Who is a member of bassmaster's? 2025

Bass Bro reply :

Just wanted to see who all on bassresource belong to B.A.S.S. I just joined hope i like it.What all do they give ya besides the magizine?Thanks

SkeeterZX225 reply :

I've been a member for 15 years or so, still have every issue from every year. Most of the time you'll get a hat, couple of plastic lures, and maybe a DVD or book when you subscribe/renew. I've heard alot of people complain since ESPN took over BASS. But I like the new better than the old. Plus, there is only so much stuff they can write about, with the occasional new technique/equipment that comes out.

I'm satisfied and will continue to be a member.

Bass Bro reply :

Just one person?Surly not guys!

Pigsticker reply :

Why pay extra money to learn how to catch 2lb bass?

Plus this place is a better source of information IMO.

Bass Bro reply :

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Why pay extra money to learn how to catch 2lb bass?
Plus this place is a better source of information IMO.

Well i have always wanted to join so i am!I like info from alot of diffrent things

Grey Wolf reply :

There's probably more ex-members here than members.

SDoolittle reply :

I have been a member off and on for ten years. The magazine is really the only worthwhile thing you will get, unless you really want the patch and sticker. You also have to be a member to fish their tournaments.

detroit1 reply :

I think 1974 was my first year subscribing, and i missed a few yrs in the 80's, but still buy it now. I think the mag is not as good as it used to be. Every article seems to be just a sound-bite, and i'm left wanting to know more. I think it's worth the $15.

MALTESE FALCON reply :

I've been a member for many years. I don't have any complaints, I like the magazine. Alot of guys complain about all the tournament coverage, but I like it.

Falcon

noway reply :

Member here. My favorite article is "A Day On The Lake." It's where a pro angler is taken to an unknown body of water. I find it surprising how often so few fish are caught.

flatbass reply :

I've been a member since 1990. BASS used to do a lot of conservation and things like that. Not sure if they do anymore. I don't think much of the magazine anymore. They have p.o.ed a lot of people when they cut out the co-angler in the Elite series and now the Marshall thing has just made it worse. Having said all that I still keep my subscription. Mainly because I like to read when I go to bed at night.

Black Bass reply :

I belong to a club that requires membership. I also belong to the Federation Nation. I get BassMaster magazine, Bass Times, and Bass Insider. I enjoy them all.

frogtog reply :

Life member of Bass since 1975

Life member of American Bass Anglers 1984

Long time member of FLW

Long time member of NBC

Very long time member of the NC Bass Federation

1990 Founder and Presedent of the Swift Creek Bassmasters

Member of Bass Resource 678 days

moloch16 reply :

I'm a member. The magazine is great. Everyone posts about "what you get" but don't forget you're getting a lot more than you might think. B.A.S.S has done more for this sport than any other organization.

Things like:

Promoting catch-and-release.
Lobbying the government to maintain and improve lakes specifically for anglers.
Protecting angler rights.
Tournaments that in the end drive innovating fishing baits and techniques.

Without your membership money none of this is possible.

kikstand454 reply :

i joined bass about two months ago.. and while i got my swag and everything- i still have yet recieved an issue of the magazine. i have now bought two issues off the newsstand since. this is mildly irritating me. i love the magazine (esp. day on the lake) and i support all the conservation and things they do. i feel its a good thing to be part of for 20bucks.

also i ntend to start co-angling soon i hope and want to be able to fish the bass tournements.

txbass1 reply :

kikstand,

If I recall correctly, it took a LONG time to get my first issue when I joined during the fall a couple of years ago. Then it seems I got one every two weeks for a couple of months. It has been more regular every since then. Can't explain why, just don't feel like the Lone Ranger.

senile1 reply :

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I'm a member. The magazine is great. Everyone posts about "what you get" but don't forget you're getting a lot more than you might think. B.A.S.S has done more for this sport than any other organization.
Things like:

Promoting catch-and-release.

Lobbying the government to maintain and improve lakes specifically for anglers.

Protecting angler rights.

Tournaments that in the end drive innovating fishing baits and techniques.

