Hey Guys,
Our club has grown by a few members this year so far, but we're still hoping to add a few more to the mix.? If you'd like to find a club, but don't want to compete, rather just to become a better angler, The EBA might be just what you're looking for.? The EBA is a pretty good bunch of guys.? We're also a family club.? Some of our wives will be fishing with us this year and kids are welcome also.? Many of us fish other circuits, so we're trying to help each other do better in those tournaments.? To give you an idea of what we're like, check out a few excerpts from our updated club guidelines for 2006.?
If you are interested in getting involved a really FUN club, shoot me an email at tomouweleen@yahoo.com? - The Eastside Bass Anglers
Club Philosophy
With the exception of the Year End Classic Tournament, the EBA is not a competitive club. Our goal is to foster learning, growth, and friendships among anglers who have a love for our sport.
Event Guidelines
In the regular season events, members are encouraged to freely exchange angling information to assist everyone in becoming better anglers. This includes any information an angler is willing to share. However, since some of our club members compete in the same tournament trails, an angler may not wish to give out specific GPS coordinates. Our goal though is to help each other become better tournament anglers, so whenever possible, we encourage EBA members to share info freely. We operate under a "gentlemen's agreement" that any information shared with the club will stay in the club.
As members, we also agree not to use information about location that an angler shared to "steal his spots" in a tournament situation. In other words, we respect each others spots in tournaments.
We understand though that to become better anglers we need to be honest and trustworthy with any information that is shared. This benefits all EBA members and will increase every angler's overall productivity on the water and especially in tournaments. So, if at any time a member is deemed to have abused this trust by stealing spots in a tournament when the member who shared the information is also in the tournament, or if any member shares information with people outside the club when no permission was given to do so, that member may be asked to leave the club by a vote of the members.
Above all, we want to become better anglers, have fun, and build friendships. Other than the year end Classic Tournament, we are not about competing with each other. We are all about helping one another grow to be better fishermen and along the way, maybe even better people.
Conservation
Since we're a conservation-minded club, we practice catch and release fishing. Prior to a tournament the club may wish to bring fish in for a weigh-in, but whether or not fish are release boatside or brought to the ramp for a weigh in, members are asked to keep the fish alive and treat them with respect so that they can be released unharmed. For weigh-ins, the fish must be kept in an aerated livewell so that they can be released immediately following the weigh-in.
When anglers catch species other than bass that they wish to take home to eat, they may do so at their own discretion.
Revtro,
Can you email some information about the club such as meeting dates, times location, tournament schedule, membership dues ? Is BASS affiliation required ?