2008 Sportfishing Summit Brings Industry Leaders
Together
Despite
some last minute changes in the 2008 Sportfishing Summit’s
venue and agenda brought about by Hurricane Ike which pummeled
Galveston, Texas, this year’s Summit accomplished what the
American Sportfishing Association (ASA) set out to do: conduct
the association’s business and provide an opportunity for
networking among its members.
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Randy Lemcke, left, vice president,
Plano Molding Company and immediate past chairman of ASA’s board of directors,
is presented with a copy of Executive Order 13449 by ASA
President and CEO Mike Nussman, center. Former ASA board
Chairman Bill Miller (1995 – 1997), retired from
Wright & McGill, Denver, Colo., is on the right. The
2007 order established striped bass and red drum as federal
gamefish.
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Despite
the unstable economy and the change of venue, more than 100 sportfishing
industry leaders representing 66 companies and organizations from
the United States and Canada gathered Oct. 28 – 30, at the
Brown Palace Hotel in Denver to focus their efforts on the issues
facing the sportfishing industry.
ASA
Thanks Randy Lemcke for His Service
During
the Summit, ASA presented Randy Lemcke, vice president, Plano Molding
Company and immediate past chairman of ASA’s board of directors
with a framed copy of Executive Order 12962 in recognition
of his service as ASA’s chairman for from 2006 – 2008.
Executive
Order 13449, signed
by President George W. Bush in 2007, established striped bass
and red drum as federal gamefish.
Executive
Committee Appointed
A
new Executive Committee also was appointed during the Summit. The
association’s officers, who will serve two-year terms, are:
Chairman of the Board Jeff Pontius, president, ZEBCO Brands; Immediate
Past Chairman Randy Lemcke, vice president, Plano Molding Co.;
Vice Chairman Jeff Marble, CEO, Frabill, Inc.; Secretary Gregg
Wollner, executive vice president, Rapala; Treasurer Peter Foley,
president, Boone Bait Company; and At-Large Gary Zurn, senior vice
president, Big Rock Sports.
General
Membership Meeting Report
ASA’s
board of directors made took action on a number of motions.
These actions were reported during the General Membership meeting
held Thursday, Oct. 30. With the exception of one motion which
was put forward during the Oct. 28 board meeting, the other motions
for board action came through ASA’s committees which met
on Wednesday, October 29.
2008
Sportfishing Summit Sponsors
ASA
would like to thank its sponsors the
FishAmerica Foundation, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service,
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and ZEBCO Brands for helping to make this year’s
membership meeting a great success.
