-------------HOW TO JOIN THE NOMADS-------------
AS MENTIONED BEFORE,ANYBODY CAN JOIN THE "NOMADS" (AT ANY TIME IN THE YEAR).
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS,COME ALONG TO THE "EASTBOURNE ANGLING ASSOCIATION" CAR PARK,(THIS IS SITUATED OFF ROYAL PARADE,OPPOSITE BEACH ROAD,EASTBOURNE,EAST SUSSEX),ON A CLUB COMPETITION NIGHT,AT NO LATER THAN 6:45pm(A LIST OF DATES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 5).YOU WILL SOON SPOT CLUB MEMBERS IN THE CAR PARK.THE ANNUAL JOINING FEE IS £6.00.IT WILL COST A FURTHER £5.00 TO FISH EACH CLUB COMPETITION.YOU WILL BE ISSUED WITH A CLUB MEMBERSHIP CARD AND WELCOMED INTO THE "NOMADS".WE EVEN HAVE A RATHER NICE CLUB HOODED SWEATSHIRT THAT YOU CAN BUY FOR £16.00.IT'S NAVY BLUE WITH OUR CLUB LOGO ON THE BACK OF IT.ALSO BEING A MEMBER OF THE "NOMADS" ENTITLES YOU TO 10% DISCOUNT OFF TACKLE AT OUR TWO LOCAL TACKLE SHOPS.THE SHOPS ARE "TONY'S TACKLE" 211 SEASIDE,EASTBOURNE.AND "ANGLERS DEN" 6 NORTH ROAD,PEVENSEY BAY.
YOU CAN USE ANY BAIT,BUT MOST OF US FIND THAT LUG,FISH AND SQUID BAITS ARE AMPLE.
AT 7.00pm EVERYBODY LEAVES THE CAR PARK TO GO FISHING.YOU CAN FISH ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CLUB LIMITS.THE CLUB LIMITS ARE:-FROM THE END OF THE PROMENADE(JUST BEFORE BEACHY HEAD) TO ALICE'S PIPE AT NORMANS BAY.
FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T FISHED A MATCH BEFORE YOU'LL NEED A COPY OF N.F.S.A. FISH SIZES (THESE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 4)A MEASURING STICK,THIS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR ABOUT £4.00 FROM A TACKLE SHOP,AND A BUCKET TO PUT YOUR FISH IN.
YOU MUST BE BACK AT THE "EASTBOURNE ANGLING ASSOCIATION" BY 10:30pm FOR THE WEIGH IN.(ANY LATER THAN THIS,WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION.
AT THE WEIGH IN,THE ANGLER WHO HAS BROUGHT BACK THE BIGGEST FISH AUTOMATICALLY WINS A CASH PRIZE ALSO THE THREE ANGLERS WHO HAVE THE TOP WEIGHTS WILL ALSO GET CASH PRIZES(YOU MANY EVEN GET YOUR PHOTOGRAPH ON THIS WEB SITE(PAGE 7)ALL PHOTO'S ARE TAKEN BY IAN HOPPER,IAN ALSO WRITES THE SEA ANGLING REPORTS FOT THE EASTBOURNE GAZETTE.THE AMOUNT OF CASH GIVEN OUT DEPENDS ON THE AMOUNT OF ANGLERS IN THE COMPETITION.
COMPETITIONS ARE NOT ONLY FISHED FOR PRIZES,THEY ARE ALSO FISHED FOR POINTS.THESE ARE AWARDED IN THE FOLLOWING WAY:-THE ANGLER WHO COMES 1st RECEIVES 30 POINTS,2nd RECEIVES 29 POINTS,3rd RECEIVES 28 POINTS AND SO ON,EVEN IF AN ANGLER DOESN'T CATCH ANYTHING,THEY RECEIVE 5 ATTENDANCE POINTS.THESE POINTS ARE TOTALED UP TO DETERMINE WHO WINS CUPS AND WHO WINS THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO,IF YOUR THINKING ABOUT JOINING A CLUB,JOIN THE "NOMADS".IT'S FRIENDLY,INEXPENSIVE AND FUN.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE..........................