50 Club Mitch Gibson released his 1 st reported from Lake of the Woods on 10/30. Brian Wright released a 50 on the Red Cedar River 11/1.

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1 The Follow Up- December 2014 First Wisconsin Chapter of Muskies, Inc. Chapter Website: Editor: Paul Gottwald Dates to Remember December1- General Meeting 7:00 at the Fill Inn Station. Speaker to be Kurt Schultz on Wisconsin River and flowages in Wausau area. Nomination of board members. Dec 15- Board meeting 6:30pm open to all members at the VFW Starr Ave. Eau Claire Election of chapter officers. January 12, Board meeting 6:30pm open to all members at the VFW Starr Ave. EC January 24, Chapter Awards Banquet at the Fill Inn Station, Chippewa Falls February2- General Meeting 7:00 at the Fill Inn Station. Speaker to be Josh Brovosky of the Twin Cities General Meetings Our winter general meetings are held at The Fill Inn Station 104 W. Columbia St, in Chippewa Falls. We start with a short meeting at 7:00 and then have a speaker. There is a raffle table drawing before the speaker starts. The meetings are usually done by 9:30. The Fill Inn Station has a good deal on pizza till 6:00 and a lot of members are there early to eat first. These meetings are free and open to the public, invite your friends along to hear the seminars. Board Nominations Do you want more say in your club? Consider joining board of directors! Nominations will be taken and voted on at the December general meeting. Lunker of the Month September Lunker goes to Tim Hillary for a 49.5 caught 8/20 on Lake Wissota during the tournament. Unofficial October Lunker is a released by Mitch Gibson on Lake of the Woods. 50 Club Mitch Gibson released his 1 st reported from Lake of the Woods on 10/30. Brian Wright released a 50 on the Red Cedar River 11/1. MOFC as of 11/18 Mens Masters Division for 2014 Member Name City State Muskies Points Avg 1 Harold Hall 6 Cornell WI Brett Olson 6 Altoona WI Jim Coffin 6 Menomonie WI Brian H. Wright 6 Eau Claire WI

2 5 Jason D Smith 6 Chippewa Falls WI Leonard J Rubesch Jr 6 Eau Claire WI Jeffrey Bunch 6 Rochester MN Rick Mechelke 6 Chippewa Falls WI Bob Neidhold 6 Chippewa Falls WI Mens Division for 2014 Member Name ChNum City State Muskies Points Avg 1 Ace Sommerfeld 6 Eau Claire WI Rick Hall 6 Weyerhaeuser WI Matt Rokus 6 Eau Claire WI Todd Carlson 6 Hudson WI Dan Klein 6 Mondovi WI Dan C. Hanson 6 New Auburn WI Tom Riedel 6 Eau Claire WI Casey Johnson 6 Eau Claire WI Dan Husby 6 Chanhassen MN Tyler Scott 6 Chippewa Falls WI Don Maves 6 Menomonie WI Clint Keuler 6 Fox Lake WI Nickolas Brenner 6 Eau Claire WI Vern W Weeks 6 Cadott WI Michael Milz 6 Eau Claire WI Bruce Scott 6 Amery WI Tim Hillery 6 Eau Claire WI Bill Brunstad 6 Chippewa Falls WI David Jann 6 Fall Creek WI Mitchell J Gibson 6 Elk Mound WI Chris Hostak 6 Rochester MN Mickey Allen 6 Cumberland WI John K Imm 6 Altoona WI Alex Swanson 6 Chippewa Falls WI Joseph Heil Sr 6 Eau Claire WI Jason P Emerson 6 Chippewa falls WI Bill Schmidtke 6 Weyerhaeuser WI Scott T Smith 6 Eleva WI Martin Ursin 6 Chippewa Falls WI Steve Weyers 6 Eau Claire WI Scott Jerrie 6 Wheeler WI Jim E Everett 6 Birchwood WI Andrew Adams 6 Eau Claire WI Gordon Roytek 6 Chippewa Falls WI Paul Gottwald 6 Eau Claire WI Jack Gerlach 6 Chippewa Falls WI Nathan Marg 6 Altoona WI David Taylor 6 Chippewa Fls WI

3 Member Name ChNum City State Muskies Points Avg 1 Kirsten Spletter 6 Chippewa Falls WI Susan Roytek 6 Chippewa Falls WI Lesa Allen 6 Cumberland WI Loretta Carter 6 Fall Creek WI Elizabeth Bunch 6 Rochester MN Juniors Division for 2014 Member Name ChNum City State Muskie Points Avg 1 Max Gibson 6 Elk Mound WI Sam Hall 6 Weyerhaeuser WI Cortland Spletter 6 Cornell WI Austin C. Smith 6 Chippewa Falls WI Fischer Smith 6 Chippewa Falls WI Seirra Smith 6 Chippewa Falls WI If you tow your boat into Minnesota New law requires AIS Decal on all Trailers in Minnesota in 2015, even if you are just driving thru. New law takes effect July 1, 2015 requiring this sticker. (AIS) is Aquatic Invasive Species. You must take an online training home study course of $5.00, or a mail course of $ Time frame for the program is minutes to complete. The rates include a decal. If you need more than 1, an additional cost per decal is $2.00. Must be updated every 3 years which will give you a new decal. You can find trailers.mndnr.gov or call (Musky Hunter December/January Issue Page12)

