President's Message
by Dave Griffin
Fishing season is finally around the corner so be sure to be at the March meeting to sign up for our upcoming trips- the Shakedown Cruise and the chapter Flounder Tournament in April and the MSSA Spring Tournament in May.
Matt Able from Sea Hawk Tackle in Pocomoke will be our guest speaker. Many of you will remember that Matt gave a great presentation on flounder fishing last year. This year he'll be talking about drum fishing.
As always, there'll be good food, good prizes and everyone should be wound up about Springtime! Hope to see you all at the meeting.
Thanks are in order to chapter member Paul Ropp, owner of AB Seas Marine & Jim Hoffman of Load Rite Trailers for being speakers last month. AB Seas is a dealer for Load Rite trailers & accessories. Also Ron Crabbe of Ron's Fishing Supplies for his donations to the
prizes & coming out as a vendor selling various rockfish rigs and supplies.
Georgie Kline of Tyler's Tackle will be at our April meeting. You will be able to purchase parachutes, bucktails, umbrellas, daisy chains, shads, Okuma 20TL reels, tackle and huge nets at the best prices.
See you at the meeting.
Dave Griffin
MSSA Tournament Books will be available at the meeting.
Specials at the next meeting Umbrella Bags for Sale - Great for storing those large umbrellas and they can hold 2-3 that are already rigged. The cost will be $12.50 each and Gordon will have them at the meeting.
Scotty Planer Board Clips for sale for $5.00. They have a stainless steel leader a green hi vis tip. They work equally well as a downrigger release or a flat line clip.
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Next Meeting
March 10th 2004:
Menu: Cabbage, potatoes and ham.
Speaker:
Matt Abel, owner of Sea Hawk Sports Center in Pocomoke City, MD, will be talking about drum fishing, the great fishery they had last year & have a detailed handout on VA. Eastern shore flounder fishing. Everyone will get tips & great
information for our upcoming flounder tournament. He will have tackle, reels, flounder rigs for sale so make sure to bring some extra cash or credit card. He has custom made flounder rigs with stainless hooks, bulk stick line & stainless steel hooks for those who make their
own rigs along with all other types of supplies. He's a great source of information & is on the way to Chincoteague. Rumor has it he will have his infamous bags. These have additional information, tackle giveaways, & new product samples. He ran out last year & had over
80 bags, so get here early. Matt is a class act. He provides a wealth of information is willing to make the long trip. The bags contained easily over $10 worth of products last year. He donates a rod & reel combo to the chapter each year. Make sure to support the little tackle
shop's that provide the service & information the weekend warriors like us really need.
Last Month's Raffle Winners
Earl Gamber: 50/50 $84
Chuck Mulaney: Rod & reel
Walt Shaw: Bucktails
Jay Betts: Fighting belt
Charlie Appleby, Sr: Tackle box
Mike Bean: Lure pack
Ralph Cope: Bucktails
Bobby Harris: Umbrella Rigs
Frank Molino: Boat soap
News Letter Update
The Frederick Chapter Newsletter is now available on the internet at http://www.mssafrederick.com To receive the newsletter by email, A valid email address
is required. We will no longer mail hard copys of the monthly newsletter except by special request. To get on the "mail to only list", contact the MSSA Secretary or see me at a meeting.
Newsletter Items: for March are due March 22, 2004
Send to:
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Chapter Officer's
MSSA Frederick
President: Dave Griffin
Work: 301-473-7133
Fax: 301-473-7136
Vice President: Rob Pellicot
Home: 301-662-5360
Work: 301-696-7851
Secretary: Maureen Appleby
Home: 301-253-0539
Treasurer: Bob Pellicot
Home: 301-473-8506
Membership: Ken Wheeler
Home: 301-898-1034
Legislative Rep: Bill Johnson
Phone: 301-663-4802 or
410-326-1891
Photographer: Wayne Smith
Phone: 410-876-6006
Cell: 443-277-5544
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Directions To Meeting
From RT 15:
take 340W. for 2 miles to Mt Zion Rd. exit. Turn right at end of ramp. D&D is ¼ mi. on right
From 270S. of Frederick:
Take 270N to 70W Take 1st exit onto 340W Go 2 mi. to Mt Zion Rd
From 70E. of Frederick:
Take 70W to 340W. Go 2 mi. to Mt Zion Rd. D&D is ¼ mi. on right
Frederick Chapter #22
Maryland Saltwater
Sportfishermen's Association
5430 Mt. Zion Road
Frederick, MD. 21701 |
