| Sponsorship Levels Available - Contractual Obligations per Level |
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| $1,000.00 |
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| 1 guided fishing trip for two people |
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| Small Decals on truck and boat |
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| Website Recognition |
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| End of the Year Recap with promotional photos |
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| $2,000.00 |
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| 1 guided fishing trip for two people |
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| Small Decals on truck and boat |
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| Website Link |
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| Embroidered Company Name on Tournament Shirts |
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| Local Newspaper Recognition of Sponsorship |
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| End of the year recap with promotional photos |
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| $5,000.00 |
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| 2 guided fishing trips for two people |
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| Large Decals on Truck |
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| Small Decals on Boat or design into boat wrap |
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| Website Link |
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| Local Newspaper Recognition of sponsorship |
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| Embroidered Company Logo on Tournament Shirts |
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| End of the year recap with promotional photos |
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| $10,000.00 |
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| Entry into Local Professional Tournaments ((3) in 2006) |
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| 2 guided fishing trips for two people |
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| Large Decals on truck |
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| Large decals on Boat or design into wrap if done |
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| Website Link and Logo Design into Home Page |
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| Local Newspaper Recognition of Sponsorship |
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| 1 company visit for marketing purposes |
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| Embroidered company logo on tournament shirts |
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| Wear Company hat for all competitions and photo opportunities * |
| End of the Year Recap with Promotional Photos |
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| $30,000.00 |
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| Entry into B.A.S.S. Northern Tour |
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| 3 guided fishing trips for two people |
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| Large Decals on Truck |
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| Boat Wrap with company logo used for background design * |
| Website Link and Logo Design into Home Page |
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| Local TV Recognition of Sponsorship |
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| Local Newspaper recognition of sponsorship |
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| 1 company visit for marketing purposes |
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| Tournament Shirt redesigned with company logo as main background * |
| Wear Hat for all competitions and photo opportunities * |
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| End of the Year Recap with Promotional Photos |
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| $50,000.00 |
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| Entry into B.A.S.S. Northern Tour or Elite Series |
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| 4 guided fishing trips for two people |
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| Wrapped Truck with Company Logo used as background design * |
| Wrapped Boat with Company Logo used as background design * |
| Website redesigned with Company Logo used as background design * |
| National Recognition of sponsorship through BassMaster Magazine, BASS Websites |
| Local TV and Newspaper recognition of sponsorships |
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| 2 company visits for marketing purposes |
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| Tournament Shirt redesigned with Company logo as background design * |
| Wear Hat for all competitions and photo opportunities * |
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| End of the Year Video Recap with Promotional Photos |
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| $100,000.00 |
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| Entry into B.A.S.S. Northern Tour or Elite Series |
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| 6 guided fishing trips for two people |
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| Wrapped Truck with Company Logo used as background design * |
| Wrapped Boat with Company Logo used as background design * |
| Website redesigned with Company Logo used as background design * |
| National Recognition of sponsorship through BassMaster Magazine, BASS Websites |
| Local TV and Newspaper recognition of sponsorships |
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| 2 company visits for marketing purposes |
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| Tournament Shirt redesigned with Company logo as background design * |
| Wear Hat for all competitions and photo opportunities * |
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| 40 hours of charitable time spent and documented |
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| For an additional $30,000 the company can keep their wrapped boat after its one year of use. |
| End of the Year Video Recap with Promotional Photos |
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| What's going on in the Bass Fishing World? |
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| ESPN data is used in this document. ESPN purchased B.A.S.S. in 2001, revealing its |
| interest in growing the sport of competitive Bass Fishing. The affiliation gives sponsors |
| a direct route to National TV coverage on ESPN2's - "Bass Saturdays" with 6 hours of |
| bass fishing shows and news every Saturday morning. It also gives a sponsor the |
| opportunity to showcase their company beside other industry leading companies. |
| 12.2 million people view the TV show " the Bassmasters" every year. Three major |
| tournaments will be aired during prime time in 2006. Three days of coverage and |
| an entire Saturday morning is dedicated to the Bass Master Classic Tournament, |
| the mother of all Bass Fishing Tournaments. Over 90 hours of tournament coverage |
| is scheduled for 2006. BassCenter, the only nationally televised Bass Fishing news |
| program will be aired 250 times in 2006 on ESPN2. |
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| 550,000 people subscribe to the BassMaster magazine. 400 million people will be |
| exposed to the existence of the "Citgo Bassmaster Tour" through thousands of publications worldwide |
| with an advertising value of over 30 million dollars. Bassmaster.Com gets 1.9 million |
| website hits per month. |
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| 79% of bass fishermen poll that they are loyal to the sponsors that support |
| the sport of bass fishing. |
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| What are the Advantages of Wrapping a Boat/Truck? |
| The B.A.S.S. Northern Tour encompasses the northern regions of the Midwest and |
| Northeast Corner of the United States. The B.A.S.S. Elite Series Tour covers the entire |
| eastern and Midwestern portion of the U.S. Tournaments in California and Washington are |
| planned for upcoming years. The average pro angler will travel up to 60,000 miles per |
| year and spend 6-9 months on the road. A wrapped boat and truck attracts attention to a |
| company's logo and over 1 million people will see this advertisement as it drives down |
| America's highways. |
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| Why hire a Professional Angler? |
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| Affiliation with a professional sports figure can promote the Company's image |
| and help the general public identify with your products. In 2005, over 300,000 people |
| attended B.A.S.S. professional fishing tournaments to see their favorite pro. |
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| A Professional Angler can provide recreational opportunities for the company employees |
| based upon information not normally available. The angler can give advice on fishing |
| opportunities or local entertainment/accommodations for areas around the country. |
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| A Professional Angler can offer a Company's CEO personal guided fishing trips to use |
| at his discretion or give away to customers much like the golf outings that are popular |
| in today's business practices. |
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| There are 34 million who participate in sport fishing every year in the United States, 28 |
| Million of them fish in freshwater. Bass Fishing is the most popular of all of the |
| major species. 10.7 Million of the freshwater anglers will purposefully attempt to catch |
| a bass. The total economic output for sport fishing is 45 Billion dollars. |
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| More people fish than play tennis and golf combined. In todays society, time is at a premium. Hiring an angler can |
| make your valuable day of recreation all it can be with first class boats, equipment and good fishing companionship. |
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| Why Sponsor Thad Takes? |
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| Besides having the fishing credentials. I am interested in devoting my life to the sport and |
| living the lifestyle of a professional fisherman. I believe this lifestyle comes with a |
| stewardship responsibility to promote the history of fishing to today's youth, as well as |
| promoting conservation and basic values incorporated into the history of fishing. I believe this |
| lifestyle comes with a sport figure's responsibility to give back to his community through |
| Charitable Events and public service. |
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| My background and experiences allow me to be an effective salesman for almost any brand |
| or product. I have an engineering degree from Iowa State University and have the aptitude |
| to understand and propagate a marketing strategy. I am a confident person with the ability |
| to convey a positive attitude in nearly any situation. |
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| I am a proven winner. In 2005, my name and image was televised numerous times when the Bassmaster |
| TV show covered my 2004 National Championship show, the 2004 Busch Shootout |
| show and the 2004 Bassmaster Classic. Each show was televised at least four times. |
| I have major boat and motor sponsors and all of the tools necessary to get back to the top of the |
| Bass Fishing World. |
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| I am the first Iowan and Northern Division Angler to win the BASS Federation National Championship. |
| I am the third Iowan to ever compete in the Bassmaster Classic, and I will be back. In 2005, I |
| made strong industry contacts and have the insiders track that keeps me in the information loop. |
| I will succeed at this level. |
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