4 Banquet News Annual awards banquet will be held Saturday January 24, 2015 at the Fill Inn Station, Chippewa Falls. Social hour from 5:00 to 6:00, with buffet meal following. The awards presentation will follow at 7:00. There will be raffle prize drawings thru out the evening. There will be several guide trips and resort stays auctioned off also. All proceeds will be used for our club projects next year. Awards will be presented for Chapter Members Only Fishing Contest; Lunker of the Month; and the Mike Malone award for service to the chapter. Musky Madness Lures will present award for most Wisconsin fish point total. Be sure to attend and congratulate your fellow anglers on their accomplishments. Jason is willing to put together a slide show for the banquet again this year. The pictures have been popular and we look forward to them. Please include size of fish, name of person, funny details if you wish. I want funny photos!! I want all kids in outdoors pics, bluegills, deer, turkey or squirrel I don't care. Please submit all pics preferred via TEXT message to or to Jason.smith3@ferguson.com asap!! Up to 1 week before banquet. PLEASE do so ahead of time as last minute entries won t make the presentation. I prefer to do 90% of the photo entry program set up work during the Thanksgiving thru Christmas holidays. Again.please do me a huge favor and get me them early. 1 st Wisconsin Annual Banquet Reservation Place: Fill Inn Station, 104 W Columbia St, Chippewa Falls, WI Date: January 24, 2015 Time: Cash Bar 5-6 PM Meal at 6 PM followed by Awards at 7 PM Cost: Adults $20/person Jr / 12yrs and under Free with a parent For Early Bird Drawing Reservation must be in by January 12 th, 2015 Names: Adults # Jr # Total Enclose: Check # Cash Make checks payable to: 1 st Wisc Muskies Inc. Send: Joseph L Heil 1231 Rowe St Eau Claire, WI

5 Membership You can renew your membership on line at by clicking on the JOIN button at the top of the screen. There is also and option to download and print the membership application form if you prefer to mail it in. If your membership expires you do not have access to the member section of the Muskies Inc. website until you renew. Reminder if you have any changes regarding address, phone #, or address, you will need to update your MI Profile on the website to be sure you do not miss any mailings. If questions contact... Joe Heil, or Chapter Youth Program Our chapter has 20 fishing rods suitable for grade school age and up. These were purchased with a grant from the Hugh Becker Fund last year. If you know of a group (scouts, church, workplace, neighborhood, friends or family) that would benefit from a fishing outing contact our Youth Director Russ Gilbert at russ@wickedswildbaits.com Merchandise (Great Christmas presents) Don has some Throw Back apparel with our old silk-screen logo. He will have chapter merchandise available at the General Meetings. Contact him if you would like to order any custom items. He can have your favorite lucky shirt, jacket or whatever embroidered with club logo! Don Maves don@redcedarconstruction.com Dear Muskie Fisherman and Fisherwomen; This is an incredible opportunity to showcase your chapters while bringing greater awareness to the sport of Muskie fishing. We have finalized an opportunity for members and non-members alike to support the shows and Muskies, Inc. Mission with a custom design of a Tournament Jersey that is available to you NOW. This jersey is on sale right now on line at and will be available in several retail outlets as well as at both the Chicago and Milwaukee Muskie Expos. All profits will go to Muskies Inc., to benefit our promotion of the great sport of Muskie Fishing. In addition to these professional quality jerseys, we will is also the option of long sleeve sweatshirts and hoodies which will also bear the company logos.

6 Custom designed for each order with First and Last Names as well as Block 7 being your Chapters Custom Logo. ARE YOU MUSKIES, INC. Get yours ordered NOW at Advertising in the Follow Up You ll notice that we are selling advertising in the Follow Up. Ad sizes are full page, half page 1/4 page, 1/8 page, or business card. Please support our sponsors by mentioning that you saw their add on our advertising page. Contact John Imm for information and rates huntingnut@charter.net Want to save money on insurance or have investment needs? Contact Geoff at Clearwater Insurance Agency for a free quote. Geoff will donate $15 to First Wisconsin Muskies, Inc. for anyone who transfers their insurance or investments to Clearwater. If your batteries aren t holding up this season contact Jeff at Steve s alternator and get a Deka marine battery for $10 over cost. $95 for a standard and $135 for a tournament series.

7 First Wisconsin Muskies Inc. Adver sers 14 year member of Muskies Inc. Call for free Insurance quote for Business, Home, Auto, Life, Boat, or RV; Mutual funds and 401(k) investments. Advertising Space Available: Contact our our advertising director For For details Please support our sponsors and men on that you saw their add on our page