JANUARY

2009

NEWSLETTER

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

President: James Manucy - Vice President: Tom Burkhalter

Treasurer: Linda Manucy - Secretary: Carmel Cunningham

Directors: Joe Noda, David Chapman, Bert Walton,

Donna Frantz, Ruth Jordan, and Stephanie Burt

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

Jim’s e-mail: editor@acgfa.com

ACGFA Web Site Address: acgfa.com

E-mail Newsletter. The E-mail Newsletter has been sent to all members who have listed e-mail addresses. We have 135 e-mail addresses for the 180 newsletters we mail each month. If your mailing label is RED, I do not have an e-mail address for you. If you have a current e-mail address listed you should also receive an e-mailed copy of this Newsletter. On the e-mail version you will see Click here in various paragraphs. It is a link to the corresponding item on the ACGFA Web-Site page. If you do not receive the e-mail, then I do not have a good address for you or you do not use e-mail. If you do have an address but did not receive the newsletter, please send a message to editor@acgfa.com and include your name. I will acknowledge receipt and you should then receive future e-mail newsletters.

Christmas Party: Anyone that missed the party missed a great time. There were many members, children and guests there, and, of course Santa and Mrs. Claus. Many thanks to Harry and Marie Frantz and to Stephanie Burt, Donna Frantz, and their helpers for making Santa’s visit a great time for the children (young and old). Thanks to James Manucy & Jim Blalock and crew for the ham, turkeys (smoked & fried) and roast pork. Thanks also to all who brought covered dishes and desserts, they were delicious. The Shrine Club looked great. Thanks to the Shriners who furnished the Christmas Tree and to Ruth Jordan, Entertainment Chairperson, the decorating committee and kitchen crew for their hard work.

Raffle: Steve Blalock won the “Basket of Cheer”(for the second time). David Chapman had a great raffle with some very nice items (3 Auto GPS, 2 Rods & reels, Personel EPIRB and several more). Great job David! Be there for next raffle.

Membership Drawing: At the Christmas Party, the $100 winner was Ralph Wolfe (for the second time). There were several names drawn (James Costeria & Shawn Arnold) who were not there. It pays to attend the meetings and parties. Be at the next meeting for the $100 drawing. You must be present to win!

Membership Information: Membership year is June 1st thru May 31st. Dues are $50.00 for a family and $30.00 for individual memberships. After December 1st, new members can join for the remainder of the year for ½ price. Membership forms are also available on the web site (acgfa.com). Guests are always welcome.

^{2009 Club
Activities Calendar:}^{Copy attached. The next Board Meeting will be Thursday,
January 24th starting at}^{7:00 p.m.}^{at the Shrine Club. All Board and Committee Meetings are open to
our membership. Your support is
welcomed.}

^{Fishing
Information}

Kingfish Challenge, July 11 thru 13, 2009: Helpers are needed!!! The tournament committee has kicked off the Kingfish Challenge Tournament committee organization and sponsorship sales. This is the major fund raiser for the club. The tournament information is available on the web site (acgfa.com).

December Angler-of-the-Month – Michael Chapman: There were 62 entry cards from 16 anglers this month. Congratulations to Angler-of-the-Month Michael Chapman. Michael caught 2.8 lb and 2.6 lb Triggerfish (3rd & 4th Place Mens and 1st & 2nd Largest of Month), an 18.6 lb Red Snapper (Largest of Month), and a 1.6 lb Black Sea Bass (1^st Place Mens and Largest of Month) for a total of 550 points. Great job Michael. Cut-off was December 2nd thru January 1st. Cards received after January 1st will count for the January 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.

Spring Kickoff Tournament: The Spring Kickoff Tournament starts February 1st and ends March 31st. This is an inshore tournament for Redfish, Flounder, Trout (closed February 1st thru 28th), Drum (Pompey and Black), Sheepshead, Pompano, and Whiting. This is a points tournament and a total of $600 will be awarded to the 1st ($300), 2nd ($200), and 3rd ($100) place top anglers. Entry is $10 per adult angler and $5 for junior and small-fries fishing with an adult club member that is entered in the tournament. A junior or small-fry angler that wants to fish without an adult club member that is entered in the tournament may do so by paying $10 with their parents permission. Each entry card must be plainly marked for the “Spring Kickoff” or it will not count for the tournament. You can sign up at the meeting. Complete rules are enclosed.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: (January)

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Christmas and New Year holiday. Our Board is working to improve membership participation in 2009. I hope everyone comes and joins us in this year’s events. Without membership participation, WE DON’T HAVE A CLUB.

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for bringing all of your covered dishes for our Christmas party; also in the same breath, I want to thank each of the members who worked to make this party such a success. In my opinion, there are several persons whom deserve special Thank You’s: Jim and Rene Blalock for their “Basket of Cheer”; Ruth & John Jordan for setting up and preparing a lot of the food for the dinner; Stephanie Burt (Santa’s Helper (we had 51 youngsters this year)); Donna Frantz for being the Master of Ceremony’s; Jim Blalock for his cooking the Boston Butts (they were great!); and all of the other workers that helped make our Christmas party a success. Santa and Mrs. Claus, as always made our evening; he talked about his magic keys this year.

Coming up…. Get ready for our Spring Kickoff Tournament (February – March), Leroy Kinlaw will update us about the tournament this month. Tom Buckhalter has lined up a speaker from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to speak to us about new and upcoming fishing regulations; this is one of the things you have been asking for, so come to the meeting, and bring a friend.

Last, I want to talk about e-mail addresses. We are really working to go paperless this year to save on labor and expenses. Jimmy sent a sample e-mail newsletter out; we need your input as to the success of this mail-out, and how it worked. Talk to us about it.

I hope your fishing lines stay tight!

James Manucy, President

lmanucy@bellsouth.net

904.824.6436