We as a B.A.S.S Federation Nation (BFN) club, require all of our members to be in good standing with the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. Our club tournaments, (fished for fun or not) are geared to help you qualify for bigger and better tournaments throughout the season.
 
To get started in becoming a B.A.S.S member, Click here to start your journey.
 
We invite you to come and join us at one of our monthly meetings to see if our club is right for you. Click here to get times and directions to our meetings.
 
“BENEFITS OF BEING A FEDERATION NATION MEMBER”
- The fun and fellowship derived from association with fellow anglers and the opportunity to learn from them.   
- Affiliation with all 53 Federations of BASS Chapters... offers strong networking capabilities
- A personal copy of the monthly BASS Times – an  informative information packet with reports on bass fishing and chapter activities across the North America
- The BASS Federation Nation Outstanding Achievement Awards.  These special awards are presented to chapters, federations, and individuals for outstanding programs and activities on a divisional and national level.  
- Sponsorship programs from premier partners available exclusively to members through the Alliance Program
- BASS Insider Membership (included with all B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Memberships with annual affiliation)
- Discounts on BASS Stuff, the popular line of BASS branded clothing and accessories
 
More Reasons To Belong
- Eligibility to compete in BASS tournaments like the prestigious BASS Divisional Tournaments or even The BFN Club Championship for great prizes and cash awards.
- Tried and proven tournament guidelines and rules for your chapter tournaments as well as access to special tournament supplies.
-  Insurance Program - $1,000,000 liability coverage for sanctioned club events (tournaments, Casting Kids, family fishing events, conservation projects etc.) and $9,000 AD&D coverage 24 hours a day.
- Priority entry into the Bassmaster Tours and Opens on the amateur side.
- Federation clubs receive free CastingKids kits to host events.
- Access To Little-Known Opportunities thru BASS
- BASS has several excellent publications like “How To Keep Bass Alive” that are available for OBFN members. These and other handouts, including back issues of Bassmaster and BASS TIMES can be obtained as handouts for Sportsman Shows and community events.
- Several Canadian BASS members have learned it is not that hard to find a keen US BASS member to take them out fishing while visiting down south. Trips like this are usually an exchange “day-on the-water” there for a “day-on the water here.”
 
The road to the Bassmasters Classic starts with your first Aurora Bassmaster club event!
Your participation in club tournaments can offer you an opportunity to compete in the OBFN Championships at the end of August. The Aurora Bassmasters are unique amongst the 25 odd OBFN clubs in that we have always paid the entry fees for the top 5 boaters and 5 non boaters. At the Hank Gibson Provincial OBFN Championship, top anglers from BFN clubs across Ontario strive not so much for big prizes or cash incentives, but for the honor of becoming part of Team Ontario. The 12 person Team Ontario members plus an alternate will travel the following year to the Eastern Divisional Federation Championships against 9 other BFN states.
Ontario’s team, which invariably represents all of Canada is almost always fully funded thru profits from the previous year’s Provincial Championships.  At this no entry fee event anglers from each state/province not only compete as one unit – with great prizes for the top team, but they also strive to be the top placing angler on their own team. From there, this person will continue to represent the province and country at the BFN National Championship event – where all 53 Federation Nation’s are represented with their top angler for that year.  At this mini Bassmasters Classic anglers will aim not so much to win the overall event, but to be the top placing angler in their own division. There are six BASS Masters Classic berths offered to Federation Nation anglers only ... and if you are fortunate enough to make it that far you will compete for over $500,000 top prize against the best professional anglers in the world.   And ... it all begins with your first Aurora Bassmasters club tournament!