SEPTEMBER 2007

NEWSLETTER

ACGFA, P.O. Box 2001, St. Augustine, Fl 32085

President: John Jordan - Vice President: Joe Noda

Treasurer: Linda Manucy - Secretary: Anita Pierce

Directors: Donna Frantz, Bert Walton, James Manucy,

Ruth Jordan, Stephanie Burt, and David Chapman

Newsletter Editor: Jim Blalock - Phone & FAX (904) 471-2730

Jim’s e-mail: editor@acgfa.com

ACGFA Web Site Address: acgfa.com

NOTICE: There will not be a General meeting on Tuesday September 18th. Our Next Meeting is Saturday, September 22nd at the St. Augustine Shrine Club, 250 1st St. There will be the weigh-in for the B.S. Open Tournament from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm followed by a fish fry, awards and raffle beginning at 6:00 pm. It looks like a lot of fun with great prizes. It is meant to show our appreciation to the many Bait Shops that support our club by weighing our fish. Please help by entering or helping work the tournament.

Last Month’s Meeting: Donna Frantz presented a check for $3,000 from our proceeds from the Kingfish Challenge Raffle to Bill VanZante, owner of the MacDonald’s Restaurants in St Augustine and Board member of Ronald MacDonald’s House, Jacksonville . Donna Frantz reported on the Kingfish Challenge. The tournament was very sucessful and the Junior Kingfish Challenge will be increased to 200 next year. Congratulations to all 63 volunteers who did an outstanding job and to our club members who fished the tournament. Sports radio am1420 host Truitt Yarbourgh provided information concerning fishing rules changes. Thanks go to Donna Westbrook who provided hamburgers and hot dogs with all the trimming. They were great.

Membership Drawing: Congratulations to Brian Sousa who won the $100. Be there this month to win $100. You must be present to win. It pays to attend the meetings.

Raffle: Dave Russell and Bob Swann had another great raffle which included; rods & reels, cooler, and many other fishing items. I did not get the names of all the winners but winners included: David Chapman, Paul Taylor, Stan Yekalis, Greg Ruddreow, Linda Manucy, Dave Russell, Paul Harvey, and Tom Hunter. This month Dave and Bob will have another great raffle which may include Cooler, Lure Bags/Tackle Boxes, Rods & Reels and other great items.

Club Shirts, Etc.: Wil & Teeka have some great colors now. Fishing Hats are here. They have ACGFA Shirts and some Tank Tops, Kingfish Challenge Shirts, Rig Bags, and Towels for sale depending on what was left over from the Tournament. Teeka is taking special orders for Christmas gifts now.

Nomination of Officers: Voting will be conducted at the October meeting and installation of the officers and board at the November meeting. The Nominating Committee will nominate the ollowing club officers which are: President - Joe Noda; Vice President – TBA; Secretary – Carolyn Emert; Treasurer – Linda Manucy; and 4 Directors (the Past President John Jordan will serve as a Director) and 2 Alternate Directors – Vote for 5 from the following: Ruth Jordan, Bert Walton, Wil Franke, Stephanie Burt, Donna Frantz, James Manucy, Carmel Cunningham, & David Chapman. The Board operates the club’s business and is very important to the club. You may also submit nominations from the floor providing the person nominated is willing to accept the office. You can also volunteer to Chair or serve on Committees.

Membership: If your Mailing Label is printed in RED you were members last year but our records show you have not renewed your memberships yet. If this is not correct let us know. We need all of you back so please mail or bring your dues to the meeting. Your fish don’t count if your dues are not paid. NO PAY, NO WEIGH.

HELP WANTED: Raffle Committee. The Christmas Party will be Bob Swann and Dave Russell’s last raffle. They have done an outstanding job with the raffle and they will be hard to replace. The job involves purchasing the raffle items, setting up, selling tickets and conducting the raffle. It can be done with one person but a two person team works much better. If interested, please let John Jordan know at the meeting.

