The 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series season is right around the corner, which means it’s time for a new season of Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing as well as Falcon Rods Drain the Lake Challenge. You can head over to bassmasterfantasy.com and set your roster for the first Bassmaster Elite Series event at the St. Johns River to be held Feb. 20-23.
In addition to Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing and Falcon Rods Drain the Lake Challenge, Bassmaster will be unveiling a new game for the 2025 season and beyond. Be on the lookout for details coming very soon about all things new for the upcoming season.
In case you missed it during the last few seasons, you can now sign up for text alerts to remind you about the deadline for each tournament. And, you can now see how your team is performing in real-time, during the tournament, on your Fantasy pages.
Fantasy Fishing participants will be playing for a stellar lineup of prizes once again in 2025. The Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing winner of each individual tournament will receive a prize package that is worth $4,000 or $4,500 depending whether or not the winner is a B.A.S.S. Member. In other words, it pays to be a B.A.S.S. Member!
The grand prize winner will take home a $15,000 Bass Pro Shops Gift Card, $5,000 cash, a Rapala package and an expenses-paid trip to the 2026 Bassmaster Classic.
Playing Fantasy Fishing is a blast, and it’s also worth noting that it is FREE to play!
For more information about the prizes and rules for Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing, click here!
The Buckets
The 2025 Elite Series field consists of 104 anglers, including 12 new Elites. Below is how the Fantasy Fishing Buckets will lay out to start the 2025 season.
BUCKET A:
• Chris Johnston
• Trey McKinney
• Cory Johnston
• Jacob Foutz
• Justin Hamner
• Cody Huff
• Jay Przekurat
• John Garrett
• Jordan Lee
• Wesley Gore
• Tyler Williams
• Patrick Walters
• Robert Gee
• Chris Zaldain
• JT Thompkins
• Kyle Patrick
• Cooper Gallant
• Brandon Lester
• Will Davis Jr.
• Easton Fothergill
• Cody Meyer
BUCKET B:
• Lee Livesay
• Logan Parks
• John Cox
• Hunter Shryock
• Justin Atkins
• Drew Benton
• Kyle Norsetter
• Matt Arey
• Ben Milliken
• Pat Schlapper
• Caleb Sumrall
• Stetson Blaylock
• Jacob Powroznik
• Drew Cook
• Taku Ito
• Wes Logan
• Kyoya Fujita
• Alex Wetherell
• Shane LeHew
• Randy Howell
• Tucker Smith
BUCKET C:
• Jeff Gustafson
• Alex Redwine
• Greg Hackney
• Tyler Rivet
• Bryan Schmitt
• Carl Jocumsen
• Jonathan Kelley
• Kyle Welcher
• Cole Sands
• Brandon Palaniuk
• Austin Felix
• Seth Feider
• Bob Downey
• Brock Mosley
• Gregory DiPalma
• Bryan New
• Luke Palmer
• Kenta Kimura
• Matty Wong
• Cliff Pace
• Paul Marks
BUCKET D:
• Paul Mueller
• Ray Hanselman Jr.
• David Gaston
• Jason Christie
• Keith Combs
• Brad Whatley
• Bryant Smith
• Logan Latuso
• Caleb Kuphall
• Brandon Cobb
• Matt Herren
• Hank Cherry
• KJ Queen
• Brandon Card
• Tim Dube
• Mark Menendez
• Marc Frazier
• Jason Williamson
• Matt Robertson
• Emil Wagner
• Andrew Loberg
BUCKET E:
• Clifford Pirch
• Jake Whitaker
• Steve Kennedy
• Bill Lowen
• Scott Canterbury
• John Crews
• Gerald Swindle
• Scott Martin
• David Mullins
• Michael Iaconelli
• Ed Loughran
• Joey Cifuentes
• Buddy Gross
• Jamie Hartman
• Chad Pipkens
• Bernie Schultz
• Dakota Ebare
• Beau Browning
• Evan Kung
• Blake Capps
If you don’t already have a Fantasy Fishing account, head over to bassmasterfantasy.com to sign up today!
A year from now, we will all be able to look back and know who we should have picked for each event, but until then, good luck during the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series season!
