I know with the Lindsay CFT club what happens is that first of all ...all of the club tourneys are fished on lakes other than the ones run by the tournament circuit which i think is great those lakes are already pressured enough....and second of all at the end of the yr the top boater and non boater from all the club tourney standings get to fish a CFT tourney next year of they're choice entry fee paid....thats a huge bonus considering some of those tourneys pay out monster paychecks.... to be honest i don't have much time to get out myself nor do i have the tons of coin needed to fish a full circuit, so the club tourneys are a big bonus.
U should look around and attend a few meetings of different clubs and see what u like! Thats my best advice