C L U B N E W S. April 2005

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1 C L U B N E W S April 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., April 7 - Sat., April 16 Explore Raritan Bay Sat., April 23 Awards Dinner Thurs., May 5 - Sat., June 4 - June 6 June 12 Spring Fishing Tournament Sun., July 24 - Picnic Sat., September 10 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) Dear Members, President s Corner Thanks to all for a GREAT FLEA MARKET! This month, we turn our attention to the Spring season, finally! Several important items are ahead for our club. First, your thoughts on our club rejoining the R.F.A. will be on the agenda. Second, our new format for club Angler of the Year will be presented by Paul Haertel. Third, our annual Awards Banquet and Chinese Auction is on tap. See Frank Z. for details. Lastly, get the rods and reels ready, straighten out your tackle bags, get the boat in the water IT'S TIME TO FISH!!!!! Mike Tutela A Special Thank You It is Sunday night, March 6. I, like many of you, are tired, but am overwhelmed too! Our 10 th Annual Flea Market has been an incredible success. For the first time, our paid attendance broke 1,000. Throughout the course of the day, I had the opportunity to speak with many people, the vendors were thrilled, and our guests got some real bargains. Everyone was genuinely happy. We all owe our extreme gratitude to Nancy Peterson, her organization, experience and personal touch made today our best ever. THANK YOU NANCY!! To all of the club members that helped out, including Al Gabriel, Ron Bernknopf, Jason Schack, and Robert Svenningsen at the club table. Joe Chrzanowski, Lew Clayton, Justin Heald, and Adam Aguiar at the door. Gary Beeg, Pat Leahey, Sara and Fred Bogue and Ed Eckert at the refreshment stand. And all the others who selflessly gave of their time and effort, I extend the club s deepest thanks for all of your help our success is proof positive our club is on the right course, slowly and steadily to realizing our goals and ensuring the future of the Berkeley Striper Club. Once again, on behalf of all the officers, we salute all who devoted their time today in making this event a success. Thank you. Mike Tutela Reminder Thursday, April 7 at 7:30pm The next meeting of the Berkeley Striper Club will be held on Thursday, April 7 at 7:30pm at the Seaside Park Borough Hall. We will have guest speaker, Charter Boat Captain, Terry Sullivan, from Pt. Pleasant. Terry will present information on light tackle and fishing Barnegat Bay. Terry has appeared on Shaw Grigsby s Fishing Show and on Northeast Angling.

2 Flea Market Recap by Nancy Peterson I sincerely want to thank the Flea Market Committee and ALL the members who helped make our Flea Market the most successful one ever! Our Flea Market is more than a bunch of guys selling fishing tackle and cleaning out their inventory. It s about club members coming together to work as a team to make this annual event what it has become today. Along with effective advertising, quality vendors, and great profits, we continue to maintain the integrity and reputation of hosting one of the best fisherman flea markets in the Jersey Shore area. Most importantly, the greatest accomplishment was having over 1,000 people through the door! Your dedication and support, in every aspect setup, food, front door, raffles, door prizes, Fly-tying demo, BSC table, vendor participation, and takedown, has contributed to our success. THANK YOU! Explore Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook April 16 th John Gillis and John Stansfield will be hosting a trip for those of you interested in learning "Where to Fish" in Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook. The Trip will take place on Saturday, April 16, We will meet at the Commuter Parking Lot off of Exit 120 on the Garden State Parkway at 9:30am. The trip will last until approximately 2:30-3:00pm. If you are interested in attending, please contact John Gillis at (732) or KANZENJRG@OPTONLINE.NET with your name, address, and telephone number. Directions will be provided to those who register. Annual Awards Banquet April 23 rd A night of fun, dinner, dancing, awards and Chinese Auction Our annual Awards Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2005 at the East Dover Firehouse on Fischer Boulevard in Toms River. Cocktails will be served from 6:00-7:00pm; Dinner, Awards and Chinese Auction begin at 7:00pm. The cost is $20 per person. Beer and setups provided. Please bring a Bottle of Cheer for the raffle. Please bring any donations for the Chinese Auction to the April meeting. Paul Haertel will run a closed bid auction of a rod & reel, where the proceeds will benefit the Spring Fishing Tournament for Stripers Forever. Admission tickets will be available at the April meeting. Please see Frank Zappella. If you cannot make the meeting, please contact him at (732) See invitation flyer on page four. SAVE THE DATE! Earth Day at Island Beach State Park April 23 rd Island Beach State Park will be hosting The Portal Partners Project and Earth Day on Saturday, April 23. BSC will have a table at this Festival type event with club and membership information. Organizations will set up in the main bathing pavilion (OBA-1). A beach cleanup project will also be a focus of the day. Individuals will work with NJ Adopt a Beach and Clean Ocean Action. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Mike Tutela. 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 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. What s New on Check out our updated web site for Club Information, Photos, Club Awards, Tagging Program, Monthly Newsletters, Calendar of Events, and more. Chat with fellow members on the Message Board for up-to-date fishing information. Message Board consists of a General Category and Members Only section (password required). webmaster@berkeleystriperclub.org for password information.

