The Progressive 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 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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Pasquotank provides perfect backdrop for Welcher’s historical win
Anytime the Bassmaster Elite Series goes to a new fishery, it provides added excitement … going into the unknown. The third stop of 2025 on the Pasquotank River certainly provided...
Herring spawn likely to play big role in Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell
ANDERSON, S.C. — Some might sit and stare, others might run and gun. That’s spring in South Carolina, and it’s what Tyler Campbell expects for the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell. Competition...
Adapting to changing current flows in rivers
I’m a river guy at heart. I’ve fished the Delaware River, the Susquehanna and many other waterways. When I saw the Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound on this year’s Progressive Bassmaster Elite...
Big bass of Pasquotank River
Welcher wails away at first-time venue, earning Century Club belt while establishing a record margin of victory.
Garrett, Davis tied at the top of AOY standings
An early look at the 2025 AOY race after three Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series events.
Iaconelli on the Pasquotank, throwback vests, and fan support
Mike Iaconelli left Elizabeth City, North Carolina with a solid 38th place finish in the St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at the Pasquotank River. The Team Toyota pro’s weight averaged out...
Top lures at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound
See the baits used by the Top 10 on the Pasquotank River and throughout the Albemarle Sound tributaries.
Don’t neglect lipless crankbaits or spinnerbaits this spring
Anglers like to jump on trends and often forget about the tactics that worked well a few years ago. For example, prespawn usage of the lipless crankbait and the spinnerbait...
Behind the scenes: Championship Sunday at Pasquotank River
Go behind the scenes in Elizabeth City for the final weigh-in at the St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River!
Weigh-in: Day 4 at Pasquotank River
Check out photos from the final weigh-in at electric Elizabeth City, NC for the St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River!
Elite Analysis – Day 4 Pasquotank River
One Yeti Hot Seat. Unused. Give the second through ninth place finishers another day to fish and it still might not get a set of butt imprints. Kyle Welcher extended...
Welcher completes historic victory at Pasquotank River
Kyle Welcher completes his historic week on the Pasquotank River by weighing 23 pounds, 14 ounces on Championship Sunday bringing his four-day total to 118 pounds, 12 ounces! Welcher has set the record for margin of victory at a whopping 45 pounds, 7 ounces and would have won with his three-day total by over 21 pounds!
Welcher’s Championship Sunday on the Pasquotank River
See Kyle Welcher's Championship Sunday at the 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at the Pasquotank River!
