Yep, volunteers so we can win back the Surf Club Challenge Trophy!!!!

The MDA Tourney runs 10/15 - 10/17 and we want, we need, a good showing of anglers to take back this coveted prize of bragging rights!! You can fish on your own or with friends and you do not need to coordinate who you are fishing with. Basically the team that weighs in the three largest bass and the three largest blues is crowned champ at the awards breakfast on Sunday am...

Whooze interested?

I'm interested, where are the fishing boundaries? Is it RI only?

And I like the fishing alone part:)

sounds fun i would love to help but dad's incharge..

John, I am not involved with any other club and I will definatley be fishing rhody that weekend, if I get a into some good fish, I'll will weigh the fish in under S-B.com. Just post the details of the weigh in location.
I'll do my best to beat those Habs chumps

I am in tentatively...
Any more details?

There's GOOD NEWS for YOU ...........Them there HAB'S CHUMPS :fishslap: I Think Will be in Montauk that Week. I know that will make some HABBY .............. :happy: :cheers: :jump: :ss: Good Luck Guys I can stay if you want ;)

I knew you'd be afraid to fish against me :laughs:

I don't have all of the particulars yet but based on the last umpteen years:

Weigh ins are at Weekapaug B&T

You come in to weigh a fish, they weigh it and mark the size and angler on the list for that club

To you it's free, there is a $50 entry fee paid by the team - S-B - and the proceeds from that as well as the raffle on Sunday go to the Muscular Distrophy Association.

You can fish one night, 2 nights, one day, 2, etc...

Tourney starts at 9pm Friday and last weigh in is early am, like 7 or something, on Sunday, followed by the optional banquet

Three biggest Bass & Blues by poundage declare the overall club winner. Biggest single blue or bass also has a prize

I'll post more details but it was last won by S-B two years ago when Hab's, Tattoo, & Krissy pulled a golden rabbit out of the hat, hunted, and found (and hammered) fish when nobody else was (I was robbed of what would have been the largest bass - only a 20#er - by a "defective" leader :hihi: :laughs: )

So come fish for S-B in what is considered the BEST Surf Fishing Tourney in New England.

:wave:

But you know I suck awful bad as a fisherman, wouldn't want to bring down the team average. :hihi:

I am sure I will be fishing that weekend. If I get a decent fish I will weigh it.

Ill sign aboard.

Could be fun - fishing under pressure. - woohoo!

ok, lemme get this straight,,,, catch blues, bass on the 15th thru the 17th of Oct 2004

then goto

Weekapaug Bait and Tackle
660 Atlantic Ave.
Weekapaug, RI
401-348-8058

Tell them your fishing the MDA tourney for Striped-Bass.com?
leave your name/handle?

What else? do all those that weigh in have to be a regular member of Striped-Bass.com?

Is this part of RISAA? if so i think Erickson's over in Warrick might be a weigh-in station as well I think they did the RISAA MS tourney back in July.

rules:

dates- oct 15, start 6pm - oct 17, end 9am. final weigh in 9am.

fishing area - narrow river/narragansett, ri - napatree pt., ri

weigh station - the weekapaug b&t is the ONLY official weigh station.

prize - club challenge cup = combined weight of 3 largest striped bass and 3 largest blues. single award for largest bass and blue also. raffle prizes as well.

awards banquet breakfast - andrea hotel, misquamicut, ri. following final weigh in.

as stated this is a club challenge. you must be a member of a fishing club to enter and the club has to be registered in order to participate. JOHNR - i would contact jim mckeough to see if s-b can participate. we were talking about the rules for a club and not a club recently.

hab - montauk is off limits. did you fail geography?

Sea Wolf....

Does the size of the club determine the amount of the entry fee? I'm only asking because I imagine the only problem with having S-B.com representing a "club" per say...is due to the possible amount of anglers registering fish under the S-B.com name, thus increasing the odds of them winning. If all clubs pay the same fee/donation I can't see why they couldn't participate. This is about raising money for the 'MDA' before anything else I would imagine. I would also guess that S-B.com would have fewer participants than most registered clubs.....alot of guys talk the talk, but can't or don't walk the walk.....if you get my gist. I guess what I'm saying is, S-B.com is a club in a REALLY weird kind of way, with MANY different divisions :D - - - - -

Don't take my post as being sarcastic....I read it over ...and although it seems like I yam.....I'm not -

Good Luck to all who participate -

Seawolf - I'm going to e-mail him now...

