Trey McKinney continues his winning ways in 2019
This weekend the IBN's Junior Bassmasters also kicked off their first event of the season at Lake of Egypt. Five competitors braved the elements and caught some nice fish despite [...]
IBN’s own Off The Hook Junior Bassmasters Trey McKinney and Carter Wijangco Win the Junior Nationals
The IBN's own Trey McKinney and Carter Wijangco of the Off The Hook Junior Bassmasters Club took the top spot at this year's Junior Championship on Carroll County 1,000 Acre [...]
Fall Youth Event Announced
The last IBN Youth event of 2018 will be on September 9th on the Mississippi River in Albany, at the Illinois City Ramp. This event is benefiting The Childrens Therapy [...]
2018 Junior Bassmaster State Tournament Results
The Illinois Junior Bassmasters wrapped their 2018 state tournament yesterday, and once again our young anglers did not disappoint! 33 fish, including 3 limits, were brought to the scale yesterday, [...]
Gad and Ritze Take Top Spot at Braidwood
The High School and Junior competitors fished on this weekend at Braidwood Lake, and numbers did not disappoint. 6 teams brought in limits, and 2 teams were able to break [...]
High Schoolers & Juniors Kick Off the 2018 Season
The IBN High School Series kicked off under incredibly difficult conditions this weekend. Saturday had high winds, rain, and some snow! That didn't stop these competitors from fishing though, and [...]
2017 IBN Presidents Conference Announced
The 2017 IBN Presidents Conference will be held February 11th at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Streator, IL. Check-in will begin at 8am, and the meeting will come to [...]
Minooka High School takes IBN High School Series Season Opener
The IBN High School Series held its first event of the 2016 – 2017 season at Clinton Lake on June 25th. The high School anglers were very excited about the [...]
Jr. Bassmaster State Champions Draper and Flores
On June 12th the Illinois Bass Nation hosted the 2016 Jr. Bassmaster State Championship on Lake Springfield. The Jr. Bassmasters are anglers from the age of 11 to 13. They [...]
DAV – Folds of Honor benefit tournament set for June 11th
On June 11th the IBN will host the second annual DAV – Folds of Honor benefit tournament on Lake Springfield. Last year was the first year for this event and [...]