Location: 

Shanes Rib Shack Restaurant3267 VINEVILLE AVE 
MACON, GA 31204 
(478) 257-6038 or 257-6085

Time: 

The Formal Presentation is at 7 PM. 

Who is invited?: 

It’s open to the public and especially to those concerned about protecting our fisheries and rivers. 

Eating and Fellowship Time: 

Please come as early as you want, many of us will show up at 5:30 or 6 PM so there’s plenty of time to eat and swap a few fishing tales.  The first Shoalie Tracking Presentation was also done at Shanes Rib Shack in DEC 2007. It was a huge success and there was not nearly as much data then. With much more data to be presented, this upcoming event should be something you would not want to miss out on. 

The Speaker:

Auburn fisheries biologist and SBA’s VP of Scientific Research, Steve Sammons, will be presenting his findings from the past year of shoal bass research.  

Partners:

The Shoal Bass Alliance, DNR fisheries biologists and other study suppport workers, The Fall Line Fly Anglers, and various GeorgiaRiverFishing.com folks are all working together to make this an outstanding event.

We hope to see you there!

2009 is shaping up to bring numerous marketing and public relations opportunities for the Shoal Bass Alliance.  All that the SBA does is for not if we cannot communicate it with the public and our members.  My goal is to communicate with the public through this website and spread the word about this group that will be vital to the the future of the shoal bass.  The fish is growing in popularity and our goal is to transfer that popularity into SBA members, which equals more power the SBA has to make things happen for the good of the species.  Without power we are a useless organization, and the only way to gain power is in numbers of people that use the resource AND ban together on its behalf.  That last part is exactly what the Shoal Bass Alliance is.     

Latest on Marketing and PR

• On February 6th the Shoal Bass Alliance will present a seminar by renowned fisheries biologist and SBA VP of Science, Steve Sammos, as he shares the latest on his shoal bass research project.  The event will be held in Macon, GA, at Shane’s Rib Shack at 7pm.  For more information please see the SBA Calendar.  
• The SBA will also be hosting a members meeting at some point during this year’s Shoaliepalooza, an annual fishing get together put on by georgiariverfishing.com.  Dates to be announced soon and will be on the SBA calendar when they are.
• Also, well known shoal bass fisherman and SBA VP of Marketing & PR, Drew Gregory, will be promoting the SBA at numerous seminars and fishing expos and on his website - DrewGregory.com
• The SBA will also be sponsoring at least one “spot removal” event on the Flint River.  The goal of this event is to provide SBA members a chance to get together and fish for shoal bass, while at the same time removing as many non-native spotted bass out of the river.  Day and time TBD.  
• Lastly, I hope to get bumper stickers made for the SBA in the early part of 2009.  All profit sales will go towards the SBA.  

Seminole Steve is a fisheries biologist for Auburn University.  He serves as the Vice President for Scientific Research for the SBA and will be periodically keeping the us up to date on his studies via his blog on this site.  The SBA is excited to give Steve an avenue to share his findings with the public.  And, of course, shoal bass enthusiasts are going to be thrilled to have a central place to come in order to see the latest on this study.  

The project involves tagging shoal bass with traditional tags and then gaining valuable information when tagged fish are caught and the tags are returned.  The project also involves radio tagging numerous fish and tracking them in 24 hour periods to learn more about the fish and their behaviors in shorter periods of time. If we can learn more about the fish, the anglers and the state DNR will better understand how to manage them.  Thanks to Steve and his assistant, “Shoalie Tracker”, for all their hard work.  I’ll let Steve dive into more details about the project on his blog!

I just want to welcome all visitors to the site and I hope that our efforts are an inspiration to anglers of all kinds to join us in our good cause.  This website is the culmination of so many different kinds of people and anglers coming together for a central cause.  Please get involved and let the SBA know where you feel our shoalie efforts should be directed.  Your voice matters.  Again, welcome to the site and fish on dudes!

Troy Winebarger – “Shoalieman”