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General Information:

Next Meeting: Our next General Membership Meeting will be held February 13th at the Elk's Lodge on A1A. Because the Elk's are now having Bingo on Tuesday nights, we will be meeting in the Small Room (Dining Room). Please enter through the Bar (awning entry) on the South side of the building.

Program: Tim Deegan, Channel 12/25, First Coast News Weatherman, will speak about Marine Weather. Tim is a great speaker. Lets have a great turnout.

Snacks: Rusty Russell provided snacks last month, a wonderful vegetable beef soup. Thanks Rusty. This month Bert and Earl Walton will provide snacks (Homemade Chili).

Membership: Don't forget to invite a friend to our meetings. REMINDER: Dues for new members are ½ price starting now thru May 31, 2001. We also need your help with getting our former members back to the Club. This years activities are going to be FUN!!!

Membership Drawing: The drawing rolled over last month because the person called was not present. Be there this month for $200.00. You must be present to win.

Raffles: Al Cumbie will have a variety of items and gift certificates for you to win. Last month Michael Cornett won the big prize, a complete Food Saver Vacuum System.

Web Site: The web site is up and is still "under construction". The address is acgfa.com. We are looking for comments and suggestions. We will be asking for photos and fishing input from you. If you mail photos that you want returned, please include a stamped envelope or we will return them at a meeting.

Beach Driving Information: If you are interested in restoring beach driving on Anastasia State Park, you can write to:

FL DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIV OF RECREATION & PARKS, DIRECTOR
3900 COMMONWEALTH BLVD, MS 535
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-9932

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Angler of the Month: Congratulations to Mitch Ficken (4 points) for the largest (31 lbs) Amberjack, weighed-in this month, also is 1st place in the Junior Category. He and Mike O'Nell (8.13 lb Sheepshead) (1st place Men's) tied with 4 points but Mitch's card had the earliest postmark. Eight cards were turned-in this month, unfortunately, one was received late. Cards must be post-marked not later than seven days after the fish was caught.

TFRD Tournament: The annual Trout, Flounder, Redfish, and Drum Tournament is underway and concludes March 31st, 2001. Sign up at the meeting. Twenty-three entries so far?

Enclosures: A Chart of Fish Cards sorted by Month (for those who asked for it), TFRD Rules, Year-End-Board, Boat-of-the-Year, and Angler-of-the-Month standings. If there are any errors please call me or tell me at the next meeting.

ACGFA Logo Contest: Our official club logo was designed in 1958 and updated in 1974. It contains a Tarpon and Sailfish leaping above the City Gates. The Board of Directors is considering changing the logo to bring the design up to the type fishing we are targeting today. The Board has authorized a Logo Contest for members with a Years Free ACGFA Membership as a prize. The contest ends February 28th.

ACGFA History: Four-Mile Reef.

Sixteen Auto Bodies Dumped Offshore in "Reef Project"
July 19, 1960
This was a St. Augustine Record article published about the first ACGFA reef project, operation "Body Dump". The car bodies were dumped at the site of a small natural reef located approximately four miles offshore. Thus "Four-Mile Reef" was born. The reef was constructed for small boaters because "there was concern that they were risking life and property by venturing too far out into the ocean in search of big fish". This was the first of two projects, the second to be about nine miles offshore and slightly South of the St. Augustine Inlet.

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