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.
Elite Analysis: Schlapper doubles down in 2025 with two Bassmaster victories
Bassmaster hosts Tommy Sanders and Ronnie Moore breakdown the incredible week at the Mississippi River with the help of the legend, Larry Nixon. It came down to a couple Wisconsin...
Schlapper seals the deal at Mississippi River to claim second Elite title
A monster 18 pound, 7 ounce, Championship Sunday bag rallies Pat Schlapper to win on the Mississippi River and brings his four-day total to 66 pounds, 5 ounces. This victory marks Schlapper's second Elite Series win in 2025 at the Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River!