Bass Tournaments in Illinois | The Illinois B.A.S.S. Nation

illinoisbassnation2019-05-06T16:23:51-05:00May 6th, 2019|

We have permit confirmation, the reschedule of the May 4th Youth event will be May 19th on the Des Plaines River out of the Des Plaines Conservation Area (not Big [...]

May 4th Youth Tournaments Cancelled for Safety

illinoisbassnation2019-05-02T16:54:39-05:00May 2nd, 2019|

Due to high water and unsafe river conditions, this Saturday's High School and Junior event on the Des Plaines River has been cancelled. We have put in a request for [...]

Hubbard and Catlin win Team Series Round 2 DPR event

illinoisbassnation2019-04-10T11:10:00-05:00April 10th, 2019|

On Sunday the Team Series took out on the Des Plaines River for their second event of 2019. Condtions were cold, windy and rainy, but 27 boats still managed to [...]

Will Ritze and Jon Selock win stacked IHSA event on the DPR

illinoisbassnation2019-04-10T10:00:28-05:00April 9th, 2019|

This weekend the IBN hosted a stacked 75 boat ISHA tournament on the Des Plaines River, with 33 boats competing for a qualifying spot at the IBN High School State [...]

Herrin opens 2019 season with a bang

illinoisbassnation2019-04-02T15:30:52-05:00April 2nd, 2019|

The IBN High School Trail kicked off the 2019 season this weekend. In typical fashion, Mother Nature played a hand in our opening event. Our 18 teams of competitors were [...]

Trey McKinney continues his winning ways in 2019

illinoisbassnation2019-04-02T15:30:33-05:00April 2nd, 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 [...]

Team Jaeger takes 2019 Team Series opener on Lake of Egypt

illinoisbassnation2019-04-02T15:30:07-05:00April 2nd, 2019|

On Sunday, the IBN Team Series made it's 2019 season debut on Lake of Egypt. Twenty-four teams of competitors were met with 30 degree temperatures, blue bird skies and a [...]

2018 Adult State Tournament Results

lmswords2019-01-30T16:06:43-05:00September 24th, 2018|

For the boaters, John Czajkoski is your state champion with limits both days for 15.31lbs. Second place went to Mark Klemp with 14.06lbs, and Ed Trevino took 3rd place with [...]

IBN’s own Off The Hook Junior Bassmasters Trey McKinney and Carter Wijangco Win the Junior Nationals

lmswords2018-10-28T21:34:35-05:00August 1st, 2018|

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 [...]