President’s Message

October 3, 2025 : 

   Well, our show season if off to a successful start! Congratulations to Pat and Michelle Tierney for leading the way in Hickory, North Carolina. Thanks too, Terry Battisti and Russell Kear, for supporting the technology and promotional end of things. Wow, what an event! We were happy to see old friends and the many new faces that made this a special gathering. Hello and welcome to the 74 newest members to join our club!
   Host Dave Brevik led our meet in Scottsdale, Arizona. Members from around the country flocked to the warm southwest to socialize and trade some great tackle. Thanks, Dave!
   As I type this note, I am preparing to make our 10th event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, which is hosted by Stu Stein and co-hosted by John Collen. “Oshkosh on the Water” is set for this Saturday, October 4th and will include a wide assortment of tackle and silent auctions. For more details, check out these links: Oshkosh On The Water Facebook and Oshkosh On The Water Show Flyer
   By now, most of our membership has received the latest Gazette and Member Directory. If you are among those reading this and you have not received your publications, and don’t expect to, please consider joining the club. The content in our quarterly publication is unique to our hobby and the directory is a helpful tool…. either of these fine documents are worth the price of admission. If anyone out there is teetering on the decision, please reach me, I’d love to chat. For an easy sign-up, please visit our Membership Page.
   The NFLCC will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, and we are working on several commemorative club shop items, which we expect to roll out to membership later this year. To make the club shop ordering process a bit more user friendly, we will begin taking credit cards through a direct ordering process. Club shop items are advertised in the Gazette, as well as the club website. Along with the change, Errolyn Martin will be replacing Stu Strange in respect of all club shop orders. Thanks, Stu, for handling club shop distribution these many years! Those interested in T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items can reach Errolyn at the following:

Ways to Order:

Phone orders: 518-992-5873 (we now accept credit cards) 

Email to request an invoice you can pay online  

Mail your order using the order form included with the Gazette – mail to: PO Box 2856, Acworth, GA 30102

The current Club Shop ad is available for active members at Club Shop

Take care, All. I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming event.
Chris Slusar
NFLCC- President