Thanks all,  for the encouragement and support.   

Now all i have to do is get another boat! 

I do like some of the lake sellections coming out.  I hope that when its time to pick lakes we will have a good idea what lakes will be new, fun, and productive to choose from.  I hope all of the above!

Dave

Hey guys,

Larry, sorry not to respond specifically to your lake nominations, but I haven't really sat down and thought about next year yet...

Regarding who can fish the Jack 'n' Jill, read the past presidents' articles from July 2003 and July 2002. They can be found on the club website's front page. Both of them mention SPECIFICALLY that your Jill can be whoever the heck you want it to be. I've never heard anyone advocate otherwise. I know people have already said this, but I thought I would mention the articles to be fair to past board members.

Fleece out,
Chris

I emailed the WDFW about permits to see if it was anyway possible to obtain them for a team division. Some sounded interested in the idea. Hear was the reponse.            

     "Thank you for your email correspondence to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Fish Program, regarding  fishing contests. 

It is not possible for your club to increase the number of permits it receives per year.  Your club will have to make the decision whether or not a particular contest will be at the team or individual level.

In the past, organizations have attempted to manipulate the system by splintering into subgroups to obtain more permits.  The end result was the same group of individuals getting more permits.  There is no
acceptable "way around it".   Therefore, we carefully monitor the applications we receive, and work from a equitable, fair, and efficient system........

I guess those that didn't want to entertain the idea got their wish. For you others,...I tried to get something started. 

Taking out strangers... seems a good way to recruit members and get more people interested in the sport. Each individual would deal with the liability issue... and as was previously suggested a waiver could be used.

Just an idea..... good to see opinions coming out.

Yes.  It originally was a 1-day tournament exclusively for Ambassadors and their ambassadees - sort of an end-of-year competition to test newly gained skills against other Ambassador/Ambassadee teams.  The 1-day duration somewhat dictated a closer location. 

That morphed into a wider, team format that you see today.  But until recently, it was always a 1-day event.  I think last year was the first year it was a 2-day event.  Can anybody confirm?

Personally, I would have liked to have had this year's teamer on Potholes (75 degree weather, little boat traffic, and better fishing).  On the other hand, it was a nice change to be able to go home each day too.

Here's another idea for brave anglers.... a couple of years ago they held an International Tournament between the best US anglers and "the rest of the world". The night before blast-off the TD gave each angler ONE Plano tackle box, that was all the tackle they were allowed for TWO DAYS!!! That seems like a cool test - lure selection becomes critical, there are no refills and no borrowing from the other angler in the boat.

What to choose??? Soft plastics would give you quantity, maybe just a couple of hard baits....one would definitely have to put serious thought into the selection and packing of the box. All lures and terminal tackle have to fit, and the box must close.

Worth a try?? maybe a test run for next years Draw Tourney. I'm not suggestnig the club supplies the empty boxes, just that anglers restrict themselves to one box each with no refills.

6c worth ( with inflation)

Faz