This club was created in the interest of the kids in the Independence area in February of 2017. Any student in grades 7-12 may participate in club activities. Meetings occur the first Friday of each month during the school year in Room 220 of the High School.
MEETINGS: Nov 7th ~ Feb 5th ~ Mar 5th
SCAN to join and message Coach Reed on the BAND App
2025
Club
Sponsors
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Email Coach Reed: treedbass@yahoo.com
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INDEE BASS CLUB RECORD BOOK
Biggest Bass: 5.93# Gable Eddy- Lake Okoboji: April 2025
Biggest Limit: 14.22# Ranger Reed/Cal Sweeney- Lake Okoboji: April 2024
Most Overall Weight in a Tournament: 57.21# September 2025: Lake Delhi
Most Anglers In an Event: 27 in April 2019: Wapsi River
Most Fish Weighed in at an Event: 33 in September 2025: Lake Delhi
Most Teams Weighing Bass: 10 in April 2019: Wapsi River
Most WINS- Jackson Toale: 10
Most Top 3 Finishes- Ranger Reed: 18
Most Top 5 Finishes- Ranger Reed: 25
2025 Angler of the Year: Colton Cameron
2024 Angler of the Year: Jackson Beatty
2023 Angler of the Year: Colton Cameron
2022 Angler of the Year: Ranger Reed
2021 Angler of the Year: Jackson Toale
BASSMASTER ALL-STATE Student Angler
2025- Ranger Reed: ALL-STATE
2022- Jackson Toale: Honorable Mention
2021- Jackson Toale: Honorable Mention
2020- Jackson Toale: ALL-STATE
Volunteer Team Coaches
~~Todd Reed~~
Facebook/Instagram
treedbass@yahoo.com
Ph/Text: 641-751-5570
~~Keith Donnelly~~
~~Garry Anderson~~
Team Headquarters: Independence JR/SR High Rm 220
2025/26 President/Vice President: Cal Sweeney/Ranger Reed
2024/25 Presidents: Cal Sweeney/Ranger Reed
2023/24 President/Vice President: EJ Miller/Ranger Reed
2022/23 President/Vice President: EJ Miller/Ranger Reed
2021/22 President/Vice President: Teegan McEnany/Jackson Toale
2020/21 President/Vice President: Teegan McEnany/Jackson Toale
2019/20 President/Vice President: Landry Jones/Teegan McEnany
2018/19 President/Vice President: Landry Jones/Drew Evans
2017/18 President/Vice President: Vaughn Nabholz/Jackson Toale
2025 VIRTUAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Student anglers can fish anywhere and accumulate "Bass Inches" to claim one of the top 3 prizes.
=====RULES=====
*Student Anglers must take a picture with the smallmouth, spotted or largemouth bass with a ruler of any kind under the bass.
*Any lake, river, pond, private or public body of water.
*Mouth should be closed
*Bass will be measured to the nearest 1/2 inch
*****SPECIAL CODE MUST BE VISIBLE IN PHOTO*****
AUGUST 2025 CODE: B25VT
*Each angler must send picture to Coach Reed via BAND App, email, text or FBook Messenger
*Winners will be decided by adding the 3 longest bass per angler.
*Contest ends Aug. 18th at 9pm
ALL photos should be sent to Coach Reed via text, email, or messenger
Code may be written on a piece of paper, hand, tape, anything at all as long as it is in the official picture.
Good luck anglers and HAVE FUN!
THANK YOU SPONSORS for all the great prizes.
