90k is a pretty descent living in TX, depending where you live, his wages make no difference to me, the point of the thread was try to understand why kids are allowed to fish in a lightning storm, I think.

Exactly what I was thinking. You want to jump down a rabbit hole, go to that same website and peruse the 990s of some of your favorite non-profits that you donate to and their officer compensation.

Are you on medication? If it "make no difference to you" then why post

"90k to the tourney director? Is this real? Who said he was a volunteer…"

Seems we as a society have lost the ability to think for ourselves- so let’s blame others when bad things happen. Every boat captain has the ability to turn the weather forecast on- every parent vetted the boat captain ahead of time and made a decision to trust that person with their child.

He isn’t getting rich…

It makes no difference to me whether he makes 9k or 900k. Paid vs. volunteer is what matters to me.

Thanks for taking a jab with the medication question - projection is real.

Until people can see and realize that there is competitive advantage gained when someone is allowed and willing to take risk when it is unacceptable this conversation will continue to go around and around.

Kids don’t need to be in boats fishing during a lighting storm. End of story. The end.

I think a lot of people presumed the whole jest of the THSBA was people volunteering and doing things from a place of giving and not taking. It could be that some thought of the THSBA is a volunteer run organization and nobody was profiting or getting paid.

It's seems as if the THSBA is a bass fishing trail. Past the school names there is no affiliation or regulation by any school, school district or the UIL.

That may be what has some confused.

This is a very true statement, many organizations have a lot of monetary value that is not "on the books".

In most organizations (even 503c declared organizations), very few times is every penny accounted for "on the books".

I didn't project anything as I am not on medication. I also don't completely contradict myself within two hours of a post. Honestly, you just seem to stir the pot and try to get a rise out of people no matter the topic. You seem to be a fairly intelligent person who just has a real need for attention, positive or negative.

Also, someone correct me if I am wrong, the same people who "run / own" the THSBA also run a colligate trail that is a "for profit" business.


It was actually an ingenious business model, start the kids in HS fishing and do it through an organization that is mostly worked and ran by volunteers and donations. Then when those kids are of college age offer them a way to compete just against college anglers and not against the hammers that fish most of the Texas trails.

very well thought out plan!

Sounds like this is not his regular job.


Quess I'm cheap. Spent 4 years as a NON paid director for a 200+ member trail.

OK, two questions...

Number 1........So name me a tournament organization (based on sheer numbers) bigger than THSBA? B.A.S.S./MLF right off the top of my head. Anyone else?

Number 2........Give me a reason why THSBA should not have 10-20 employees or even more for that matter?

And save the "because Its a school activity" excuse because if you think it is, you may want to wake up. Any school team could "leave" their school and create the "anywhere jr anglers club" and nothing would change.

Non Profit ?

I am a teacher. Some of us sacrifice and try to make the world a better place. Kind of a d-bag flex.