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Blarney Bassmasters is a team bass fishing tournament circuit, based out of Port of Blarney in Antioch, IL, offering weekend and Wednesday night divisions.

09/22/2026

On a rainy September day for the Blarney Elite Championship, Jimmy Schmehl didn't need any help catching them...just holding them. Fishing solo, he put together a mixed bag of largemouth and smallmouth that went 14.80, including big bass of 4.47, to take the win! Congrats Jimmy!

In second, with 13.97 are Zach and Mike Schmieglitz. Rounding out the top 3, and taking home Team of the Year honors, are Logan McKenzie and DJ Kogut.

Thanks to everyone that fished with us both on weekends and Wednesdays this year. We averaged 30 boats for both divisions. We will be back next year to do it again!

09/19/2026

CHAMPIONSHIP TIME! TOMORROW! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th. Registration will begin at 4:30am. You must be registered and ready by 6:15am. We will have our rules meeting at 6:20am and take-off will be at sunrise or safe light.

09/14/2026

🏆🔥 IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS. 🔥🏆

The Blarney Bassmasters Weekend Elite Series Championship is NEXT SUNDAY — September 20th!

IF ALL QUALIFIED TEAMS FISH, WE WILL HAVE OVER $13,000 IN PAYOUT.

After a season of early mornings, some brutal weather, and some seriously heavy Chain bags…

THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS HERE. 🎣💥

💰 Championship Sunday.
🎯 Blarney Elite Series.
🏆 One shot at the title.

Get ready for a battle. 🔥

You must be registered and ready by 6:15am. We will have our rules meeting at that time. If your regular season partner cannot attend, we do permit fishing alone or with another person that has qualified. Boat numbers are determined by season points. Qualifiers and team entry fees are listed below.

08/28/2026

Our Wednesday Night Circuit Championship is this SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th. You must be registered and ready to go by 5:50am. Tournament meeting will take place at that time and we will take off at safe light.

You must fish with your partner from the season that you qualified with if that option is available. If one team member cannot make it, you are permitted to fish alone or with another person that is in the same situation.

The qualifier list is attached. It includes take off order (determined by season points as always) and your entry fee. Entry is $120 per team plus $6 for each event missed.

We will be having a party inside Mulligan Harbor after the event. Food will be provided and we will be doing tournament and season awards inside as well.

See you all on Saturday!

Craig & Logan

08/27/2026

It came down to the wire, quite literally 1 fish, but Jim Schmehl and Dave Linton held on to claim Team of the Year honors! Big congrats to them! 8.26 and Final YTD standings posted below. There will be a Championship qualifier list put out by this evening.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR BOAT IN THE WATER AND BE READY BY 5:50AM. CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY IS $120 PLUS $6 FOR EACH EVENT MISSED. AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A LIST PUBLISHED BY THIS EVENING WITH QUALIFIERS, BOAT NUMBER, AND YOUR TEAM ENTRY FEE.

08/20/2026

And just like that, we are down to 1 week remaining in the Wednesday Nighters! With next week being a double down, things are going to get interesting in the Team of the Year race.

Our Classic is next SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th. More information will be posted about that next week.

Results from 8.19 and YTD standings posted below.

Results are also available at blarneybassmasters.com

08/13/2026

8.5, 8.12, YTD. We only have 2 weeks left in the regular season! Seize the opportunity to fish! Any team with 10 or more tournaments fished can still qualify for the championship. You must fish a minimum of 15 events, everyone gets credit for the 2 missed due to flooding, and the last Wednesday is a double!

08/10/2026

30 boats in our final regular season Blarney Weekend Elite.

Jimmy Schmehl and Dave Linton continued their hot streak, taking the W with 12.47lbs and a 4.47 kicker largemouth. Congrats Jimmy and Dave!

In 2nd are Zach and Mike Schmieglitz with 11.91.

Rounding out the top 3 are Josh Blough and Jeramie Hewkin with 11.74.

Full results and final YTD standings are posted below and on the website at blarneybassmasters.com. There will be a full Championship qualifier list posted by the end of this week. Based on draw and participation at the Championship, we are estimating $10k in the pot for that event!

Thanks for fishing with us. We drew awesome numbers this year.

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Antioch, IL

Website

http://blarneybassmasters.com/

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