trying to ge a team started.

[SAC2]

Hello,

My name is Scott and I am an Electrical Occupations major at Pennsylvania College of Technology. While I am very interested in the electrical business, my heart and soul thrive off of fishing and the outdoors. At my school, there is no fishing team, but ample fishing grounds and oppurtunites for us. If anyone is interested, or has any tips for me on starting one, i would greatly appreciate any input. Thank you.

Sincerly,

Scott

[etommy28]

its much harder than it sounds to just to get started much less compete.

[central.PA.bass]

Penn State has a team...  try contacting them..  i'm sure since penn tech is affiliated w/ penn state they could show you the ropes..  look them up on the club sports website

[SAC2]

Thanks JimmyMo. I will look into that. And if there is anyone in the Williamsport, PA area that wants to fish PM me. I am new to the area and always lookin for new fishing buddies and places to fish.

[Elite Image Fishing]

SAC2. Mottfia (another member here) and I have picked up on our team where our founder left off. Feel free to PM me if you need details or advice.

[J. M. Richardson]

Does your college have a way to start student clubs? I know at Iowa State where I attend all you need is 5 friends to start a club. So I would go about starting a fishing club and see who is interested in that, then form a team from members of that club and use that organization to get whatever benefits/perks registered organizations at your school get.

[mwbrown]

For you guys whose school have a fishing club what kind of things do you do other than the T's I'm trying to start one at my school but I know its gunna attract lots of saltwater guys so I'm not really sure what other kinda stuff we can do. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks

[Elite Image Fishing]

What the guys did here at Troy was simply this. Rather than trying to start a "Bass Team," they created a club. We are not recognized by the athletic department like some schools, but rather a student organization. So instead of calling our club the Troy University Bass Team, we named it Troy University Bass Fishing Association. This way you can use the group status to encompass all varieties of fishing and give guys a place to come in and be a part of a fishing club (not just bass). Good ideas would be to have someone share knowledge at meetings (pro-fishermen and people in the industry) and have members bring info to the table. We do a lot of the tournaments, but mainly focus on community service activities. Camp ASCCA here in Alabama, Boy Scouts, there are a number of ways to use the fishing platform to do good in the community service arena. These clubs are great for getting guys together who love fishing. We do subdivide the "Bass Team, and the Association," somewhat, but all in all we hold true to the club more so than a competitive team. We have acquired fantastic sponsors in Net Bait, Davis Bait Co., ALX Custom Rods, Cabin by the Lake.  This has been a long post I know. If you need any other info PM me.

[J. M. Richardson]

My fishing club volunteers with a local conservation center teaching kids how to fish. Also, we just hold days where we go out and fish with each other or hold club tournaments. Fundraising is also pretty important for us.