Without your membership money none of this is possible.

Good point, moloch16. I'm a member. When I start to think negatively about BASS I just ask myself if bass fishing is better off because of its existence.

WRB reply :

Charter life member of BASS. Don't like the changes ESPN made, however still the top bass fishing organization in the country. Being a west coaster and BASS being based in the south, doesn't help me very much directly. Get involved with BASS, join one of their federation groups and you should benefit from being a BASS memebr.

I have enjoyed my 40 years with BASS.

Welcome to the sport.

WRB

Wayne P. reply :

Ex-member. I quit when they had boat racing as part of the tournament results. I don't forgive and forget >

Ol JohnnyBoy reply :

Member here. You'll like the "Day on the Lake" series as well as the tips. Go for it.

Pitchinkid reply :

i am a member and i like the magazine. i would like to see them dedicate one issue to nothing but pictures of the guys on the trail fishing or in the hotel rooms preparing and goofing around. They seem to do alot for kids and im all for that so i will probally continue to be a member as long as they have it.

KYntucky Warmouth reply :

I'm a member and enjoy the magazine quiet well. Day On The Lake is probably my favorite article, pretty neat show too. I also like what's it worth. BASS has done alot of great things for the sport and continue too today.

Redlinerobert reply :

Member since 1996.

DADto4 reply :

Member on and off since 92

thetr20one reply :

I am a member only because some tourneys I fish require B.A.S.S. membership. The magazine is worthless.

flatbass reply :

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Ex-member. I quit when they had boat racing as part of the tournament results. I don't forgive and forget >

Man you can hold a grudge.Actually I didn't like it either. It didn't last verry long. That was about the time they parted ways with Ranger. I don't know if that was the cause but I'd bet it was.

IDbasser reply :

I have been a member for several years.

Sam reply :

Add me to the list.

jesse lopez reply :

i like the magazine and the articles they have. i became a member about two months ago and i have not yet received my first magazine. i did receive a member's package that comes with sticker and a patch and like coupons to rental cars and other stuff. i like that now i can join their tournament at amistad, or i will try at least. i like the conservation approach they have. i think for the $15 you pay it's not bad at all. oh and i got a membership card and supposely you can get discounts on tackle with the card or something.... 8-)

jesse lopez reply :

oh and they send me a small B.A.S.S. tackle bag for free... pretty handy bad 8-)

The Rooster reply :

I'm a member......currently. I was a paying member until for some reason they stopped sending me magazines last February even though I was paid up through another year and a half! I called repeatedly and got nowhere until I finally cancelled my membership 3 months later in May after having received NO magazines from Feb. on to cancellation. Then they offered a free membership to make up for it which I took but didn't think I would get the magazines from that one either........for now I seem to be getting them though.

I do like the magazine overall though. It's great actually, all except the tournament coverages which make up about 1/2 of it it seems. I don't much care for reading all the angler stats and who won what and all that. Really I liked the old Bassmaster better. But I take what I can get and the "Day on the Lake" piece is awesome, it's what I look forward to reading the most.

I'm also a member of Bassin' magazine, which is close to being as good as Bassmaster is but you don't get as many issues per year, and you don't get quite as much to read in those either.

Mostly I'm like one other person I saw on here who likes to read at night before bed......that's me too and between Bassmaster and Bassin' I have enough to keep busy. Otherwise, the stuff they've sent me besides the magazine is cool, the tackle bag and the hat I mean, those are nice.

By the way, who else misses reading the "Harry and Charlie" comic that used to be in the magazine?? That little columb they replaced it with is mostly stupid, the original was way better.

Sharkbite reply :

I just joined as well I am getting a free tackle bag and it was only $1.40 per issue. Great deal.

Daniel My Brother reply :

There's always a copy of Bassmaster next to the TP.

