Two thousand and ten is up and going and we are under way with a new tournament season. Amistad proved to be tough for some and easy for others. Things were a little disoriented at the first weigh in with new clubs and members but seam to be under control by the second day. I thought the Angler's Bassclub did a fantastic job of conducting the launch, live well checks, and weigh in. I hope the other clubs will take notice. I have a couple of things to tell you about.

The first is the new fantasy fishing group for the west region. It is just for fun and something else to give each other grief over. It will start with the Bassmaster Classic and continue through the Elites. You can join in anytime you want. To participate, here is what you have to do. First go to Bassmaster.coms homepage. At the top of the page, just right of the ESPN logo, is the word Fantasy. Click on that and it will take you to the fantasy fishing page. There are 4 tabs there, Frontpage, My Entry, Leaderboard, and My Groups. First click on My Entry and enter your info and pick your Pros. After you have that completed, you can join the West Region Group by clicking on My Groups and clicking join a group. The Group is listed as TexWestRegion and you will have to then enter a password to access the group. The password is for West Region Members only and will be emailed to you on request. Email dwzak@suddenlink.net and I will send you the Password. We will try to email every member the password but we are not sure we have everyone's correct email address. Have fun with it and let us know if you need help getting in.

The next item of business is the State Raffle tickets handed out at the December Meeting. We need all monies and tickets turned in at the monthly tournament at Belton. If you are not going to Belton, please contact us so that we can make other arrangements with you. We have to have this turned in ASAP.

If your club is interested, we are setting up individual pages for each club on our website. The Angelo Federation is already active. It helps get information to your local members and can promote local sponsors. The info however is only as good as what David receives from the clubs.

Finally, I would like you to take notice of the memorial tournament for Tony Gibson, March 6, on Ivie. Tony was a member of the West Region for three years. He loved competing with all the guys and liked poking fun at his fellow angler. Tony lost his battle with cancer and one of his final wishes were that we hold a tournament in his honor that would benefit Hospice and cancer research. He kept hoping he could get back on the water with all of us. I hope that you will try and fish this tournament and get back on the water with Tony. We will miss him.

If there is something you would like to change or see on our website, please let us know. We are trying to make it as informative as we can. You will continue to see some changes. Thanks for your imput and see you in Belton.

 

Bobby Hawkins

1300 Bessemer Ave

Llano, Texas  78643

(325) 247-3436 - Work

(325) 247-3484 - Home

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