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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TV: Century Club catches during the 2022 Elites
Count down the four-day limits weighed in during the Bassmaster Elite Series’ historic season where 100-pound totals of smallmouth finally hit the scales.
Preparing for the season
Many of you may wonder what the offseason looks like for me. Fishing multiple trails and traveling thousands of miles a season can be very chaotic. I miss a lot...
Daily Limit: Lester hopes to level up
Seventeen points, perhaps one fish catch, is all that kept Brandon Lester’s fantastic Elite Series season from being the absolute best of 2022. Lester, 34, started last year by winning...
Tight quarters to challenge Bassmaster Elite Series pros on Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Of all the factors that could influence the season-opening SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee, it might come down to supply and demand. The largest lake in the...
The Dollar Bill reboot
With the first event of the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series right around the corner, I think about my offseason and how I do things. The truth is that my process...
Swindle’s going to chill out this season
Country music superstars Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley carry a large tub on tour to take ice baths in. Now, Team Toyota angler Gerald Swindle does too. Long used by...
Starting the season at home
The beginning of a new Bassmaster Elite Series season is always exciting, but this year is unique because we’re starting on my home lake — Okeechobee. This lake is literally...
New Elite: Bradley Hallman
Bradley Hallman walked on stage with a stoic manner on Day 2 of the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn presented by Mossy Oak Fishing. But when...
TV: 2023 Elite Series preview — Okeechobee, Seminole, Murray
Take an early look at the three events set to kick off the Bassmaster Elite Series season for 2023.
My outlook for 2023
Starting my rookie Bassmaster Elite Series season brings a lot of new challenges and opportunities, but I feel like I’m ready to take on this next chapter in my fishing...
Can’t let up this season
I’ll admit, I’m coming into 2023 with some pretty good momentum, but I know that if I’m going to continue, I can’t let up one bit. I’ve won four events...
TV: Summer showdown 2022 — Fork and Pickwick Elites
Take a look at Lake Fork and Pickwick Lake summer results from 2022 in this Bassmaster Elite Series recap show.
New Elite: Will Davis Jr.
There is no easy way to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic and the Bassmaster Elite Series. Will Davis Jr. of Sylacauga, Ala., did both in November of 2022 by winning...
