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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Check out weigh-in from Day 1 at the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
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Go behind the scenes for Day 1 of the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Elite Analysis – Day 1 Santee Cooper
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Johnston jumps into the Day 1 lead at Santee Cooper
Cory Johnston weighs 29 pounds, 6 ounces, to jump into the Day 1 lead at Santee Cooper! The lake is showing out with 20 bags over 20 pounds at the Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Elite: Best of Day 1 at Santee Cooper Lakes
See the best shots from Day 1 of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Catchin’ ’em with Redwine and Sands
Follow along with Alex Redwine and Cole Sands as they take on Day 1 of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
100 shots from Day 1 on Santee Cooper
Get a grand overview of Day 1 on the water from the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Afternoon action with Anaya and Parks
See how Logan Parks and Fisher Anaya fared on Day 1 of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Early on Santee Cooper with the Elites
Head out early with the Elites as they get going on the first morning of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
Ike’s incredible morning on Santee Cooper
Catch up with Mike Iaconelli as he blazes up the leaderboard early on the first morning of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
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Fishing a blueback herring lake is always a dynamic situation, but Lake Murray seemed to fish a little differently than it has in the past. The fish didn’t school as...
Aerial view of habitat in play over Marion
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Santee Cooper: 95 runnin’ and gunnin’ shots
See the Elites race to their starting spots on Day 1 of the 2026 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite at Santee Cooper Lakes!
