The Bassmaster Elite Series is the highest level of professional bass fishing tournaments. Competitors must qualify for the series through the St. Croix Bassmaster Opens or the TNT Fireworks 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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Daily Limit: Not just good ole boys anymore
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A rookie’s education
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Daily Limit: With family first, Tacoronte exits Elites
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Mark it down: Mosley’s time will come
DAYTON, Tenn. — As Brock Mosley waited in line during Championship Sunday’s drive-thru weigh-in for the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Chickamauga Lake, we all dreaded what was about to...
Foutz led rookie charge at Chickamauga
Jacob Foutz’s third-place finish was the headline, and the 10-angler Bassmaster Elite Series rookie class showed its overall strength and depth at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Chickamauga Lake....
Bassmaster AOY update after Chickamauga
Four tournaments into the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series season, John Cox finally didn’t fish with the Top 10 on the final day. Cox finished 36th at Chickamauga Lake. But when...
What a weird win
Just like the 2022 Bassmaster Classic, everything worked out how it was supposed to last week for me to win the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Chickamauga Lake. From...
