Six avid Bass fishermen came together and formed "The St. Joe Valley Bassmasters Club" in the spring of 1972.

Our club was instrumental in helping make Potato Creek’s Lake Webster what it is today. We planted hundreds of tires tied with nylon to set into the lake prior to its flooding in below zero temperatures on a January day. This is now used as structure for all types of fish.

Our club was also the first to start and continue to hold a Youth Tournament each summer at Potato Creek State Park. This is open to all boys and girls age 4 - 14.

Numerous members have participated in the Bassmasters National Tournament, and have won honors and cash. Participants have included Don Rank, Quinn Kreiger, and Tex Galloway. One of our past members, Jeff VanDeKeere, represented our club by qualifying for the National Federation Tournament.

Most of our members have never reached these heights, but have participated and learned a great deal from other members on how and where to catch bass. Also a majority of our members were not bass fisherman when they joined.

Some of our family fun is with the husband and wife tournament as well as at the end of the season an Awards Banquet.

Our club holds from 6 to 8 tournaments per year as well as our three day club classic at the end of the year. We start fishing in April and finish in October. It is not necessary to own a bass boat to belong to a bass club or be a accomplished bass fisherman. An interest in bass fishing and desire to fish and participate in club functions is all that is needed. Members' ages are from 16 to 70+, so age is not important, but only the desire.

Our meeting's are held on the first Sunday of every month at 7:00 p.m.