B.A.S.S. has announced a restructuring of the payout system for the 2025 Bassmaser Elite Series, eliminating the $45,000 entry fee for the season while dramatically reducing the size of the checks awarded to anglers finishing outside the Top 10.

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Wheeler's Lead Is 25. For the sixth consecutive year, Jacob Wheeler heads into the offseason sitting atop the BassFan World Rankings. Wheeler, who recently locked up his third Bass Pro Tour Angler of the Year title in the past four seasons, has a 25-point lead over the new No. 2 – Cory Johnston, who picked up his second Bassmaster Elite Series victory of the year in the season finale at the ...

My Way Or The Highway Thursday, January 23, 2025 By Joe Balog. Drew Gregory is the most successful tournament angler in the history of kayak bass fishing. Thanks to a recent win, Gregory now possesses more champion’s trophies more

3 days ago · CONROE, Texas – When Nick LeBrun left Lake Conroe on Thursday after Day 1 of the MLF Bass Pro Tour season opener, he wasn’t sure what to do next. The Bossier City, Louisiana resident, who found himself atop the ScoreTracker leaderboard, had to decide whether to shoot for the Qualifying Round ...

2 days ago · CONROE, Texas – A new season on the Bass Pro Tour arrived with several new wrinkles, most notably the league’s limitations on forward-facing sonar. Yet a familiar name topped the ScoreTracker leaderboard at the conclusion of Saturday’s Knockout Round at Lake Conroe. Reigning Angler of the Year ...

4 days ago · By MLF Communications Staff. CONROE, Texas – The first day of the Bass Pro Tour season at Lake Conroe was a tale of two bites. With Major League Fishing’s new forward-facing sonar restrictions only allowing pros to use the technology for one of three periods, the forward-facing bite dominated Period 1, while winding through submerged grass emerged as the best secondary pattern.

5 days ago · CONROE, Texas – All eyes will be on Lake Conroe this week when Major League Fishing kicks off the 2025 Bass Pro Tour season. Hosted by Visit Conroe, the four-day tournament (Thursday through Sunday) will feature a field of 66 top professional anglers, including reigning Angler of the Year (AOY ...

Jan 9, 2025 · By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor. Jacob Wheeler is one of the foremost practitioners of forward-facing sonar in professional bass fishing and he used the technology extensively on his way to winning three of the past four MLF Bass Pro Tour Angler of …

Jan 13, 2025 · Dropshotting is a technique that will catch fish year-round and in a wide variety of scenarios. It’ll often produce a bite or two when seemingly nothing else will. MLF Bass Pro Tour competitor Josh Bertrand is one of the best at employing the tactic (weight at the bottom of the terminal-tackle ...