Panama City Bassmasters
The Panama City Bassmasters is a club for beginning and experienced anglers. The club has a monthly meeting and a monthly fishing tournament. The tournament is catch and release, and there is point system for participating members. At the end of each year, the points are counted, and members receive awards in several different categories. Club members share techniques and are willing to teach beginners. The main mission of the club is to promote the sport without limiting membership to experienced tournament fisherman. This is the oldest and most established club in Panama City. The club does require a small annual membership fee and a small fee for each tournament.
Panama City Bassmasters
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Hub City Bassmasters
The Hub City Bassmasters is based in Crestview, Florida, less than 100 miles from Panama City. Although the club is about 1 hour away, it serves a large area that overlaps with the Panama City area. The club also fishes many of the same waters as the Panama City club. Most of the members are boat owners, and the club only allows 25 percent of the members to be without a boat. An annual membership fee is required, and members have a monthly meeting and tournament. The tournaments are held at different lakes, and the club competes in the regional and state tournament.
Hub City Bassmasters
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Consolidated Bassmasters
The Consolidated Bassmasters is located less than 30 miles from Panama City in Wewahitchka, Florida. The club participates in several tournaments each year and is a part of the larger Bass Federation and Bass Federation Nation. The club is primarily a competition-based club, but many of the tournaments and members are not sponsored, and beginners can participate and learn techniques from other members. The tournament circuit is called the Around the Tournament Trail, and members have the opportunity to win individual tournaments and gain points for annual awards.
Consolidated Bassmasters
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Zach Lazzari is an outdoor writing specialist. He has experience in website writing as well as standard newspaper writing. He wrote an outdoor column for the Silver World in Lake City, Colo., and articles for Colorado-mountain-adventure.com. Lazzari is currently completing his bachelor's degree online through Arizona State University and lives in southwest Montana.
