New format announced for the 2025 Bassmaster Opens and Elite Qualifier Series

Bassmaster (B.A.S.S.) announced yesterday the new format for the 2025 Bassmaster Opens and Elite Qualifiers!

The notable changes:

1.) Opens will now be an 8 tournament season, divided into 2 divisions.

2.) Top 50 anglers in each division will advance on to the Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers.

3.) The Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers will be 3 events from September through November.

4.) All current Bassmaster Elite Series anglers will be eligible to compete in the Elite Qualifiers, as well as the 2nd and 3rd finishers from the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

5.) The number of anglers who will qualify for the Elite Series has been increased to 10.

6.) Anglers who fish an entire division of the Opens will receive a berth to the Bassmaster Classic if they win a tournament. The same applies to the three-event EQ series, taking the total to 11 berths.

Entry fees for each Opens tournament will remain at $2,000 for the Opens pros and $475 for the co-anglers. EQ entry fees will be $3,500 per event.

Also, the full season of the Opens will be announced shortly, in October! 

Visit Bassmaster.com for the full press release.