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Muskogee,
OK - Oklahoma Anglers Unlimited (OAU) announced
recently the organization will be hosting the OAU State Championship, Presented by Carr &Carr, October 20-21 on Lake Eufaula.
This year’s event will be expanded over last
year's championship. The 2007
championship will feature a live auction, on site for the
viewers. Auction items will include a range of fishing and outdoors products.
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A portion of any proceeds from the event will be placed into the OAU endowment fund to help fund projects of interest to Oklahoma anglers.
The money raised during the 2006 OAU State
Championship were uses for improvements to the facility on Eufaula’s Nichols point launch area. Specifically,
the funds were used to purchased re-bar and concrete
for the lakeside weigh-in pavilion.
OAU announced last year this annual event would be hosted the weekend before the opening of muzzle-loading season each year as a static date in an effort to avoid as many conflicts as possible.
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OAU will
provide food and beverages to all of the
contestants after the day one weigh-in. Along with the dinner, a LIVE
auction will be conducted at the conclusion
of the day one activities. A partial list of items to be auctioned are as follows: OK lifetime fishing license, years supply of Castrol TCW-3 oil, Motorguide
Trolling Motor, Lowrance Electronics, Scott Suggs Jersey and the million dollar bait, numerous other pro
jerseys and items, 2iG Ultrastrike Pro Series Rods, guided hunting and fishing trips, Smokehouse Smoker and to many other items to list.
Launch will be from the Peters/Nichols/South Point and weigh-in location will be at the North Pavilion facility at the entrance to Eufaula Cove.
OAU Events Section - Tournaments Links to: http://oktournamentfundraising.homestead.com/
Registration link for Pay Pal or Printable PDF Entry Form.
The event will be a 90% payback to the field.
Plans call for keeping that same weekend each year so everyone can plan for it.
The OAU Endowment Fund is a trust whose primary purpose is to: promote and educate the public concerning the sports of fresh water recreational and competitive fishing; for grants or other financial assistance to governmental agencies having regulatory and/or management authority over fresh water fisheries; for funding scholarships for meritorious students pursuing academic degrees in fishery conservation, fishery management or fishery biology; for grants to fund or partially fund research studies pertaining to freshwater fish, fishing and/or fishery conservation and/or management; for grants or other financial assistance for the purpose of developing, improving and maintaining boat ramps and docks providing access to public waters and associated parking areas, walkways, fishing piers, grounds, buildings and pavilions; for projects to enhance fishery habitat or to plant fish attracting structure in public waters; for programs and projects designed to attract young persons to the sport of fishing; for financially assisting fishing related charitable programs or activities for the benefit of handicapped or sick children.
OAU is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit organization representing over 30 different fishing groups in Oklahoma, whose purpose is to: Facilitate the organized support and encouragement of multiple species sport fishing in Oklahoma. Support and guard angler's rights, including the right to fish competitively. Stimulate public awareness of competitive angling as a major sport with a positive economic impact to the state. Offer to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation feedback and assistance. Promote full adherence to conservation ethics and codes. Support and demand adequate water quality standards, fisheries habitat and fisheries resource management. Demand unfettered, responsible access to all public waters. Detect and report polluters or violators of wildlife conservation laws and focus political attention upon such violations. Promote and encourage youth fishing and a love for this great recreation.
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