Are you a really obsessed carp angler? Are you crazy enough to go fishing on New Year's Day? Snow, hail or rain are no excuses?

If yes, you should really participate to the First Fishing Folly of the year, the FFF.

Nothing to pay, this is entirely For Free and For Fun! A Friendly Fishing Fantasy between CAG members and their buddies
A complete description of the FFF event can be found on this Web page: FFF Guide

To participate, you need to register for the FFF. Please fill this form before December 31st on the CAG Web site: FFF Registration form

You have to submit your results before Jan 10th midnight. Please use the following Web page to submit your results: FFF submission form

AUSTIN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: March 20 - 22, 2008

The SEVENTH annual AUSTIN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (ATC): 2-person team format in Austin, TX. Last year all pegs were SOLD OUT, so please register early

Tournament Schedule
• Thursday evening March 20: corn boil/social starting around 6:30 PM, in the rear parking lot, just behind the bank of suites. Yes, there will once again be HOOTERS wings, pizza, soft drinks, and the infamous FLYING MONKEYS.
• Friday morning we will meet in the hotel at 5 AM. Coffee, juice and sweet rolls upon presentation of coupon each morning. We will first draw for the order in which teams draw then each team will draw their own peg. Competition will begin at 6 AM and end at 7 PM.
• Saturday we’ll draw pegs in the reverse order from Friday. Competition will resume at 6 AM and end at 7 PM. At 8:30 PM we will have the awards presentation, raffle drawing, auction, banquet, etc. This will be held in one of the banquet rooms at the Hotel, don’t miss the banquet festivities!

Logistics
• Entry fee of $120 per two-member team (this fee is NON-REFUNDABLE). T-shirts available at $20 each (please PRE-ORDER). Payment by check (please mail it with the entry form) or online via Pay-pal.
• Wyndham Garden Hotel (tel. # 1-800-966-3927) is where we are reserving rooms for people to stay. The social/corn boil and banquet will all be held here. It is located right off I-35 (Woodward Avenue Exit; this was the Woodward hotel & conference center). Please coordinate with other listed participants to split rooms and share costs. Room rates have been negotiated for our group at $89.00 per single or double, and $109.00 for a suite (suites accommodate 4). Please reserve room EARLY as the guaranteed bank of rooms is only good until February 18th, after that it is subject to Hotel availability. Please go ahead and book your room as soon as you can, you MUST mention that you are with the CARP ANGLERS GROUP to attain this rate. If you have any problems ask to speak to Samantha.
• Avis Rental Car - Avis.com

DIRECTIONS FROM THE AIRPORT

Exit airport to the left on HWY 71. Keep proceeding towards I-35 south, you will actually go 7 miles and take a right on Woodward Street. Continue on Woodward until you get to I-35 and the hotel is on the right.

• Texas Fishing Licenses are required; you may purchase them by phone at (800)895-4248. Or online at: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/licenses/online_sales
• Licenses are also sold at Wal-Mart, Academy, and other sporting goods stores.
• If you would like to fish prior to the tournament we can recommend areas that will be permitted. Austin Lake has a campground (Emma Long) and it is a very similar type of venue (see rules). Room rates are good for 3 days prior to the event, and 3 days after the event. You can ship your equipment to the Hotel, and they will store it for you up to 3 days prior to the event, the gear MUST have your name and arrival date on it!

Rules:
• No pre-fishing in Town Lake from Sunday through the start of the event. Anyone seen not complying with this will disqualify his or her team from the competition and the entry fee will not be refunded. All participants are allowed to plumb and research the lake; this includes the use of SMART CASTS.
• All of the city park rules must be observed.
• Only Cyprinus Carpio count for total weight and big fish (no buffalo, grass carp, Old tires, tennis shoes etc.)
• ONCE AGAIN, a special award for the biggest Buffalo (any variety) will be presented.
• Each two-person team may fish anywhere within half the distance of opposing team pegs, including pegs on the other side of the lake (you must however be in the same COUNTY).
• Each team must have 1 set of accurate scales to be checked/verified before the event begins (this will be done at the Corn Boil).
• Each team must have 1 net that provides a safe way to land fish. Nylon knotted nets will not be allowed.
• Each team must have a well-padded unhooking mat and weigh sling.
• 6 rods per team.
• One hook per rod and no treble hooks or any multi-pronged hooks allowed.
• Fish must be weighed and then verified by an opposing team member or steward. Please return fish to the water promptly, after taking your photo(s). Only one fish per sack, if necessary.
• Boats will not be allowed during the event.
• If a fish is hooked before the competition ends there will be a 15-minute extension time limit allowed to land the fish.
• Any foul hooked fish will not count; all captures must be hooked in the mouth area.
• You must be a CAG member to participate in the ATC - join here.

