RECENT NEWS
- The Illini Bass Fishing Club had a great showing down in Pickwick, Alabama for the Boat U.S. Collegiate National Championship! The team of Joey DiSomma and Matthew Sells took 25th out of 168 teams from across the country!
- We will be hosting our Midwest Series tournament on Lake Shelbyville Saturday, June 29th! More information and register Here!
- Keep our waterways clear of invasive species! Check out our 1980 ranger and also our club member Matthew Sells in this commercial for the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.
- Check out the results from our Second Annual IBFC High School Open by clicking on the High School Open Results tab above. It took a weight of 17.73 pounds to win and big bass was 6.75 lbs! Tons of pictures are posted on our Facebook. Thanks to everyone who participated in the event!
- Our 2nd Annual High School Tournament on April 7th was a huge success thanks to our many great sponsors. The anglers weighed in many great fish and walked away with the best equipment money can buy.
- The Illini Bass Fishing Club is also proud to announce our new sponsor Mac's Tackle! Mac's Tackle has been an huge asset to the club in years past and we look forward to developing a long term relationship.
- Our T-shirt order form is down for the time being. We will have a full stock of sizes S-XXL in shortly. Help support our club by following us on Facebook and Twitter @illinifishing and feel free to contact us any time at fightingillinibassclub@gmail.com.
SPOTLIGHT
On April 7th the Illini Bass Fishing Club held the 2nd Annual High School Open on Clinton Lake. The tournament was a huge success and high Schools from all over Illinois competed in a 67 boat tournament fishing for many great prizes and bragging rights until next year. The morning of the tournament was cool but by the afternoon the sun was out and the weather could not have been better. The anglers had a great time with 52 teams weighing in fish, the biggest coming for Lake Clifton of Monticello High School who caught a 6.75lb largemouth . The team of Michael Gullette, Brandon Lavery, and Danielle Weber of Dunlap High School came away with the win with 17.73lbs, the entire results can be found here. Along with our many great sponsors represented the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant had a booth explaining new Illinois regulations concerning invasive species. An article written about the tournament by the Illinois-Indiana Sea can be found here. We hope to see everyone out there next year and with your support we hope to continue to expand this tournament
A huge thanks goes out to all of our sponsors, Columbia Sportswear, Dobyns Rods , Lake Fork Trophy Lures, Tacklewarehouse, Pure Fishing, Advantage Bait Company, Spro, Rod Glove, Numa Sport Optics, Mac's Tackle, Fishidy, Custom Cast Lures, and Lews for providing our club with the gear that we need to keep on fishing and competing at a high level, we could not do this without them!
A huge thanks goes out to all of our sponsors, Columbia Sportswear, Dobyns Rods , Lake Fork Trophy Lures, Tacklewarehouse, Pure Fishing, Advantage Bait Company, Spro, Rod Glove, Numa Sport Optics, Mac's Tackle, Fishidy, Custom Cast Lures, and Lews for providing our club with the gear that we need to keep on fishing and competing at a high level, we could not do this without them!
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT and AS ALWAYS KEEP ON FISHING!! |
