WBA News & Announcements
2012 Annual Meeting Announcement12/09/11
I have put through the paperwork to reserve the Necedah Veterans Hall for this years annual meeting. The date is January 21, and i have the meeting time set-up for 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There is ongoing planning for having pizza brought in for the meeting. There is also food available from the bar at a very limited basis. There will be a full open bar in the front, and the meeting hall is in the back half of the building.
The VFW Hall is located just west of the hwy 21 and 80 intersection in Necedah (the one by the big Kwik Trip. There is a big green tank out in front of the VFW, kinda hard to miss.
Here is the address:
Wayne C Chitwood Post
105 S. Plum Street
Necedah Wisconsin
608-565-3459
Annual Meeting Ideas10/25/11
I've had a couple ideas that have been bouncing around my head for a while in regards to this upcoming season. Seems as though each year the same people head the same tournaments, and then other people express how they would like a tournament on a different body of water instead. My idea is to have a bid process for the WBA sanctioned tournaments for the upcoming year a lot like the BAA does for their worlds shoot. A bid would consist of the bodies of water(s) to shoot, launch to be used (and launches available to trailer to), and at least two contacts that would run the shoot, and three possible dates to hold the shoot (assuming most people would want their tournaments in the spring). The contacts would be responsible for all aspects of the shoot like procuring fish disposal, defining red zones, assisting with registration prior to the shoot, assisting at morning weigh-in/fish count, cookout, etc etc. Since it is a WBA sanctioned event, the contacts will need to be WBA members prior to putting a bid in. All of the bids would need to be in by the annual meeting (looking at sometime in the first two weeks of January) and then the bids can be voted on. Top six would be determined and the dates would be hammered out from there . If you really want a shoot on a body of water, this would be your opportunity.
2012 BAA Worlds Shoot08/27/11
To all Bowfishers of the north we need to organize!
The WBA has put in a bid to host the BAA World Shoot for 2012. The location of the shoot is determined by a vote of all BAA members. You must be a member for 30 days prior to voting. Voting takes place for the entire month of October, so you would need to be a BAA member before the end of Sept. in order to vote in Oct.
Please get out tell everyone you know as this is a great chance to experience a great shoot in our neck of the woods.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thank You Lewis05/02/11
For those that weren't in attendance at the Petenwell tournament, Lewis announced he has stepped down as an officer for the WBA. I would like to thank him for his years of hard work and many hours he has put in to help the organization and sport grow. He has been a great resource for many people, which is rewarding but tiring for an individual.
Jason Cichy has agreed to accept the position as vice president to fill out the rest of the year. Jason has been one of my tournament partners since I started shooting tournaments. Jason lives to bowfish and will be a great addition for the WBA.