Welcome to Barrie Bassmasters membership information page. As of June 11th,2008 Barrie Bassmasters has 54 members, which is the highest membership we have ever had and up 13 members from last year.

Annual membership dues are $50.00 per year and are for the calander year. This payment registers you with the BASS Federation Nation, provides you with a monthly copy of BASS Times magazine(delivered at the club meetings), registers you with the Ontario Bass Federation Nation and gives you free membership in BASS Insider which provides all sorts of premium content at Bassmaster.com.

When you join the club you also have to become a member of BASS. You can join directly by web or phone (407 5662277) or you can pay the treasurer at the club and he will register you. Cost has been reduced to $27.00. This will provide you with a monthly subscription to BASS magazine mailed directly to your address.

We are now accepting memberships for 2008. YOU DO NOT NEED A BOAT TO JOIN AS A NON BOATER.

We hold monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of the month at the Army Navy Club, 7 George Street, Barrie Ontario at 7:30. Everyone is welcome to attend whether they are members or not. If you have any other questions call Bill Todd at 705 3223904 or e-mail at btodd@xplornet.com.

EXECUTIVE FOR 2008

PRESIDENT                              GERRY HEELS

VICE PRESIDENT                    DANNY TAYLOR

SECRETARY                            AARON ANDERS

TREASURER                             BILL TODD

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR    LARRY HALBERT

CONSERVATION                    STEVE REIMER

YOUTH                                     JOHN WHYTE

ROAD TO THE BASSMASTER'S CLASSIC  Each year every member of the Barrie Bassmaster's is eligible to compete in the Ontatio Bass Federation Nation provincial qualifier. This is a 2 day tournament with about 100 participants and the top 12 plus an alternate form Team Ontario for the following year. This team travels to the Eastern Divisional Tournament to compete against teams from the other Eastern Divisional States. There is usually little cost involved to the individual as most of the cost is picked up by the OBFN. The Divisional tournament is really two tournaments in one.  The team with the highest weight wins the most money but one member of each team wins a trip to the Federation Nationals (again with most cost covered). The Nationals are usually held in late fall, somewhere in the southern states(2007 in Florida). Here you compete as an individual in a boat provided by Triton, for both the official practice (usually 2 days) and the 3 day tournament. Although the goal is to finish first, in reality all you have to do is beat the 7 other State Representatives in the Eastern Division. If you do this you are bound for the Classic and a shot at $500,000.

Barrie Bassmasters has had numerous members qualify for Team Ontario, including at least one for the last 5 years. Although it may appear that a boater would have a great advantage, 3 of the last 6 qualifiers were non-boaters. In 2008, Gerry Heels will represent the club at the Eastern Divisionals.

6 MAN TEAM EVENT 

The 6 man team event was started by BASS in 2007 as a method of having club members fish as a team. and advance through local, regional and national championship as a team. Each year there is a Ontario Qualifier in which each club can send teams and the top 6 teams qualify to compete in the 6 Man regional event. This event is located in the central area of the eastern area, and for the first two years has been in New York. In 2008 this event will be held on Lake Champlain, NY. Barrie has two teams which will compete at this event. The top 8 teams from this event will compete in the national event which will be held somewhere in the south/central US in Oct 2008.

This year Barrie Bassmasters is eligible to send 4 teams(or 5 feams if our membership hits 60)to the Ontario qualifer. Our rules are that the anglers are rated according to the prior year's AOY list as long as their membership dues for the club are paid by Dec 31st.The balance of the anglers are rated according to the current year's AOY after the latest tournament before the selection date (Our Glouchester Pool event). As this year's Ontario 6 man team qualifier is on Sparrow Lake on Sept 28th, we should plan on selecting our teams at the Sept 9, 2008 meeting. Entry fees are $100.00 per person($600 per team) and there is no cash paid back. All of the funds are kept by the OBFN to help pay for entries in the regional event the following year. Barrie Bassmasters is organizing the Sparrow Lake event.

 This is a really great event as most tournament fishermen are used to competing as individuals or as 2 man teams. It is a different event when you have 3 two man teams co-operating, and trying to pre-fish and learn from each other  as fish caught by one boat count for all. Barrie Bassmasters has really embraced this event and last year sent 3 teams (of the 8 competing) to the Glouchester Pool event and I expect will send 4 to the Sparrow Lake event. Mark your calender and make sure you are there at the Sept 9 meeting or pre-pay in advance to make sure you are on a team.

  If you are not a member of the Barrie Bassmasters and are a member of another OBFN club talk to your executive about competing in this event. If you are not a member of an OBFN club, this is another reason to join.