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We appreciate your
interest
We truly appreciate the interest you have in considering joining
our Bass Fishing Club. If you have browsed this site you should
be somewhat familiar with us. We will therefore spend our time
explaining some of the things that make our Club different from
many other Bass Clubs in the area.
First we are a Federated Club. That means we belong to the
Illinois BASS Chapter Federation and the National Federation.
Every club member must belong to both of these organizations as
well as being a BASS member. You can join BASS online and the
State and National Federation dues are
paid to the club when you join. We charge Club Dues according to
the Dues Schedule which may change from year to year.
 This club is comprised of people who like to fish. We are not
Pro's and do not look upon ourselves as anything more or less
than a group of people that enjoy fishing. This is not to say
that we are not competitive, but at the end of the day we have
had a good time whether we finished first or last.
We accept both boater and non-boater members. Boaters and
non-boaters are paired for all official Club Tournaments. For
informal or buddy tournaments, it is your responsibility to
arrange a partner. Boaters retain control over their boat for
the entire tournament and may or may not share the front deck
with their non-boating partner. Boaters must carry a minimum of
$300,000 liability insurance on the boat they are using.
We do not require members to attend meetings, participate in
Events, or fish any tournaments. We do require that a member
must fish at least 50% of the regular point tournaments in order
to qualify for the Club Championship.
The Club is a total pay-back operation which pays out 100% of
every dollar (includes payouts, award plaques and plates) collected from entry fees, by the end of the
season.
During the non-fishing portion of the year we may hold a few
Club Meetings and try to plan at least one trip to Bass Pro
Shops. A few of us may also get together to attend the Boat and
Fishing shows in the area. These trips are not required but
provide the opportunity for Club members to get to know one
another better and provide us with the chance to think and talk
fishing when it is too cold to actually go.
 We would be happy to discuss any questions you might have. You
may contact us through our email link below or attend any of our
meetings, or just show up at the ramp and talk with us there. We
are always happy to discuss fishing and look forward to hearing
from you.
While we accept new members throughout the year there are a few
deadlines imposed by the State Federation if you want to advance
to Regional and higher levels of competition. To fish the State
Qualifier in 2007, you would have to have been on our roster
prior to December 31, 2006. In addition to this the Club
requires you to be on the 2007 roster by that same date.
If you like to fish and enjoy competition, we would welcome your
membership. We hope to hear from you in the future. For more
information or to join email:
info@blackhawkbassmasters.com or call Fred Iantorno @
847-997-6945.
Blackhawk
Bassmasters
Monthly Meeting Location
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