Arkansas Catfishing Association (ACA)
January, 2009
(Registered)
501c(7) & Tax ID
Vol
M o n t h l y N e w s l e t t e r
President’s Message: We held our first “successful” annual general membership meeting on Saturday, December 6, 2008, at 6:30 P.M., at 235 Buck Point Trail, Our thanks to Melissa Davis for completely revising our website…tremendous and fascinating work Melissa. Melissa has also now been appointed as the Treasurer effective January 1st. Below text for a special general membership meeting on March 14 as we will consider consolidating the Secretary/Treasurer into one position. This will also allow only three board positions instead of four, therefore, ensuring a majority vote by the board with an odd instead of an even number. (Last minute addition): We have been formally accepted and sanctioned into Cabela’s King Kat and leading to eligibility to fish in the Pickwick/Wilson Classic. More on this in our next newsletter. “Planned” Tournaments (in brief by dates): Feb 28 – Arkansas River - Mar 14 & 15 – Lakes Millwood/Earling (Charitable) – FIELDS, Tournament entry Apr 18 – May 16 – Jun 20 – Jul 18 – Sep 19 & 20 – The $50.00 entry fee remains the same per boat with an 80 percent payout. Should a nonmember replace a team member that cannot be present, then an additional $5.00 fee will be assessed. Pre-registration is allowed and encouraged (see rules). Registration will normally begin one hour prior to starting time and run for 45 minutes. Launching time will be determined by the earliest time possible commensurate with the local tournament location and conditions. Check-in times will also be determined at different locations primarily due to circumstances at those locations. Tournaments with all the available information at this newsletter release date and time: Feb 28 – The Arkansas River in North Little Rock hosted by our Arkansas Contact Information: 1564 Hiway 32 East, Ashdown, AR 71822 - Launch sites: Yarborough Landing (is not part of the park) Times: 6:00 A.M. local until 3:00 P.M. Facilities: Various motels, RV park, tents, camps. Ashdown. The landing has a Bait shops: Yarborough Landing Marina, Dave Meredith 870 898-2346 NOTE: Understand that Facilities: Public ramp Bait Shop: A-1 Sporting Goods, 7250 Hwy 53, May 16 – Special General Membership Meeting – Proposed Change to Bylaws: A “Treasurer/Secretary. The treasurer/secretary shall be responsible for publishing Excerpt provided for your information: Article VII – Amendments Section 1 – Amendments. The Constitution (Purpose) cannot be amended, Section 2 – Effective date of amendments. Amendments to these bylaws shall It has been an honor putting together the newsletter during the past year. We are now fortunate having such a dynamic and confident member as Melissa as our Newsletter Editor. Thanks Melissa for your volunteerism. Lee Fields
Paul Schweyer, President, 2008/9
479 452-1652(H)
479 719-0474(C)
paulschweyer@sbcglobal.net
4 PM
fee/payout for Millwood. No entry fee and no payout for Earling.
The points system will be used for determining the Angler of the Year and right to participate in a national tournament.
The optional Big Cat was reduced from $20.00 to $10.00 but still with a 100 percent payout.
Catfishing Association and V-P Randy Naylor and sanctioned by the NLR Tourism,
at the public launch behind the
Registration at 6 AM, launching at 7 AM and quitting at 3 PM, with weigh-in at 4 PM.
Directions:
Coming to ALLTEL Arena from the WEST on I-40 (Ft. Smith, Fayetteville):
Follow I-40 to North Little Rock. Take I-30 West to Little Rock. Take the
Broadway, ALLTEL Arena Exit (141B) onto Cypress Street and proceed five
blocks to ALLTEL Arena.
Coming to ALLTEL Arena from the East on I-40 (Memphs, Jonesboro):
Follow I-40 to North Little Rock. Take I-30 West to Little Rock. Take the
Broadway, ALLTEL Arena exit (141B) onto Cypress Street and proceed five
blocks to ALLTEL Arena.
Coming to ALLTEL Arena from the South on I-30 (Dallas, Texarkana):
Follow I-30 East to Little Rock. Take the Broadway, ALLTEL Arena exit
(141B). Turn Left onto Broadway at the stoplight. From Broadway, turn left
onto Cypress Street at ALLTEL Arena.
NOTE: The NLR Ramp is located/entrance under the I-30 overpass.
