well can you tell me what is the point of joining a club

do you have to pay

do you get free stuff

do you have to be in a club to join a tournament

What is the point of joining a club? To promote the sport. To try to get kids involved in fishing instead of running around town, playing video's, ect..and help keep our lakes clean. There is also a wealth of knowledge to be shared amongst members.  You do not have to have a boat to be a member & you can fish in the events as a non-boater.

Most clubs do charge a small fee. Typically 20-40 bucks per year. But the benefit is worth the money.

Free stuff? well that depends on your club. Typically most clubs have a year end banquet and the members pound on the local's doors for donation which are raffled off, but simply free no.

Yes you have to be a member of BASS to fish in any federation tournament. Winning a federation tournament gives you points. The highest points in the regional gets to go to the big show.

Hope this helps.....Check out our website (hope this is okay to post) www.bigskybassers.com and see what most clubs do.

I didn't see a link back to BassResource.com on that site.  Where's the love?  :'(    

Glen,

I have just taken over the site and am waiting for the web pages to be sent to meso i can transfer the domain. At that point your forum will be the first link i ADD!!!  Although i should keep this forum a secret, too much valuable info on here, lol...

I'm feeling warm and fuzzy already.  8)