Volume 1, Issue 2

August, 2008

 

 

WVBM NEWS & UPDATES

 

NOTE:  In order to be eligible for the 2009 TOP 8, club dues must be paid  NO LATER than

                       December, 2008 meeting.

 

 After normal business, discussion was focused on how to improve club participation.  Attending

members in attendance struggled to define what our club needs to be.  Answers to these problems

could best be answered by the members that do not attend.  A multitude of suggestions were offered

on how to improve participation these included; pick your partner tournaments, lowering the number of

tournaments, fishing lakes closer to home to reduce cost, beefing up participation in the TOP 8 program,

lowering dues, recruiting new members and increasing non-fishing activities that would include the whole

family.  One fact is clear, some major changes for the club will be occurring in 2009.

 

Reasons for non-participation are much easier to find that solutions.  The club needs input from every

member and is actively seeking your opinions.  Please let your ideas and wishes be known.

 

Following the previous discussion a presentation was given on Finesse Fishing.  It was announced that

the topic for our September, 2008 meeting will be “Fall Migration”.  The meeting was the adjourned.

 

NOTE:  We are coming up on nominations for all offices and committees.  Also as the season winds

              down we will be putting the TOP 8 team together for 2009.

 

*The annual Christmas Banquet will be held Thursday, December, 4, 2008 at the Olive Garden in

   Terre Haute beginning at 7:00 p.m. Indiana time.  Please plan to attend.

 

Any suggestions, ideas, opinions or grumbles can be sent to me at mcsiddens@cebridge.net or to:

 

Mike Siddens

309 S. Michigan St.

Rockville, IN  47872

 

Till next month-

Mike