put in for your vacation time NOW one of the premier events of the CARP ANGLERS GROUP is really just around the corner This year the club has limited the event to 25 teams, and all social events will be at the Wyndahm Hotel, just off of I-35....
Each team will receive:
2 Banquet Tickets
a Commemorative Pin for each member
a Special embossed hat for each member
a CAG linen Tape measure
Free Bucket of Corn at the Corn Boil, Free Pizza, and Wings, Free soft drinks, the Corn Boil will have Hooters Girls
Free Coffee and pastries on each of the days pegs are drawn
Anglers that break their "personal Best) will receive a small special Trophy//
please see this link for additional information

If you can, Come to the ATC, then Fish the WCC/USCARPPRO event at Lake Fork,,,,,,get you fill of fishing in February
If you have any questions, please put them here, or ask one of the CAG State Chairs,,,,,,,Rick Wilson or Mike Wheeler..

whats a Commemorative Ping? lol

looking forward to the event Neil, still waiting on my partner to obligate himself 100% before registering

thanks Steve, I fixed it,,,,,,,small keys on a laptop, fat fingers on the typist

wow NEIL'S back!

I am now in for the ATC.

Brian needs a partner,,,,Big
Dave Can't make,,,,,,,,how the hell ya been Zacko???

And of course the winner gets to take this home...

Man, I would love to do it this year, but I have other obligations. I will have to do what I did last year and check the ole crackberry every 10 minutes on TOKS.

wow

I will be there, just need to find a way to get the payment made.

Fantastic Keith,,,,,be great to have you once again at the ATC,,,,
who is the lucky partner, the Mrs. or Brid??

I'm going to enjoy their competitive sides. Neil, Keith put a whoopin on me so bad I could't sit for 2 days. lol

I'm already registered and will be taking a personal day off on that friday.I'll be leavinf for Austin thursday after work so I can make the corn boil.Thanks for posting the pic of my trophy there Mike...lol

Neil has a history of great ATC's...

not to take anthing away from brian, dave, scott or anyone else...but neil goes all in.

Bubba, I too have felt the pain of a proper English arse whooping at the hands of Keith. I saw him catch about 70 fish on an overnighter at Grapevine a few months back.

+1

yeah me too.

I'm still looking for a partner for the ATC.

there is a partner thread finder on CAG

I might need a new partner....my old one couldnt catcha fish in a bathtub.

Bah, you stat right there next to me an shared in the blankfest! Besides, we all know there aint no fish in that freakin lake!

lake is doomed.

Not enough catfish

Dudes& Dudetts,
tee shirts are ready to be ordered,,,,

ATC Tee Shirts---read all about em

Nice Shirts. Can't wait to put it on!

Chad

Chad,'

Are you and Jim going to play in Austin for this event??

You know we can't miss it! lol

cool beaners,,,,,get registered and book a room they are going fast,,,,,,,be great to see you guys again !

Sponsor list is growing..Get registered yall..

Anybody need a partner. I need to repeat as champions lol

Tracy
I think Fisherwood needs one, and on the CAG forum there is a MATCH.Carp thread,,,, Love to see you there,,,,lots of goodies in the anglers packet, plenty of prizes, and even some loaded gas/credit cards as prizes as well,,,,State chairs have been working their butts off,,,,,going to be a great event

Tracy, PM sent.

is this a marriage in the works????
sure hope so

Maybe!!! Could be.

TTT

Tracy and I are fishing the ATC together. We'll register by the end of the weekend....

now ladyluvs2fish needs a partner now.She is already registered up and ready to go.Any takers??

There are only 11 team openings left for the 2012 ATC,,,,,STOP thinking about it and register,,,,before it's too late

Anybody knows anything about the scales that will be used? I have a Cabela's Digital Scale, and if I get into this tournament, would that be fine to use or I have to get another one?

If I want my scale to be certified, where should I go and what should I do to get it certify?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Either you or your partners scale has to checked at corn boil before tournament.

Thank you Tracy, could you please give me some more details? I just curious to know, it does not mean that I'm gonna fish in that tournament.

Thank you so much.

Hey VC, you can read all the rules on this link.
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As for whether your Cabela's digital will be "certifiable", I am not sure but I would guess no. I have a similar scale (Rapala digital), and while it has always checked out within an ounce or two when compared to buddies' certified expensive dial scales, I'm not sure these scales are even able to be manually calibrated. I don't think my Rapala is at least. So unless it just happens to fall right on at all the different weights that will be checked, then you're probably out of luck.

