BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. officials have announced the schedule for the revamped 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens, and the schedule features eight events — including some vintage tournament stops for the organization — across two divisions.
For 2025, Opens anglers placing in the Top 50 in each division’s Angler of the Year race will advance to the Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers series. This stand-alone series will feature three events, spanning from September through November, where anglers will compete to qualify for the Bassmaster Elite Series. The Bassmaster Elite Qualifiers series schedule will be released at a later date.
Also new for the 2025 Opens and EQ Series, the new electronics rule for 2025 that was implemented for the Elite Series will also apply for the Opens. That includes standardization practices that allow for only one live transducer connected to the trolling motor shaft and capping total screen inches at 55. Complete details of the 2025 Opens format can be found at Bassmaster.com.
2025 Bassmaster Opens
Division 1 | Date | Location | ||
| Clarks Hill Reservoir | Jan. 23-25 | Evans, Ga. | ||
| Tombigbee River | April 16-18 | Columbus, Miss. | ||
| Upper Chesapeake Bay | July 23-25 | North East, Md. | ||
| St. Lawrence River | July 31-Aug. 2 | Waddington, N.Y. | ||
| Division 2 | Date | Location | ||
| Sam Rayburn Reservoir | Feb. 13-15 | Jasper, Texas | ||
| Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley | March 6-8 | Paris, Tenn. | ||
| Norfork Lake | April 3-5 | Mountain Home, Ark. | ||
| Leech Lake | Aug. 14-16 | Walker, Minn. | ||
| Chronological | ||||
| Clarks Hill Reservoir | Jan. 23-25 | Evans, Ga. | ||
| Sam Rayburn Reservoir | Feb. 13-15 | Jasper, Texas | ||
| Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley | March 6-8 | Paris, Tenn. | ||
| Norfork Lake | April 3-5 | Mountain Home, Ark. | ||
| Tombigbee River | April 16-18 | Columbus, Miss. | ||
| Upper Chesapeake Bay | July 23-25 | North East, Md. | ||
| St. Lawrence River | July 31-Aug. 2 | Waddington, N.Y. | ||
| Leech Lake | Aug. 14-16 | Walker, Minn. | ||
Registration will open Nov. 18 at 9 a.m. CT at Bassmaster.com for pro angler B.A.S.S. members, Nov. 19 for Single Division - Life and B.A.S.S. Nation members and Nov. 20 for Single Division - B.A.S.S. members who want to participate in the Opens.