The 2012 tour season is just around the corner and the excitement is growing as the ladies are ready to burst on the scene for another year of great competition. 2011 was a year of new learning and lots of changes and has paved the way for the second year of the Lady Bass Anglers Association. As with any new organization, the LBAA has seen the experienced anglers from past tours continue to be successful as well as a growth of new anglers working to make names for themselves in the women's professional bass fishing arena.

This year will once again holds some familiar names and faces. Some who have graced the weigh-in stage with grace and conviction many times. Yet others who began to make their marks last year, are looking to step up their game and become among the best in the league. There is still another group of anglers emerging on the trail. Who among them will be the future hall of fame honorees?  There is something distinctly different about this group of ladies even though there are many familiar faces and a growing number of new faces. All collectively have merged and joined forces to move and grow this tour. While it would be incredible to have huge numbers of ladies fishing each event, history tells us that starting out big is not necessarily key in winning the long race. Each of the previous tours has started out with impressive numbers only to fade over time. Starting out on a slow, steady pace will build a long and lasting organization that is of the ladies, by the ladies, for the ladies, present and future!

Once again in 2012, I challenge each of you to become a part of this journey in your own way. For some that commitment will be to become a member or an associate member. For yet others it will be jumping in and fishing one of more of the events. There are yet those sitting on the fence who can not yet decide what to do! I liken that to going to an ice cream shop and trying to decide which flavor without every asking for a sample! Try a sample, if it is not for you, then at least you will know for yourself. I really think you will like it!

May your next fish be the fish of a lifetime!

Cheryl Bowden

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