Bloo - I think if we put up all of our people that normally fish something like this we'd still have less than what RISSA, RIMS, or Weekapaug each field as a team...

John, pencil me in for this. I'm gonna be up there anyway, might as well fish for a good cause, and I even catch a few once in a while;) .

I may fish there some day ! I think there were indians and hippies there once upon a time .

I would also guess that S-B.com would have fewer participants than most registered clubs


;)

I'll be out and about that night too // Maybe we can do a mini get-together before night fall :cool:

I'd like to get in on this. I won't be able to make it to the Rhody Leg, so this could give me an opportunity to meet some of you guys and help a good cause at the same time.

Originally posted by JohnR
Seawolf - I'm going to e-mail him now...

Bloo - I think if we put up all of our people that normally fish something like this we'd still have less than what RISSA, RIMS, or Weekapaug each field as a team...


Yeah, but all those clubs just have fat guys that sit around and talk, throw chunks, we are "real" fisherman.
:p

Originally posted by bloocrab
;)

I'll be out and about that night too // Maybe we can do a mini get-together before night fall :cool:

:D

I will be there for CSA.
Should be some tough comp like every year..

New moon is the 14th I think

yeah, i'll be one of those fat guys talking and throwing chunks again. funny how one of those fat clubs has won this thing 4 of the last 5 years.

bloo - the idea of this challenge started out as a fun club gathering between like 3 clubs. it was a <i>club</i> challenge. it has grown and in that growing a charity contribution was made, and thus the muscular dystrophy association (mda) club challenge. it had nothing to do with gathering a few guys together and calling themselves a "club". each one was an organized club, with rules, officers, a board of directors, etc. i could easily join this tournament myself and call myself a "club", but it defeats the purpose. one of the ideas is to get people involved in fishing clubs and to join one if not. most people on s-b are already part of a club. why not fish for them? why not get that club in the tournament if they are not already in it? s-b is not a club, it is a online forum/website. i understand the fact that many here enjoy the site and communication among each other, but there are many clubs out there looking for fresh blood and new voices. many of these have great clout in fisheries politics.

if you want to contribute to the mda additionally yourself, there is always a coffee can at the shop for individual donations to the mda. i encourage all to contribute.

now, where is my lawn chair...

now, where is my lawn chair...

and scup hooks..........

Seawolf,
Thanks for sharing the history on how this MDA tourney started. I understand your point - and I stand corrected, this is NOT a club. I'm sure if I were in one of those original clubs that started this tourney I probably wouldn't want any out-siders at all...but that's just me. To me, with fewer groups...it's a bit more personal. I like to bust chops .. .. and it's always more fun when you know the people personally - Although I LOVE a challenge regardless..

If S-B.com has a spot...I'll trek up that way - hit the can at the shop - and hopefully get to your spot before you do :D

Thanks again for setting me straight :cool:

bloo - this has nothing to do with not letting outsiders into this tournament. if there can be 5 more clubs joining this year, great. but, i hope you see the point of why this is a club challenge - get people involved in a fishing club. many clubs need new poeple and blood to revive them or get some fresh ideas. for people in mass, i know every year mbba comes down, there's risaa, connecticut surfcasters, weekapaug surfcasters, etc. i'm sure some will bring brochures on the club to the shop too. if not, search online for these websites and send them an email. i was not taking a dig at you.

Your right......

Anglers should show more support to their sport by joining a club and adding to the recreational "voice". There is power in people and sometimes that's the only way things get done.


...now stop taking 'digs' at me. :)

I think the big clubs are afraid of us?? :devil:

Seawolf - you said, "funny how one of those fat clubs has won this thing 4 of the last 5 years."
I thought team Habs won last year, and the year before S-B .com won?

neither is a large club adn both particpated and won. I dont think there is an outstanding question on wheter S-B can participate since historically we have.
Am i missing something?

S-B won 2 years ago, Team HABS didnt win last year :( Though I got team high hook :)

I could never belong to an organized club that would have me as a member .

I dunnoh - I think we very much parallel and in many ways are in fact a "club".

We hold meetings, once a month or every other month on Tuesday nights at Hooters (tell me how many "clubs" are adventurous like that :humpty: ).

We have members that directly participate in legislative & fisheries issues. And a few of our members sit on various "boards" and projects. Speaking for just a few like me, Basic Patrick, Flats, Basstime... etc.

We have past and present Presidents of area fishing clubs as members. Members here that hold officer level positions in several New England clubs.

