The Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series is the highest level of professional bass fishing tournaments. Competitors must qualify for the series through the Turtlebox Bassmaster Opens or the B.A.S.S. Nation, and anglers who are already on the Elite Series must re-qualify each year by maintaining enough points throughout the season. The pro anglers compete all season for the opportunity to win points toward the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year award and to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic.
The series was founded in 2006. Its predecessors were the Bassmaster Tour, Top 150 and Top 100.
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Dock Talk: Lake Champlain 2026
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A look at Lake Champlain 2026
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Daily Limit: McKinney looking to finish this time
Third time’s a charm. Trey McKinney hopes that idiom rings true for him this year. After leading Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year for much of the past two seasons,...
Champlain Elite will be one to watch
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Northbound and ready to fish my way
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