U of L collegiate bass fishing

Alright guys, there is about 12-15 guys at U of L starting a bass club that will be affiliated with the CBAA (Collegiate Bass Anglers Association). We have everything set up with the rules and the constituion. One problem we are running into is finding a coach/advisor. This can be anyone who is faculty or staff at U of L. To get this voted on by the Student Government we must have someone for this position, and we are chomping at the bit wanting to compete as March creeps up on us. So in getting the ball rolling I was wondering if anyone knew of someone who would be interested in this. I think we will have a lot of oppurtunities in getting sponsorship and recognition since this would be the only and first at U of L, but just to get it started and growing is our first step. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. We have a lot of ideas, one is having an alumni tournament, tackle meet, guest speakers and seminars. Just a few things we are thinking of to get some funding. Got ideas for tournament shirts, hats, oh yes I am pumped to be a collegiate athlete! And just think one day you might be watching the U of L and U of K compete in bass fishing on ESPN, what a rival huh? Just need a coach! Thanks for your input.

Eric Hickman Jr.

Eric, congratulations on starting a club there at louisville, and the UK BASS TEAM issues a challenge, we have a pretty busy spring, we should try to have a tournament some time in May. You should also consider registering your team with the college smashmouth bass series on ESPN, and Fox College Sports is getting their own trail together, its good timing for you to get a team up, collegiate bass fishing is starting to blow up. give me a call sometime and we can discuss a UK UL event and all the other organizations up and coming right now. 606-782-2132
Kyle Crager
UK BASS TEAM President

PS On the adivisor part, you just need to find a faculty member that fishes, our advisor is in the gerontology department and likes to crappie fish but other than that he just signs off on our paper work

I'm an older part time student at U of L. How could I go about joining your club? Is there any restrictions as to part time students?
As for a coach, you might want to check with the Biology dept.

Keep on chuckin'

Hey There

I'm a full time U of L doctoral student. I love to fish and would like to join the club if possible. Thanks.

I'm a couple years away from college but i fish tournaments and pretty much everyday in the summer, I was just wondering about how i would go about getting involved in a UK bass club, e-mail me at [email][email protected][/email] Any info appreciated

In regards to those interested in joining the U of L bass fishing club/team, we meet on Wednesdays around 8 p.m. at Bearnos by campus. If you have any questions feel free to call myself at 502-445-8809 or our president Scott Brown at 270-703-4639. We would like to get a good group of people out there, so if you know of anyone else who would be interested in joining the club then bring them along (as long as they are enrolled at U of L), that goes for part time or full time students. Well hope to see you all there Wed.

Eric Hickman

IS THERE ANY MONEY INVOLVED OR IS IT JUST GRANT MONEY

UofL stole a good fishin' place of mine! There are four ponds at the Whitney M. Young School that were pretty fun to fish in, Even an occassional 5lb'r. The Cardinal Club bought the land and disallowed fishing....Go Cats (wink)

On the money situation, I am not sure on what the school would do to sponsor or grant us certain things. We are eligible to apply for things at cost(scales, tourney shirts & hats, weigh-in bags, gas possibly)of school, but not real sure how it works. And for the boat situation for club tournaments inside U of L to decide top members to quailfy for national events, we may look into something like Purdue does with having people offer their boat and guidance. For more info on that visit the Purdue bass fishing website [url]http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~pubass/fishingLinks.php[/url] We are still trying to get this thing going, and I have emailed a few professors about the advisor/coach position. Once this is filled, SGA will look at our qualifications of becoming a university club/team. But it looks like it is becoming a pretty big deal, collegiate bass fishing that is, and I have always dreamed of hoisting that trophy above my head like ole Luke did last night, and at 27 years old, man I tell you what a dream. For more info. email me at [email][email protected][/email] or call 502-445-8809 after 5 pm and I will be happy to answer any questions.

Eric Hickman Jr.

Hey guys, Eric told me about all the good replies he's received here at fishin.com! To be honest I never knew about the site! This is cool! Glad to see all the interest in our club! I'm very excited to enter into the world of collegiate angling! I'm from the Ky Lake and Barkley Lake region and a full time engineering student at U of L. If it wasn't for fishing, college would drive me nuts! Anyhow, anyone interested in our club should come out on Wed. Feb. 28 at Bearno's Pizza on 4th street right by U of L campus. We start hanging out at about 8:00 p.m. and usually don't get serious with the meeting until atleast 8:30 because some of us have night classes. We'll talk about some fishing, talk about the club, and the waitresses are pretty nice to look at too! Ha ha ha! Anyways, hope to see you there!

Regards,

Scott Brown
U of L Club President
"The L-Raisin' Anglers"

Hey Kyle,

Anytime, any lake, bring it!!!

Jim or Jim;

Do either of you all have any ideas about helping these UofL guys out with an advisor? Must be on staff at UofL.

Thought you may know someone at UofL that could step up?

I wish there was something like this when I was in college.

Regards,
SAM