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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.
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