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First I want to say it was a very fun and exciting 2007 season and thank all the teams for participating.  I started this pinned post (stays at the top of the DABL forums) for angler to talk about next season and yes it's never to early to start planning for next year.

First things that I think need to be done, just tell me to shut up if I'm sounding insane:

1. Vote on new president
2. Create a DABL board of directors

Other discussion topics:

1. Do another wild card night or keep it at one.
2. Evaluate weigh in water system we have been using
3. Lower or raise number of events
4. Possibly create a B.A.S.S. opt in for those that want to do it (club champs, regionals, state, etc)
5. Make schedule for next year
6. Keep split nights?  Maybe work something out to shuffle teams around based on previous nights placements (ie even placements from previous night in one group, odd placements from previous night in another group for the next split night).  I personally did see half the teams in the league.
7. 15 team limit, any more then we need permits for together nights, unless we have all split nights.
8. Discuss how 2008 funds will be distributed (more prizes, doing public service, etc).  We won't have the big hit cost like in 2007 for the scales.

Please post any other items that I didn't list, which I know there are to this forum topic.  The league has grown a lot in 2 years and will start to lose previous teams and gain new teams in the process.  Getting everything setup in the beginning and early will help get to DABL's ultimate end result and that is for all teams to learn and to have FUN doing it.

I like the shuffle after every two to three events.  That way everyone gets a chance to fish against everyone else and are head to head over the summer and all the events.  I like the wildcards being for 6 hours also.  But I don't like the permitting stuff.  To do that you need to pay $120 an event and put them in by Oct this year.  Are you ready for that?  And who's going to do the permits, pay for them and then be responsible for the fishing statistics and reports needed?  The DNR takes that stuff very serious and we need to if we go that way.  I think with the shuffle and split groups of 15 or under teams each, we don't need to have any big events, UNLESS it's the end of year MN Bass Classic. 

But even the Multispecies Classic will be restricted to the 1st 15 teams.  Just me two cents worth.  I hope others talk. 

Thanks Roger,The board of directors is the way I would like it to be also,all your ideas sound great and we need to look into a few of these thing before the start of next season.We need to have most of the things finalized before Mar 1 2008.I also woud like our own site Ill talk to Doug and see If we he has the time to fit us in!