Club Background

Northeast Bassmasters was founded in 1995 by former member and past president, Mark Scocco. The club struggled for a few years with membership and funds because of the pay-as-you-go format that allowed the members to pick and choose the events they would participate in. The result was that some events were well attended and the payouts were good, while other tournaments were so poorly attended that the payouts were meager to say the least. The club was reconstructed in 1998 to a full pay dues club which allowed anglers to fish any or all of the tournaments for that year. This change increased stability and membership for a few years. With this format, the club was able to establish a budget for the season and standardize payouts for each event regardless of attendance. Things were going along smoothly, but as times changedso did Northeast Bassmasters. We began to once again see a decline in membership. Some members retired and moved away. Some younger members got married, had families, and had little or no time to fish. For some members work took precedence over fishing. By 2005 the executive committee realized that our club format had to change once again. The executive committee decided to re-design Northeast and make it strictly an open buddy format thus doing away with the individual point system and opening the club to all anglers. Today, Chuck Martin and Paul Schmidt are the only active members from the original club formed in 1995. They are running the club strictly as a buddy series, and there has been a resurgence in the club membership. Currently, our membership stands at 41, and it's growing with each tournament. It seems that we have finally turned the corner with a formula that works. We welcome one and all to fish with us. Just bring your boat and a buddy to the registration at one of our events.

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