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| 2012 Points Champions Congratulations to our 2011 season points champions Tim Hart and Kyle Maynard. Tim and Kyle won a snapper boat launch system for being the 2011 champions and qualify for the Championship at Patoka lake in Indiana. Good luke to all the teams that made the championship. Tim Hart/ Kyle Maynard Tim Partin/ Jerry Parker Martin Prior/ Jason Smith James Allen/ Frank Rizzo Jeff Carey/ Robert Streets Dave and Patrick Davis as directors Good luck to all the teams |

| 2012 Season schedule is now ready for NBAA sanctioned tournaments and open tournaments. Click HERE for details. As always check back for changes |
| Volunteers needed We are looking for volunteers to work our tables at upcoming shows, such as BassPro. If any SOBC member would like to participate please drop me a line at david.davis@sobc-nbaa.com or call 937-673-4988. |
| NBAA Don't forget to check the National Site NBAA-BASS.com For all the latest news about the NBAA and upcoming events like Q & A with Kevin VanDam. Also don't forget to register for all the extra give aways the NBAA has to offer. |
| 2012 Season PRE-PAY Entries for the 2012 season are being accepted. Click HERE for rules and forms |
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| All of the dates and championship/classic locations have been set for the upcoming season. Fall Classic : Registration – Thursday, September 20, 2012. Location - Lake St Clair, Harley Ensign Ramp Tournament day 1 – Friday, September 21, 2012. Location - Lake St Clair, Harley Ensign Ramp Tournament day 2 – Saturday, September 22, 2012. Location - Lake St Clair, Harley Ensign Ramp – FINAL DAY Championship Week 2013: April 24 – 27, 2013. Location - Kentucky Lake, Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Ramp - Kentucky Dam Marina |
| NBAA Rule changes for the 2012 season NBAA has made qualifying for the Spring Championship and Fall Classic as simple as possible with the same guidelines for both. SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP & FALL CLASSIC QUALIFIERS: • Weekend Challenge – Fish at least 4 tournaments in any Weekend Challenge Division and you will automatically qualify for the Spring Championship and Fall Classic. Weekend events must be completed 5 days prior to the beginning of the Spring Championship and Fall Classic to count towards qualification. Click Here for more details |
| OFFICIAL ALABAMA RIG DECISION after speaking to several other directors from other circuits we have decided to BAN THE USE OF THE ALABAMA RIG IN ANY FORM from our tournaments. Click HERE for more details |
| WIN A TRIP TO Bay of Islands on Lake Huron, Ontario Canada Click HERE for details |

| 2012 Pre-season Meeting The 2012 pre-season meeting will be held at BassPro Cininnati on March 10th at 2:00 pm During their Spring Fishing Classic. Click HERE for details |

| NBAA National Championship – Boat Numbers! The starting positions for the NBAA National Championship on Patoka Lake have been released. Starting positions for Day 1 – Black Championship and Day 2 - Blue Championship have been assigned. more Championship Boat Numbers» |
| CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK 2013 KENTUCKY LAKE! The deal is done. NBAA will be going back to Kentucky/Barkley Lakes in 2013. Ever since the big flood washed out 2 championship days at the 2011 National Championship, anglers have been asking to go back. We listened and now NBAA anglers from across the mid-west and beyond will have another shot at this great body of water. Championship Week 2013 will take place the last week of April. Click HERE for details. |

| Our spring open is set. Lake Lakengren in Eaton OH. Lake Lakengren is a closed community so this is a great opportunity. LAKENGREN OPEN April 22, 2012 7:00 am. - 3:00 pm. Practice date April 15, 2012 7:00 am. – 3:00 pm Entry Fee is $80.00 per team, including Big Bass. Click HERE for details and entry |
| SOBC ROOKIE TEAM Of the Year Award SOBC and NBAA announces the SOBC ROOKIE TEAM award for 2012 Teams fishing the SOBC division for the first time will be eligible for the award. It’s simple, the team finishing the year with the highest total points for the 2012 season, will receive free NBAA membership’s for the 2013 season. That’s an $80.00 value they will also receive plaques with their names designating them as the 2012 SOBC ROOKIE TEAM of the YEAR. Just one more reason to fish SOBC. If you would like more info please contact me by email or phone at 937-673-4988. |
| 2012 POINTS CHAMPION TEAM Snapper is back for the 2012 season. The SOBC points champion team will receive a SNAPPER boat launch system from EPCO Marine Products. This prized will be awarded at the yearend meeting at BassPro. This is a $300.00 prize package. EPCO has a full line of accessories for you boat at http://epcomarineproducts.com/ |


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| 2012 SEASON Only 1 week to our 1st SOBC/NBAA tournament of the year. Date: May 19th 2012 Lake: ROCKY FORK Lake Location: NORTH SHORE RAMP Tournament Time: 6:30 to 2:30 We will start inspecting boats at 5:30. After you launch your boat proceed to the beach area at the end of the cove. We will be launching from the beach. All boats must be in the water by 6:15. Weigh-in will be held at the Bayview store. Todd and Amy will be hosting us on Rocky Fork again this year with a cookout after the weigh-in. Please show our support and visit their store, they have many new items this year. Also if anyone would like to stay at the lake the night before call Todd or Amy for one of their cabins or camp areas. 937-393-3119 We will also have many items to give away from our sponsors. |
| TIME CHANGE May 19th Rocky Fork Boat inspection will start at 5:00 am. Tournament start time is 6:00 am. End time is 2:00 pm These changes are due to ODNR putting another tournament at the same ramp as us. Please contact me with questions at 937-673-4988 or email at david.davis@sobc-nbaa.com. |
| Here are the results for our season opener. With a record 16 teams we started at 5:00 am checking boats. We would like to thank BayView for providing a hot breakfast for us to start the day. Boats were launched at 6: am and many of the teams had limits by 8:00.The team of Craig Saylor and Tyson Swann took 1st place with a limit weighing 9.67 lbs. Click HERE for the whole story |