club looking for a few new members

[Devils Horse]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Jan-24-06 AT 04:42PM (EST)[/font][p]Actually, SOKY club members will need to join FLW outdoors at $25 a year. The annual cost for club/KBF membership is 50 greenbacks.

TBF/KBF has agreed to a package where FLW will give the federation a huge chunk of money ($1,000,000) and have spots in their ALL American and other tourneys for Federation anglers. TBF will use the cash to pay salaries and finance the federation regionals and national. The Federation regionals and national championship have no entry fees. The Federation national champ will also win the 'Living the Dream' package from FLW which includes a wrapped boat, tow vehicle, and professional tourney entry fees for a year.

TBF's insurance covers each of it's members for $1,000,000 liability during any club and Federation events, and each member automatically gets a $10,000 medical and accidental death policy. Fishing without worrying about lawsuits, and my family getting enough to pay for planting me if anything happened is worth $75 a year to me, all else aaside.

The FLW package is FAR superior to anything BASS is offering the "grassroots weekend" anglers under their new Federation Nation (FN) plan. Also the spots in the BASS Classic are not there anymore as far as I can see. In fairness to BASS, their FN plan does have similar insurance coverage.

Another note to anyone who may care. Under the BASS/FN plan your club's charter and bylaws are not recognized, you sign an agreement to abide by their rules first and foremost. What that means to me is you essentially turn your club into part of BASS's tournament circuit, Don Rucks and the ESPN gang will tell you what to do and when you'll do it.

[MarkW]

Jim, you do mean $50 for your particular club---right, then another $25 for FLW???? I didn't want anybody getting the wrong idea. It's only $25 for a club member to be a member of the TBF/KBF and $25 to be a member of FLW. So, the $75 you mention is an extra $25 for your club and your club only--not going to TBF/KBF or going to FLW. If all that makes sense.

[crazyfishinnut]

Read my question and answer to Donnie on the kbf page
Rodney
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NEVER DRIVE FASTER THAN YOUR ANGEL CAN FLY !!!

[MarkW]

Rodney,
I know what you are saying. I just wanted Jim to clear up the $75. Example---my club only charges the base $25 for the KBF/TBF dues and then we are on our own to join FLW---which I have been a member since back in 1994--so that wasn't a biggie for me. So, a club member in my club would only be out $50 total for the KBF/TBF and FLW. That's all I was getting at. Guess we will find out Sat. about the FLW fees. I really don't see it as a big deal about joining them---but maybe I am missing something. I have been a member of both since 1997---so to me--this year is no different then the past 7 years. Just my 2 cents.

[Danny]

OK Rodney, I'll admit it, sometimes I'm just not alllll that bright. How do I find your question and answer to Donnie on the kbf page?

Thanks,

Danny

[crazyfishinnut]

http://p072.ezboard.com/ffrankfortforumfrm12
labeled question for donnie
This year most have already paid thier dues and clubs are settled but next year I would expect us all to have to belong to the FLW

Rodney
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NEVER DRIVE FASTER THAN YOUR ANGEL CAN FLY !!!

[Danny]

Thanks Rodney, I appreciate the help.

MarkW, no real big deal about belonging to FLW, unless it would boil down to a philosophical thing.

For instance, I wanted to fish a fed. club, but not be mandated to re-up for my BASS membership. Of course this was before the split. My beef was that I don't fish the federation tournaments to try to make the classic, and since I really don't like the direction that BASS has taken, I just don't want to continue to support them. Even the magazine is turning into a huge advertisement, articles included.

I even suggested some compromises, such as agreeing either to not fish federation tournaments, or fishing but not being able to qualify for the state team. I also proposed in the suggestion that I would happily pay my state federation fees, as I wish to support them, just not BASS.

Philosophically, I do not like the mandate that we must join FLW, even though I am considering doing so to fish BFLs if I can, and don't sell my boat. The biggest hang up is the money to pay entry fees. Kind of working on a powerpoint for a company that may cover that.

If I fish a federation club, I fully expect and happily plan to support our state federation. It's the national organizations that I'm not that into supporting because of some mandate that takes the decision out of my hands.

Danny

[Chubminnow]

What's LFW stand for?? Do they have a website?

[MarkW]

FLW---actually stands for Forrest L. Wood of Ranger boats. But, the FLW website is www.flwoutdoors.com

[Devils Horse]

Okay, let me try to clear this up some.

Club dues for SOKY are $25 a year. SOKY is a TBF sanctioned club, so to belong to SOKY you have to belong to TBF. TBF dues are $25 a year.

TBF membership is what provides our club members liability/accident insurance and makes our members eligible to compete in the Federation tournament system.

Now, the agreement I read between TBF and FLW stated that 80% of the members in TBF clubs needed to belong to FLW outdoors which costs $25 a year.

I was arriving at the $75 figure assuming $25 club dues, $25 TBF dues, and $25 for FLW Outdoors membership.

I'm hearing now that Donnie Keeton, the KBF President has said FLW outdoors membership is not required, so at this point the whole ball of wax would cost $50.

[MarkW]

Jim,
That's what I thought you meant. Thanks.

[crazyfishinnut]

This may have changed since I asked Donnie last week and he said that he encourages all the kbf to join flw by being a card carrier but it was not required and all that was required was the 25 in kbf dues to cover our insurance and other expenses. I will make for certain again.
Rodney
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NEVER DRIVE FASTER THAN YOUR ANGEL CAN FLY !!!