DECEMBER  2007

NEWSLETTER

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

 

President: Joe Noda - Vice President: Ray Lake

Treasurer: Linda Manucy - Secretary: Carolyn Emert

Directors: John Jordan, David Chapman, Bert Walton,

Ruth Jordan, James Manucy, and Donna Frantz

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

Jim’s e-mail: editor@acgfa.com

ACGFA Web Site Address: acgfa.com

 

 

 

 

MAY 2007

David Chapman2006

NEWSLETTER

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

 

President: Donna Frantz  - Vice President: John Jordan

Treasurer: Linda Manucy - Secretary: Anita Pierce

Directors: Liana Chapman, Bert Walton, Joe Noda

 James Manucy, Ruth Jordan, and Pierre Pierce

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

Jim’s e-mail: jimreneb@bellsouth.net

ACGFA Web Site Address: acgfa.com

Christmas Party - December 14th - Social is at 6:00, Dinner at 7:00, Santa at 8:00.):

What a deal; great food, Santa, gifts for the kids, “basket of cheer”, and great raffle!!

 

 

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there.  What a dinner. The club will provide the meats (turkey, ham, & sliced pork).  Covered dishs and dessserts are brought by club members and are always great.  Bring your favorite vegetable, casserole, cake, pie, etc. This is a great event for all of us kids (young and old). Santa’s Helpers need to know information (how many, age & sex) about the children who will attend. *** Please call Stephanie Burt at 904-669-0213 or Jim Blalock at 904-501-1447 with your information. The Shriners have a very nice facility overlooking Moultrie Creek.  They have adequate parking across from the building and operate a bar for us with donations for Drinks @ $3.00 and Beer @ $2.00.  Social is at 6:00, dinner at 7:00 and Santa at 8:00

Our Next Meeting is Tuesday, July 18th at the St. Augustine Shrine Club, 250 1st St.  Our meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of each month unless notified otherwise.  The Shriners have a very nice facility overlooking Moultrie Creek.  They have adequate parking across from the building and operate a bar for us with donations for Drinks @ $3.00 and Beer @ $2.00 proceeds go to their Burn Hospitals fund.  Social 6:30 -  Meeting 7:30.


 

Last Month’s Meeting:  was the annual membership dinner and year-end awards. A complete list of awards are attached.  Dinner was a Steak Cook-out, and you cooked your own rib-eye steak.  There was also Hot Dogs available for non-steak eaters.  If you missed it shame on you.

 

 The best Fishing Cap awards were won by John Jordan (ugliest),  Donna Frantz (Most patriotic), Aaron ? and Dillon Drury (Best Classic Hats), and James Manucy (Funniest Act).  Honorable Mention to the Lady in Red Paula Fuller.  It was great.  Congratulations to all of those that wore their caps.

 

Membership Drawing:  Lucky John Baggott won the $150.  Be there this month to win $100.  You must be present to win. 


 

Club Shirts, Etc.:   Bill Kline will have ACGFA Shirts, Kingfish Challenge Shirts, Rig Bags, and Towels for sale. Buy now for the new fishing season. 

 

Raffle:   Dave Russell and Bob Swann had another great raffle which included; rods & reels, coolers, radios, bait motel, fish bag and gift certificates. I did not get the names of all the winners but winners included: John Coates, Evi Bruster, Rusty Russell, Drew Dillon, Rene Blalock, and John Baggott.  This month Dave and Bob will have another great raffle which may include Cooler, Lure Bags/Tackle Boxes, Rods & Reels and other great items. 

“Basket of Cheer” & Raffle:  New this year – “Basket of Cheer” AND a Raffle  All tickets purchased will go into one pot, the first one drawn will be for the “Basket of Cheer” then the other raffle items will be drawn. Rene & I will provide the “Basket” and we club members will provide the “cheer.”  Please bring a bottle of spirits (booze, wine, beer, mixers, snacks, or something else) to the Christmas party.  This is a very popular raffle.  All proceeds of the Baskets of Cheer and Raffle will be donated to Charity. 


 

Snacks: Jim and Rene Blalock provided Pulled Pork Sanwiches, Chips, and Slaw.  It was all gone so I guess it was good!!

 

Holiday Baskets: We collected non-perishable food items to distribute to local needy families. Thanks to the 19 members who donated, there was enough to make baskets for e families.  The drawing from those who donated were won by Scott Shank (rod & reel donated by Hook, Line & Sinker), Rene Blalock (gift certificate for Harry’s Curb Market), Carolyn Emert (gift certificate for Harry’s Curb Market) Don Power (gift certificate for Oldest City Bait & Tackle) and David Chapman (gift certificate for Bob’s Bait & Tackle). David and Liana Chapman volunteered to donate a trukey or ham to put in each basket we put together.  Thanks David and Liana. 

 

Membership Drawing:  There was not a drawing in September so we first drew for $100.  James Costeria was not present so; we then drew for $150. Dean Hollender also was not present. You must be present to win.  At the Christmas Party, we will draw for $200 until there is a winner.  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. The winners were: Ruth Jordan, John Jordan, Rick Emert, Don Power, John Baggott (won twice), Dick Newton, Michael Chapman, and Pat King.

