Since 2009 I have been responsible for pursuing club sponsors for our local bass club, Bay Area Bassmasters. Through the last five years I have learned a tremendous amount about this process as it is not nearly as easy as I had been told, nor is it as easy as many may believe. Getting companies to part with their products and or money is a very difficult thing to accomplish. Unless, of course, you can show them a return that is commensurate with their investment.