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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My finest hour: Kyle Patrick
Elite Kyle Patrick breaks down his approach for a big win on the Bassmaster Opens.
Day on the lake: Alex Redwine
DOTL Challenge: Put a Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pro on a small lake he’s never seen before. Give him seven hours to locate and catch bass while we log his every move.
Sharing insight born of life experiences
Through his 30-plus years as a professional angler, Mark Menendez has amassed a deep well of knowledge. From rigging, to seasonal patterns, to the best restaurants on pretty much any...
The realities of pro angling
You have to have a screw loose to fish professionally. I say that as a guy who has done this for 25 years and knows a thing or two about...
My magical day on the Mississippi
I had a day. The kind of day you remember for the rest of your life. I didn’t end up winning the Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at the Mississippi River,...
Big bass of Mississippi River 2025
Schlapper sets La Crosse weight record; races decided in season finale
Top Tackle: How Schlapper won the Mississippi River
In this Top Tackle video, Pat Schlapper lines out a key bait that helped him succeed the first few days of the tournament before turning to punching on Championship Sunday.
Top lures at Mississippi River 2025
See the lineup of topwater frogs and other heavy cover baits that dominated on the Mississippi River.
Behind the scenes: Final day at Mississippi River
Take a behind the scenes look at the final weigh-in at the 2025 Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River.
Weigh-in: Championship Sunday at Mississippi River
See the shots from weigh-in on Championship Sunday of the 2025 Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River.
Elite Analysis Upper Mississippi River – Day 4
It wasn’t quite Babe Ruth’s called shot, but when Pat Schlapper told the rest of the field to be scared this morning, they should have listened.
AOY Update: Some final points on the points race, end of season gives clearer picture of 2026 Classic
As exciting as the final day of the Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River was, it ended up having very little impact on the final Progressive Angler of the Year points race in terms of qualification for the 2026 Bassmaster Classic or Elite Series requalification.