We have "registered members"

We have club "Tourneys"

We have club Bar-B-Ques

We have a sense of community that few clubs can even approach

We don't have annual dues but we do have voluntary donations, raffles, and fundraisers.

We support MANY clubs. We foster various events from other clubs. We encourage local participation in individual local clubs.

We have "How To" and demonstration get-togethers all the time. We share knowledge and we nurture many new to what we do.

We are decentralized in that since you can access our "club" from your home or work you can be a member from Maine or Maryland. We are cross region.

We have members that are involved in all aspects of the marine and fisheries trades, plug makers, retail outlets, guides, Charter Boats, etc.

And we have a VOICE, one that is and has been listened to. From rallying with other clubs on particular issues and political fights, from direct contact with state legislatures and I've corresponded with the Governor.

We HAVE been asked to participate and field teams in many other intra-club tournaments. This – the MDA - just happens to be the best one.

We don't have annual dues, we don't have by-laws that sometimes can bog down a club, (we have more fights than clubs but less cheating in our tournaments - none in fact that I'm aware of - go figure).

I think there are a lot of the particulars that make us a "Club"
So in many ways with the exception of a formalized committee and corps of officers, we are a club. While not formalized with these officers we do have moderators that could be construed in some ways to be officers, we have people that offer advice, always listend too and most often applied. Sure, we don't follow Robert's Rules or have a constitution but we do have a flow of ethics we try to adhere to (usually) and we do try to do things with common sense. It’s just that our method of communication is different. Instead of sitting on folding steel chairs at the Elk’s Hall or a Tackle Shop, we meet online and are in very frequent communication. It can even be said that in many ways we are a “SUPER” club.

Definition of a club as pertaining to this context:
1. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel. (ooops – not this one :smash: )
2. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly: (example) a garden club.

So I disagree in that we are not a “Club” and should be excluded from this event. If we are excluded, I would certainly like the opportunity to present our "case". I think we should be encouraged to participate in this event and others as well. In harmony so to speak, amongst the surf fishing clubs in the northeast...

Whatever the case (and I do agree with John) ... I'm going to HAVE SOME FUN WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE ON THIS SITE AND TRY TO CATCH SOME FISH.

Ain't that the point of fishing?

Originally posted by fishweewee

Ain't that the point of fishing?

I alway thought it was to see who has the bigger one ?

Originally posted by chris L
I alway thought it was to see who has the bigger one ? No, it's who can urinate the furthest and fastest after a standing start in your waders....

My needlefish is bigger than yours. :bshake:

I never thought about that John , sounds like a good competition for a fling ! LOL

um ben Im sorry but stereotyping says you dont !

I agree, we are a club. So there:laughs:

i'll be around :)

again

John, count me in. What do our numbers look like, compared to them?

john, i think you bring up all good issues, but i still think this is not a club. wht don't you start one from this site? you have a growing populus of people, more and more each year. you have some good sources of knowledge from various areas, some holding key positions. you have a good source of niche anglers too, some in rods, some in lures, some in ruber, etc. you have a wide open audience (the internet) and it is easily seen by any w/o the need to post. some use the site to see how their product is doing or to look for possible people to send their product to and use as testers. why don't you make a next level to s-b where you have a real board, committees, organized events, monthly meetings, etc. create a voting for these positions and let people vote. make an advanced area to the membership of it and another forum just for those members. make dues to be part of this voice. then, you can be more than just an online forum to people like DEM, nat'l seashore, noaa, etc. follow? create a monthly or qtrly newsletter.

as far as this being site being part of the mda, i still disagree. you see, i could pay the $50 and fish for myself and be my only "club" member. i could get 2 other guys or maybe 5 next year. what constitutes me from not doing that, but s-b from being allowed to? and i'm not just picking on s-b either, because any one could do the same. maybe wendy's down the street wants to have a team. one of the goals of this tournament is to get people involved in their club's and to recruit possible new members. many of the members on this site are already affiliated w/ other clubs. so, fish for them or get them to fish for this tournament.

How can a past tounnament winner (S-B won 2 years ago) get excluded in following years??

Originally posted by SeaWolf
one of the goals of this tournament is to get people involved in their club's and to recruit possible new members. many of the members on this site are already affiliated w/ other clubs. so, fish for them or get them to fish for this tournament.

If one of the purposes of this tournament is to try and gather membership for the different clubs.....but you exclude people who don't belong to a club......Who do you recruit? Everyone there is already taken.