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AugustAngler-of-the-Month: Max Pechstein: There were 52 entry cards from 17 anglers this month. There were 12 species of fish entered. Congratulations to AugustAngler-of-the-Month Max Pechstein. Max caught four (4) Bluefish 2.00 to 2.30 lbs(1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4thplaceJuniors &1st & 2nd Largest of Month), a 1.5 lbTrout (2nd place Juniors), &Released 2 Tarpon for a total of 700 points. For your information, Max was Angler-of-the-Month Great job Max!! Catches include cards received fromJuly 27th thruAugust 30th. Cards received after August 30th will count for the September Angler-of-the-Month. See the complete list of cards turned-in attached. Remember, Angler-of-the-Month is awarded 100 bonus points which count toward the Angler-of-the-Year. See Rule H-6 of the Fishing Rules.

Please remember to complete all spaces on the entry form and mail it not more than seven (7) days after the catch. We’ve had several late and/or with incomplete information. Read Section E of the Fishing Rules for Entry Form information.

Young Anglers Tournament: (July 1st thru July 31st) 11 Junior anglers (56 fish) and 2 Small-Fry anglers (5 fish) submitted entry cards. Congratulations to: Small-Fry; 1st place Koby Waldron 350 points, $150; 2nd place Nykki Burress 75 points, $100; 3rd place None: Junior; 1st place Blake Van Kirk 675 points, $150; 2nd place Brian Sousa, Jr. 575 points, $100; 3rd place Max pechstein 550 points, $50. Complete results are enclosed

B.S. (Bait Shop)Tournament and Fall Fish Fry: John Jordan is working very hard on the tournament which will be September 22nd with the weigh-in and awards at the Shrine Club with our Annual Fall Fish Fry. Go to your favorite Bait Shop, get a B.S. Tournament Entry Form, fill it out with the Bait Shop name that you will represent and the $50 entry fee. It looks like a lot of fun with great prizes. A trophy will be presented to the Bait Shop which has 3 of their boats with the heaviest combined weight. It is meant to show our appreciation to the many Bait Shops that support our club by weighing our fish. Please help by entering or helping work the tournament.

Redfish Spots Tournament: The Redfish SPOTS (most spots) Tournament will be, Saturday, October 20th. Judging will be 2:00 p.m. til 5:00 p.m. Prizes are $300 first, $200 second, and $100 third. You can enter at the next meeting, call Wil Franke (904-460-0064) or a Board Member by Friday Oct 19th. Rules are attached.

Standings as of August 30th: (Note: Ties will be broken in accordance with club rules at the end of the fishing year).

Angler-of-the-Year: Inshore:

Small-Fry: 1st Koby Waldron 275 pts Junior : 1st Max Pechstein 625 pts

2nd None 2nd Blake Van Kirk 600 pts

3rd None 3rd Aaron Rynn 175 pts

Women: 1st Amanda Thomas 300 pts Men: 1st Joey Mickler 200 pts

2nd Charla Rudderow 150 pts 2nd Eric Pannone 150 pts

3rd Tie – Lisa Brown 100 pts 3rd Tie – Mike Colee 125 pts

& Susan Hunter & Rick Emert

Offshore:

Small-Fry: 1st Koby Waldron 150 pts Junior : 1st Steven Blalock 475 pts

2nd Nykki Burres 75 pts 2nd Brian Sousa, Jr 350 pts

3rd None 3rd Michael Chapman 300 pts

Women: 1st Jeannette Moore 225 pts Men: 1st John Waldron 525 pts

2nd Tammie Whitfield 200 pts 2nd Taylor Rains 200 pts 3rd Liana Chapman 150 pts 3rdTie - Deedo Nelson 175 pts

& Carolyn Emert & Joe Shugart

Boat-of-the-Year: Offshore: Inshore:

1st MEAT MERCHANT 325 pts 1st LUCKY PIERRE 300 pts

2nd Tie – RAINHANDLER 175 pts 2nd LIL PROWLER 200 pts & SURVEYING DEEP 3rd LIL DINGY 150 pts

Conservation Award (Most Releases): Leader – Max Pechstein – 4 Tarpon Releases