There are two important items for co-anglers to be aware of for 2011 LBAA tournament season related to the accumulated points and the opportunity to have your entry fees paid for a full year.
First, a co-angler may fish one tournament as a boater during the season and still have the points accumulate in the co-angler division. The reason is to try and build up confidence and encourage the move to the professional side sooner than later. A co-angler may be more willing to venture out as a boater on her home lake or a lake she is more familiar with and get a feel for what it is like to be in control.
Second, the co-angler who earns the Amateur of the Year recognition will have the option to move to the professional side of the tour the following year with all of her entry fees paid. The reason is to help with the transition and added expenses the first year. It is added motivation to make the move, especially since it is a one time offer!
After a recent incident in Kentucky, Secret posted the following document on Facebook. It is vitally important that we understand that the rules of the road also apply to the waterways in which we fish. Please read and pass this on to other anglers. It was originally posted on the Bass Boat Central Fishing Forum.
Several of you have asked questions about the northeast division mentioned in last months newsletter and in the rules. The northeast division is a totally separate entity with no funding ties or links other than the LBAA offering slots in our October Championship. Our reasoning is to try and include a population of ladies in an outlying geographic area who might not otherwise be able to fishing the LBAA.
Dave Kilby organizes and runs tournament trails in that vicinity and is willing to offer 4 tournaments where he will be responsible for all of the funding and promotions. Due to recent job changes, he has been difficult to reach and will not offer the original October kick-off as previously indicated. He proposes to offer four 2011 events beginning in late March on the Potomac, James River, Chesapeake Bay and Oneida to cover the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic areas. These are the details we have at this time.
Continue to contacting Dave Kilby at (443) 617-1850 or
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. He has been slow to respond, but does do so over time.
Several ladies have asked about when they should begin registering for 2011 tournaments. To help you with your plans for 2011, we will provide a little snippet in the newsletters related to each of our tournament locations as well as a listing of the important dates.
Last month we gave a little preview of Sam Rayburn. This month you will find a little on Lake Hartwell. In the coming months you will find information on Guntersville and Old Hickory. We are planning on providing more information about each location starting in January.
Let me begin by giving a big THANK YOU to Cheryl and Secret for founding the LBAA and providing women like me, who have a passion for bass fishing, something to look forward to that is fun and exciting. The experience I had at my first LBAA event put a smile on my face all the way back home to Alabama.
You see, I made up my mind to fish the 2010 WBT. When opening day of registration came around, I eagerly sent in all my entry deposits for the year to guarantee myself a spot as a co-angler. My excitement was short-lived when I was contacted by the WBT organizers saying the tour was cancelled.
Along with our regular membership the board of directors took the question from Kenny Lively and created a new level of membership for the LBAA.