I enjoy most of the regular features (Day on the Lake, what's it worth, Homer Circle...)

bigfruits reply :

former member. only stopped because i moved overseas. its cheap, why not? kills time on the can.

not very fond of the tournament coverage however...

rather see more product reviews, tips and tricks, techniques etc

Lucky1 reply :

Just joined. My club requires it to fish in state qualifiers. I also enjoy every bit of info given and knowing some of the money is going to help protect the sport I love. I feel 15 dollars is a small price to pay to help future anglers enjoy the sport as I do. Still waiting on my first magazine though. G

Danny1991 reply :

Im a member, have been since November of 06 which is like right when they changed so I dont know what it used to be like but I really enjoy them. like some others said my favorite article is "Day On The Lake" and I personally like the tournament coverage, I like reading what rods/reels ext. the pros use for diffrent techniques

cart7t reply :

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I'm a member. The magazine is great. Everyone posts about "what you get" but don't forget you're getting a lot more than you might think. B.A.S.S has done more for this sport than any other organization.
Things like:

Promoting catch-and-release.

Lobbying the government to maintain and improve lakes specifically for anglers.

Protecting angler rights.

Tournaments that in the end drive innovating fishing baits and techniques.

Without your membership money none of this is possible.

"Did" more for this sport than any other organization. I joined in 1974. It was a very worthy organization. Now the magazine and organization is a necessary evil in order for ESPN to run the televised tournaments under the BASS moniker.

When BASS started treating the Federation ranks like gum on the bottom of their shoes, it was obvious they had no intention of continuing to lead in worthy conservation efforts nationwide since many of those projects were due to the hard work of the Federation membership.

I dropped my membership a couple years ago. The magazine is merely rehashed hash that's been repeated over and over.

cart7t reply :

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By the way, who else misses reading the "Harry and Charlie" comic that used to be in the magazine?? That little columb they replaced it with is mostly stupid, the original was way better.

Harry and Charlie are gone?

Maybe Don Wirth got tired of writing them. He had been doing the stories for over 34 years. He probably ran out of ideas. Cliff Shelby used to do the artistry.

I got a Harry n Charlie hat a number of years ago for contributing a tip to the bargain anglers tip section. You used to get a H & C hat for a tip that made it to print.

Bass Bro reply :

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Just joined. My club requires it to fish in state qualifiers. I also enjoy every bit of info given and knowing some of the money is going to help protect the sport I love. I feel 15 dollars is a small price to pay to help future anglers enjoy the sport as I do. Still waiting on my first magazine though. G

Yea i sent them a check last week,they said it could take 4 to 6 weeks to process my memebership! >

fishingfourfun reply :

I use the magazines to make it through the winter months. Day on the Lake is the best part of the magazine!

ddigit reply :

Life Member since 1975.

Black Bass reply :

ddigit - How does one become a Life Member of BASS?

fishfordollars reply :

I am.

jesse lopez reply :

> im still waiting on my first freaking issue! i've been waiting now for about two freaking months maybe more. i need to freaking call somebody!

ddigit reply :

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ddigit - How does one become a Life Member of BASS?

Back then there was 2 or 3 different memberships on the membership sign up card, if I remember right a 1year, a 2year and a lifetime. For the lifetime you paid a total of $300 $150. down and the rest in time with no sign up gifts until balance was paid.

Bass Bro reply :

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> im still waiting on my first freaking issue! i've been waiting now for about two freaking months maybe more. i need to freaking call somebody!

1-877-BASS-USA pick #2

jesse lopez reply :

cool beans man i just called the 1-877# and they said i should be getting my first issue any time now and it hasn't been two months its been only 4 weeks since i signed up... jaja.. thanks for the #

Troutfisher reply :

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Member here. My favorite article is "A Day On The Lake." It's where a pro angler is taken to an unknown body of water. I find it surprising how often so few fish are caught.

By far my favorite article as well. This is the first thing I look for when I first open up the magazine. I skim it first, then thoroughly read it through. I love seeing what the pros get themselves into.

hart101080 reply :

i really enjoy the mags .ive kept most of them an re read them year after year. when spring is here i thumb threw them all an pull out all related mags.an so on an so forth.an not only that you can join a club an improve your skills. an all the other tournaments your able to get into from there . like the ohio federation nation is great those tournaments are low price an great reward. an they are also ran great you couldnt ask for more

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