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We're baaaack! Saturday the 27th is the next National Bass West tournament at El Capitan Reservoir. Come rain or shine we'll be there. I just bought a new BBQ grill for the feed before the awards ceremony. It's a tail gate model, full size, that folds up and fits in my truck with the tonneau cover. ...

The following is the blast off order for Saturdays tournament at Otay. 1 Don & Donny Riese 2 Brent Benish Inder Lopez 3 Chip Gilbert 4 Chuck Miller Geoff Pierce 5 John & Jordan Kerr 6 Jeff Jonucz Ernie Rodriguez 7 Brian Hess Randy Lewis 8 Chris Patek Pat McGrath 9 Cameron Rodriguez Robert Fa...

We are difinitely on. You better bring your A game because I hear Don & Donny Riese are playing again this week after their 21+ pound limit this last weekend. Entry forms can be found here http://www.nationalbasswest.com/listing/San_Diego/SD_General_Information/Entry_Form/ Sign ups will be at An...

This is a tough one considering some of the recent posts. I need to let you all know that we must reschedule the National Bass West Tournament at El Capitan originally set for December 12th in San Diego. I apologize for the inconvenience this causes but it is necessary. I have a mandatory work Satur...

Thanks Rick. It really is about the fisherman and having a quality contest. Thanks to Art, Lee, Greg and the crew at Anglers for supporting the community. It is great to be able to have a fishing hub where we can go for sign ups and to get that last minute tackle. It takes a lot of people behind the...

Here is the blast off order for tomorrows benefit tournament. 1 Guy Williams Billie Jo Williams 2 Frank Tellez John Holton 3 Gary Preman Josh Preman 4 Colton Baker Pat Baker 5 Ralph Huberts Tyler Huberts 6 Tom Lowery Alan Clowers 7 Fred Pasion Narel Duran 8 John Gutgen Frank Martinez 9 Chris Marso T...

Hi All, You don't have to be at Anglers Marine at 5pm for the drawing but it would be nice to stop by, drop off your entry form with prefferably cash in a sealed envelope. Then you could talk with Greg and Adam and Art about what is working at El Cap and pick up your last minute baits. I'll log in a...

Cameron Smith and Chuck Lavigne topped an experienced field to take top honors Sunday at Otay. The lake had been hammered the day before with 125 boat permits issued according to lake staff. Six or seven local and LA Clubs had tournaments there on Saturday. The field consisted of a large number of l...

The days are getting longer and the spawn is getting closer!! Every fisherman/woman/child in San Diego and Southern California is invited to our ABA tournament this coming Sunday at Lower Otay in San Diego. I've ordered clear and warmer days from now until Sunday and it looks like the weather servic...

Hello All;
I'm looking for some good places in San Diego East County or IV to hunt coyotes and jacks. I'm using .22 and 12 gauge for jacks and .308 w/115 gr. for coyotes.
Any direction and guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Dave

Brantley and Riley Top First of the Year Field at El Cap Dave Brantley and Jeff Riley bested 32 other teams to take the first ABA tournament of 2009. It was an unusually warm winter day even for San Diego. Fishermen were shedding their cold weather clothes they had donned in anticipation of the cold...

I hope you all had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. ABA will be starting off 2009 with a team tournament this Sunday January 18th at El Capitan reservoir in San Diego. If you remember from last year, we have a Regional Sponsor in El Cajon Ford. Paul Leader and El Cajon Ford have been the lead...

Hi Ed, I went to that meeting last night. It is what I expected it to be, just going through the motions of saying we had a "Townhall" meeting. The BRP proposal is already a done deal. The only discussion was SD Water and Parks & Rec. defending their actions and this proposal. Nothing ...

Following are the results from Sunday's tournament. Some familiar names at the top. Thank you everybody for your participation and your patience on my first tournament as director. I am already working on lessons learned to continually improve your tournament experience. Thanks again to our big spon...

I invite anyone wishing to fish a team tournament to join us this Sunday at Oh, dark thirty, for a derby at El Capitan Reservoir. We will be taking pre registration up to 5:30 Saturday evening at the Anglers Marine Store in Santee. After that bring cash to the lake early and sign up there. We'll sta...

Thanks for keeping me honest. It should read "one of the highest". My apologies. We definitely are trying to bring back the good name and great reputation of ABA. We want to improve on what is there and give the fisherman a good tournament and great value for not only their money but their...

Here it is folks, the 2008-2009 American Bass Anglers (ABA) update and schedule!! Many of you that have fished competitively in the past remember the ABA and what a quality, fun and professional series it was. We are bringing all of this back starting with our tournament Sunday November 16th. We are...

Hi Everybody, Thanks for waiting on the youth ABA age question. The answer is: As long as the youth/child has the parents waiver, there is no age limit. Just make sure they have the proper flotation and fishing license. Also, California requires any person under the age of 12 to wear flotation any t...

Hey Nate, I'm checking to see what the lower age limit is as allowed by insurance. Anyone younger than 18 must have a parents signed permission and release. As soon as I have that info tomorrow, I'll post it along with the categories, fees, options. Having FUN while having a good tournament is the g...

Thanks for clearing things up Garrett. Too many stories from too many sources. I am sure that everyone will be happy that the people they know at AIM will still be there to help in the future. It is sad that Ai won't be part of it, but completely understandable. All of us wish him the best with his ...

Anybody know the real story?
They are doing a HUGE tackle inventory reduction and rumor is they are closing.
Can someone from AIM give us the facts so that rumors don't get started?
Thanks

What an incredible uprising of support, communication and action. I have been reading all the other posts and there is a tremendous amount of work being done already. Lawyers contacted, research being done into civil ordinances to see what the limits of the authorities really are. National organizat...

Thanks Lane!!!
Sounds like some great people with some experience at this. Maybe we can stop the spread of bureaucratic strong arm tactics as well as the zebra mussel from getting to Texas.
Dave

This is what it takes!! Concerned people taking action. Calling and coordinating. There is always a need for ideas and open discussion, but right now we need ACTION. Decisive, focused, reasoned and informed action. Thanks to John for the calls. I see others with different posts moving forward. If th...

You are right Drew. The initial post is just a call to arms. We all can contribute something. The most important thing to do is identify qucikly that core group of people who have the talent, expertise, time and resources to start moving toward a common goal. This should be a small group of people b...

Hello to all: I have only been a member of this forum for a short time but now feel compelled to post. I am a San Diego and Colorado River fisherman. We have faced the issue of closure and bumbling bureaucrats for sometime now. In my opinnion, the only way to combat not only the mussel problem but t...

Hi Lynne, Had a great time at San Vicente. Although the fishing was tough, it couldn't have been a better day to be outside fishing. Did you see how many kids were at the weigh in? It was fantastic to see so many youngsters out there watching wide eyed as the fish came to the scales!! It is a pleasu...

It was great to hear the precise little pointers that make a huge difference. After 20 years in the Navy working with SONARs, it was refreshing to hear someone who really knows whats going on, speak accurately about the capacities and idiosyncrasies of bass boat mounted sonar's. Thanks for the tips ...