Scott Ferguson

The Tinley Park Fishing and Outdoor Show is going on February 10-11 at the Tinley Park High School, 6111 175th Street, Tinley Park. Hours are 9-5 both Saturday and Sunday. The ISA will have a booth and I'll be working it all day on both days. I'm looking for a couple of volunteers to work with me. Post here if you can help or send me a PM. Thanks.

You’ve got the final opening Bart, Saturday Aug 11-14. You’re with all the fly guys!

After we pack up the booth from the outdoor show in Schaumburg, on Sunday, a few of us are going to Tom Loo's Thai Garden restaurant in Schaumburg afterward at around 5 or 5:30. Anybody who would like to join us is welcome.

When we updated our forums, we lost the ability to take credit cards for membership payments online. Good News! You can now renew your membership via PayPal by clicking on the Membership menu near the top of this page. We're sorry for the inconvenience. You can also purchase Blowout tickets directly from our site now by clicking the 2018 Blowout button, right next to the Membership button.

Yeah, that's fine. Thanks.

We only have ONE opening left for 3 nights, Aug 11-14. There will be one other chance to join us. As a silent auction prize at the Blowout, we will offer a 3 night stay on August 18-21 and it will include 3 days of fishing aboard my new 16ft, jet outboard powered river fishing boat.

There's no problem. We have it covered.

It is if you are doing it right.

I'm going to have to work Friday also as no one else who has volunteered can take credit card payments if someone buys a membership or Blowout ticket.

Those guys are driving all the way to Rockford instead of coming to the breakfast gathering in Addison? I hope it’s not something I said ?

I hope the restaurant will be able to seat everybody. See you there Bill.

Please don’t think this is a comment about the quality of your fly tying ability, but I swear I swept a couple of those out from behind my refrigerator the other day.

Thanks, I had the wrong number on Thurs & Friday. Gordon, you can start at noon and stay as long as you like.

Thanks, Frank & Ron.

We are looking for a few members to man the ISA booth at the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo in Schaumburg, January 25-28, 2018. The purpose of the booth is to inform show goers of the ISA, connect with current and former members, and sell new memberships. I'd like to have 2 members in the booth at all times. Parking is already free and booth workers will get in for free as long as they sign up for a 4 hour minimum shift. Aside from the normal show hours, we also need to set up the booth on Wednesday. I will update the schedule below as we get volunteers. The show hours are; Thursday 1/25 12pm to 8pm 12-4 Ed Buric John Loebach 4-8 Gordon Patriarca ____________________ Friday 1/26 12pm to 8pm 12-4 Scott Ferguson. Bill Kreznor 4-8. Scott Ferguson Kip Olson Saturday 1/27 10am to 7pm 10-3 Scott Ferguson Forrest Miller 3-7 Scott Ferguson Frank Briggs Sunday 1/28 10am to 5pm 10-2 Scott Ferguson Forrest Miller 2-5 Scott Ferguson Ron Kurasz

As reported in the last newsletter, we will have a booth at the Schaumburg show, January 25-28. And, we'll be at the Tinley Park show, Feb 10-11. I'll do another post with the schedule for volunteers to step up.

The amp output available does not matter. Your flasher will only draw as much as it needs. Batteries that will start a car are the same size as those used in boats that run all the electronics. You should also have a fuse in the power wire that will protect your flasher.

If the battery is several years old, it’s probably dead. I had the exact same thing happen with mine. Newer depth finders just shut off or won’t turn on if the voltage is even just a little low. The big battery on my boat started the engine just fine but my depth finders would shut off every time I started the motor until I replaced the battery. Batteries Plus has a great selection of SLA batteries. They can probably test your old one for you as well.

Nice to have you on the forums Noel. It’s funny, guys usually leave after meeting Ron. Just kidding....

Long time ISA Member Norm Minas, has been dealing with cancer for a while now. Recently, his wife posted this update on Norm's health. "This is so hard. This is Norm's wife....winner of all arguements and the one that gets sh*t done. Unfortunately Norm's cancer has spread to his lung. Had it not been for me argueing with the docs, they would not have sent him to the hospital. There they discovered he had pnuemnia blood clots and fluid surronding his lung. That's when the found the cancer has spread. He is now in a nursing home being made comfortable. And if that wasn't bad enough, he is suffering from dementia. That came out of nowhere. So in a matter of 3 yes 3 weeks he has gone from the love of my life to a bag of bones who doesn't remember his children and me occasionally. Now we just wait until his body has no fight left. Soon he'll be catching all the smallies he ever wanted" Our thought's and prayers go out to Norm and his family.

Isn't that where Jake and Elwood live?

I haven’t talk to Dave In quite sometime but he was a very active member of the ISA when I first joined 18 years ago. He was a genuinely nice, fun guy to be around. I’m sad to hear of his passing.

Also, as of this time, our main ISA web site is gone. We will over the course of time replace it with a site that is much easier for us to maintain and update with new information.

It really isn't necessary, but if you want to, click on your name in the upper right hand corner of the page and a drop down menu will give you the choice to sign out.