NPAA Welcomes Fishing Clubs as Partners
Sep 26th, 2011 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Sep 26th, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Forestville, WI- The National Professional Anglers Association recently announced a new Fishing Club Partner Program. Pat Neu, NPAA Executive Director also was pleased to announce that the first club to join was the FM Walleyes Unlimited club of North Dakota.
He said, “We want to join forces with many other fishing clubs across the nation, and are proud that FM Walleyes is our initial club partner.” Equally excited to become affiliated with NPAA was Kyle Agre, a board member with the club. Agre said, “This is a perfect fit for us. We have a common mission of growing the sport. The NPAA is national and we’re doing much the same on the local level.”
FM Walleyes was inducted into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame earlier this year for their educational and youth efforts, for their tie-in with fishing promotions and tournaments and for their many decades of service in the Fargo-Moorhead region. Agre said the club consists of 350 family memberships representing about 600 individuals. The club formed in the mid-1970’s.
Neu said, “Partnering with fishing clubs that already promote the sport is an extremely effective strategy to target the NPAA’s efforts to grow the sport.” He cited the benefits for clubs, including:
• Club news releases that will be forwarded to an email distribution list of 1,200 NPAA members, media and industry leaders.
• Clubs will receive no-charge booth space at the annual NPAA Annual Conference.
• Two Club member representatives will receive no-charge admission to the NPAA Annual Conference.
• Clubs will receive a link on the NPAA site to their website.
• NPAA will offer a Club Page on the NPAA Forums.
• NPAA will support one “future angler/youth event” for each club annually.
• A new-member discount will be offered for club members who join the NPAA.
Agre said FM Walleyes liked the increased visibility, and enhanced media connections the NPAA offers. He also felt this new partnership would stir some folks into joining their club. He said, “The more we can promote fishing, the better off we all are.” Go to www.fmwalleyes.com for more information.
The NPAA is a non-profit organization focused on growing the sport of fishing and increasing the professionalism of its members. Supporting partners include: Northland Fishing Tackle, Navionics, Mercury Marine, Evinrude Outboards, Yamaha, Lund Boats, Ranger Boats, The Next Bite, Toyota, Oahe Wings and Walleyes Guide Service, Outdoor First Media, Advanced Tex Screen Printing, Worldwide Marine Underwriters, FLW Outdoors, AIM, North American Media Group, Frabill, John Butts Outdoors, Prairie Pillow Sportsman’s Lodge, J.J. Keller Fishing Team, The Reel Shot, U.S. Forest Service, Great Lakes Sea Grant, FPS Financial Planning Services, Off-Shore Tackle, Fin-Tech Tackle, Berkley, Liddle Marketing, Optima Batteries, Simms Fishing Products, Pasha Lake Cabins, National Fleet Graphics, G2 Gemini and Fish On Kids Books. More NPAA member and association news can be viewed at www.npaa.net. Call Pat Neu, Executive Director, (920)856-6151 with questions.