This club was created in the interest of the kids in the Independence area in February of 2017. Any student in grades 7th-12th 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: ~September 4 ~ October 4
The TBF Eastern Trail is open to ALL club members for FREE. CLICK HERE to see the schedule of other local clubs hosting tournaments that you can participate in for FREE.
Participation is FREE to all students, make sure you have BOTH, the club waiver and the TBF waiver SIGNED
SCAN to join the BAND App
2026
Club
Sponsors
Tournament Results
IOWA DNR State Boating Course- FREE ~ All online CLICK HERE
Email Coach Reed: treedbass@yahoo.com
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DONATE to the club with 100% of the funds going right back to the kids. Click on our Venmo to help out the youth of Independence. Just $2 a month provides a TBF National membership fee for 1 angler.
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: 11 in June 2026: Wapsi River
Most WINS- Jackson Toale: 10
Most Top 3 Finishes- Ranger Reed: 20
Most Top 5 Finishes- Ranger Reed: 27
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
2020 Angler of the Year: Jackson Toale
2019 Angler of the Year: Caleb Weber
2018 Angler of the Year: Jackson Toale/Dalton Hoover
2017 Angler of the Year: Tayt Freidhof/Brennan Callahan
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
~~Keith Donnelly~~
~~Garry Anderson~~
2026 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 2026 CODE:
*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. 23rd at 8pm
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.
VOTED CLUB OFFICERS
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
