Competitive. Organized. Angler-Driven.
The Illini Team Trail (ITT) brings competitive bass anglers together across southern Illinois for professionally run team tournaments on some of the region’s best lakes.
Whether you’re fishing one event or chasing a season title, ITT offers fair competition, clear rules, and a great tournament-day experience.
All Series are No Forward Facing Sonar events.
ITT offers multiple tournament series so teams can fish the lakes they love — or compete across all of them.
Our rules are designed to keep tournaments competitive, safe, and fair for everyone.
Before fishing any event, anglers should review:
Tournament rules
Weigh-in procedures
Boat & safety requirements
Payout and penalty policies
The Illini Team Trail is proud to partner with local and regional sponsors who support competitive fishing and the angling community.
In honoring our commitment to be one of the most angler friendly circuits, Illini Team Trail, along with one of our major sponsors, have created the House2Home Points Fund.
We will pay out a minimum of three places to teams finishing at the top of the ITT Series standings this year.
To qualify, teams must fish 7 of the 8 events. The top three teams(at minimum) will be paid for their efforts.
Teams fishing all 8 events will be able to drop their worst event to make up their 7 highest finishing tournaments. The more support we get at our events, the greater the payout and number of teams paid out.
This is all made possible by Celia Robertson and her great team at House2Home. Please give them a call for all of your real estate needs!
We’re excited to introduce the JET-A-CUP, proudly sponsored by Jet-A-Marina. At each of the eight ITT Series events, the highest-finishing eligible team will earn an additional $200 payout.
How It Works
The bonus will be awarded to the top-finishing team competing in a Ranger, Nitro, Triton; any model. Any year. The boat must be owned by either team member and be verifiable at the event.
This exciting addition is made possible through the continued support of Jet-A-Marina. We’re grateful for their commitment to our anglers and the ITT trail.
For new or used boat sales, service, parts, and supplies, be sure to connect with the team at Jet-A-Marina.
Here’s to a strong and successful 2026 season on the water!
