Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Annual Fishing Tournament News

2009

Tournament Future Ok for Now

If you are receiving this letter then you are aware that we have a new format concerning all newsletters and mailings. The tournaments will send everything throgh the e-mail system. This is not only more economical but much quicker so please check your e-mails once in a while because you might receive a surprise. If you need help using the computer or internet do what I did when I was having trouble, ask any seven year old.

The walleye tournament this year had to be moved to April 18th this year due to the flood on the river. It would have been very difficult and unsafe to fish the original date. The good news was that the weather in April was beautiful and many fish were caught even though most were not legal size. It figures I finally see what those green fish look like and they were too small. It was fun anyways and I hope everyone who attended enjoyed the fishing too. Congratulations to John and Chris Perez from local # 1185 who won the tournament with 4 fish weighing in at a whopping 6.41 lbs. They said they were using 10 ounce purple jigs and caught most of the fish in the flooded cornfields just north of New Orleans. This pattern probably won’t help next year but you could try. Thanks for the help John and Chris.

The bass tournament greeted us with water levels lower than last year but again steady action. There were 80 fish weighed-in which by far is the most we have had based on the amount of boats we had. There were 35 out of 50 teams which weighed-in fish at the scales. Nice job guys! The fish were definitely in a mood for biting and many “short” fish were caught and released. On tournament morning we were greeted with another tournament taking place on the lake but most fishermen still had action. It did not seem to matter what baits were being used because the fish were caught shallow and deeper. They were everywhere. This probably won’t help much as far as a pattern for next year but I have learned that information is always important even if only to eliminate the pattern. Congratulations to Joe Sanderson, local # 174, and his partner Adam Markiewicz, local # 1889, who won the tournament with a limit of 6 fish weighing-in at 13.13 lbs. Joe commented that they were culling fish early in the morning so they definitely found a bunch of keepers! The bass tournament is scheduled for September 25, 2010. Hope to see everyone there.

As I was writing this newsletter we still weren’t sure if the tournaments would be sponsored by the Regional Council. I am happy to report that our President/EST Frank Libby has agreed to help the tournaments continue. I know the council has had to make many hard decisions lately and I am glad they will continue their support. Thank you to our President and Regional Council for providing what they can to help the members enjoy this worthwhile event.

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Thank You Friendly Sponsors

Carpenter’s Local # 725 – Litchfield, IL.

Carpenter’s Local # 195 – Ottawa, IL.

Carpenter’s Local # 558 – West Chicago, IL.

Carpenter’s Local # 916 – Sugar Grove, IL.

Carpenter’s Local # 2158 – Bettendorf, IA.

Carpenter’s Local # 250 – Waukegan, IL.

Thank You Weekend Warrior Sponsors

Carpenter’s local # 578 - Hinsdale, IL.

Carpenter’s Local # 308 – Cedar Rapids, IA.

Gift Certificates / Misc.

John Perez – Bass Pro gift certificates

Carpenters Local # 1027 – $ 300.00

Chicago Regional Council of CarpentersDedicated to building partnerships and improving the lives of working men & women

Is Proud to Sponsor theCarpenters Annual Fishing Tournaments

Special Thanksto all those who participateand organize these events

Wishing you continued Success Frank T. Libby, President/Executive Secretary-Treasurer

Jeffrey Isaacson, First Vice PresidentGary Perinar Jr., Second Vice President

Peter DiRaffaele - Mark Maher – William Rabinak Business Representatives

12 E. Erie Street, Chicago, IL. 60611-2796 Phone: 312-787-3076 Fax: 312-951-1540www.carpentersunion.org

A POSITIVE FORCE IN BUILDING COMMUNITIES

The Law Firm of Whitfield, McGann and Ketterman

111 E. Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL. 60611 312-251-9700

A Special Thanks to their Law Firm for the support

This newsletter is made possible by their generous sponsorship.

The Law Firm of Whitfield, McGann and Ketterman is the official law firm representing the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and many other locals and district councils throughout the

state of Illinois.

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2010 - Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Tournament Schedule

CRCC Walleye Tournament Illinois River at Spring Valley, IL.Saturday March 20, 2010 Take-off from Barto’s landing 7:00 A.M.

CRCC Bass Tournament Lake Shelbyville-Sullivan, IL. Saturday September 25, 2010 Take-off from Eagle Creek 6:30 A.M.

Walleye Fisherman! If you are looking for more hot walleye action, don’t forget to check out the tournament run by Bob Kidd of Prairieland Eyes. Bob Kidd and his staff from Prairieland Eyes run a full schedule of year round walleye tournaments throughout the state. You can check the upcoming tournament schedule at www.prairielandeyes.com.

Bob Kidd will be hosting a Walleye tournament the Sunday after our tournament. If you are feeling lucky and think you found the fish plan on spending an extra day fishing both tournaments. If you have any questions Bob will be at our dinner Friday night. Show your support of Bob and his tournaments because they do a great job with our tournament and we would not be as professional without Bob and his family.

