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OCTOBER 2018 What’s Inside Board - General 2 October 10th Speaker Captain Chris Taurisano! 3 FRV Incentive Program! 4 MOFC 5 From The Mem- bership Circle 6 Members photos 8- 10 UPCOMING EVENTS October 3rd BOD meeting at Cabela’s @ 6:00PM! October 5th- 8th Popp’s Club Outing! October 10th club meeting featuring Chris Taurisa- no! November 14th club meeting! As I am sitting here writing my column for this month of Oc- tober I look outside and notice that fall is in the air. The foli- age is changing colors. The cool temperatures in the evenings, nights, and mornings mean dropping water temperatures. What that means to me is that this the start of my favorite time of the Muskie year. “Sucker Season” Our favorite fish start to make that move from the deep following the forage to the shallows and they start to get the feedbag on. Using a sucker as that extra bait during your fishing time at this time of year can pay- off with big results with that extra catch. One that will make the day / week. I know that feeling well. So get out there and soak those suckers. Regarding the Chapter, I am excited about our continued direction of offering a first class organization that is dedicated to educating our members about the Mus- kie fishery. Our next two speakers will definitely be bringing that to their presen- tations. Chris Taurisano will be our October 10th speaker and Sean Bermingham will be our November 14th speaker. I had the pleasure of attend the Muskie Boot Camp outing that these guys put on during the summer on Lake of the Woods. I am very impressed with the little details that these guys teach that will help you get more fish into the boat. You will not want to miss these next two meetings. Besides the education aspect of our chapter we are also very active in other areas. Outings, youth programs, community engagement and stocking our four other are- as that chapter is very active. Our next outing will be “Sucker Fest” up in the St. Germain, Wisconsin area. The last opportunity to sign up for this outing will be at this upcoming October meeting. See Rich Gallagher or myself at the next meet- ing. On the youth side a few of us just returned for the annual YCA event up in Hayward Wisconsin where 50 kids put 72 muskies in the boat in 2 days for fish- ing. This event is put on by fellow club member Kevin Bushnick and is also a class event. I would add a special thanks to Mike Mark, Hugh Flack, Kevin Un- derwood, Dave VanDoorn, and Tim Crews for being a volunteer guide for this event. Your time spent with the kids goes a long way. Regarding stocking, the chapter will again be involved with the funding of a supplemental stocking of Muskie fingerlings into the Fox Chain of Lakes. Last year put in approximately 400 extra fish. These will be in addition to the 2,000 12 inch muskies that were stocked by the state in September. Until next month, keep a tight line and catch a big one. Dan Koniewicz October Issue FRV NEWS CAST
Transcript of FRV NEWS CAST - FRV Muskies...kie fishery. Our next two speakers will definitely be bringing that to...
OCTOBER 2018
What’s Inside
Board - General 2
October 10th
Speaker Captain
Chris Taurisano!
3
FRV Incentive
Program!
4
MOFC 5
From The Mem-
bership Circle 6
Members photos 8-
10
U P C O M I N G
E V E N T S
October 3rd
BOD meeting at
Cabela’s @
6:00PM!
October 5th-
8th Popp’s
Club Outing!
October 10th
club meeting
featuring
Chris Taurisa-
no!
November 14th
club meeting!
As I am sitting here writing my column for this month of Oc-
tober I look outside and notice that fall is in the air. The foli-
age is changing colors. The cool temperatures in the evenings,
nights, and mornings mean dropping water temperatures. What
that means to me is that this the start of my favorite time of the
Muskie year. “Sucker Season” Our favorite fish start to make
that move from the deep following the forage to the shallows
and they start to get the feedbag on. Using a sucker as that
extra bait during your fishing time at this time of year can pay-
off with big results with that extra catch. One that will make
the day / week. I know that feeling well. So get out there and soak those suckers.
Regarding the Chapter, I am excited about our continued direction of offering a
first class organization that is dedicated to educating our members about the Mus-
kie fishery. Our next two speakers will definitely be bringing that to their presen-
tations. Chris Taurisano will be our October 10th speaker and Sean Bermingham
will be our November 14th speaker. I had the pleasure of attend the Muskie Boot
Camp outing that these guys put on during the summer on Lake of the Woods. I
am very impressed with the little details that these guys teach that will help you
get more fish into the boat. You will not want to miss these next two meetings.
Besides the education aspect of our chapter we are also very active in other areas.
Outings, youth programs, community engagement and stocking our four other are-
as that chapter is very active. Our next outing will be “Sucker Fest” up in the St.
Germain, Wisconsin area. The last opportunity to sign up for this outing will be at
this upcoming October meeting. See Rich Gallagher or myself at the next meet-
ing. On the youth side a few of us just returned for the annual YCA event up in
Hayward Wisconsin where 50 kids put 72 muskies in the boat in 2 days for fish-
ing. This event is put on by fellow club member Kevin Bushnick and is also a
class event. I would add a special thanks to Mike Mark, Hugh Flack, Kevin Un-
derwood, Dave VanDoorn, and Tim Crews for being a volunteer guide for this
event. Your time spent with the kids goes a long way. Regarding stocking, the
chapter will again be involved with the funding of a supplemental stocking of
Muskie fingerlings into the Fox Chain of Lakes. Last year put in approximately
400 extra fish. These will be in addition to the 2,000 12 inch muskies that were
stocked by the state in September.
