Welcome and thank you for visiting the site of the West Suburban Bass Anglers (WSBA,) an Illinois Bass Federation Nation club, located in the Chicago area.

History:
    The WSBA was formed in 2002. Since then , members have enjoyed fellowship and a little friendly competition, while fishing the lakes and rivers throughout northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin.  We have anglers of all skill levels and abilities and we pride ourselves on helping each other enjoy bass fishing to its fullest.

Tournaments:
    Every year, 10 tournaments are scheduled from April through September with a club "Classic" held in early October.  Our club tournament format is boater vs. boater and non-boater vs. non-boater    (draw tournaments), with anglers in both divisions accumulating points, while competing for the title of  "Angler of the year".  Almost all tournaments are one day events, except for the "Classic", which is a two day event.  There are entry fees for every tournament and place payouts are based on the number of entries.  There is also an optional "Big Bass" pot for every tournament.

   As a member of the Illinois Bass Federation Nation, we also qualify and send a team to the 6-man State Qualifier tournament, with a chance to make it to the Northern Divisional tournament, the BASS Federation National Championship and utimately, the Bass Master Classic.

   Besides being a national B.A.S.S. member, other fees include:

BASS Federation Nation.............................$20.00/  year
Illinois BASS Federation nation.................$20.00/  year
West Suburban Bass Anglers.....................$40.00/  year
Tournament Entry......................................$25.00/  tournament
Big Bass pot...................................................$5.00/  tournament

Meetings:
Club Meetings are held at 7:00 pm in Palatine on the second Wednesday of every month.

The tool bar above holds links that will take you to our events calendar, tournament schedule, tournament results, angler of the race, fishing reports, and photo gallery. 

      For more information about joining the West Suburban Bass Anglers, please contact one of the following members:     Mike ( President) MJGIL@UIC.EDU  , Kenton (Membership officer) BULL7D7@AOL.COM