Russellville, KY Cancelled

As promised a note about the Rumble at Russellville NATPA event that was scheduled for next weekend: After reading a bunch of comments today and promising a video response to the cancellation, I have thought it best for me, THE promoter of the event, to clear the air in this manner. This way there is Read More …

Michigan Harvest Fest

The Michigan Harvest Fest will be hosting the NATPA November 27 & 28, 2020 in Mason, MI. The facility has opened back up & we are able to have a pull now. I was waiting to make the announcement until given approval by the promoters but the cat is already out of the bag. More Read More …

Rumble at Russellville Pre-registration

Thank you to Bryan Lively for organizing this event for the NATPA. Please visit www.hookmagazineblog.blogspot.com for online registration or print the following forms & mail to  The HOOK, PO Box 2373 Elizabethtown, KY 42702  postmarked by 10/20/20. RaR Entry Form 2020 KBC Entry Form 2020

Rumble at Russellville

The idea behind the “Rumble at Russellville” has many parts. First and foremost there was a need for a place for NATPA members to pull this fall; the NATPA membership has always been a friend to me personally and to The HOOK. This is a way to help one another to get together and enjoy Read More …

Sigourney, IA & Annual Meeting

The NATPA kicked off our 25th season this weekend in Sigourney, Iowa. We had 360 hooks Friday in the Expo classes & 522 hooks Saturday in the NATPA sanctioned event. I’m pretty confident this was the largest NATPA summer pull we have ever had. Thanks to Scott Alderson & the Keokuk County Expo for hosting Read More …

2020 NATPA SUMMER PULL

The NATPA Summer Pull will be held August 28 & 29, 2020 in Sigourney, IA. Like last year we will run Expo classes on Friday & NATPA classes on Saturday. The Annual Rules Meeting that should have been held at championship in Waterloo will be held on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 7:00 pm. Division Read More …

Points Championship & Summer Pull

As per the Board of Directors’s Meeting held on 3/22/2020 the Annual Meeting and Election of Officers will be postponed until further notice. Plans for the summer pull are delayed until further notice. With the current state of virus crises it is unknown when all the bans will be lifted. As soon as plans can Read More …

Springfield,MO

Thanks Carl Buckner & crew for another successful NATPA pull at Springfield, MO. Total number of hooks was 446. That is up 110 hooks from last year. At this point in the 2019-2020 season we are up 1,037 hooks over last season with 4 hooks left to go. It is great to see the organization Read More …