About the club:The Illini Bass Fishing Club is a registered student organization of The University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, founded in 2001 to bring together students who loved fishing. Since this time, the club has grown a strong competitive nature, sending members across the country competing in tournaments against other schools.
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Members of the I.B.F.C fish a number of different collegiate circuits including: the Abu Garcia College Fishing Circuit presented by MLF, the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, the ACA Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, annual Big 10 Conference Championship, the Illinois Collegiate Championship among all Illinois college bass teams, and various other head to head tournaments against local clubs and schools. The club also has a non competitive side, staying true to our roots of our love for fishing. Our club regularly holds tournaments within the club on local ponds and lakes, where members fish against each other for bragging rights, and host numerous day-long trips to various lakes.
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Additionally, the Illini Bass Fishing Club regularly attends fishing shows across the state, such as the Rockford Boat, Vacation, and Fishing show, or the Tinley Park Fishing and Outdoors show. At the shows, members of the club are fortunate enough to speak with the community about the club, and to talk to local business about fishing. Furthermore, we hold casting competitions for kids aged 2-17, where they are able to compete in a friendly competition to win some awesome gear in addition to passing on our knowledge and love for fishing to the generations to come.
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Interested in joining THe Club?
If you are a student at UIUC, and you are interested in joining our club, make sure to visit our Instagram by clicking here, and feel free to send us a DM. We welcome anglers of all levels of experience and interest, so don't feel like you have to be an expert angler to be a part of this club. If you need to contact us directly or have any questions about the club itself, you can email us at [email protected]
