I have been an active life member for 3or 4 years and and I have been trying to become a field tester. I submitted the form a few different times and then waited for a while. I was doing some clean up in the house today (june 6) and I found and envelope from fishing club dated March 26. My wife probably saw it and figured it was nothing. At any rate This envlope contained a few fishing hooks. I waited for quite a while and with all the cool products available for testing and I get to test a few small hooks. I am a very dissappointed Life Member. Thats almost insulting.

Do you have to be a life member to get products?

No you don't have to be a life member, any/all members are eligible.
I also got the fish hooks recently, I actually liked them. I have been a life member for over 6 years, field testing stuff is a bonus. No one ever guaranteed you that you would be field testing a new Lowrance or Humminbid system or anything. You should be happy to have an opportunity at free stuff at all. The most insulting thing is your sense of entitlement that you show, expecting something lavish for free from the club. You should be happy there is even a club like this you can join.

No, you do not need to be a life member to resive any products. if all u resive is fish hooks try choosing a different spesies of fish. Like bass and trout.

I have been a lifer since 07 and been fortunate enough to test a couple of lures and yes the hooks too. Sure it would be nice to have something better to test but you have to look at it like winning the lottery and I'm still waitng for that winning ticket. If you expect to test a big item your going to be dissapointed more than you like, I'm just happy they ask for my input from time to time and if your able to just be happy for today and pray for tomorrow, tomorrow you may just get something better than you did today  .

Ok first of all Hairytoe I didnt show anything I just asked if you have to be a life member to test stuff! So don"t put your lables on me about what I am you don"t know me!
Second I would be happy just trying hooks and things like that! like they say free is good no matter what or how much it is!

I am ZEXOR!
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Easy there Zexor, I replied to your question in my first line.  The rest was for the other guy. 

Hey Amos, If this helps at all, I remember reading somewhere that if you hold onto the questionaire too long/ not return them they could or will hold off on any furthur product testing. The member results are important to them and they frown against these forms not being returned when others are willing to test and fill them out. It's unfortunate your spouse set this stuff aside so give it some more time. I forgot to send one back myself 2 years ago when I moved and missplaced it, then forgot about it and it took about a year for my name to come back up again. You will also find they have a way to fill these product testing forms out online, It's been a while since I've looked for the link but it's here somewhere. So just do what i did and fill out another request for testing form and as long as your a paid in full lifer your product testing will remain valid as long as you remain breathing. I checked my status after this last test just to make sure I didn't need to fill another out and it still said I was current and on the list, So I know this is true. If your status changes and you need to change anything on your testing file you can always update your info too. Best of luck and try to stay positive, theres a whole lotta people waiting and I'm sure something out there has your name on it.  Take care and here's a smile to get you goin

i waited since 1993& got those same 4 hooks-WHOOPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF THOSE ARE A GIFT WHY DO YOU FILL OUT REPORT@WWW.FISHINGCLUB.COM/REPORTS? WHICH IS IN OPERATION FINALLY. AND DO I NEED TO REENTER FIELD TEST IN ORDER TO GET A REAL PRODUCT TO REVIEW?

Larry:
  If you tested the hooks and sent in the report then yes you need to reregister for the testing program (any time they send you a test they take your name out of the program until you register again).  I also just tested the easy tie hooks (assuming these are the ones you received) and yes they are an official test item.  I have received other hooks for free but no test report or paperwork explaining what I needed to do for the testing. 
  On another note I tried the reports link you have posted and still get the 404 error so not sure what is going on with it [edit] ok tried again and it worked so seems to be working but not 100%.[\edit].

There always has been a large amount of confusion regarding the field test program. Here is my take on how it works: You fill out a tester profile which registers you as a tester. When a your name reaches the top of the list, the next available product that matches your profile is sent to you, preceeded by an email that contains the link for the product report. I was told by member services that there is no time limit to reply, but the manufacturers appreciate a timely response. When a product is sent to you for a test, your name and profile are dropped from the list. Filling out a new profile puts you back into the waiting list. Note: If you at anytime re-file a profile, you move to the back of the line! I have also had my profile drop off during some of the "improvements" to the site. Hope this is some help. Tom

Hey folks, new NAFC Web Guy Greg here: Pegsguy's post is very accurate. Closed circuit to Pegsguy -- if you are having any additional troubles with your member profile, let me know and I'll see what I can do for you.

Hey folks, new NAFC Web Guy Greg here: Pegsguy's post is very accurate. Closed circuit to Pegsguy -- if you are having any additional troubles with your member profile, let me know and I'll see what I can do for you.

Just having trouble getting any test products, period. Been waiting for over a year. That seems a bit long, wouldn't y'all agree?

Right on the noggin there pegsguy, all I can say is look under "my account" and check if your still currently registered for product testing and wait it out. Been well over a year here and reaching that golden year this year I hope too for another stab at the top of the list  
there's a lot of us out here so don't panic and enjoy the reading. I was impressed with not only the map for crappie spawn time lines but even more the read they gave us about the thing I always found most important, The water temps and depth zones to find them in. Happy fishing everyone.

STILL WAITING FOR PONTONN BOAT OH WELL. SCAT CAT TO FIELD TEST YEA RIGHT

Hey fellas, I wish I could lessen the wait for the product-testing program, but indeed, we have a large club and a long list. However, I would encourage you all to Like the NAFC Facebook page -- we run contests and give away prizes almost every week! Maybe your chances of getting a "freebie" every once in a while would increase if you visited the Facebook page every so often.

-- Hang in there guys! Web Guy Greg

I saw a post that stated that Life Members don't have to re-register after receiving a field test. I can assure you that this is not the case. Tom

Boy Howdy! This all started with a pack of hooks.