http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/federation/news/story?page=b_tourn...

First a scandal involving a cheater at a tourny, now this.  

So glad WBC is above all this and not a part of that organization.  We truly are the best bass club on the planet!  

When I read this last week, the 1st thing I thought was BASS is biting the hand that feeds them.  It will be interesting to sit on the sidelines and see what develops.  Kinda strange to see what happens when a huge commercial interest (ESPN) takes over what was basicly a not for big profit organization.
It will be very interesting to see how the local Federation officials try and defend BASS, or if they even will!
It's great to be in an independent club.!

Smitty

Well what I got from it was that these 7 guys wanted to with hold membership dues and keep them for their respective regions instead of forwarding it to the Federation. This sacrificed all the members because it now looked like their dues are not paid.

So it sounds like these guys made a decision without the general concensus of the federation. BASS then cans them for a bad decision.

It reminds me of a mechanic that say works for Ford...and when customers come in, he tells them to call them and gives him his home phone number. Then he does the work on the side and keeps the money for himself, thus cutting out the dealership. he gets all the money instead of a cut that the dealership would give him.

Thats how I read it and understand it.