Anglers placing in the Top 50 in each division’s Angler of the Year race will advance to the newly installed Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers series. This stand-alone series will feature three events, spanning from September through November, to qualify anglers for the Bassmaster Elite Series.
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My last chance to requalify for the Elites
Nothing in the world of bass fishing is more challenging than attempting to qualify for the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series. Whether you take on this challenge via the Bassmaster Opens...
Predicting the Elite Series qualifiers from the 2026 EQs
Who will qualify for the 2027 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series through the Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers presented by Bass Pro Shops? Bassmaster pundits make their predictions.
Daily Limit: Sprint to Elites blasts off at Norfork
Stephen Browning believes this year presents his best chance to return to the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series. “Simply because of a coin flip, I honestly think that I really have...
Drought-weary Norfork on the brink of igniting heading into 2026 Elite Qualifier
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — It’s a case of weather or whether, but how that riddle plays out will determine much for the Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifier at Norfork Lake presented...
How the FFS coin flip shapes the 2026 EQs
There is no bias in a coin flip, but the results of the coin flip that determined the forward-facing sonar restrictions for the 2026 Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers presented...
Who’s fishing the 2026 Bassmaster EQs?
See who is set to compete in the 2026 Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers presented by Bass Pro Shops!
Opens profile: Jacob earns second shot at EQs
In 2025, Alabamian Connor Jacob fell short of qualifying for the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series by finishing 16th in the EQ points standings after the third and final Bassmaster Elite...
Profiling the 2026 EQ fisheries
The three-series lineup plays out on highland, lowland and riverine fisheries.
EQ profile: Russ Lane returns to the Elites
From 2006 through 2018, Prattville, Ala., homie Russ Lane had the distinction of being an Elite Series angler. He earned a payday more than 50% of the time and competed...
Daily Limit: Anaya continues heater with Team Classic berth
Fisher Anaya is fulfilling the destiny of his name quite well. One might think his father, an angler his entire life, was responsible for naming him, but he simply gave...
EQ profile: Hudson’s Elite Qualifier double
The primary goal for anyone who fishes the Bassmaster Elite Qualifier series is to become a professional Bassmaster Elite Series angler. For most of them, qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic...
B.A.S.S. announces 2026 Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers schedule
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. announced today the 2026 Nitro Boats Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers presented by Bass Pro Shops (EQ) schedule, marking the second year of the postseason-style format designed to challenge the top...
