NOVEMBER 2008

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

Our Next Meeting is Tuesday, November 18th at the St. Augustine Shrine Club, 250 1st St. A map is available at acgfa.com. 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. Social is at 6:30, meeting at 7:30.

Raffle: David and Rick had another great raffle which included; rods & reels, cooler, and many other fishing items. The winners were: Ron Keiser, Olivia Coates, Dick Newton (3 times), John Baggott, Richard Gregg, Rob Bennett, Justin Jarriel (2 times), Don Power, Scott Shank, Pat King, Wanda Kinlaw, John Coates (2 times), and Bert Walton. This month David and Rick will have another great raffle

^{This Month: Installation of the officers and board will be at the November meeting. The club officers election results are: President – James Manucy; Vice President – Tom Buckhalter; Secretary – Carmel Cunningham; Treasurer – Linda Manucy; Directors: (Past President Joe Noda), Bert Walton, Donna Frantz, & David Chapman. and Alternate Directors: Ruth Jordan, & Stephanie Burt. Our thanks also to Wil Franke and Robert Olsen for offering their service as board members. The Board operates the club’s business and is very important to the club. Committee Chairmen & Volunteers are: In-Club Tournaments – LeRoy Kinlaw; Guest Speakers – Tom Buckhalter; Publicity – James Manucy & Donna Frantz; T-Shirts – Eric & Amanda Pannone: Raffle – David Chapman & Rick Emert; Membership – Carmel Cunningham & Stephanie Burt; Kingfish Challenge – David Chapman & John Jordan; Junior Kingfish Challenge – James & Linda Manucy & Donna Frantz; Bait Shop Tournament – John Jordan & LeRoy Kinlaw. Still open are Entertainment Committee, Kids Club, and Finance Committee. You can volunteer to Chair or serve on these Committees. For you new members, this is an opportunity to get more involved in the club and how it operates.}

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.

Also This Month: We will be collecting non-perishable food items to distribute to local needy families.

David and Liana Chapman have volunteered to donate a trukey or ham to put in each basket we put together. Thanks David and Liana. Those who bring items will receive one ticket for each item donated up to a limit of 5 tickets, i.e. 6 cans of meat, fruits or vegatables gets 5 tickets. We will draw for five (5) - $20.00 gift certificates to local bait & tackle shops. This is a great win – win deal.

Snacks: Last month David & Liana Chapman provided Pulled Pork Sandwiches and dessert. It was great, thanks!! This month, snacks will be provided by Carmel Cunningham.

Membership Drawing: Joe Noda won the $150. It pays to attend the meetings! You must be present to win.

Club Shirts, Etc.: Eric & Amanda have some new shirts now. 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. These are great Christmas gifts or stocking stuffers.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Christmas Party – Saturday, December 13^th What a deal; great food, Santa, gifts for the kids, “basket of cheer”, and great raffle!! The Christmas party will be Saturday night December 13th. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be there. The club will provide the meats. 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). We will have lists for sign-up and will need the names and ages of children for Santa. Social Starts at 4:30pm, Dinner at 5:30pm and Santa at 6:30

^{Fishing Information}

JuOctoberne Angler-of-the-Month: Mike Colee: TThere were 2837 entry cards from 19 14 anglers this month. There were 8 species of fish entered. Congratulations to Ju October Angler-of-the-Month Mike Colee who beat out Ruth Jordan who also had 425 points but Mike had 200 Bonus Points to Ruth’s 150 Bonus Points. ne Angler-of-the-Month Max Pechstein. Max Mike caught a a 7.80 lbs Flounder 6.50 lb Trout (1st place Mens & largest of the Month), a 2.8 lb Pompey Drum (3rd place Mens) and a 7.30 lb Redfish (2nd place Mens & largest of the Month), for a total of 425 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 Mike.!! Catches include cards received from June1st September 26th thru 30thOctober 30th. . Cards received after October 30th June 30th will count for the July November Angler-of-the-Month. See the complete list of cards turned-in attached.Angler-of-the-Month is awarded 100 bonus points which count toward the Angler-of-the-Year.

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.

Redfish Spots Tournament October 20th: There were 4 Redfish entered. Winners were: John Baggott - First Place - 6 spots $300; Ruth Jordan - Second Place - 2 spots (earliest) $200; and Scott Shank - Third Place - 2 spots $100. Linda Manucy also had a 2 spot fish but entered later than Scott. Thanks go to Wil Franke and his crew who judged the tournament.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:

I am excited for the pleasure to serve as our club’s president for another year. Tom Buckhalter and I set some goals we would like to accomplish during the upcoming year. We ran these goals by the Board Members last night and everyone felt we could achieve these goals. I intend to talk about our new goals at the next General Membership Meeting. Our board meeting was a long one; we came up with some good ideas for the club this year. Now we need your input on what you, as a member, would like to see; I want to talk about it at the November Meeting, please come join us.

We also selected chair persons to assist with club functions; I will introduce them at next month’s meeting. One chair person we are still looking for, is the Entertainment Committee Chair, if you are interested, please contact me.

Don’t forget to bring your non-perishables for our food drive in November. We will have a RSPV list for our Christmas party and a sign-up sheet for what type of covered dish you will bring. Last, and most important, we will have a sign-up sheet for the kid’s Christmas and Santa’s visit, this sheet has to include your children’s name and age.

May God continue to Bless America!

Hope your fishing lines stay tight.

James Manucy

President – 904.824.6436

The following will be discussed & voted on at the November Meeting

Fishing Tournaments & Events

Spring Kickoff Tournament (FEB – MAR) Ladies Tournament (1-30 APR) (Ladies only vote)

Blessing of the Fleet (5 APR) Spring BBQ (21 APR)

Striking Fish Tournament (Date TBD) Bluewater Tournament (17-23 MAY)

King Buster (4-6 JUN) In/Off Shore Shoot-out (Date TBD)

Membership Party (13 JUN) Young Angler’s Tournament (1-31JUL)

In-Culb Kingfish Tournament (27 JUL) Kingfish Challenge (9-11 JUL)

Bait Shop Tournament (Date in Spring Time) Spots Tournament (11 OCT)

Christmas Party (13 DEC)

Club Meetings:

Who would you like to hear as a guest speaker? ______________________________________________

What would you like to see this year? _______________________________________________

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