But I'll let Neil or someone else in charge give you an official answer on that.

I contacted Roger at Bastrop Scales here in Texas and got the following reply about certifying scales:

"We test scales according the rules we are licensed to uphold. Basically, in order to pass, a scale must weigh within .2% of applied weight. We pass or fail based on that basis only."

"We test the scale at several points across the capacity of the scale. It must pass the tolerance at every point.
The $25.00 amount is for this type of test only.

"We can give you any type of report that you want, including the actual weight at each check point. This goes beyond our "fisherman's" special price of $25.00 and would be charged at our standard shop rate of $69.00 per man hour with a one hour minimum. In no case can the scale receive a calibration sticker if it does not pass tolerances at every check point."

"You would need to send us the scale. We will check the scale. If it passes, we will place a calibration sticker on the scale. If it fails, we will not put the sticker on. Either way, the charges are $25.00 + tax + freight to return the scale to you.
The problem with most of these fishing scales is that they are not "calibratable", meaning if they are off, they have no procedure to correct them.
Some of them pass and some do not."

There's not many scales, even the Reuben Heatons, that could stay within that tolerance. That's 1/5 of 1 percent AT EVERY WEIGHT TESTED. I'm not quite sure if there's different types of certification available, but there would have to be.

I believe at the ATC they will be able to check your scales, but I don't think they can give them an "official" certification.

so even a brand new 120lb ruben scale can fail the test..?

scales will be checked at the Corn Boil,,,,,
a bucket will be filled with water to usually the 5 pound level,,,

Then all other scales will be matched to that weight taken by that scale which will be certified,,,,tolerance of 1 ounce will be allowed...
we will determine scale accuracy at that time...

not to worry there should be enough scales to go around for everyone,,

What if my scale (which is a digital one) cannot pass that test, will I be disqualified? This is confusing me....

no, you will NOT be disqualified, we'll get you sorted out with one that is OK,,,,,the ATC committee wants this to be a FUN event,,,,competitive...yes...but we'll do all possible to make everyone a happy camper,,,Don't sweat the small stuff,,,,get registered

Another team has been registered,,,,only 10 slots left,,,,if you're going to do it,,,,do it soon,,,

post corrected to read 10

210 spots left? It means that not many people sign up for ATC?

he ment 10

Steve, Ben, Mark, a partner is needed .......

Come on mark!!!!!

White Rock Jesse and Viet Carper are in,,,,,,,,there are only 9 available openings left,,,,,

Oh this is getting good

Come guys!
Tracy and I want more of you to contribute to our winnings!

We sure do lol

I wish I could fish in this tourney, haizzzz

The President of CAG just signed up.....only 8 slots available ,,,,,

It can fail certification if it isn't within their specified tolerance of +/- .2%, which is pretty stinkin' tight. My Reuben Heaton is new and I'm not sure it would pass that test. I don't feel they have to be that close for weighing fish, but that's the requirements for a "legal" certification.

wish come true congratulations

Yay, finally ... Here we go Santa

well....Another team registered,,,,so that means only 7 team slots are available..... Don't be left out

SORRY........MAKE THAT 6 AVAILABLE TEAM OPENINGS, ANOTHER TEAM JUST REGISTERED,,,,,,,,

The event is only weeks away,,,,,,time to visit the CAG forum and start trash talking teams,,,there are 19 registered teams now, but I;m still waiting to hear from several others,,,hope fully by this week end the number will get even bigger,,Going to be a great event,,

Neal...Brian and I get registered?

yes sir Zack, Brian registered you guys the other day,,,,so you're good to go...

Maybe next year for me, or the year after. I have young kiddos, so that makes life tough on the Mrs.

Good luck guys and GREAT job Dr Stern on everything you've done for the ATC!

Thanks Ted,
I understand, there are things that are more important than CARP fishing, family is the only one however that comes to mind,,,,

you;ll make it one of these days, and than you for your compliments, we had a great team working this year on this event,,
now.....if the weather and Fish cooperate, it should be fantastic !!

There are now only 5 team slots left,,,,,,the Bates Brothers will be with us again, to re-claim their TROPHY.......ought to get interesting,,,,,,,