20TH ANNUAL

DICK HILEY
ST. JUDE BASS CLASSIC

May 4 – 6, 2018

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Join us for the 20th annual Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic, celebrating two decades of this unique fishing tournament on the Mississippi River. This year's tournament will consist of weigh-ins, a dinner banquet featuring a local St. Jude patient family and an opportunity for anglers to win a special "20 for 20" payout. All proceeds from this event will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

Learn more about the history of the Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic.

$2.7 million raised
 

Schedule of events

  1. Time
    		 Activity
    		 Location
    4 – 5 p.m.
    		 Team check-in
    		 Slippery's Bar and Grill
    10 Church Ave.
    Wabasha, Minnesota
    5 – 6:30 p.m. Mandatory tournament rules meeting
    		 Slippery's Bar and Grill
    10 Church Ave.
    Wabasha, Minnesota
  2. Time
    		 Activity
    		 Location
    5:30 a.m. Boat check in (breakfast and snack packs provided) Launch site
    6:30 a.m. All participants must be boat checked with tournament officials
    		  
    7 a.m. Tournament begins
    		  
    3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Weigh-in
    		 Ike's Park
    5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tournament Banquet Dinner
    		 Slippery’s Bar and Grill
  3. Time
    		 Activity
    		 Location
    5:30 a.m. Boat check in (breakfast and snack packs provided) Launch site
    6:30 a.m. All participants must be boat-checked with tournament officials
    		  
    7 a.m. Tournament begins
    		  
    3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Weigh-in
    		 Ike's Park
    4:30 p.m. Tournament award ceremony
    		  
 

Register

$350 entry fee before April 1, 2018
$400 entry fee after April 2, 2018

Entry form will be available later this fall. Please check back for more details.

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Anglers raised $350,000 in 2017. Let's top that in 2018.
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Each participating team must meet a $500 fundraising minimum to participate in the tournament. Teams can raise money through side events, and through the online fundraising platoform. Anglers are encouraged to register online to create their personal pages to begin fundraising for the kids of St. Jude.

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Information for Anglers and participating teams

Insurance policy

Insurance is required for all participating teams. Read the insurance policy here.

 

Tournament rules

Please see the following rules and regulations for the Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic here.

Questions about the tournament? Please contact:

Melissa Bargmann
Melissa.Bargmann@stjude.org

 

About the Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic

 

Sponsorship opportunities

  1. Benefits include:

    • Speaking opportunity and check presentation during final weigh-in
    • One boat entry into the 2018 Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic
    • Speaking opportunity during dinner banquet
    • Display banners at registration, dinner and weigh-ins
    • Tabling opportunity for promotional materials during weigh-in
    • Logo placement and sponsor recognition on all of the following:
      • More than 400 angler shirts and sweatshirts
      • More than 300 entry forms
      • All mailings
      • Official event posters
      • All press release and media communication

  2. Benefits include:

    • Speaking opportunity during dinner banquet
    • Tabling opportunity for promotional materials during weigh-in
    • Display banners at registration, dinner and weigh-ins
    • Recognition during banquet and weigh-ins
    • Logo placement and sponsor recognition on all of the following:
      • More than 400 angler shirts and sweatshirts
      • More than 300 entry forms
      • All mailings
      • Official event poster
      • All press release and media communication

  3. Benefits include:

    • Display banners at registration, dinner and weigh-ins
    • Recognition during banquet and weigh-ins
    • Logo placement and sponsor recognition on all of the following:
      • More than 400 angler shirts and sweatshirts
      • More than 300 entry forms
      • All mailings
      • Official event poster

  4. Benefits include:

    • Recognition during banquet and weigh-ins
    • Logo placement and sponsor recognition on all of the following:
      • More than 400 angler shirts and sweatshirts
      • More than 300 entry forms
      • All mailings
      • Official event poster

For more information on becoming a sponsor, contact

Melissa Bargmann
ALSAC/St. Jude
Melissa.Bargmann@stjude.org
(952) 715-4400

 

Photos from the Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic 1998 – 2017

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Dick Hiley Photos page

 

Committee

 
 

Corey Waller
Committee Chair

Troy Barrett
Matt Hall

Aaron LaRoque
Eric Ronningen

John Schlee
Alison and Chad Springer 
Glenn Walker

 

Questions? Please contact:

Melissa Bargmann
ALSAC/St. Jude
Melissa.Bargmann@stjude.org
(952) 715-4400 | (888) 950-6466

Corey Waller 
Committee chair
cwallerbass1@hotmail.com 
(651) 214-8875

Mail checks to:

ALSAC/St. Jude
Attn: St. Jude Bass Classic
5353 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 500
St. Louis Park, MN 55416

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