Special commemorative pins and another little gift are part of the registration fees. You?ll see what that is when you register. Additional Banquet tickets are available at a $16.00 fee; all registered participants will get a banquet ticket as part of the registration fee.

MORE INFORMATION
Feed Stores:
Buck Moore Feed Supply
5237 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78751
(512) 451-3469

Callahan's General Store
501 US Highway 183 S
Austin, TX 78741
(512) 385-3452

Wally World:
From the hotel, if you go over the I-35, turn left and stay on the frontage road, there is a big Wal-Mart on the North West corner of I-35 and 290. That is very close for all kinds of goodies (could even walk there if you had to).

To get to the Lake:
From the hotel, head north on the frontage road and it will take you straight to Riverside and the lake. There are plenty of places on Riverside to fish, or simply get back on I-35 head North to Riverside and you?re there!

Looking forward to seeing you there - Bring your gear, good spirits, best bait, and please support the sponsors who have provided various prizes & supported CAG for this venture.

REGISTRATION
Print out snail mail form here: Printable Registration Form

Austin Team Championship '08 Registration - PAYPAL

Austin Team Championship '08 Extras

CAG Discovery Month - October

This event, the CAG Discovery Month, will honor those who take the challenge of discovery. The basis of determining "winners" will be more for their adventures, and post event write up, than what they catch. Where and how they fish, in regards to true exploration, is much more important than success. Besides, what you will learn during this event will be the real prize!

Check out some of the '07 stories in the CAG Discovery Month forum.

14th Annual CAG Carp Classic: September 7-9, 2007

Friday, Sept 7
All day Recreational fishing at Hubbards Paylake 8AM-6PM There will be a nice Door Prize drawn to anyone who is fishing there that day. Sponsered by Westside Bait. Also, Hubbards will be closing his carp lake off to the public. Must mention CAG to fish that lake. Also it will be free to all CAG members (w/card) , side pots optional (at your cost).

6:00PM - 10:00PM(?) Corn Boil, at Westside Bait, Jimmy will have some great food, drinks and a keg of beer.
Westside Bait & Tackle
1507 W.Vermont St.
Indianapolis,IN 46222
(317)636-6236

Saturday, Sept. 8 (Event Day)
White River, Downtown Indianapolis Indiana. Across from Westside Bait & Tackle
6:00 AM, Peg Assignments
8:00 AM 4:00pm CAG Carp Classic tournament. Lunch will be served to your peg during the CCC. Sponsered by West Side.
6:00 PM Awards, annual meeting, food and swapmeet- NOTE: Takes place in the hotel(Brickyard Inn ) banquet room.

We will have a "Trackside Cook-Out starting at 6PM - Fried Chicken, Barbecued Beef, Silver Dollar Rolls, Potato Salad, Corn on the cob, Country Style Green Beans. Cookies and Brownies, Tea & Lemonade.

There will be a $10.00 charge for the cook-out. Must have ticket to get food. No exceptions (Great Deal)-pay at event or prepay through PayPal below.
There will be a cash bar at the meeting and Cook out.
There will be a surprise during the meeting Saturday (details coming).

Sunday, Sept.9th
All day Recreational fishing at Indianapolis Water Canal

Accommodations:
Brickyard Crossing Golf Resort & Inn
4400 West 16th Street
Indianapolis,IN
317-241-2500
(Located outside the second turn of the Brickyard Track)
$65.00 for a double room. For as many days needed.
Must register by Aug. 7th 2007 at the number above.
Must mention CAG to get the discount..

Costs:
Entry: $30.00
Raffle Tickets: $2.00 each or 6 tickets for $10.00
Foods Fee at the Award ceremony (catered by hotel): $10.00

Registration fee:
Members: $30.00
Non-members of the Carp Anglers Group $55.00 (includes a one year membership in CAG).
Tee shirts $20.00 (order inadvance).
Printable mail-in forms: Registration and Raffle Tickets
You may also purchase raffle tickets at the event.
REGISTRATION
Print out snail mail form here: Mail-In Form

Or register and pay online below:

