Jim,

I was a member of only one buddy club, and I have to tell you, it was run very suspicously. If you were a member of a certain cliche, your bass were never measured. I know what a short fish looks like, and if you weren't a member of the cliche, you got every fish measured. My partner even refused to take the fish we caught to the scales.

I had my suspicisions in each and every tournament that I participated in with those guys.

Now your club, the Owensboro club I fished, and draw tourneys like the old Redman Tournaments never bothered me. I have fished a few buddy tournaments that are independently run, and I had plenty of faith in them. I'd fish them again today if I was able.

BTW, I really miss fishing with you guys. I'm really curious about your new bylaws. Since my hard drive crashed, I lost most of my bookmarks. Can you post the website for the club again? If it ever happens that I can, I would love to rejoin.

Oh, by the way, I never have had a problem with the buddy FOCUS tournaments out of Cadiz either. In fact, my wife and I plan to retire to the Cadiz area at some point in the not toooooo distant future. I've actually been doing some house shopping. If we move, then obviously, if I do get to where I can fish tournies again, I will likely try to join a club down there. But that is a few years away probably. I just figure if I can buy now, the prices will only keep going up. so, maybe, just maybe, we can get more house now and just keep it up until we move.

Danny