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2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Will Be a No Entry Fee Tournament Trail 1
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Will Be a No-Entry-Fee Tournament Trail

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini033
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Professional bass fishing is entering a new era as B.A.S.S. announces a groundbreaking change: the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series will be a no-entry-fee tournament trail. For the first time in B.A.S.S. history, Elite Series pros will no longer pay to compete, marking a major shift that aligns......
B.A.S.S. Announces College High School and Junior schedules for 2025
High School and College Tournaments

B.A.S.S. Announces College, High School and Junior schedules for 2025

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini083
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. officials have revealed the 2025 tournament schedule for the Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, along with the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series and Junior Series. The new schedule offers exciting opportunities for young anglers to compete on some of the......
B.A.S.S. Announces New Format for Bassmaster Opens and Elite Qualifiers for 2025
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

B.A.S.S. Announces New Format for Bassmaster Opens and Elite Qualifiers for 2025

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini089
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sept. 2024) — In response to growing popularity, B.A.S.S. has announced exciting enhancements to the St. Croix Bassmaster Opens presented by SEVIIN and the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers (EQ) series, starting in the 2025 season. The revamped format is designed to give more anglers the chance to......
B.A.S.S. Promotes Phillip Johnson to Chief Operating Officer 1 e1727172730895
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

B.A.S.S. Promotes Phillip Johnson to Chief Operating Officer

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini070
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sept. 2024) — B.A.S.S., the world’s largest fishing organization, has announced the promotion of Phillip Johnson to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Johnson, who has spent the past two years overseeing B.A.S.S.’s content strategy, advertising, events, marketing, and communications, will now take on additional responsibilities. In his expanded role,......
Georgia's Cody Stahl wins the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Mississippi River presented by SEVIIN in La Crosse, Wis., with a weight of 53 pounds, 1 ounce.
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

Stahl Wins Bassmaster Open at Mississippi River with Goose-Hunting Insight

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0120
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Cody Stahl of Barnsville, Ga., secured the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Mississippi River presented by SEVIIN with a three-day total of 53 pounds, 1 ounce. Out of 213 competitors, Stahl claimed the top prize of $40,607 and a coveted invitation to the 2025 Bass Pro......
bassmaster elite series who is new
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

B.A.S.S. No-Info Rule Changed for 2025 Elites

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0131
Last Friday, B.A.S.S. announced the 2025 Elite Series schedule, featuring diverse fisheries that should set the stage for an exciting and unpredictable season. Alongside that release, the organization announced a change in the timing of the no-information rule, stating Jan. 1, 2025 as the start day of the rule. Today,......
BASS announces technology standardization for Elite Series Classic
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

B.A.S.S. Announces Technology Standardization for Elite Series, Classic

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0138
B.A.S.S. announces the creation of equipment standards related to new technologies that will impact anglers competing on the biggest stage in bass fishing BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Bassmaster Elite Series and the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Jockey Outdoors are the pinnacles of competitive bass fishing. B.A.S.S. has......
aftco x bass conservation grants
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

2024 AFTCO x B.A.S.S. Conservation Grants

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0233
SANTA ANA, Ca., January 30, 2024 – In 2024, the AFTCO x B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation Grant Program remains committed to backing conservation efforts nationwide. Established in 2018, this program was designed to offer financial support to B.A.S.S. Nation clubs for their proposed freshwater bass conservation projects that have received approval.......
BASS Unveils Powerhouse 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series Lineup
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

B.A.S.S. Unveils Powerhouse 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series Lineup

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0540
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After an incredible 2023 season that set records for both attendance and fan engagement, saw six first-time Elite Series champions and a Dakota Lithium Bassmaster Rookie of the Year race that came down to the season’s final day of competition, B.A.S.S. has announced the 2024 Elite Series field. An......
BASS Announces 2024 Nation Qualifier Schedule
B.A.S.S. Tournament News

B.A.S.S. Announces 2024 Nation Qualifier Schedule

Andrea Marini
by Andrea Marini0396
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2024 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series schedule features four national qualifiers on some of the country’s best bass fisheries along with a new format giving grass-roots anglers more opportunities to qualify for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship and a shot at a berth in the iconic Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.......