ON A QUICK HISTORY NOTE, B.C.I.M. WAS FORMED IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 2002 WHEN A GROUP OF REALLY GOOD FRIENDS AND ICEFISHERMAN GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED WE COULD COME TOGETHER AS ONE WITH OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND CREATE A CLUB AS A LEISURE THING AND SEE IF WE COULD ORGANIZE AND RUN OUR OWN ICE FISHING TOURNAMENT. SINCE WE ALL LIVE IN THE AREA OF BRISTOL COUNTY, THAT WAS OUR NAME AND OUR TERRITORY.

OUR FIRST TOURNAMENT WAS AT LAKE RICO (MASSASOIT) IN TAUNTON, AND WITHOUT ADVERTISING TOO MUCH, HAD 53 CONTESTANTS THAT ENTERED. WE THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT BEING NEW AND UN-NOTICED. WE GAVE AWAY CASH PRIZES TOTALING OVER 900.00. AFTER THAT YEAR, WE STARTED TO GET CLOSER AS FRIENDS COULD EVER BE AND WE CONDUCTED CLUB MEETINGS RANDOMLY, TO SEEK NEW IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE OUR CLUB AND ALSO TO PLAN OUR NEXT TOURNAMENT FOR THE NEXT YEAR. AS TIME WENT ON ,OUR TOURNAMENT MAILING LIST GREW TREMENDOUSLY, WITH PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO ENTER OUR TOURNAMENTS. WE DECIDED AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS THAT EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR WE WOULD ALL PAY CLUB DUES, IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FINANCES NEEDED TO BUY MUCH MORE EQUIPMENT FOR FUTURE TOURNAMENT UPGRADES.

THAT NEXT YEAR, WE PROMOTED A HUGE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE WINNECUNNET IN NORTON, MA., THAT ATTRACTED 250+ ENTRANTS. IT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL, WE DECIDED TO PLAN THE FOLLOWING YEARS TOURNAMENT AT THE SAME LAKE, WHICH WAS JUST AS PROMINENT AS THE LAST. WE INVITED KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 15 TO COME AND JOIN WITH A FREE KIDS RAFFLE IN WHICH WE GAVE AWAY 5 BRAND NEW HERITAGE LAKE ICE TIP-UPS TO ONE LUCKY SPIN OF THE BARREL.

AS ALL OF OUR OTHER TOURNAMENTS, WE ALWAYS HAVE AN AUGER RAFFLE AND MANY, MANY, MORE PRIZES WE GIVE AWAY THANKS TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS WHO INCLUDE:

• TOM'S WHOLESALE BAIT & TACKLE
  198 W. GROVE ST.
  MIDDLEBORO, MA. 02346
  TEL. (508)947-8220

 

• BOB'S BAIT & TACKLE
  151 BAY ST.
  TAUNTON, MA. 02780
  TEL. (508)828-5881

AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE THIS CLUB A SUCCESS!!!

WE HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU OUT THERE ON THE ICE SOON. MY NAME IS JOE, (A.K.A.) "THE WIZARD", AND ON BEHALF OF THE CLUB, SCOTT, WHITEY, TODD, JAY, AND KEITH, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL.

GOOD FISHIN' EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!