The last president’s message
was in June, and we had found some good and some not so good things to talk
about as a club. Then, proving how fragile we all can be, I had a heart attack,
and this is my first communication with most of you since then. I have to thank
vice-president Joe Giannetti for basically running the club since early June. Joe
had lots of help from board members and others. Thanks to Jay Pavick for taking
over the newsletter!
In the spring the club had voted
to send out letters to the editors of local newspapers regarding our position
on the plight of the striped bass. At this time we advocated keeping one fish
and releasing fish whenever we could. On September 2nd, in Buzzards
Bay, a contingent of our club met at the MASS Maritime Academy with members
from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, who will make the
recommendations for next year’s fishing for stripers. The September 3rd
Cape Cod Times had a photo of club members leading the charge in striper
protection. This is one of the most satisfying things I have been involved in
as a club member.
Most of the trips auctioned
off at last year’s annual banquet were completed by our members with satisfactory
results. Thanks to the captains who donated their time and to those of you who
purchased these trips. Mark your calendars for March 7, 2015, when our annual
banquet will be held at the Doubletree in Hyannis!
At this time I have to acknowledge
Captain John Greska of the Janina for running his in-house, one-day derby for
the second year. I also thank Captain Jim Luce of the Striper for taking the
six women Salties on a free, half-day trip.
In the June newsletter, I had
talked about your expectations of what the club should do for you. Although I
guess this has been discussed over the last few months, at the October 22
meeting, we should plan on some discussion.
At our most recent board of
directors meeting, one topic discussed was how to assist new members in making
friends and learning how to fish if need be. It was suggested that we institute
a mentoring program so that someone wanting to learn to fish from the surf
would be hooked up with a shore fisherman mentor, and vice versa for someone
wanting to fish from a boat. The first step to bringing this to fruition is to
get a list of mentors. If you are interested in this program, please send me an
email saying what kind of mentor you would like to be.
Attached is an application
for the October 22 fish supper. Let’s try to break our attendance of 92, set in
May for the cod supper!
Thanks, and hook ‘em up!
Jack
(jecreighton45@gmail.com,
508 394-2983)
