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Why should I join?

  • Improve your skills
  • Share knowledge
  • Discounts to Minnesota B.A.S.S. Nation sponsors
  • Qualify for state/regional B.A.S.S. Tournaments
  • Help Promote Conservation
  • Have fun!
How to join
​If you're interested in joining, please reach out to us via our contact page with your name and phone number. This will email the club President directly.

Our affiliation with B.A.S.S. Nation
Once you have reached out to our team and are ensured that there is room in the club for another member, you may begin the simple process of becoming a member.

Since we are an affiliate of B.A.S.S. Nation, in order to become a member of our club, all potential members must first become B.A.S.S.  members by joining at  https://www.bassmaster.com.  B.A.S.S. Nation offers several price points and membership  lengths from 1yr to lifetime.  Their membership comes with several perks including signing gift packages, newsletters, and free a magazine subscription.  Once you're signed up, you'll be given a Bassmaster ID number and ID card.  The ID number can then be given to our Treasurer and he will add you to the Fat Belly Bassmasters Club.

The Fat Belly Bassmaster fee is currently $110 per year/ per member.  This cost helps the club pay for recurring costs such as:
  • Club monthly meeting room reservation fees
  • Website fees
  • Tournament Costs (Purchase/Replacing Scales, tables...etc)
  • B.A.S.S./MN B.A.S.S.  club fees

Types of members - ​Boater vs Non-Boater
To be a boater, the requirements are:
  • Boat must be at least 14' in length
  • Boat must have an engine kill switch
  • Boater must have live well space, properly aerated, to adequately maintain alive a limit catch of bass by both fisherman using the boat
  • The boater has proof of $300,000 boating liability insurance
There are several more rules and regulations regarding what's required of boaters and non-boaters.  For the full details of the tournament rules, please visit the MN Bassnation website.
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