Good Ole Boys Bass Club

of

Central New York

January 2008

Meeting and Awards Dinner

Our annual awards / family dinner was held on Sunday, January 6th at President Tom Hudson's garage; AKA "The GOB Club House". This is when we hold our January meeting too. Thanks to Tom and Sue for putting up with us each year.

Banners and table with all the "goodies" to be given away. Our sponsors are always very generous with their donations.

Plano donated a pickup truck load of tackle boxes. Bass Pro donated two large tackle bags and five graphite fishing rods.  Venom Lures donated 50  bags of tubes.  Tru Tungsten donated weights and clothing.

Members and their wives "visit" before the food is ready.

Lining up to eat.

Shortly after 1:00 p.m. we filled our plates with all the food prepared by our members and their wives. Too bad our fish boxes can't always be as full as everyone was after that feast!  Yum.

President, Tom Hudson starts the meeting

We started the short meeting with a report by Jeff Edgarton. He informed us on the process of the GOB Junior Bassmasters. The Juniors will be holding their first banquet on January 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Central Square Fire Station in the square. Discussion was also held on the Federation's questionnaire. Members voted on their wishes and Tom will present those wishes at the Federations meeting the end of January.

It was then time to hand out the "Angler of The Year" and "Big Bass of The Year" prizes to the deserving winners.

President Tom Hudson awards the tackle bag and check to Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith was "Angler of The Year" and along with a cash payment of $200.00, he received a soft-sided tackle bag from Bass Pro.

Tom also  represents the awards to Bill Kays

Bill Kays won the "Big Bass of The Year" with a 5.00 pound largemouth. He also received a cash prize of $200.00 plus a soft-sided bag from Bass Pro.

We then drew numbers out of the "pumpkin" one at a time and everyone came up to choose a door prize.

Be sure to contact Tom Hudson and get your dues paid. We have new members waiting to join, and our membership is held to 30 active members. We will fill up in a hurry, so don't procrastinate.

Good luck to everyone this year.