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Great Chicago Fishing Club
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All Club Memberships Include:
5 Free on-water seminars, 10% tackle discount coupons, discounted private lessons, access to regular season events and knowledge to catch a whole lot of fish. Activities for beginners as well as expert anglers will be held Saturdays and Sundays from March through October with Winter Classroom sessions starting in the next couple of weeks.Simply select the membership which best fits you below. Single membership, or kid's memberships (Student) are for 1 year. Discounts for multiple persons are reflected in the Family membership and this can be two friends, Uncle, Aunt neighbor - it doesn't matter.
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All Memberships are good from the day they are purchased for 365 days.
Big Angler membership is for those who plan on buying lessons or taking a summer guided sessions. This will provide the angler with a 20% discount off each session, private lesson or group outing- the best way to learn.
Big Angler also includes the Catch Fish subscription a hot tips and information eMagazine that is mailed out to members quarterly with more fish-catching knowledge for Chicago anglers than any national publication's entire year's worth of pages. Small, but deadly-effective. The techniques are so effective, all who use them need to swear an oath, they will put fish back!
Questions About Fishing Club Membership
What will I get for my membership?
Where do the dues go?
Can I buy a membership as a gift for someone?
What is the Big Angler membership?
If you would like more information on the club, call
the club founder's office cell phone- 630-235-2162 thanks, John.
1. You
can click the photo above and pay your dues via Paypal.
or
2. Download a Sign-up Form (112 k)
You can mail that with your info. Remember to include your address in the "ship to"
fields- that way we can send you club goodies/ and or
magazine if you purchased that
(or you can send a check payable to:
John Wilkins- 58 Dover
Avenue, LaGrange, IL 60126)
Can I buy a gift fishing club membership for a friend?
Absolutely! We can send you a fising club membership certificate
with the purchase of a membership or magazine subscription
to give as a gift with the paid membership. Certificates can be downloaded and printed on a color printer for a quick, easy and excellent gift. They will thank you over and over.
(Allow 1 - 2 business days for handling). If you are in a rush or have questions - call John at 630.235.2162.
When you purchase the gift membership now through Jan. 1st, you will recieve a membership gift certificate as well as a coupon for free fishing gear indlucing a float, hooks and a fish remover tool- an $10 value!
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What do I get for the Big Angler Fishing Club Membership?
Catching fish. You crave it, you can't keep your eyes on the road when you drive by ponds. You see fish jumping, you want to know what they are, what is chasing them and how can I catch all of them?
This is for the hard-core angler who wishes to really tap into Chicago's fishing scene. The Big Angler Chicago Fishing Club Membership is for the massive angler is ready to tangle with lots of fish, and huge fish. You have cast your brains out for bass in small ponds and have spent hours seeking big game fish around here. (I did and failed until I changed my methods).
This Big Angler Club Membership is for those that want to see the water in code - Matrix Style - who want to really hook fish close to home and will want knots, gear, rigs, tactics, baits, locations, scenarios [ schematics ] - well, that might be a bit over the edge, but so is the Big Angler. You will stalk, find, seek, prepare and set the hook in a load of fish this Spring and summer, you will get wet, you will get worn out! Replace mental anguish with physical fatigue in the all-you-can-catch extreme fishing that I can deliver to you.
Ok, details... Big Angler gets you into the exclusive all-day fishing affair that will be hard-core fish stalking, rig-making and above all, fish catching. The week prior to our big angler outing you will be sent instructions and detailed rigging, equipment needs, baits, hooks, lines all in preparation for a 1/4 day of exclusive group session followed by a Big Angler fish-off. We will take time to attack the water, catch as much as we can and then do a wrap-up session of Q.A., fish tales and rig comparison for the ultimate day of learning possible- with extreme anglers who just want to catch lots of fish, big fish.
Big Anglers are usually Extreme anglers, but sometimes family members who will zero in on a group catch of 200 - 1,000 lb. in one setting!
Oh yes- you get 20% off individual sessions and small group sessions anytime you want so Big Angler is the best way to learn if you really want to get into fishing.
Oh yes- you also get the quarterly Chicago Fishing School Secrets Sheet -Catch Magazine INCLUDED.
And Oh yes- you get the opportunity to stock your tackle box at a discount with GROUP BUY purchasing.
If you would like more information
on the club, call the club founder's office cell phone- 630-235-2162 thanks, John.
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Fishing Club Membership- What Do I Get?
Expect to catch more fish. Have you been to your local pond in Cook or DuPage Counties? That "crumby-looking" pond, retention water or public lake will amaze you at the opportunities to catch - more fish than you catch on vacation, hook many Chicago fish species and also huge Chicago fish.
The whole reason for this club is to open the door to the amazing Chicago fishing. Our club is a teaching club and every single member has caught more fish than they ever have by learning with us. We take pride in doubling, tripling, quadrupling your catch. In some cases the improvement is 1,000 to 2,000 times greater for anglers who adapt techniques taught in our seminars & at event demos.
Club membership also includes entrance to all monthly On the Water Club Seminars!
No special skills needed, in fact the newer you are to fishing, the more you will learn. Although, I have taught most veterans who boosted their catch many times over as well. You can quickly be catching more fish around Chicago than many in just a few seminars/outings! We feature US-Style bank fishing techniques that work around the Midwest from boat (or shore!), focused on fishing Chicago and the suburbs. Use your own gear with slight modifications. NO SPECIALTY GEAR REQUIRED, use ordinary rods and simple methods, just be open to simple adjustments in your fishing.
Along with instruction and outings we run, we also run seminars and bank-side demos to pass on fishing knowledge and advance THE ENTIRE CLUB'S success. This stuff is easy
No
member is left behind and help is ALWAYS available before,
after and sometimes even during a fishing event on the
water.
Expect to have 3 - 4 seminars available to you
during the year including on the shore instruction, as well as informative tip sheets, prior to us fishing. You will catch more fish in Chicago
and anywhere in the Midwest as the tactics are good
for nearly any species. What you learn here will apply
to crappies, walleye, bass, bluegills, carp, perch and
more! There are no more fees during regular season events-
you are entered into as many or as few fishing outings
as you feel like attending.
New anglers are treated like royalty by us as this is the emphasis of the club. You are welcome to come fish at any level including brand new beginner or taking the sport up again after years of not fishing.
They key is all anglers win of the prizes, tackle and
awards. You can expect
to meet many new anglers and potential fishing partners
at our events and through our web site.
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Where do the dues go?
Over the past 6 years, the club has been working on promoting itself. 100% of the money was spent on promotions and club materials.
#1 Costs for events and tackle give-aways
#2 Cost- post cards for promotion and flyers for events.
#3 Cost- Event Banners
#4 Cost -Web Hosting & Web Site Design
We continue to spend 100% of club dues on the membership.
Any and all sponsor prizes are handed out to the membership at events such as T-shirts, lures, gift certificates along with event awards.
Your dues go to fueling angler education and building fishing in the Chicago area. Our mission is to build up regular anglers and improve the sport of fishing within 5 miles of your home.
The fishing is spectacular- World
Class in that anglers travel all the way from Europe
to fish places like Chicago's public lakes! If you haven't
been catching fish- we are going to fix that. Sign up
for a club membership and see how! Last summer I guided customers fishing near Chicago from Wisconsin and even England!
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