 

Club Shirts, Etc.:   Wil & Teeka have some great colors now with new Sweat Shirts on the way. 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Fishing Information

 

 

JuNovemberne Angler-of-the-Month: Joe Noda: TThere were only 1137 entry cards from 19 7 anglers this month.   There were 5 species of fish entered. Congratulations to Ju November Angler-of-the-Month Joe Noda who beat out Steven Blalock who also had 200 points but caught his Cobia and submitted his entry later than Joe.  ne Angler-of-the-Month Max Pechstein.  Max  Joe caught a a 3.75 lbs Bluefish 6.50 lb Trout (1st place Mens & largest of the Month) for a total of 200 points. (1st place Juniors & 2nd Largest of Month), 3.50 lb Sheepshead (1st place Juniors & Largest of Month), & 3.68 lb Flounder (1st place Juniors & 2nd Largest of Month) for a total of 550 points.  Great job Max Robert.!!  Catches include cards received from June1st October 26th thru 30thNovember 30th. .  Cards received after November 30th June 30th will count for the July November 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. 

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 and several that do not meet Minimum weight requirements.



Club Record Size Flounder:  Scott Shank brought his 18lb 2oz Flounder to the meeting to show us.  Chip Owen is going to mount the fish for Scott.  Scott gigged the flounder therefore it will not break the club record 12lb 11oz flounder caught by Jeff Johnson in 2004-2005. The flounder was not weighed until late afternoon the day after it was caught or it would have been even heavier.  Great fish Scott!!

 

Upcoming Tournaments and Events:  The In-Club Kingfish Tournament will be July 15th. Weigh-in is at the Marlin Scales from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  The Young Anglers Tournament  is July 1st thru July 31st.  Attached are rules.

 

KFC Tournament Entry Cards:  We will enter Kingfish caught during the Junior KFC.  We do not have Angler information available for Kingfish weighed in during the general tournament, so if you want your fish entered you need to submit a Fish Entry Card.  You can mail them or bring them to the meeting and we will accept them.

A reminder, only dues paid members may submit entries.  The “grace” period ended at the Membership Party.

 

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (July 2006)

(The editor wrote this based on Donna’s input. Any mistakes or omissions are the editor’s)

 

Annual membership dinner and year-end awards:  Donna gave special thanks to David & Liana Chapman, Bill Kline, Bert  & Brenda Walton, John & Michele Waldron, John & Ruth Jordan,James & Linda Manucy, Pierre & Anita Pierce, David & Evi Bruster, Carmel Cunningham, and Stephanie Burt.  I’m sure there are others and they are appreciated and were not left out intentionally.  It was a great event!

 

Thank-you to all the members that assisted with the Kingfish Challenge Tournament!  This is only a 10 page newsletter so there is not room to list everyone that worked so hard.  We will have a recap at the July Meeting (July 18th).  Except for the weather, it went very smoothly and comments received were very good.

 

If you have not paid your 2006-2007 dues, they were due June 1st.  We have 51 Families paid, 24 Singles paid, and 5 Life Members.  Approximately 20 are new members.  Welcome aboard!  The bad news is there are 51 Families and 34 Singles who were members last year that have not renewed their memberships yet.  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.

 

Fishing First and Safety Always!

Donna

 

Standings as of November 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                  725 pts        Junior :     1st  Max Pechstein                   675 pts

                              2nd   John David Capo       150 pts                          2nd Blake Van Kirk                        525 pts 

                              3rd None                                                               3rd Brian Sousa, Jr                        175 pts 

 

      Women:          1st Charla Rudderow        325 pts        Men:         1st  Eric Pannone                     275 pts

                              2nd Amanda Thomas         175 pts                          2nd  Tie - Robert Olsen,           200 pts 

                              3rd Ruth Jordan                 150 pts                                John Baggott  & Joe Noda                       

                                                                                                                                       

      Angler-of-the-Year:Offshore:

     

      Small-Fry:       1st  Koby Waldron             425 pts        Junior :     1st  Steven Blalock                   600 pts

                              2nd Nykki Burres                75 pts                          2nd Brian Sousa, Jr                       325 pts

                              3rd None                                                                3rd Michael Chapman              300 pts

 

      Women:          1st Jeannette Moore          225 pts        Men:         1st  John Waldron                    500 pts

                              2nd Tie - Tammie Whitfield  200 pts                          2nd Tie - Taylor Rains              175 pts                                                  & Susan Hunter                                                           & Deedo Nelson                     

                       

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

                                    1st MEAT MERCHANT          300 pts              1st  LUCKY PIERRE               375 pts

                                    2nd Tie – RAINHANDLER            175 pts              2nd LIL DINGY                       275 pts                                            3rd  Tie – IN TOO DEEP &           150 PTS           3rd  Tie - LIL PROWLER         175 pts

                                            SURVEYING DEEP

 

      Conservation Award (Most Releases):  Leader – Max Pechstein – 5 Tarpon Releases