Members, RFA Win Big at 4th Annual Banquet
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- Published: Wednesday, 13 April 2011 20:00
- Written by Bob Maehrlein
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Say the one word phrase "Winning!" nowadays and Two and a Half Men star, Charlie Sheen invariably comes to mind. Well, with all due respect, ol' Chuck's got nothing on the 4th annual New Jersey Saltwater Fisherman's banquet that was held this past Saturday at the Captain's Inn in Lacey Township. The winners were, of course, everyone who attended the party. The banquet is held every year to honor the members of New Jersey Saltwater Fisherman (NJSWF) and to raise money to help fund organizations who fight for our right to fish in the Garden State. This year the support was overwhelming and the attendees raised $1350 for the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA)!
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Chairman of the RFA-NJ chapter Capt. Adam Nowalsky (left) congratulates the
Grand Prize and 2nd place winners, Harry Bentley (center) and Captain Joe Gogan
(right) at the 4th Annual NJSWF Banquet
A record number of donations were given by some extremely generous sponsors. As the guests arrived they were greeted by a seemingly never ending amount of prizes. These ran the gamut from rods, reels, lures and accessories to open boat and full charter trips to Coach bags and pedicure kits for the ladies. Said NJSWF founder Rod Houck, "I am honored and astounded at the incredible amount of support that our members and sponsors have provided to us. Although it's a lot of hard work, the biggest problem was finding enough room on the tables to hold all the donations!"
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NJ Saltwater Fisherman will have another year of an 18
inch minimum size limit on summer flounder for the 2011 Fishing Season.
Governor
Andrew Cuomo's new $132.5 billion budget passed before the April 1
deadline immediately repeals the saltwater fishing license and replaces
it with a free registry coordinated through the state Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC). Swapping out a fee-based saltwater
fishing license with a free registry should allow New York to retain its
federal registry exemption, thereby allowing state anglers to avoid
having to pay a $15 federal fee to fish. As part of the Environmental
Conservation budget bill, the registry will be no cost to anglers for at
least the next two years. 
