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Your Pathway to the BASSMASTER CLASSIC.

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About

OUR MISSION: To provide a series of creditable, affordable, professionally ran bass tournaments where every attempt is made to protect the resource, promote sportsmanship throughout the membership, recognize and promote sponsor products, and give consideration to each individual anglers needs.

JOE BASS offers 9 Divisions, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Pomme De Terre, Stockton, Truman, Mark Twain, Antique, Ozarks, Smithville, and Open. 46 tournaments for you to fish for the opportunity to qualify for the annual JOE BASS Team Invitational where thousands of dollars in cash and prizes will be awarded.

JOE BASS features; state of the art weigh-in equipment, our own live release pontoon, high paybacks, no penalty for signing up at the ramp, 1st Place and 1st Big Bass plaques awarded at every tournament, low membership and entry fees, plus the opportunity to attend the Joe Bass Team Invitational. And opportunity to qualify for the BASS Team Championship.

We would like to invite you to become a member of JOE BASS Team Trail and experience the difference.

  • LOWEST entry fees compared to our area compatible tournament trail! $180.00
  • Benefits, Benefits, Benefits! Lot’s of Value, Affordable Entry!
  • Sponsor Incentives that earn extra cash.
  • No penalty for signing up at the ramp. 1st trail in the Ozarks to offer no late fee penalty!
  • Our own live release pontoon boat. Others collect for it, WE DO IT!
  • 1st Place & 1st Place Big Bass plaques awarded at each event.
  • Random Polygraph. Others collect for it, WE DO IT!
  • Team Invitational. Only qualified teams will be invited to our year ending invitational.
  • JOE BASS Team Trail tournaments are provided as an advertising opportunity for our sponsors.
  • Opportunity to fish the BASSMASTER CLASSIC!

JOIN, FISH & WIN! – TACKLE HD TEAM INVITATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

The team invitational will be held at the conclusion of the 2023 team season.

2023’s Invitational will be held on Stockton Lake.

We have chosen this lake for its close driving proximity. At JOE BASS we realize the expense of traveling to a location completely neutral to all of our divisions. So it is our decision that it would be beneficial to all of our anglers to keep it close resulting in the possibility of a team invitational on a divisional lake.

Each team invitational will have an $200.00 entry fee. The payback will be 80%. We will payback 1 for each 5 entered maximum 25 places. Qualifying will be determined through Division competition. Numerous sponsor products will be awarded. Division Champions will be recognized and rewarded for their accomplishment.

Win a NEW Skeeter boat & Yamaha outboard combination at the 2023 JOE BASS TEAM INVITATIONAL.

Every team that attends the 2023 Joe Bass Team Trail Invitational will have an equal opportunity to win the draw boat. The Skeeter/Yamaha package will be awarded based on participation, rather than performance. Equaling everyone’s chance to WIN.

JOE BASS OFFERS MORE ANGLER BENEFITS!

Division Champions from each division will receive their entry fee paid for the season ending JOE BASS Team Trail Invitational. PLUS be eligible for the Tournament of Champions!

Your paid membership will be good in ALL divisions during the 2023 season. Division Champions from each division will receive their entry fee paid for the season ending JOE BASS Team Trail Invitational plus, with the exception of Open Division #1 boat position in their division the following season.

NEVER A LATE FEE! – Pay at the ramp.

At each and every Joe Bass Team Trail event if you are the highest finishing participating Skeeter boat and registered owner you could will win up to an additional $500.00. $250.00 guaranteed.

 Big Fish! Big Checks! Skeeter Boats!

Your Pathway to the BASSMASTER CLASSIC

Here’s how it works.

  • First Stop: Bassmaster Team Championship (BTC)…
  • Bassmaster Classic Qualifier: The top 3 teams (6 anglers) from the Bassmaster Team Championship, will advance and compete individually in the Bassmaster Classic Qualifier for a berth in the Bassmaster Classic.
  • On to the Bassmaster Classic: Top individual from the Bassmaster Classic Qualifier wins berth in the prestigious Bassmaster Classic.

 

Joe Bass Contact Info

Rusty Darnell
Tournament Director Stockton/Bull Shoals
rusty@joebassteamtrail.com
417-838-0366

Timmy Newberry
Tournament Director Mark Twain
timmy@joebassteamtrail.com
314-220-7196

Directors

Kyle Uptegrove
Tournament Director Smithville/Ozarks
kyle@joebassteamtrail.com
816-916-4244

Rocky Carden Tournament Director Table Rock/Antique/Pomme
rocky@joebassteamtrail.com
417-773-5223

Directors

Bob Capps - Trail Mgr
Tournament Director Truman
bob@joebassteamtrail.com
417-818-3898

Contact your Director for any questions regarding your selected division.

Directors will respond to you within 24 hours, during regular business hours. All email correspondence is completely confidential.

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