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fishnxtc
12-14-2002, 10:03 AM
How do you become a NW steelheader member? Can you attend the meeting without being a member, but would like to attended to see if this is something for me. Thanks Chris........
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brshooter
12-14-2002, 10:20 AM
Come check out the meeting this coming week of the Tualatin Valley Chapter. There will be a bunch of mini clinics. Should be a great meeting. Get there early for a seat. You don't need to be a member, but you can join at the meeting if you like. Check out the link below.
http://www.ifish.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=018119
Drachir
12-14-2002, 10:22 AM
You have a very good an active chapter near you. The Tualatin Valley Chapter, meets next Thursday @ 7:30 PM, American Legion Hall in Hillsboro. Yes anyone can attend. There will be a great bunch of Demos @ this meeting, on Jig Fishing w/ Mark of First Cast Jigs. Spinner Making w/ your's truly, and many other great people on other topics. Hope to see you there!!! :grin:
Jennie@ifish
12-14-2002, 11:19 AM
The NW steelheaders really needs our support.
They are a wonderful organization and you will get quite a bit out of your membership, personally.
Also, they use your membership money to do wonderful things to save our sport.
Please, if you aren't a member of the Steelheaders, consider it, ask for it for Christmas.... What a great group of people!!!
http://www.nwsteelheaders.org
jen
Plum Crazy
12-14-2002, 01:04 PM
I checked them out several years ago by hooking up with a buddy who attended Sandy chapter. What I liked is NO Pressure to join and they made me feel welcomed. I need to join but am looking at which chapter for me I fish the Clack all the time but like the Sandy too. Decisions Decisions
I also feel Ifish is as good and more conveenent for me. More for my schedual
Fire :cheers:
Jennie@ifish
12-14-2002, 02:12 PM
OK! You just stick with ifish.
However, I have decided that I am now going to charge a fee for ifish.
I'll send it directly to the steelheaders. Then, you guys can be a member of both. :smile:
Good idea???? :smile: :smile: :smile:
Jen
NEUTRON
12-14-2002, 02:34 PM
Works for me...........
Jennie@ifish
12-14-2002, 02:42 PM
It really is an interesting idea.
We could be the ifish chapter of the NWSA. :smile:
I don't really have the time or inclination to do it... but.... it's kind of fun to think about!
Imagine the money we could raise for them!
Jen
slamin salmon
12-14-2002, 04:10 PM
I like the idea of a 50/50 split. Help the steelheaders and ifish. :smile:
SandySteel
12-14-2002, 04:22 PM
I have thought about that idea for a time now. A virtual chapter! Some may not like the idea of belonging to the assocation. I am all for it.
Eric
Originally posted by Jennie@ifish:
The NW steelheaders really needs our support.
They are a wonderful organization and you will get quite a bit out of your membership, personally.
Also, they use your membership money to do wonderful things to save our sport.
Please, if you aren't a member of the Steelheaders, consider it, ask for it for Christmas.... What a great group of people!!!
http://www.nwsteelheaders.org
jen<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">Thanks for the plug Jen :grin: Two best sports fishing advocacy groups around are Association of Northwest Steelheaders and Tillamook Anglers.
I vouche that it's money well spent in either case.
The Tualatin Chapter of NWS was going to have our winter fish-a-long tomorrow on the Wilson......well looks like it's going to have to wait until next week.
The Sandy river chapter is a great group of folks too although I have yet to win anything at one of their monthly raffles :depressed:
Here is an early heads up for everyone interested. The Wild Broodstock Rodeo will be in March. This is a great fishing event and also a chance to help out the wild broodstock program. Rumor has it that Marty Peterson will be doing the Macarena for all those who attend :wink:
The first one I attended in 2001 I had the pleasure of being in Bill and Jennies boat. We hooked a few fish too. Last years event went to a team format with Mark Anderson's team winning.
So make sure you have the March 8-9 2003 available. We need guys with drift boats too :grin:
Otolith
12-14-2002, 07:35 PM
So if you join one chapter of ANWS, you can't participate in the "members only" events of the other chapters?
Originally posted by Otolith:
So if you join one chapter of ANWS, you can't participate in the "members only" events of the other chapters?<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">All events are open to the public.
The Tom McCall Chapter holds their monthly meeting at the Old Spaghetti Factory with a luncheon meeting :cheers: open to the public.
We are not an exclusive group at all :grin: We even allow the likes of Steve Salveson aka fishbait to be a member :wink: Might draw the line at Giz or C&E :wink: but everyone else is welcome.
Otolith
12-14-2002, 07:47 PM
Sounds good Shane, but SandySteel mentioned above a "members only" event. When I join, do I need to be particular about which chapter gets my membership dues?
Plum Crazy
12-14-2002, 07:55 PM
Shane S,
I just wrote a thread about ?'s I have always been interested about NWSH but unsure what the rules are. Like what kind of a comitment per year ect....Jennie spoke about charging for Ifish.. That's not the reason I haven't joined I just have little time to fish let alone make a certain amout of meetings or fish alongs. Sorry I really have no idea what they do or what is required from it's members.. :whazzup:
Fire
When I joined I merely wanted to put my money where I thought it would do some good. You are not required to go to meetings and you are not required to help with river clean ups and other related activities. But you may find that after a while you want to participate. As far as member only events, the only times I know of are when boats are required and we don't have enough boats for bodies or similar limitations. Generally the Steelheaders love to take people fishing. In fact I have found the majority of new members are people looking to learn how catch a steelhead.
[ 12-14-2002, 08:20 PM: Message edited by: TJB ]
Originally posted by Otolith:
Sounds good Shane, but SandySteel mentioned above a "members only" event. When I join, do I need to be particular about which chapter gets my membership dues?<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">You are right about that Oto. You should check with SandySteel about the details.
You can either join a specific chapter or become an at large member not affiliated with any chapter.
Hope this helps :smile:
Plum Crazy
12-14-2002, 09:25 PM
Thanks everyone,
I think I'll go to a meeting and give it a shot.
I love the idea and it's making sence now.
Fire :cheers:
SandySteel
12-14-2002, 09:54 PM
All events for our chapter are open to anyone who wants to come along except for one. The Frost Bite Follies, a winter steelhead float from Oxbow to Dabney with a hot lunch at Camp Angelos, has had to become a members only event. This is because there were simply getting to be too many people wanting to come and we actually found that some members got bumped from coming (due to a lack of boats) while some non-steelheader members came. It is quite the event with 13- 14 boats floating down the river and a great lunch in front of a roaring fire. I know that some guys join just for that event. It makes the $30 for membership seem paltry.
I think if a non-Sandy chapter member of the steelheaders wanted to come it would be open to them.
[ 12-14-2002, 09:57 PM: Message edited by: SandySteel ]
SandySteel
12-15-2002, 12:40 AM
You can attend meetings but some events like our frost bite follies are for members only as the chapter buys lunch on this event.
It's a great organization!
The link for the Sandy chapter (meetings are quite a ways away from Aloha) web site is below.
Eric