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Greatest of all Tournaments in Bassmaster history.
What’s the greatest tournament moment in Bassmaster history? We are letting you, the fans, decide from a selection of 20 epic tournaments spanning five decades.
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Nominated Tournaments
- 1967 All American Bass Tournament (Beaver Lake) — Ray Scott conducts a tournament to rally support for his idea of creating a professional circuit, with 106 anglers from 13 states paying the $100 entry fee. In 1968, B.A.S.S. is officially incorporated and the current tournament trail is born.
- 1971 Classic (Lake Mead) — Bobby Murray wins first world championship at mystery lake. View Clip
- 1984 Classic (Arkansas River) —Rick Clunn sets record weight, delivers patriotic speech with two future presidents on stage. View Clip
- 1988 B.A.S.S. MegaBucks (Harris Chain) — Larry Nixon wins first of four MegaBucks, with fan-favorite 10-pound bass jump appearing in opening of The Bassmasters TV show. View Clip
- 1989 Classic (James River) — Hank Parker wins second Classic when Jim Bitter drops potential winning fish. View Clip
- 1990 Classic (James River) — Clunn wins fourth Classic, climbing from 10th on final day. View Clip
- 1994 Classic (High Rock Lake) — Bryan Kerchal, a fry cook from Connecticut, becomes only B.A.SS.. Nation winner. View Clip
- 2001 Florida Top 150 (Lake Toho) — Dean Rojas sets single-day record of 45-2, becomes first 20-bass Century Club member with winning weight of 108-12. View Clip
- 2006 Elite (Lake Amistad) — Ish Monroe wins first Bassmaster Elite with 104-8. View Clip
- 2008 Elite (Lake Falcon) — Paul Elias sets Elite Series winning weight record of 132-8; 12 finalist earn Century Belts. View Clip
- 2011 Classic (Louisiana Delta) — Kevin VanDam wins fourth Classic, overcomes fog delay, sets Classic weight record. View Clip
- 2014 Classic (Lake Guntersville) — Randy Howell achieves remarkable comeback from 11th place on final day to win Classic. View Clip
- 2015 Elite (Chesapeake Bay) — Aaron Martens waits out tide, catches winning 7-5 largemouth to seal win. View Clip
- 2016 Elite (St. Johns River) — At the age of 69, Rick Clunn becomes oldest Elite winner after rebounding from 31st place; reciting “never accept that your greatest moments are in your past” in his victory speech. View Clip
- 2019 Elite (St. Johns River) — Clunn breaks his own record for agelessness by winning again at age 72, rallying from 8th place with a final day catch weighing 34-14. View Clip
- 2020 Elite (Lake Fork) — Patrick Walters runs away with the win with 104-12, sets largest winning margin at 29-5. View Clip
- 2022 Elite (St. Lawrence River) — Jay Przekurat makes history with a four-day limit of all smallmouth weighing over 100 pounds, also creating a new category in the Bassmaster Century Club. View Clip
- 2024 Elite (Lake Fork) — Trey McKinney, 19, leads the lunker parade with a winning weight of 130-15 (just 1-9 short of record), Top 10 earn Century Club belts. View Clip
- 2025 Elite (Pasquotank River) — Kyle Welcher burns less than a tank of fuel on the massive playing field to win with 118-12, breaks record for winning margin by 45-7 over second place. View Clip
- 2025 Classic (Lake Ray Roberts) — At age 22, Easton Fothergill wins with 75-15 to shatter the heaviest winning weight record previously held by Kevin VanDam. View Clip