3 Tagging Program Paul Hofmann will give a tagging demonstration at the April meeting. Fred Bogue will present the 2004 Tagging Study and distribute hard copies of the results to members. Club Apparel We will have samples of new Club Apparel at the April 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. Upcoming Speakers Al Ristori will be the guest speaker at the May. He will talk about striped bass fishing from a boat with tips on how to catch some of the big bass we've seen the past three seasons in June. Our June meeting will be a "How To" session where we will tie teasers, rig rubber eels, and knot tying. 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. We can all help sign-up new members by recruiting fellow fishing buddies as well as family members etc. Junior members are also welcomed (ages 10-17). For membership information, contact Ron Bernknopf (917) or arby500@optonline.net Jason Schack (609) jay_s71@msn.com WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Joe Accardi Andy Bidlingmaier Lindsey W. Dwyer Phil Eastburn Linda Ferrari John Goodman Kevin Markow Robert Martyn Tom O'Brien Kevin Patterson Keith C. Shannon Rob Smiakowski Bob Smith Dave Sunday Scott Tutela David Walsh Edgar Woodson

4 MOON PHASES First Quarter April 16 Full Moon April 24 Last Quarter April 1 New Moon April 8 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 fundraising ideas or would like to help on the committee. Committee Chairperson Contact List 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 Entertainment Adam Manzo (732) Admanzonewjersey@webtv.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 Fred Bogue (609) linesider1@comcast.net Ways & Means Adam Manzo (732) Admanzonewjersey@webtv.net 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 more detailed schedule as well as a list of weigh-in stations will be 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, 26

5 Berkeley Striper Club Requests your presence at our Annual Awards Dinner For a night of fun, dinner, dancing and our Chinese Auction To be held at the East Dover Firehouse Fischer Boulevard, Toms River Saturday, April 23, 2005 Cocktails - 6:00-7:00pm; Dinner - 7:00 -? Twenty Dollars per person Beer and setups provided Please bring a Bottle of Cheer for our raffle Any donations for the Chinese Auction please bring to the April Purchase Tickets at the April or contact Frank Zappella at (732) or zeeebassman@aol.com

6 Berkeley Striper Club PO Box 9 Seaside Park, NJ NEXT MEETING APRIL 7 TH Berkeley Striper Club Spring Fishing Tournament June 3 - June 12, 2005 APPLICATION 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 # 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 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-generalclub info). 2. Registration may be made by mail, through a BSC Tournament Committee member, at a Berkeley Striper Club meeting or at one of the listed registration stations. 3. Entrance fee must be received no later than 9:00pm on June 3, The tournament begins at 9:00pm on Friday, June 3, 2005 and ends at 2:00pm on Sunday, June 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 w eight 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 hours of catching the fish and all fish must be weighed in by 2:00pm on Sunday, June 12, Fish must be weighed at any of the listed weigh-in stations. 13. Entrants weighing in fish will receive a receipt from the weighmaster. 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 June 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.