Weekly Meeting Minutes August 18, 2022

Weekly Update 

8-18-2022 Meeting

Welcome to the Southern California Tuna Club in it’s 98^th year – our founding document shows our actual birthday as August 15^th, 1925.  Terry Tysseland called the Meeting to Order at 11:55PM with 26 members in attendance.  The lighter than normal attendance was due to a number of members out fishing on the Intra Club Tournament with lines in the water today at 3:00PM.

          Announcements:

• The Next week’s Meeting on 8/25/22 is a dinner meeting starting at with cocktails at 5:00PM.

• John Lavarias has received his order for blue AFCO shirts for our inventory.  The shirts are blue and logoed and available to purchase at the bargain price of $20.00.  They can be purchased online and picked up at the next Thursday’s meeting.
• Caution to all the members that the intention of the member website is not for political purposes and please allow this to be a request to all members to refrain from putting political posts on the website.  Thank you very much. 
• Alaska Post Trip Party is on Tuesday, August 23 in our clubhouse starting with cocktails at 5:00PM.  Pizza, salad, desert and drinks are provided complements of Jack Anderson.
• Last week we Rang the Bell in honor of the passing of long-time, Life Member Terry Barkis.  He was a longtime personal friend of Dick Bell.  Terry had a collection of between 50 and 100 Reyn Spooner shirts.  Dick spoke to Terry’s wife Dianne and asked if she would like to donate the shirts to the SCTC to be sold to the members with the proceeds going to the SCTC Marine Biology Education Scholarship Foundation.  Dianne said she thought would be a great idea so special thanks to Dianne for donating the shirts to a very special cause.  So everyone be on the lookout for a special notice of a sale of Reyn Spooner shirts. 

Paul Southgate and Paul McEachern were not present at last week’s meeting and ‘Bell Ringing’ in Terry’s behalf, gave spontaneous heartfelt eulogies on Terry at this week’s meeting.    

Attention Members

                   There have been changes to the Club Calendar of Events:

• Past Presidents and Sportsman Dinner is now 11/3/22
• Couples Trip is now scheduled for 11/12 thru 11/17/22 – see details below in Future Events section.
• The Tom and Jerry Party is now scheduled 12/15/2022
• Long Range Trip#1 on the Pacific Dawn which had been scheduled for May 28 to 31st from Ventura has been postponed due to bad weather. The new dates are August 29 to September 1st from Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego.

Members not seen for a while:

• Bob Hetzler
• John Whitaker

          Guests:

• Tom Schlauch introduced his son John again.  Welcome John.

          Good Cheer Report:

• Al Hermer – has spinal stenosis and will be having a surgery on August 30^th for a spinal fusion.  He is in significant pain but says he can’t wait to go fishing.  We are holding a good thought for Al’s surgery and a speedy and complete recovery.  He says to tell everyone that ‘he will be back.’

• Greg Owen – reports that Tom Scott has been in the hospital for the last month and his condition has been up and down recently he is in ICU at UCI.  He’s had skin cancer over the years that they have been carving out and he’s had glass particles in his lungs (pulmonary fibrosis) and other

issues.  Covid put him in the hospital and then the issues began to

compound.  As I type this I just heard from Greg who says that the next 48 – 72 hours are critical.  Please hold a good thought for Tom keep him in your prayers. 

• Bob Briggs – still in significant pain and going to a doctor for another opinion for his ongoing treatment.

          New Members: None.  

          Weight Slips:

• David Obenauer – caught a 100.8 pound BFT on the boat Terrible with Captain Brett Crane.  This qualifies for a Boat Flag and a Gold & Blue Button. 

Fish Reports:  

• Paul McEachern – reports that he, Captain Geno, Hank Brown and Brock went out on the Maveric and they saw everything to indicate there were fish but nothing biting until Hank hooked up on a BFT and worked it for over 2 hours with the fish spooling the reel several times, circling the boat and swimming in circles.  When Hank got the fish alongside it dove under the boat and the line was cut in the propellers. Paul characterized it as an ‘epic fight’ and Hank says ‘he is ready to do it again’. 
• Thom Ryan – reports that he and kids and Dan on the Sea Ya Mundy went to Catalina for a few days.  Weather was rough crossing and they fished off the mooring in Cherry Cove catching Calico Bass and a Sheepshead.  They had a wonderful Catalana Trip.      

          Past Events:

• Paul Rybak hosted 20 members to the Annual Club Trophy Clays Shoot at LA Clays on Wednesday where 20 guys each shot 100 clays in the morning with a nice taco bar lunch and awards ceremony to follow.  Tyler Jackson won the event and the honor to have his name engraved on the Paul Rybak/H. E. Ridings Trophy for the second year in a row.  A great time was had by all with everyone winning a prize.

Future Events:

• August 18 – 20 Intra Club Tournament – Contact Larry Drum!!  The flyers and rules are out and on the table in the front of the clubhouse or on the internet for the 65^th SCTC Intra-Club Tournament.  Tuna fishing really blew up last week with a lot of boats fishing the west end of Catalina, 125 and 172.  Some BFT have been reported off shore at Palos Verde.  Almost 20 Tuna were weighed in last week in Avalon with the largest 150#s.  BFT have also been spotted off the East end of Catalina, Mackerel Bank, Avalon Bank and a few miles from Church Rock.  BOTTOM LINE IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!  If you need a boat or crew please call Larry Drum so he can hook you up.  AND DON’T FORGET THE POST TRIP DINNER/PARTY AT LARRY’S HOUSE IN AVALON ON SATURDAY AUGUST 20TH!!!  Paul Southgate has the Para mutual betting available for any that want to participate.

• Long Range Trip #1 – 8/29 to 9/1 – on the Pacific Dawn is currently full but call Mike Engle or Al Hermer to get on the alternate list. 

• Kid’s Night At The Club – 9/14at the clubhouse.  Please call Chris Scott and KC Couthrup to reserve a spot.  Pizza and soft drinks will be served and along with games.  The Awards from the Kids Trip will be announced and handed out.

•  Cedros Trip – 9/16 to 9/21.  Call Mike Engle or Al Hermer for details.

• Options Trip #2 – 9/21 to 9/22 – Trip is currently full but call John Lavarias to get on the alternate list.

• Fall Stag Trip – 9/29 to 10/1 – Call Dennis Friedman or Joe Vicic for details .  Flyer will be out in near future.

• Options Trip #3 – 10/19 to 10/20 – Trip is currently full but call John Lavarais to get on the alternate list.

• Past Presidents/Sportsman Dinner – 11/3 Chairman Hank Brown – details and flyer will be out in the near future.  

• Tom and Jerry Party – 12/15 -Chairman Terry Bersuch and Crew – Details and flyer will be out in near future.       

• SIGN UP Now for the 2023 Fresh Water Trip which will be in Lake El Salto and Lake Picachos with two and a half days of fishing in each lake.  Sign up now on the SCTC website to secure a spot for next year. Talk to Paul McEachern, Greg Bohnet or Hank Brown.

• Couples Trip – November 12 to 17, 2022.  Tamarindo, Costa Rica.  Cor Claus is our host to 20 beautiful ocean front rooms with all the activities, fishing and endless cocktail parties you have come to expect from a SCTC Couples Trip.  So far Cor has 15 couples signed up and we would like to see at least 20.  Cor said the trip is now opened to guests.   Let’s get out of the country and relax in the sun and have fun fishing and plying golf with your best friends!!  THIS WILL BE THE TRIP OF THE YEAR!!  Contact Cor Claus.  See Flyer below……

• Guest Speaker: –

With no other business the meeting was concluded at 1:15PM

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