5 Years from NOW

[Bear]

We all know they read the site, so why not give them something to read.

Where would you like to see tournament fishing in your state and in Oz in 5 years time.

Junior Series?

A final in WA?

More emphasis on the electric series?

[mozznf]

timed event woud be good
still 7 hour slots, just 3 1/2 in morn on daylight
and 3 1/2 in arvo on dusk

more bream
bigger bream

[bonscottfan]

would like to see the gun anglers from the east come over to WA and take on our guys over here,as we travel over there for events would be nice for them to come here and tackle the blackwood or walpole,getting the likes of dizzy,scott towner the morgans etc

[brad mcdonald]

where would i like it to be ..... i'd like it to be in a place where the top 10 anglers could be fulltime and make a living on the tour.

where will it be .... about the same as it is now i'd reckon.

best we could hope for would be about 4 rounds a year and MYABE a final held here one day ....

JMO

[matthewsiow]

Hoping that more Comp will be in SA and Organiser will spend more time and effort to involve non boater...like me..

[warren63]

For kayakers like myself more photo and release instead of weigh and release events. Definitely easier to carry a camera onboard then a live well.

Should increase entry numbers, note that a photo and release event has 50 entries and wont accept anymore whilst a weigh and release event on the same weekend has only 20 entrants.

[warren63]

P.s. Making changes now would be nice !

[bubba]

Not sure what the organisers can do but I would like to see a larger influx of competitors. Especially in the west. We usually only get a couple of new ones a year and lose a couple.
Would also like to see the Classic series go back to paying cash for at least part of the prize. The sponsors have been fantastic and I hope they will continue to be but that little bit of green always helps with the ofset if you are luck to get into the prizes

[Dan Walter]

East coast anglers won't come to WA anytime soon as it will cost a fortune and time off to go there and back, I agree it would be good, unless the locals want to give up their boats to a top pro for a few days, also the same reason you probably won't see a GF i'n WA.
Also why have split times? If you can't catch bream anytime of the day.......
This would also be Pain for those that travel and have to go home and be at work on Monday.



If tournament fishing is going to go to the next level they may like to consider advertising the events more and making it more of a carnival event. Eg. The hawkesbury SS this year was a drive through weigh in, besides a few holiday makers the spectators where competitors, if there is more of an audience sponsors will throw more $$$$ competitors get a batter pay out.

[Bear]

'Not sure what the organisers can do but I would like to see a larger influx of competitors.'

Every other sport has a junior division so that there is a path from a young age to progress through the sport. I don't see this sport growing unless this happens.

JMO.

[Dan Walter]

Originally Posted by Bear

'Not sure what the organisers can do but I would like to see a larger influx of competitors.'

Every other sport has a junior division so that there is a path from a young age to progress through the sport. I don't see this sport growing unless this happens.

JMO.

What do you mean by a junior division bear? How would it work?You need to be 16+ to enter an ABT or classic. That's why there are non boaters, I'm even going as a non boater next year to learn more. I think it may be an insurance issue? Not sure, I do agree the younger ones need to be nurtured.

[nuzzy]

Originally Posted by Dan Walter

East coast anglers won't come to WA anytime soon as it will cost a fortune and time off to go there and back, I agree it would be good, unless the locals want to give up their boats to a top pro for a few days, also the same reason you probably won't see a GF i'n WA.

so your saying its ok for WA anglers to spend a fortune and take time off to head over east for the GF etc but not if it was the other way around.

i know alot of the WA guys are spending the money and time to get over to vic for the GF because they love the sport, not because they have to. if people here can do it then why cant people from the east coast do it.

[Dan Walter]

Nuzz
Mate, are all WA crew dragging their boats across? Or fly in fly out?
Offer Dizzy or Morgan your boat maybe they will come across.
I'm only saying what others have said.

I know you boys make the effort year on year out, as far as I know Don has been the only one to drive over.

Same can be said for tassie anglers I don't know many that have taken their boats across.

[bubba]

The big issue is the sheer number of boats needed.
50 odd boats for the GF. there is only about 35 regular competitors. Will all of them provide boats? Unlikely. its a bloody long drive towing a boat from over east so realistically its never going to happen until we can provide 50 boats and the 6-10 competitors from WA.

Alot of the big names would love to fish WA but it just cant happen until the sport grows significantly in WA

[brad mcdonald]

a feeder serries would be great

but i guess ABT is kind of a feeder to the AFC .... sort of.

why is it not as big on the west coast as the east?

the distances are the same east or west so that no real reason or excuse.

one issue is the number of people who are active fishing comps ( as others have said) & total population is way down by comparision so it a smaller market to start with, hence smaller numbers in the comps, less exposure for sponsors etc.

another issue is the number of suitable venues over here on the west coast.

5 west cost venues vs (i'm guessing) 50 east coast ones ... makes it hard for organisers.

but all that aside it comes down to one thing....

MONEY, theres not enough to go around in the comp scene on the west coast, both for organsers and competitors. if you can figure out how to fix that then not only will you make a few bucks but i reckon the sport would sky rocket...

JMO