B.A.S.S. is increasing its contribution to payouts by $200,000 for 2025, which puts the total investment in payouts for the Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic over $4.1 million (almost $600,000 higher than the contribution of any other bass fishing league). B.A.S.S. is also rolling out a new optimized payout model emphasizing pay for performance, which provides an additional 23% boost to earnings over the previous model each year (2024 through 2021).
Elite Series Payouts
| Place | Payout | Place | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | 21 | $4,000 |
| 2 | $30,000 | 22 | $3,500 |
| 3 | $25,000 | 23 | $3,000 |
| 4 | $20,000 | 24 | $2,500 |
| 5 | $15,000 | 25 | $2,000 |
| 6 | $14,000 | 26 | $1,500 |
| 7 | $13,000 | 27 | $1,000 |
| 8 | $12,000 | 28 | $950 |
| 9 | $11,000 | 29 | $900 |
| 10 | $10,000 | 30 | $850 |
| 11 | $7,000 | 31 | $800 |
| 12 | $6,000 | 32 | $750 |
| 13 | $5,750 | 33 | $700 |
| 14 | $5,625 | 34 | $650 |
| 15 | $5,500 | 35 | $600 |
| 16 | $5,375 | 36 | $550 |
| 17 | $5,250 | 37 | $500 |
| 18 | $5,125 | 38 | $500 |
| 19 | $5,000 | 39 | $500 |
| 20 | $4,500 | 40 | $500 |
Elite Contingency Awards
| Contingecy Awards per Event | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bag | $2,000 | ||||
| BassTrakk | $1,000 | ||||
| Daily Big Bass | $4,000 | ||||
| Overall Big Bass | $2,000 | ||||
| Payout and Contingecy Total | $340,375 | ||||
AOY Payouts
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 |
| 2 | $50,000 |
| 3 | $25,000 |
| 4 | $12,500 |
| 5 | $6,250 |
AOY ContiNgency Awards
| Contingecy Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROY Winner | $10,000 | ||||
| Big Bass Year | $10,000 | ||||
| AOY Payout and Contingecy Total | $213,750 | ||||