President's Message
by Dave Griffin
Thanks to all the members who attended the March meeting & welcome our new members. We had over 80 people at the meeting & were well packed in. Our meeting place has served us well over the last several years, but time has come for
a change. I couldn't be happier about our new meeting place Thurmont Conservation & Sportsman's Club. It's an easy drive, located about halfway between Frederick & Thurmont. Directions are in the newsletter. There is a nice indoor meeting room. In nice weather there
is an outdoor pavilion for cookouts & meetings. The members of the Sportsman's Club have been very gracious to allow us to use this facility. I believe it will suit our needs perfectly. I know that for some it will be a little bit longer drive, but it will be well worth it.
Spring is finally here. Most of us are anxious to get out on the water again. Okay, so there are a few who were lucky enough to spend all or part of the winter in Florida, but for those of us who have had our boats put to bed for the winter, you can dewinterize now &
join us on our annual Shakedown Cruise on Saturday, April 10. We'll be leaving Sandy Point headed for lunch at Fisherman's Inn at Kent Narrows taking the northbound or
southbound route depending on the weather. Weather should be good though, as I have already predicted that we will have good weather for all of our MSSA events this year, even the Spring Tournament! We now have about 10 boats signed up for this trip; so if you'd like to join us,
please give me a call at 304-676-3256.
Our first fishing trip of the year is in April, the Frederick Chapter Annual Flounder Tournament in Chincoteague, VA. We are expecting about 30 boats this year. See Rick Etzler at the April meeting to sign up. We're expecting excellent weather for this event, also!
Thanks to Matt Abel for being our guest speaker at the March meeting. Matt & his lovely wife drove all the way up from Pocomoke and, as always, gave a terrific presentation. Be sure to thank him by stopping by the 'Seahawk Sports Center' on Rt 13 just before the VA.
Line. At the April meeting, Georgie from 'Tyler's Tackle' will have a table set up with all of your rockfishing needs so come prepared. We will have some great raffle prizes and will be gearing up for flounder & rock fishing in the next month.
See you at the meeting.
Dave Griffin
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Next Meeting
April 14th 2004:
New Meeting Place: At the Thurmont Conservation & Sportsman Club
Menu: Picnic Menu.
Speaker:
Charlie Appleby will be speaking about trolling and John Travers will be speaking about the use of planer boards. Bill Johnson will provide hotspots for the Solomons area. Vendor: Georgie Kline of Tyler's Tackle
will be at the meeting with a trailer full of rockfishing supplies.
Last Month's Raffle Winners
Pete Castle: 50/50 $175
Kenny Becraft: Rod & reel
Jeff Tabler: Fighting belt
John Fradiska: Marine Tool Set
Bob Lowery: Boat soap
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.
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 April are due April 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 Frederick: Take take 15 N for 7.5 miles (from intersection of Rt. 340 & Rt.15). Turn right onto Old Frederick Rd. & go 4.3 miles. Turn right onto Hunt Club Rd. (Large sign for the club). Stay on Hunt Club Rd for 1 mile (many curves).
Bear right & go around swimming pool to the clubhouse. Entrance is in the front. Approx. 10 miles from intersection of Rt. 15 & Rt. 340.
MSSA Frederick Chapter 22 at
Thurmont Conservation & Sportsman Club
11617 Hunt Club Rd.
Thurmont, MD |
