TO STIMULATE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF BASS FISHING AS A MAJOR SPORT. TO OFFER OUR STATE CONVERSATION DEPARTMENT OUR ORGANIZED MORAL AND POLITICAL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. TO PROMOTE FULL ADHERENCE TO ALL CONSERVATIO CODES AND TO DEMAND ADEQUATE WATER STANDARDS. TO DETECT AND REPORT ANY POLLUTER AND CALL PUBLIC AND POLITICAL ATTENTION TO HIS/HER CRIME. TO IMPROVE OUR SKILL AS BASS ANGLERS THROUGH A FELLOWSHIP OF FRIENDLY EXCHANGE OF EXPERT BASS- CATCHING TECHNIQUES AND IDEAS, AND TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH FISHING AND A LOVE FOR THIS GREAT RECREATON. TO FUNCTION AS A DYNAMIC AND EFFECTIVE LINK WITH OTHER STATE FEDERATIONS EMBRACING THE PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES OF B.A.S.S.