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"North Florida Gulf Fishing Club holds monthly meetings at Beef O'Brady 1830 Thomasville Rd. Tallahassee. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Most folks come early to socialize.
These are open meetings. Guest are always welcome.

The meeting agenda consist of officer updates on club activities, followed by a guest speaker.

We have Q&A from members.

May 1st guest speaker is Jim Chalkley. Jim is an accomplished St. Joe Bay fisherman and will share all his secrets for catching trout on St. Joe Bay. Jim Chalkley & Robbie Green fish the IFA Redfish Tour.



The meetings conclude with raffle prize drawings. Merchandise is sponsored by MIRROLURE--SEATOW--BADCOCK AND MORE--FALCON RODS--SOUTH GEORGIA OUTDOORS-BITE A BAIT-TLH MARINE CENTER- GAFF MAGAZINE-JERRYS BAIT and TACKLE-ATTWOOD MARINE-CAPTAIN MIKES LURES-ADVANTAGE MARINE-POLAR BEAR COOLERS-NEMIRE LURES-TALLAHASSEE MARINE CENTER-MAINSTAY SUITES-PORT INN.

Annual membership is $40/prorated. If you join in May you owe $30 for the remainder of 2008.

NFGFC Host monthly fishing tournaments from Keaton Beach to St. Joe Bay.Cash prizes paid to 1st,2nd,3rd place. Big fish prizes for TROUT and REDFISH.
MYSTERY FISH prize provided by BADCOCK AND MORE HOME FURNISHINGS.

Tournaments average 30-35 boats. Up to 4 people per boat.

PLEASE CHECK TOURNAMENT RULES AT http://WWW.NFGFC.ORG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

Tournament weigh in includes free food and free merchandise.

NFGFC currently has 169 active members.
COME JOIN US."

Sounds like a fun time. I sure wish these tourneys and meetings were later in the month so that the retail business owners could particpate on a more consistant level. It really is hard to get out of our businesses on the first weekend of the month. Not trying to rock the boat but just a suggestion should the officers ever decide to move things around. I think you would see even greater participation and probably more sponsors join. I know as a sponsor its a lot more fun to sponsor when you can actually participate. Its tough enough being out on Saturdays, which are most retailers busiest day of the week, but the first weekend of the month makes it really tough. Couple that in with a Thursday night meeting in Tally, back to the business on Friday, then back to where ever the tourney is on Saturday, makes for a tough weekend. That sequence of travel or being away from the business three days in a row at the first of the month makes it tough on business owners to be able to join you guys. Just my $.02.