March 14 & 15 - Lakes Millwood and Earling in SW Arkansas: We have been
invited to have a tournament at
near Ashdown and Magnolia. The lakes are (happily for us) overstocked with
blues and channel catfish (not flatheads – catch and release those guys after
weigh-in at Millwood) and the AGFC would like to reduce their numbers and we
are glad to oblige. The daily limit is 10, but at these lakes they are doubled and
therefore we can catch 20 a day. Because we are a 501c(7) association we are
required to have at least one charitable tournament a year and this has been the
one selected. Although our motto (in part) is “Catch and Release” we can deviate
from that by the Standing Rules especially in view of the charitable event. The
lakes are near each other thereby precluding additional travel expense and energy
conservation. We will process the catch and package with dry ice at the end of the
day and donate to the needed as determined by Hope in Action,
We have a 225 gal. plastic tank with an AC aerator to keep the fish alive until we
can process at both lakes. We will provide all the labor and freeze bags and
process the fish so bring your skinning and boning knives and boards or whatever
you use. Bring additional ice chests if you have one or more, and we can obtain
dry-ice from Kroger’s (reimbursement by the association with receipt).
Lake Millwood (Little River County) Not part of Lake Mllwood State Park but
2 miles away) http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/millwood/
millwood@arkansas.com 870-898-2800
Directions:
From Ashdown on U.S. Hwy 59&71, take Hwy 32E towards Saratoga, and turn
left (North) on Farm Road 317 straight into Yarborough Landing. From I-30 at
Hope take the exit U.S. 278 and an immediate left on State 73 towards Saratoga
and 32 west and right (north on Farm Road 317 straight into Yarborough Landing.
new pavilion and will serve breakfast all day plus meals, ice, and “lots of baits”
specially ordered for our tournament.
want to consider underwater stumps, logs and debris.
Lake Earling (LaFayette County) - Lake Earling Park:
Directions:
From Magnolia, take
19 over to Hwy 53 and to Lake Earling Park.
Launch sites: Lake Earling Park (lower East side of the lake)
Registration at 6 AM, launching at 7 AM and quitting at 3 PM, with weigh-in at 4
PM.
About 4 miles past the park with the above directions.
April 18 - Arkansas Catfishing Association (ACA) Tournament at Lake Maumelle launching rom the Jolly Roger Marina: For ACA members: rod and reel, catch and
release, and alive and well. For an ACA application form, constitution and bylaws,
local conditions and information along with the rules and regulations view our
website at http://arkcats.org/Home_Page.php or Lee Fields of Russellville at
(479) 331-0399 or (870) 577-7289 or by email at leefields@centurytel.net, or
Paul Schweyer of Barling, paulschweyer@sbcglobal.net at (479) 452-1652 or
(479)719-0474.
Jun 20 –
July 18 - Lake Norfork: and hosted by ACA member Tim Partin of the Hwy 101
Grocery & Bait, Gamaliel AR 72537, 870 467-5223 or 866 746-5596,
Hwy101grobait@hotmail.com , website: www.101groceryandbait.com , and
sponsored in part by the Lake Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
a rule that live (and therefore cut bait) must come from
be purchased at an authorized bait shop. Of course worms, liver, artificial lures, or
etc. is not included in that legality. Next door to Tim's business is the Hickory Hills
Resort, 3553 Hwy 101 North,
website: www.hickoryhillsresort.net. They have six cabins fully
furnished and have already agreed to give us a ten percent discount, so give
Greg & Donna Meng a call if you’re interested in staying in a cabin singularly or
consolidated with others. Tim’s grocery and bait shop opens at 5:00 A.M. 7 days
a week, and serve breakfast sandwiches, coffee and rolls, etc., and will prepare
you subs to take with you. There is also a restaurant a few blocks away.
Sep 19 & 20 –
General Membership meeting will be held on March 14, 2009, 3:15 p.m.,
immediately following the
meeting will be to decided whether or not to consolidated the Treasurer and
Secretary into one:
general membership meeting agendas; keeping accurate minutes of meetings in
conforming to Robert’s Rules using the format developed for the secretary; sending
notices of meetings; letters of appointment to committees or persons; and, notifying
persons who have applied for membership of their acceptance or denial as stated
in Article III, Section 5. The treasurer/secretary shall have other duties as prescribed
by the President. The treasurer/secretary shall be responsible to ensure that a Tax
ID bank account is maintained with authorization for him/her and the president; shall
be responsible for the collection of dues; receipt and deposit of financial
contributions and income into accounts at such banks and financial institutions as
the other board of officers shall direct; shall keep accurate records of monies
received and expended and shall make a financial report at the annual general
membership meeting. At the end of ACA’s fiscal year (1 November – 30 October),
the president shall be responsible for securing the services of a disinterested
person to conduct a review of the association’s financial records to ensure
correctness. The treasurer/secretary shall be the chair of the budget and finance
committees, and shall submit a yearly budget for adoption by the board of officers,
at such time as the president shall direct.”
however these bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote at any annual
meeting, provided that written notice of the proposed amendment shall have been
given to the membership at least 60 days prior to the meeting. The notice shall
include the complete text of the proposed amendment.
take effect at the adjournment of the meeting at which they are adopted unless
otherwise provided.