2007 CAG Carp Classic Rules:
Match runs from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, September 8th.
• You must be a paid-up member of the Carp Anglers group to participate. You may join at the venue by paying $25 for a one year, $40 for a two year or $65 for a three year family membership.
• The entry fee for the Classic is $30.
• Pegs will be assigned to all registered anglers by random drawing. If you wish to fish with a group, the names of all members of the group must be submitted together before the drawing.
• Pegs may not be traded or substituted but if not all pegs are filled you may purchase a vacant peg for $30. If you do so, you must abandon your original peg, which then may be resold by the registration manager.
• You may setup your gear and plumb your swim as soon as it is assigned to you but fishing must not start until 8:00 a.m. All these activities must be done within 10 ft. from the number marking your peg.
• Chumming is allowed. Spods, PVA bags and stringers, catapults, spoons, method feeders and packbaits are all acceptable. Please bait intelligently, don't over do it and don't let your bait drift into your neighbor's swim.
• Fishing stops at 4:00 p.m. Any fish being played at that time may be landed and counted.
• Cyprinus carpio only. No goldfish, Crucians, hybrids, bighead, grass carp or anything else.
• You have the ultimate responsibility for landing, accurately weighing and recording your fish. Please use an unhooking mat - don't lay the fish on concrete. The stewards will have nets, weigh slings and scales and will do everything possible to help. When you catch a fish, record its weight on your score card, have the steward witness the weight and ensure that the steward transmits the correct information to the registration desk. At the end of fishing, compare your score card with the board at the registration desk and be sure that all your fish have been accurately recorded. Also ensure that the total weight of your four largest fish and the total weight of all your fish have been accurately determined.

Award Categories for the CCC (trophies and prizes):
• North American Champion: (4 largest carp by weight)
• CAG Carp King: (single largest carp by weight)
• Fox International 2007 Classic Carper: (heaviest total weight)
• Section winners: (Total weight of all carp caught by angler)
• Elliott Bennett / Damn Yankee Award: (for creative carp gear)

You are responsible for your own property and safety. Members and officers of CAG are not responsible for loss or damage to property and equipment. Please remember there will be spectators and children.

Anglers must adhere to the State of Indiana Fishing Code. You may use no more than 3 rods with no more than 1 hook per line. You must have a valid Indiana Fishing License. Order online here.

All appeals must be filed immediately following the incident and must be communicated in person to the Judges Panel. All decisions by judges' panel are final. Any changes to these rules will be announce prior to the start of fishing.

Contacts:
Rick Slinker: (317)361-5302, e-mail
Gilbert Huxley: (317)508-0012, e-mail
Kevin Tharp: (317)717-6136, e-mail

Entry forms, fees and raffle tickets should be sent to:
Rick Slinker
136 S 4th Ave
Beech grove, Indiana 46107

Indianapolis offers a huge array of family attractions:
I-Max Theater
Indianapolis Zoo
Circle Center Mall
Children's Museum
Brickyard museum
Three (3) miles from venue, 5 miles to Downtown Indy, and right next to the Brickyard Museum. Anyone who wants to play the famous Brickyard Golf Course must book T-times 2 weeks prior. Mention that they will be a quest and the rates for a round of Golf is $70.00. Normal price is $90.00 all with in 10 minutes or less of the venue!

Hope to see you all there!!

Carp Anglers Group Invitationals: June 23, 2007

We will have on the same day simultaneous fish-ins in multiple regional venues across North America, all following the same rules. This type of event allows CAG members that could not attend Austin (the ATC) or the CCC to participate in an "official CAG event", as well as have an opportunity to invite guests to this national event. (Online Registration Form)

You can find the list of currently planned CAGI venues and corresponding regional organizers on the CAG Web site in the list of CAG fish-ins scheduled for end of June: Fish-Ins Page

You can also contact the CAGI coordinator (Jerome Moisand), who will be happy to redirect you to the appropriate regional organizer and answer any question you might have.

A fee of $10 per angler (CAG member or guest) will be requested. CAG members are exempted from the $10 fee if they come with one guest or more (but guests have to pay their own fee).

Regional awards are based on weights of carp captured in a given regional event:
• Big Fish
• Top 4
• Total Weight

National awards are based on the combined results of all regional events, based on a handicap system to create a reasonable fairness between venues. Juniors will have their own awards category.
• Big Fish (adjusted based on venue handicap)
• Top 4 (adjusted based on venue handicap)
• Total Weight (adjusted based on venue handicap)
• Biggest carp on a Scooby Doo rod (exact weight)
• Biggest carp on a fly (exact weight)

Finally, a special national award will be attributed to the "goofiest" picture.
You will find a complete guide for participants at: CAGI Complete Guide