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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Elite field expansion
The Bassmaster Elite Series is going to have a little different feel when we hit the water next month in Okeechobee, Fla., and the reason is that we’ll be fishing...
AFTCO sponsors Bassmaster Elite events on Santee Cooper Lakes and Lake St. Clair
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — AFTCO has signed on as title sponsor for two heavyweight battles during the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series season. At the AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes April 27-30, anglers will...
New Elite: Logan Latuso
Close doesn’t count in bass fishing, so Logan Latuso was beaming after finally having a tight race go his way. His 2022 performance on the Bassmaster Opens proved just good...
Consistently inside every cut
It’s funny in fishing because you have anglers who are volatile; they are either toward the top, or they will have a bomb. And honestly, those anglers at the end...
Arey hopes to make Magic Kingdom memories at Okeechobee
Cleveland County, North Carolina, where Team Toyota’s Matt Arey calls home, is well-known for a Bigfoot named Knobby and a unique food item called liver mush. But lately, Arey’s thoughts...
Big bass are never a gimme
I’ve done more fishing during this offseason than I have in my previous 11 years as a Bassmaster Elite Series pro. Mainly, it’s because I want to stay sharp. But...
New Elite: Alex Wetherell
With the Bassmaster Elite Series season just over the horizon, Alex Wetherell of Middletown, Ct., is hoping for big success in 2023. A man of faith, he has many blessings,...
Daily Limit: Cherry has eyes back on prize
Hoping to erase the bad taste of last season, Hank Cherry has refocused on the prize as he prepares for the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series. In 2022, Cherry was so...
Back where I belong
Next month, I get to come back and restart my career at B.A.S.S., and it’s a homecoming of sorts considering it’s where I spent my first 29 years fishing. The...
TV: 2022 Florida Swing recap
Find out how the Bassmaster Elite Series pros landed February lunkers in Florida’s St. Johns River and Harris Chain to start the 2022 tournament year.
New Elite: Joey Cifuentes
It’s hard to miss Joey Cifuentes when he weighs in at a Bassmaster event thanks to the prominent cowboy hat he wears on stage. It is a literal tip of...
Warming up on the ice
This time of year is always kind of stressful as we prepare for another season of competition on the Bassmaster Elite Series. While it’s my dream job for sure, there...
Learn from the pros’ mistakes
Fish loss happens. It’s part of the learning curve, part of the collective experience that’s supposed to make us better anglers. Still, it hurts. If you think Bassmaster Elite Series...
