TENNESSEE FEDERATION NATION

JANUARY 2009

State Meeting

December 13, 2008

 

Election of Officers

President—Charles Graybeal, Jr.

Vice President – David Uskavitch*

Secretary – Teri Belicek*

Region 1 Director – Andy Warren*

Region 2 Director – Danny Sutton*

Region 3 Director— Johnny Pickett

                          - Rick Morrison

Conservation Director – Jeff Statzer*

Assistant Tournament Director – Richard Lingerfelt*

Youth Director— Dewayne Lowe

*Please welcome new officers

 

By-Law Changes

 

The following by-laws were voted on and passed.

 

Change the payout for both state and Team Championship from 70% to 90%

 

Team championship in the fall each year

- 330 dollar entry fee

- Hosting club receives 30.00 from

each entry for working the event

 

New members must be in the federation for 10 years before they can run for office beginning 2009.

Please Make Special Note

 

 

Clubs who have not paid their dues for 2009 need to do so as soon as possible.

 

Entries for the State Tournament are due in hand no later than April 7th.

 

All the clubs in Region 3 must have at least one person who is not fishing in the State Tournament in May, 2009 to help with the tournament. Please submit the name with your tournament entry.

 

 

It would be appreciated if each club would submit an e-mail address for future newsletters and updates.

 

2009 State tournament Host:

 

 

Tournament Schedule

 

 

February 28th   

Casting Kids State Finals - Hopewell School in Cleveland, Tennessee

This will be the last Casting Kids event.

 

March 28 - April 4

Sourthern Division will be at Lake Gaston, NC

 

July 24th and 25th

 Junior Division will be at BirdSong Lakeside Marina

 

2009 Nationals 

Will be in Florida the last week of October - Lake unknown at this time.