I think that the rookie of the year deal would be incouraging for some people.  There is probalby a way to make it work and still have low impact on the TD and the entry fees. I think that if a angler is going to try out for rookie of the year they need to be a new member, say within 2 years. And they must declare that they will be fishing for rookie of the year at their first payed entry into a tournament. Take the top three finishes from that season, like angler of the year, and you got a rookie. I would guess that no more then four guys would try out each year for it. Then when they are signing up they put an * next to their name.

I would be against raising the rates too much. Some of us are paying for two people and other divisions on top of it. If I want to fork out a hundred spot so I can win gas money back for 8th place I will fish another circuit. I like the "all or nothing" of the club now.

Mike