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Ladies! If you were all geared up and chompin' at the bit to get going on the WBT tour this year, THIS one's for you! Starting March 18, 2010 OVER $25,000 IN CASH PRIZES Ladies, we would like to invite you to join the "Women's Bass Division" new tournament trail. please go to www.womensbassdivision.com for more information and registration. The International Federation of "Black Blass" Anglers has opened a new women's bass division that is holding all it's 2010 tournaments exactly at the same dates and locations that the WBT had planned! What's more, the entry fees are lower, and the payouts are even better! Not only that, but a very prominent and major sponsor is backing this circuit (I'm not a liberty to disclose at this time, however). Entry fees are $550 each tournament, and the payouts are as follows: 1st Place $10,000.00 + 5,000 points TOWARDS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN OCT. 2nd Place $ 3,500.00 3rd Place $ 2,300.00 4th Place $ 1,250.00 5th Place $ 850.00 6th Place $ 600.00 7th Place $ 500.00 8th Place $ 500.00 9th Place $ 500.00 10th Place $ 500.00 Big Bass Pot $ 500.00 each day, $250.00 runner up each day. They are accepting registrations now. For more information, please visit www.womensbassdivision.com BassResource.com is a proud sponsor of this new tournament circuit! Are you planning on participating? Tell us here!

I want to personally welcome all the women who are here to check out this forum. More and more women turn to bass fishing every year as a form of relaxation, family time, and even competition. I've long welcomed this trend, and opened our Women's Fishing Section years ago in an effort to help grow this burgeoning share of the bass fishing community. With the LBAA and growth of the WBT, and the world witnessing the first woman in the Bassmaster Classic, I felt we were well on our way. Then the WBT abruptly ended with no warning, and little explanation. From the ashes of the WBT come great learnings. While the pundits ponder why it failed, and pointed fingers at those that closed the trail, I took a different route and looked at what I could do differently to help encourage more women to participate in the wonderful sport of bass fishing. I'm fortunate to be married to a former WBT participant. Through her eyes, and through the numerous conversations she's had with other female pros, I soon learned there really is no place where women can collaborate, meet new friends, help each other find partners to share lodging at tournaments, find travel partners, and much, much more. Missing too was a central location where women can promote the sport and help new lady anglers get involved. In short, there just wasn't a central locations where all women interested in bass fishing could meet and learn from other like-minded women. Until now... I'm pleased to offer these forums as a place where women can meet, greet, collaborate, learn, and make new friends in the bass fishing community! If you're just starting out or are a seasoned pro, we welcome you all!! Introduce yourself below!

Then you can read these: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_fishing.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_fishing_jigs.html http://www.bassresource.com/fish/jigs.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_fishing_for_bass.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/winter_jig_fishing.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig-fishing-for-bass.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_bass_fishing.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig-fishing-specifics.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig-lures.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/spring-jig-fishing-tips.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/deep_water_jig_fishing.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_fishing_jig_tips.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_uses.html http://www.bassresource.com/beginner/bass_fishing_jigs_overview.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/Bagwell/bagwells_bass_tactics_12.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/spring-jig-fishing.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/swim-jigs.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_bass_fishing_tips.html 8-)

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Here's a couple of articles that will answer your questions: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/guides.html http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/finding_fishing_guide.html Hope that helps!

I removed my posts and those related to it. It seems my posts were taken wrong and offended a few folks. I offered an apology with an explanation, which wasn't accepted. Reading through those posts, all they did was disrupt an otherwise great discussion, so I removed them in the spirit of keeping it on topic. Apologies if THAT offends you to, but I don't want to hear it. Now, back to the discussion at hand....

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Oh I absolutely agree! There's no way you can possibly market to a demographic without knowing their needs, wants, lifestyle, influences in decision making, and so on. This is precisely why companies develop "personas" for specific segments in order to help them understand who it is they're focusing on. I won't get into all the boring details, but this is precisely why the same product is marketing differently say on MTV than on Nightline.

I cut out about 50 of them to reduce the problems with viewing the all at once. Enjoy!

Hey man, I hear ya. Every year we are REQUIRED to take several online courses on everything from "proper conduct" in the workplace to protecting customer information, ethics, expense accounts, company secrets, you name it. It's a gambut of basic common sense courses that's essentially a waste of time for anyone with good morals and good head on their shoulders. Welcome to the corporate world! :

Well each generation has it's own set of nuances. Not necessarily bad, mind you. Just different. I could really go on and on about the 18-24 demographic, but I won't. At a high level, it boils down to this: - Social and connected. Often using technology to keep in touch with family and friends. - Acclimated to getting what they want. Rejection is not an option. - Relies on peer opinions/recommendations moreso than official reviews. - Less resistant to change and innovation. - Feels a sense of entitlement to the goals they want. There's a lot more, but the point is they are different than us "older folks". Again, not a critism is any sense. It's just a state of the union. I bring this up because it isn't an apples-to-apples comparison when looking back to when you were their age. And as a disclaimer: These are basic generalities. I'm positive there are exceptions to the above, so don't jump on here to exclaim you're not like that. Im just saying from a marketing perspective, this is the persona that is often the result of heavy industry studies.

Why Gary, WHY?!!

I was wondering when somebody would notice! But I think I may have overdone it. I added 300 new smilies, which may tax some people's systems due to all the animated images. I may have to pare them back a little.

Interesting debate, but does it really matter? I mean seriously, whatever happened in the playoffs regarding the Vikings, everyone would have blamed Farve anyway. Let's look at the scenarios: Vikings loose the NFV championship - it's Farve's fault. Vikings win the NFC championship - it's because of Farve. Vikings win the Superbowl - it's because of Farve. Nevermind there was another team playing in the championship. : I personally have nothing but respect for the guy. But I'm glad he's out of the picture. This is a TEAM sport, not a one-man-band. And I think his presence takes the spotlight away from the other talented athletes on the team. At least the Saints are more balanced in that respect. I'd much rather see a TEAM win the Superbowl, than a quarterback. Which is why I'm rooting for the Saints to win it all!!

Well RW, 8th largest smallmouth record amounts to A LOT. And a 9 lb 4oz smallie was caught a few years ago, but it wasn't certified correctly, so the old record stands. That said, it's been said that a 13 pounder was shocked up during a creel survey recently in the Columbia. So yes, it's entirely feasible the next world record smallie could come from the Columbia river.

You do not need to adjust for a different time zone. Hope that helps!

Get the largest boat you can afford. Banks, Potholes, and especially the Columbia can get pretty hairy when the wind kicks up, and that's when you'll be thankful for the larger boat. Since you're in Spokane, make a short trip over to Spokane Valley Marine. They usually have a great selection of new and used boats to choose from. Whichever boat you decide on, make sure you thoroughly read the manuals and understand how to operate and maintain your equipment. I knew a guy once who bought a used boat and then blew the motor a month later because he didn't realize he had to add oil to the gas tank for that particular model.

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