Wisconsin Alliance of Bass Tournament Anglers (WABTA) info thread

[badgerbass]

Winter meetings will be Feb 23 7pm at the Sand Bar Sports Pub in Pewaukee, and March 22 at 7pm same location. The March meeting will feature Greg Kizewski (Kizew on here) doing a seminar on deep water smallies. We will also be voting on the 2013 Championship location. Hope to see some new faces there for the 2012 season.

http://www.wabta.org

2012 schedule

May 12 Pewaukee Lake
June 3 Okauchee Lake
June 16 Rock Lake
June 30 Madison Chain
July 21 and 22 Winnebago
August 12 Madison Chain
August 25 and 26 Mississippi River Pools 4 & 5

[Deuces']

I'll be there....Think I found a new partner for this year!! Hopefully we can fish most of the tourneys!?!

[Steve 187]

I have locked down a partner for this year also. Now I will just have to find some fish!

[toadhunter2]

hey guys how is this circuit was thinking about fishing it this year but with my anglers choice and nbaa circuits I am trying to decide if I should add a third or swap one out and this one in

[badgerbass]

Toad,

I'll give you my biased opinion as my partner and I run this circuit!!! Its a club, no one owns it, so no one is taking a profit out of it. We pay 84% at the ramp, 15% to the classic fund, and 1% for DNR fees and other business expenses. The championship, which has no entry fee paid out $17,000 last year to 12 spots. We give you a free meal at the championship, and also a free meal at the second wintering meeting. The 11 board members all pitch in and run a pretty smooth tournament. We've drawn on average more boats than any other circuit in Southern Wisconsin/Northern Illinois for at least the last 3 years. We've added several great sponsors, some offering benefits to our members. If you can make a winter meeting I highly recommend the one in March(free food and seminar). We also have a payout for Team of the Year...this year it will be $600 cash for first place....Plus a pair of SIMMS pro rain suits valued at $900 each, second place is $500 in cash, and third place is $400 in cash. Our team of the year payout is more than some circuits total payout at a tournament!!!

Plus members vote the location for the classic.

[Steve 187]

It is a fun club, and definitely has some tough competition. You usually can't just show up and fish without putting in some practice with this group (although sometimes it is better to be lucky than good). I have not fished the last three years (no partner) and miss those Tournament days. My previous partner moved up north and he says he misses the group also.

[toadhunter2]

well one of the reasons I am looking into it is you guys have the treu blue program plus I like fishing some of the lakes you guys are fishing this year I may try to find a partner and come to the meeting and check it out I will be gone to lake guntersville for a/c championship from feb 25-march 12 so will see what happens when I get back

[dannyphil]

WABTA i lived in wis. 1997-2004 and fished some of these.they were good tournaments to fish.good fisherman very well run,great pay out at the ramp.