2026 Classic Payouts

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).

Place	Payout	Place	Payout
1	$300,000	30	$2,500
2	$50,000	31	$2,500
3	$40,000	32	$2,500
4	$30,000	33	$2,500
5	$25,000	34	$2,500
6	$22,000	35	$2,500
7	$21,500	36	$2,500
8	$21,000	37	$2,500
9	$20,500	38	$2,500
10	$20,000	39	$2,500
11	$15,000	40	$2,500
12	$14,500	41	$2,500
13	$14,250	42	$2,500
14	$14,000	43	$2,500
15	$13,500	44	$2,500
16	$13,000	45	$2,500
17	$12,900	46	$2,500
18	$12,800	47	$2,500
19	$12,700	48	$2,500
20	$12,600	49	$2,500
21	$12,500	50	$2,500
22	$12,400	51	$2,500
23	$12,300	52	$2,500
24	$12,125	53	$2,500
25	$12,000	54	$2,500
26	$2,500	55	$2,500
27	$2,500	56	$2,500
28	$2,500	57	$2,500
29	$2,500	58	$2,500