Until next month, keep a tight line and catch a big one.
Dan Koniewicz
October Issue
FRV NEWS CAST
GENERAL MEETINGS
7:00 PM @ SCHAUMBURG GOLF
CLUB/CHANDLER’S CHOPHOUSE
401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg, IL.
(847) 885-9009
BOARD MEETINGS
6:00PM at Cabela’s on Wednesdays
following our General club meeting.
All members are welcome to attend.
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FRV MUSKIES INC. P A G E 2
2018 BOARD MEMBERS
Frank Lucido - Membership Director 847-559-8300 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
OFFICERS
President Dan Koniewicz Vice President Rich Gallagher Treasurer Pete Barber Secretary Blake Pawlikowski
P.O. BOX 8066 BARTLETT, IL. 60103 347-433-8577
PETER J. BARBER & Associates, Inc. CPA & Consultants
Family & Estate Tax Planning & Preparation
Business Accounting & Taxes (847) 726-7267
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OCTOBER 10TH CHRIS TAURISANO!!
Chris has spoken at our club several times with great success. Mostly speak-
ing about Muskies, but he’s a multi species guide with many sizable Walleye to his credit. Guiding from Northern Illinois to Southern Wisconsin, he will
put you on fish. It’s not always about how many fish you caught or how big, Chris will fill you in on the latest rods, reels and technology. He always is
down to earth when he speaks. He will talk about what he has learned and what he is trying out as something new. Chris never stops learning this
humble sport of ours. Chris has fished with the likes of Hall of Famer Spence Petros and is absorbing as much information as he can.
Chris not only operates T-Bone Guide Service, but also has a outing on Lake
of the Woods with his Muskie School. You might want to ask about this. Please come out and support our locally grown Muskie guru CHRIS TAURISA-
NO. If you would like to contact Chris---
Phone # 630-330-9090
Email: [email protected]
Don’t miss this great meeting! Grab a friend and come on out and join us! You’ll be glad you did! Admission is $5.00/person at the door. Hope to see
you at the meeting!
INCENTIVE PROGRAM P A G E 4
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Our club thrives on our common interest in musky fishing and our charitable efforts. While our hope is that everyone participates and supports the club because of the intrinsic value it provides, the Board of Directors has decided to experiment with two (2) incentive programs to encourage more participation both online and at our events/meetings. The details of these programs are detailed below. Please reach out if there are ques-tions or suggestions. The programs will run until it appears they no longer provide impact into the level of participation and we reserve the right to
alter the program as necessary to make it successful.
FRV Online Participation Incentive (monthly) Goal: to increase participation of membership between meetings via our website/forum and to increase attendance at meetings Prize: 3-5 baits awarded via raffle at our monthly meetings (subject to change pending the level of participation during a given month) · Forum participation
1 ticket per 3 “quality” posts
“Quality” will be at the discretion of the Website Director and generally means the post constructively contributes to the conversation
(something more than “Nice fish” on a fishing report, lively discussion/debate is fine, but tickets will not be awarded for negativity…the point is for engaging in civil and constructive dialog)
3 tickets per fishing report posted, 5 if pictures are included, 8 if video is included
10 tickets per article that is written and posted to the website
Write a summary of an outing hosted by FRV , a fishing related story, anything you think people would be interested to read that’s applicable
to the club and our membership.
Articles should be edited within reason and ready to post, though FRV reserves the right to make minor adjustments to spelling/grammar if
necessary (significant changes will be discussed with the author before posting).
Articles will be posted at the discretion of the Website Director. Please contact the Website Director to confirm your article topic would be
considered for the website and does not duplicate something already being drafted.
Please note that you can also post comments to any article/post on the site (including this one). These will be considered participation and
will be awarded tickets similarly to what is outlined above. Comments outside of the forum currently require an admin approval before they are shown on the website. Please be patient as we review and complete the approval process.
Tickets earned will be awarded at the next club meeting and will be honored only at that meeting. You must be present to win. Anything
earned during our off months of June, July and August will be awarded in September. Please note: this is being announced 8/23/18 and we will retroactively award tickets to anyone with eligible posts 6/1/18 or later.
o Drawing for participation will be separate from the normal meeting raffles. o Board members are not eligible to participate.
FRV Volunteering Incentive Program (yearly) Goal: to increase participation/volunteering at FRV events Prize: Prize TBD, but will be a larger value
FRV event participation Tickets will be awarded for actively participating at FRV events.
Meetings – help at the door, selling raffle tickets, assisting Frank at Membership, Hugh at Merch, welcoming new members and introducing them to people, etc.
Banquet – help set up, help tear down, assist with handing out packets, etc.
