live Liners May 27, 28, 29, 30 12:01 AM Friday to 12:00 PM Monday Asbury Park Fishing Club June 3, 4, 5 Berkeley Striper Club June 10, 11, 12 Monmouth Beach Cartoppers June 17, 18, 19 Surf City Anglers June 24, 25, Multi-Club Tournament Weigh-in Stations The following weigh-in stations are for the 2005 Invitational Tournaments. All weigh-in stations must weigh, (as well as measure) and clip a pectoral fin on all the Striped Bass presented for weigh-in. In addition, weigh masters must record each Bonus card number presented by all anglers wishing to weigh in more than one fish per day. * Note: Effective May 20 th, Scott s Bait & Tackle in Bradley Beach will be open 24 hours.