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 |