Volunteer – show up at any volunteering opportunity and participate, work the booth at a show, help setup/tear down at a show, guide at a One Hope event, etc.
Entries to the drawing will be awarded based on the participation and relative effort involved.
Ensure the board member helping coordinate the event you’re at reports to the Website Director that you participated in order to ensure your entry to the drawing.
Drawing will occur at the Annual Awards and Fundraising Banquet (typically held in March).
You do NOT have to be present to win this drawing.
Board members are not eligible to participate.
MEMBERS ONLY FISHING CONTEST P A G E 5
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FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CIRCLE…
Can you believe Summer officially ended September 21st. This Summer local-
ly was plagued with high water conditions May and June, then extreme heat
that came in July and August. But, some of the best fishing conditions are
coming with the Fall weather. They say the Fall is your best chance to catch a
45” plus Muskie. The club has a Fall trip schedule for the first weekend in No-
vember at Jackson’s Resort in St. Germain. Contact Rich Gallagher for infor-
mation or to add your name to the list of participants. It’s is a fun time and a
chance to get acquainted with fellow members. Our next monthly meeting is
October 10th at Chandler’s Chop House /Schaumburg Golf Course. If you are a new member or have not
been to a monthly meeting in a while, then make a point of coming. Here is what we offer, an open bar,
good speakers, wonderful raffles items (lures, rods, bump boards and more). Interested in eating out
before the meeting, on Wednesdays Chandlers offers a $6.00 burger and fries with a purchased drink.
Now there is no good reason not to COME! Really we need your support, so come on by! I will be at
the Membership table to assist with membership renewals and new member sign-ups.
F rank Lucido
Membership Director
WHO’S USING THE FRV
FORUM??
Seems like the volume of people using the
FRV website/forum has significantly declined.
We are curious as to the reason for this? If is
too difficult to navigate? Are you having is-
sues with getting a user name and password?
Seems like the chatter has really died down. Less people are posting in
general and less and less are using the fishing reports page as well.
If you haven’t surfed in for a while check us out at
www.frvmuskie.com
SUCKERFEST 2018!
Join the FRV Chapter at
Jackson’s Resort on Lit-
tle St. Germain Novem-
ber 1st-4th for one of
the last musky fishing
hurrahs of the season!
The Jackson’s are keeping the resort open for us
to join them in their annual “SUCKERFEST 2018”!
This event will involve lots of fishing, drinking,
eating, bonfires and overall debauchery! If you’re
interested in going to this outing contact Ken
Jackson at Jackson’s Resort via e-mail at in-
[email protected] or visit their website at
www.jacksonslakeside.com or you can reach
them by phone at Jackson's Lakeside Cottages
1180 Jackson Lane St. Germain, WI 54558
715-479-8640. This may be the last outing of the
year for many of us in the club so come on along
and let’s have some fun!! Contact Rich Gallagher
at 847-341-1723 if you’d like to go!
FINAL CLUB OUTINGS! P A G E 7
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WE WANT YOU!! We are looking for
new board members
for the 2019 FRV
Board of Directors.
Got some new ide-
as? Want to take
the club in a new
direction? Want to
make a difference?
Then you should give some thought to
joining the board. Come to one of our
board meetings to see what it’s all about!
Don’t want to commit the time? That’s
OK too! Are you simply willing to help
out with an event or two? How about as-
sisting with the Challunge on the Chain,
Kids Fishing Derbies, Canned Food Drive,
One Hope United Outing, the list goes
on!! See Steve Kroll and let him know
you’d like to help and we will put you to
work!!
Event: 4th Annual Fall Flowage Fun at Popp’s Resort
When: October 5th - October 8th, 2018. This is Friday to Monday.
Where: Popp’s Resort, Crivitz WI
Cost: Rooms are $80.00 per night, if you book 2 nights the 3rd is free. The rooms are a motel unit with two
bedrooms and a small kitchen. ($53.00 per Night)
Event Coordinator: Dan Koniewicz, 847-682-9238, [email protected]
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: 4th Annual Suckerfest at Jackson’s Resort
When: November 2nd - November 4th 2018. This is Friday to Sunday.
Where: Jackson’s Resort in St. Germain, WI
Cost: Cabins are $53.00 per Night/person + tax.
Event Coordinator: Rich Gallagher 847-341-1723 [email protected]
Additional Information: The outing kicks off Friday November 2nd. This will be our 4th year of going up to Jackson’s resort.
Ken 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 ASAP
Event: The Last Fling – Cave Run, Kentucky
When: November 30th – December 3rd 2018
Where: Mountain Muskie Lodge (Tony Grant’s Facility)
Cost: Approximately $35.00 per night per person.
Event Coordinator: Dan Koniewicz, 847-682-9238, [email protected]
Additional Information: The outing kicks off Thursday November 30th. We will coordinate dinners as group. There are restau-
rants 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 12th.
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Website: laxreproductions.com
Bus Phone: 715-547-3710
Cell Phone: 715-490-3710 Email [email protected]
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