Ala BASS Federation January Meeting

I will be attending the Ala. BASS Federation Nation January meeting on January 10 at the new Bass Pro Shops in Leeds. If you have any concerns that need to be brought up to the state level, give me a shout and inform me of that concern along with any support information that I may need to present it.

Happy New Year to you all.

A new year, and a new challenge. I am excited and looking forward to the new year. I may not have finished in the top 5 but I did complete a goal I set for myself for 08. That goal was to not zero in any tournament. I did just that - even though the Logan Martin Night Tournament was a single .65 lb. spot. A small goal, but a big accomplishment. Now its on to learning this shaky head thing. Happy New Year to all of you.

Club Lakes to fish for 2009

The tournament directors have established the lakes that will be fished in 2009. With Lay and Jordan added to the list, it should prove to be an interesting year. Jordan/August---I am thinking night tournament.

Jan – Smith
Feb – Lay
March – Neely Henry
April – Wheeler/Wilson/Pickwick
May – Smith
June – Logan Martin
July – Guntersville
Aug – Jordan
Sept – Logan
Oct – Guntersville
Nov – Warrior
Dec - Wheeler

Take Advantage of Bass Insider

Only 5 members have taken advantage of the FREE BASS Insider at www.bassmaster.com. All you will need is your BASS Number to sign up. If you are interested and can't find your number, let me know and I can tell you your member number.

Elite Marshals

I registered as a Elite Marshall for the Guntersville Elite Series tournament yesterday, thought some of you might want to check it out. This program replaces the co-angler rides with the pros. For $100, you ride two days with two different pros at one of the lake you choice that is on the tournament circuit. Cheaper than a guide and would be pretty cool to ride along and learn some tricks and locations.

Are Three Drops Necessary?

Well the Angler of the Year was once again a tie. Brian M. took the honors by virtue of the tie-breaker, which was the most first place finishes in the year. There were two other positions that tied in points.

There was club discussion of making the two-day count as two tournaments and adding a third drop. I feel adding a third drop will bring the numbers even more closely together and that is not a good thing. It dilutes the outright winner. Maybe it is the issue of the tie-breaker. What if the tiebreaker was 'whoever had the most points prior to any drop'? But then the purpose of adding the drops was to add "forgiveness" to a bad tournament or a day which one couldn't fish. Three drops mean a person could not fish one-fourth of the tournaments and still be AOY. Is that fair to the one(s) who fished every tournament?

So, it is food for thought. And this is a good place for you guys to present those thoughts rather than at a meeting after a weigh-in when you mind is set on getting on the road.

2009 Alabama B.A.S.S Federation Nation Tournament Schedule

ABFN has listed the schedule for 2009. Those in the Top Five for 209 need to be considering which of the qualifiers they wish to attend and be listed as a team.

2009 Alabama B.A.S.S. Federation Nation
Tournament Schedule

March 14
Location: Millers Ferry Launch: Roland Cooper State Park
Headquarters: Thomasville Inn and Suites

April 18
Location: Neely Henry Launch: Gadsden Riverside Bait Shop & Launch
Headquarters: The Gadsden Inn and Suites,

May 16
Location: Lake Mitchell Launch: Higgins Ferry
Headquarters: Guesthouse International Inn

June 20
Location: Lake Pickwick Launch: TBD
Headquarters: TBD

October 23-24
Location: Lake Martin/State Championship Launch: Wind Creek State Park
Headquarters: Horseshoe Inn

Congrats to Brian M. for bringing in the Big fish of the December Logan Martin Tournament. The 5.08 Spot came on a crankbait and secured him the win of the last tournament of the year.

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