Hi once again to all you floaters and non-floaters, and all the new members that don't know what I'm talking about!

I've been asked to keep my letters shorter, so I am going to skip every third word in an effort to do just that! (now I might make sense) Wow! 2003 is well on its way and moving fast. We switched from fish-ins to freeze-ins, had our awards banquet, met lots of people at the sports "persons" show, and now we're about to meet and welcome the new faces at the February meeting. At this meeting, we're going to talk about the AmBASSador Program and switching from freeze-ins back to fish-ins. For the AmBASSador Director (me) it's time to gather all the folks that want to play an active part in WBC, and start putting the program's puzzle together. We will have new members that come with skills and some that will need guidance. Some will have boats, and some will not. My job is to match non-floaters with floaters, and people with skills with people that want to learn, floaters that don't know our local waters with non-floaters that do. Get the picture? Ok. In other words, I need you!!!

Part two of what I do is start picking the lakes we will fish for this summer's fish-ins. The survey last year said most people wanted to stay within 100 miles of home, so start thinking of what lakes you would like to fish or learn more about. Please tell me what lake, what time of year, and why. For the newbies, these fish-ins are a good chance:

1. To meet other members
   
2. Learn local waters
   
3. Fish out of some really nice boats and get to know the floater who owns it (3a. go really fast!)
   
4. Learn who people in the club are, so when you are trying to find a back seat for a tournament, or a boat for a weekend trip, people will recognize you. The quicker you do this, the better your fishing opportunities will be.
   
5. Educate folks that have never fished in a tournament before on proper etiquette.