2015 ABA

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Permalink Reply by Nick Berto on January 29, 2015 at 12:06pm

Nope, now just have to compete with the potential of 100+ boats prefishing for NWBass championship!

Looking forward to it and the rest of the year schedule.

Angie Dover said:

Hi!
Our date change to Sept 11th and 12th on Banks Lake has been approved!!
We don't have to fight the Labor Day crowd :)

Permalink Reply by Angie Dover on January 29, 2015 at 1:11pm

It is impossible to make everyone happy. Just like how it's impossible to change the date Labor Day falls on. What I was able to change (by requests) is the location of this years championships.

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on January 29, 2015 at 5:06pm

Good Job Angie - can't make everyone happy indeed. I've got no issues with the schedule and championship, and I happen to really like how it's on a Friday-Saturday to leave Sunday for travel. Great work getting it moved to Banks - some variety is definitely good!

Permalink Reply by Paul Schmitz on January 29, 2015 at 7:21pm

I agree it is hard to please everyone. Just seems like both circuits are leaning to please the banks lake spokane crowd. Tournments on banks August thru end of september this does not seem to be to much varity. 2 months out of the short tournament year are all at banks not including the April tournaments. What about fish banks may thru June when the fishing is good. Banks has been a popular spot for tournments april, August, September, Can anyone recall the last major team tournment on banks may or June?
Banks is a large lake but even large lakes get tough with that much fishing pressure. I like banks but two months is a bit much.

I also have a hard time believing the answer that there was too many conflicts for a regular season river tournment. The permit page does not show that. The river is a great body of water and agree the varity is good for the fish off but also believe a regular tournment would be nice. Guess we can hope the oregon circuit still believes in the river.

To me it really does not matter where we fish. I fish tournments because I love the sport and the competition.

I respects everyone that runs tournments. Without you running them there would be no competive bass fishing and we could not get passionate about the competive bass fishing sport we love.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on January 29, 2015 at 7:59pm

I love your east schedule gonna be some killer events!

Permalink Reply by Jake Boomer on January 30, 2015 at 7:46am

I am very appreciative for the efforts of our tournament directors, especially when it comes to scheduling.  They get an ear full from every side of the argument.  Working closely with Stiles last year was humbling and aggravating at the same time.  90% of the time, anglers are pushing for a schedule that fits their last best finish on some body of water.  Guys who fail to do well at one lake at a certain time of year, usually have 19 different excuses for why they want to be somewhere else.  I heard a bunch of that at the last year's ABA championship on the River. 

 

The bad news is, many of the river-haters pushed for Banks last year, and they're going to get their wish.  My prediction is the enormous amount of pressure will make Banks flat miserable in September.  Day 2 of any major event there is downright tough, and when you stack the championships together, with no off-limits for the ABA, catching 5 the final day will be a serious accomplishment. 

 

The good news is that we're all in the same boat.  So we'll just deal with it.  Plus, this schedule will cut one travel weekend out of September for most guys, as we'll be able to pre-fish for NWBass while at the ABA.

 

Thanks again Angie, Jeff and Stu.  If this weather keeps up, we'll all be pre-fishing in February. 

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Paul Schmitz on January 30, 2015 at 3:24pm

Still going to be a good year. The fish will be bitting soon. Banks is a Good Lake. We all have a choice to fish or not. See u all this spring. 20 lbs will be a big weight this year in Aba. It will be interesting to see how banks holds up. Also interesting to see how many people are prefishing northwest that will show some kind heartedness to the people fishing the aba tournment.

Permalink Reply by Keith Brooks on January 30, 2015 at 9:42pm

  My point about scheduling is that the Washington State Bass Federation has been using the same weekends for years with the intent of limiting conflicts. Even without knowing where we will fish, everyone knows when our dates will be. We also go public with our preferred locations for the next year in March so even that is available very early. The biggest problem that we all face is the WDFW two weekend per month rule that adds to the conflicts by limiting the available dates. We all have to work within the system as it is... 
Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

That stinks the Federation should have scheduled around the ABA events. I guess I don't have an option of fishing the Federation this year.
Hope you get my point Keith, not trying to insight controversy other than who should schedule around who, personally I wouldn't schedule around Federation and for you Federation shouldn't schedule around ABA.
Personal preference!


Keith Brooks said:

 I believe people have to make choices of what they participate in, some would choose to do both circuits if that was feasible.  I myself was thinking about fishing ABA this year with my wife, that is not an option for us now.

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on January 31, 2015 at 9:01pm

Keith,
When will the 2015 registration be available?

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on February 13, 2015 at 4:48pm

Elephant in the room here is the updated entry fee and options. Since it's in place and a done deal are you able to share Angie? 

Permalink Reply by Angie Dover on February 13, 2015 at 6:13pm

I just checked the ABA website and the option pots have not been revised yet. ABA has lowered the entry fee to $150 including insurance and conservation fees. They have also limited the option pots to $50. These will be $25 big bass and $25 big bucks.
They hope by lowering the fees this will increase participation.

I will check again in few days and report back when it's updated.

If you have questions regarding this change, please contact the ABA office.

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on February 13, 2015 at 7:45pm

Thanks Angie! Hoping that this brings more people out this year. As for options, well its too bad you don't get to decide your own for your regions. Maybe we can get some side action going :)

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