Border Town Bass Anglers, Illinois

Border Town Bass Anglers, Illinois BTBA meets in Manteno, Illinois. Established in 1985 to Fish Hard and Have Fun. We accept bass anglers of all skill levels. We fish 1 and 2 day events. No Problem.

You Don't Own a BOAT! You can still join our Club as a Co-Angler. We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every Month at 7:30pm. First Meeting of the year is in March and the last meeting is held in November for the year. The meetings are held at the Manteno, Illinois Sportsmen's Club. The BTBA fish approximately 8 club tournaments per year. Our tournament schedule includes such lakes as Braidwood, Mill Cree

k, Jacksonville, Willow Slough, Clinton, Shelbyville, Delavan, Egypt and OKEECHOBEE! LOL WE WISH! We do fish some rivers in the Summer months like Kankakee and Grand River. We draw partners for club tournaments at our monthly meeting prior to tournament and allow guests to fish one tournament per year. Our Annual Club Fee is $45. There is No Individual Tournament Fee. If you would like to get in the money for a tournament the fee is $20. 100% goes back to places based on the number of anglers in the tournament. We believe in Fish Conservation and Preservation, just like Major League Fishing. Most of our Tournaments are Catch and Release on the spot. We all use a paper system where the fish is measured and marked on the paper based on the size of the fish. Then the paper calculates the weights based on the length of the fish. However, Some tournaments we do bring the scale and weight in at the launch. This is always decided as a group at the meeting prior to the tournament. ANGLER OF THE YEAR:
Each Tournament has Points Earned for 3 Categories:
1. Attending the meeting prior to tournament.
2. Attending and Completing the tournament.
3.The place in the tournament
All points accumulate towards the Angler of the Year Award. Here is How it Works As a NON-BOATER:
1. Split Vehicle Fuel with your Partner
2. Split Hotel Room if Applicable.
3. Split Launch Fee each day if Applicable.
4. Pay the owner of the Boat $20 Fuel/Boat Fee for Each day.
5. Any other incidentals could be discussed ahead of time. Just use some common sense on what is fair. :)
Easy Breezy!!

Good job by Andy and Joe at the Fishing for a cure on Braidwood lake today 3rd place $1000
05/09/2026

Good job by Andy and Joe at the Fishing for a cure on Braidwood lake today 3rd place $1000

Results from last 2 tournaments
04/27/2026

Results from last 2 tournaments

Jerry had a couple nice ones over the weekend at Lake Sara
03/30/2026

Jerry had a couple nice ones over the weekend at Lake Sara

Congrats to Jimmy and Jeff on a 3rd place finish at lake Sara
03/30/2026

Congrats to Jimmy and Jeff on a 3rd place finish at lake Sara

A few of the guys got out today and caught some fish
03/22/2026

A few of the guys got out today and caught some fish

A few keepers from Braidwood today 16 1/2 to 15 1/4 Brett’s nice 5 plus pounder
03/09/2026

A few keepers from Braidwood today 16 1/2 to 15 1/4 Brett’s nice 5 plus pounder

Andy with a nice river smallmouth 21” 4 1/2 lbs
11/15/2025

Andy with a nice river smallmouth 21” 4 1/2 lbs

Results from the classic on Lake Sara on October 25th and 26th . Lots of good fish were caught.
11/05/2025

Results from the classic on Lake Sara on October 25th and 26th . Lots of good fish were caught.

Congrats to Bob G and Larry L for winning the Fall Anthony Acres at lake Sara tournament on October 11th and 12th
10/14/2025

Congrats to Bob G and Larry L for winning the Fall Anthony Acres at lake Sara tournament on October 11th and 12th

Results from Sam Parr September 20and 21st
09/26/2025

Results from Sam Parr September 20and 21st

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Manteno, IL
60950

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+18159539893

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