Prairieland Eyes Tournament Sunday, March 21, 2010 Spring Valley, IL. Illinois River - Barto’s landing www.prairielandeyes.com

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2009 Walleye Winners April 18, 2009

1st Place – 6.41 lbs. John Perez-Local # 1185 Chris Perez – local # 1185

Big Walleye – 2.41 lbs. Ron Urnikis – Local # 195

3rd Place – 2.31 lbs. Jeff Lund- Local # 558Chris Nowak- Local # 58

2nd Place –2.41 lbs. Cliff Banks – Local # 195 Ron Urnikis – Local # 195

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2009 Walleye Tournament Results

Big Fish WeightPlace Team # Names # Fish Lbs. Oz. Lbs. Oz.

1 10 John Perez / Chris Perez 4 1.76 6.412 9 Cliff Banks / Ron Urnikis 1 2.41 2.413 21 Jeff Lund / Chris Nowak 2 1.21 2.314 15 Hurschell Kays / Justin Kays 1 1.94 1.945 6 John Phillips / Tom Phillips 1 1.84 1.846 14 James Yard / William Kjellsvik 1 1.71 1.717 7 Mike Carr / Pat Carr 1 1.57 1.578 27 Randy DeCoste / Eugene Perez 1 1.32 1.329 28 David Foy / Karl Kost 1 1.18 1.1810 19 Joe Sanderson / Adam Markiewicz 1 0.93 0.93

Totals 14 15.87 21.62

Big Fish - Ron Urnikis / Local # 195 / 2.41 lbs.

Volunteers Needed!

The tournaments are in need of volunteers to help with many areas. It takes a lot of time to run the tournaments and volunteers are needed to help with check-in, stuffing bags, mailings and contacting sponsors. If you helped in the past I thank you and ask for your continued support but we need new volunteers to also aid in the many tasks. The future will depend on you getting involved with helping the tournaments. Without you there is no tournament.

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2009 Bass Winners September 11, 2009

1st Place – 13.13 lbs. Joe Sanderson – Local # 174 Adam Markiewicz – Local # 1889

Big Bass – 4.57 lbs. Scott Snow – Local # 725

3rd Place – 9.11 lbs. Bruce Schmidt – Local # 16 Rodney Goss – Local # 742

2nd Place – 10.18 lbs. Douglas Williams – Local # 44 Luke Williams – Local # 44

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2009 BASS Tournament Results

Big Fish WeightPlace Team # Names # Fish Lbs. Oz. Lbs. Oz.

1 34 Joe Sanderson / Adam Markiewicz 6 3.13 13.132 46 Douglas Williams / Luke Williams 6 10.183 38 Bruce Schmidt / Rodney Goss 5 9.114 31 Mike Viano / Terry Viano 3 3.58 8.485 29 Bob Horvath / Mike Thomas 4 2.71 7.496 36 Larry Bailey / Mike Hrechko 4 1.78 6.777 25 Jeff Brooks / Brad Land 4 2.04 6.68 8 Jim Bray / Bob Gumbel 3 1.95 5.289 2 Myron Matwichuk / Florio Picchietti 3 1.6 4.73

10 5 Steve Felbinger / John Gipson 2 2.48 4.6211 3 Don Johnsen / Stephen Hunter 3 4.5812 28 Robert Cowan / Lee Cowan 3 1.64 4.5713 17 Jody Snow / Scott Snow 1 4.57 4.5714 6 Thomas Phillips / John Phillips 2 2.38 4.5315 43 Rick Cuthbertson / Bill Richards 3 4.0616 10 Milton Eneix / George Kristofer 2 1.94 4.0617 4 Scott Dellamano / William Giovanetti 2 2.12 3.9718 26 Michael Barnard / Gabe Rodriguez 2 2.6 3.9619 23 Raymond Rodway / Darren Rodway 2 1.99 3.6120 20 John Perez Jr. / Chris Perez 2 3.4921 22 Kent Bushue / Kevin Koeste 2 3.3522 35 Owen McGlasson / Ron Smith 1 3.1623 40 James Oesterle / John Biskup 2 1.77 3.1524 44 John Rosa Jr. / Sean O'Donnell 2 2.7625 7 Chris Rettmuller / Peter Gunther 1 2.69 2.6926 12 Norman Weck Jr. / Brian Rice 1 2.6627 30 Matthew Price / Joshua Kirby 1 2.4828 14 Marney Maki / Michael Maki 1 2.2529 33 Tim McFarland / Pat McFarland 1 1.7130 9 Jorge Carmona / Adolfo Orozco 1 1.6231 16 Mark Maher / Chuck Foland 1 1.4432 37 Kevin Lejeck / Jim Santangelo 1 1.3433 1 John Horak / John Voeller 1 1.3134 41 Steve Kozar / Martin Gottschild 1 1.335 45 Bruce DeYoung / Eugene Collins 1 1.29

Totals 80 40.97 150.3

Big Fish - Scott Snow / Local # 725 / 4.57 Lbs.

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