May 29th 2006 NBAA announce Auto Value Back Again for Fish Us First Program



National Bass Anglers Association (NBAA) announces that Auto Value is back again for the Fish Us First Program!

In a conversation earlier today Jack Horning NBAA's8217;s national director he said long time NBAA supporter Auto Value stores have announced that their back again for the 2006 season for NBAA members. Auto Value's8217;s 's8220;Fish us First's8221; program was a huge success last season and Auto Value is offering it again this year. Auto Value will offer our members a chance to win tickets to a Michigan International Speedway event. Each of NBAA's8217;s Weekend Challenge Divisions will be handing out a pair of MIS tickets at their first event. All you have to do is fish the first tournament of each division 's8211; that's8217;s over 40 chances to win! Starting in May through the end of June, anglers in the northern region divisions will qualify for the Auto Value Fish Us First tickets. There will be over 40 divisions starting their seasons and at each of these 's8220;first's8221; tournaments the directors will award a pair of MIS race tickets.

Founded in Michigan 12 years ago by Karen and Skeeter Warner, NBAA has spread to several other states. In fact, the latest division to join with NBAA is based in Maine. 's8220;This is a great example of how NBAA is growing through the support of our great staff,'s8221; Horning said. 's8220;Don Watts recently had a seminar in Bangor, Maine. While he was out there, he had a chance to talk about the NBAA program to some of the local anglers and ended up signing on over 50 new members. One of these anglers has started a new division and we's8217;re up and rolling in Maine for this spring.'s8221;

's8220;We's8217;d like to thank all of the directors, sponsors and members for all they have done to make NBAA the circuit it is today,'s8221; said Jim Sprague, owner and Executive Director of NBAA. 's8220;It's8217;s the members that are driving this incredible growth. They's8217;re spreading the word and letting us know what they want in a grassroots tournament trail. We's8217;ve introduced a number of new programs and incentives and a lot of these ideas come directly from the anglers. Jack and I have spent a lot of time at sport shows and open houses listening to what anglers have to say. We's8217;re looking into a number of new programs already for next year, so be sure to stay tuned.'s8221;

This grassroots approach to tournament angling has caught fire with anglers. The numbers show NBAA as the fastest growing tournament circuit in the nation. Just three years ago, NBAA had around 800 members and 27 separate divisions. Today, NBAA boasts well over 100 divisions, a director staff of nearly 200 avid anglers and a membership expected to approach 4000 tournament anglers. These numbers have also caught the eye of several national level sponsors including Skeeter, Yamaha, Solar Bats, Polaris, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Auto Value, Aqua Vu, and many more national, local, and regional sponsors.

About NBAA
National Bass Anglers Association is one of the largest and fastest growing grassroots tournament trails in the nation. All NBAA tournaments are designed to give the grassroots tournament anglers a shot at qualifying for big time tournaments by fishing locally. NBAA recognizes that not all anglers have the time to fish as much as they's8217;d like to, so a format was designed that lets anglers fish their local bodies of water to qualify for the NBAA National Championship Week held each spring. By fishing as few as 5 tournaments, local anglers can qualify to fish for one of the largest tournament payouts in team tournaments anywhere in the nation. Local tournaments offer a wide range of times and days to work around anglers busy schedules. Tournaments are offered in the weekends, during weekday evenings and even during the weekdays for 2nd and 3rd shift workers.

To learn more about National Bass Anglers Association call or visit:
Jim Sprague
www.nbaa-bass.com
269-948-4245





May 29th 2006 NBAA announce Auto Value Back Again for Fish Us First Program