Originally posted by SeaWolf


as far as this being site being part of the mda, i still disagree. you see, i could pay the $50 and fish for myself and be my only "club" member. i could get 2 other guys or maybe 5 next year. what constitutes me from not doing that, but s-b from being allowed to? . [/B]


Isnt that exactly what Habs did last year?????? Didnt they have like 4 guys?

RIJIMMY, It was TEAM HABS CUSTOM PLUGS , Had like 9 TO 12 guys FISHING. Have to get the TEAM Together Again I guess, Its all GOOD CLEAN FUN and it Raises a few bucks for the M.D.A....................Dave does make some good points..........

ok, boys and girls. i just heard from the chairmen, mr. mckeough, and they decided to allow the grandfathered "clubs" of previous years to participate. this means team s-b, team habs, and the other one, which i do not know right now. what this may mean next year i am not sure of. so, let's see if s-b can weigh more than 1 FISH this year. so, don't sing it, bring it!

dadfisherman - the prupose of this tournament is to have a challenge among clubs and the beneficiary is the mda. how do you recruit? you come down and see or meet other people that are in these clubs. talk to them, see what they are about, and maybe find out how to get incolved. you ask how do you learn about a club, well, open the fisherman or on the water magazines and look at the clubs listed in their. many have websites of list where they meet. search the internet of even this site as some are listed as sponsors or have members listing their clubs in their avatars. i know some clubs bring literature about their clubs to the shop or the andrea for people to take in they want to get incloved in that particular club.

Originally posted by SeaWolf
ok, boys and girls. i just heard from the chairmen, mr. mckeough, and they decided to allow the grandfathered "clubs" of previous years to participate. this means team s-b, team habs, and the other one, which i do not know right now. what this may mean next year i am not sure of.

I have been real busy the past week getting work stuff done before I start my vacation and have not been online much. Yes, I received an e-mail from Jim the other day and we are particpating again this year. The main item, and this may apply to everyone, is that we have a roster done before the torunament begins so people can't weigh fish under different teams at different times and so forth - makes plenty of sense to me. We'll see how next year goes.

Seawolf - I've thought a bit over the past few years on how S-B could spin off a club with boards and presidents and meetings and dues - specifically in a surfcasting club. But I have nowhere near the time these days to be able to manage that or participate on any reasonable level. If I pick up one more hour a week on anything I'll be divorced... But while the thoughts of a pure dedicated offline club intrigues me, we already do have an online "club" for many lof the reasons I mentioned earlier. And while S-B being it's own subset of a club I don't feel it should supplant existing local clubs that do a good job. Down the road?? Who knows but for now our online club offers a lot to people without taking from local clubs.

so, let's see if s-b can weigh more than 1 FISH this year. so, don't sing it, bring it! I felt guilty weighing in that fish too.


OK - I'm going to start a thread in the next few days for an online list of anglers and then to PM me you real names so we can submit a roster...

Thanks!

John

ok, managed to get the saturday off. will be down there late fri nite/ early sat morn. will leave after the breakfast sunday.

I am going to try and fish this tourney this year.

I would love to participate in the tourny this year for s-b...My only hesitation is that i have never fished Rhody:smash: I know, I know...I am a ditch man, and south shore MA surfcaster :smokin:
I am a MSBA, maybe some of my fellow brothers :buds: might give me a little direction as to where to wet a line..We shall see.. Just joined that as well, so haven't done much bonding:cheers:

I'm sure the SB team wont leave ya hangin' alone:D

I'm in John.

I'm game too.

I'll be there giving it another try!

Im fishing saturday night hard. But as of right now im not sure if i have a ride to weigh the fish in. Is there a limited number of slots on the roster for the team?

Chef - not so much a limited number of entrants just that the tourney organizers want to know who will be (may be) particpating in advance.

Will you be in Gansett waters west to Naps?

Thanks,

John

If I get anything I'm obligated to weigh it into a different club than S-B... sorry John :D
But I'll be out and about that weekend, not sure if I'll do 2 all nighters (prob. not) but look for me anyways, as Basic Pat knows, I'll be the guy with the duct taped Korkers:D

Originally posted by RIROCKHOUND
If I get anything I'm obligated to weigh it into a different club than S-B... sorry John :D
But I'll be out and about that weekend, not sure if I'll do 2 all nighters (prob. not) but look for me anyways, as Basic Pat knows, I'll be the guy with the duct taped Korkers:D

No prob - hope to see you out there. I'll be fishing with the duct tape wrapped around my head :smash:

you can make me a definate -

Is there a meeting place/time - ? -