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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Chris B] #15231535 10/30/24 06:54 PM
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2024 Elite payout
Toledo Bend $766,500
St Lawrence $747.500

2025 announced payouts to be $340,375 per tournament. That is a cut of over $3,800,000 for the year.

2024 Opens paid out 74% of entry fees.


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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Mark Jones] #15231545 10/30/24 07:04 PM
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Likely won't be a net gain to the payouts and is 100% an optics move. I haven't looked at the payouts but rest assured it likely involved a shell game that removed funds from somewhere and this isn't a "net" add to the angler base. Regardless, BASS and the sport needed a compelling press release after a dismal 2024 in professional angling and so it checks that box. thumb


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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Monty Wright] #15231546 10/30/24 07:05 PM
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Its definitely a ody blow to BPT/MLF. They will have to have an answer. It also just made the 2025 Opens the biggest thing going. I am willing to bet some current(qualified via points) BPT pros now fish the Opens.

Ryan Salzman has already posted on Instagram that he’s turned down his BPT invitation and will fish the Opens in 2025. I bet there are more coming.

Not sure how he got an invitation since he was 73 in AOY points.


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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: GMTK] #15231547 10/30/24 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by GMTK
How much for Elite entry fees for the 2024 season for the Elite's?

Around $5,000 per tournament.


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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Chris B] #15231565 10/30/24 07:32 PM
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I would say this cements that Omori, Chapman, Ashley, Defoe, Clausen and Lucas use their Legends exemptions to get back to the Elites in the coming years unless MLF can bring back no pay to play. I fully expect Tak to be back on the Elites in 2026. I think Mark Davis is close to retirement, Klein and Reese may not be in good standing with BASS. I could see Alton Jones and Chris Lane staying at MLF but they have legends points too.

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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Tyler Kalishek] #15231569 10/30/24 07:35 PM
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Randy seems like a lefty

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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: GMTK] #15231571 10/30/24 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GMTK
Payouts, per BASS, are going to plummet.

For example (and I'm basing this off the Toledo Bend results):
2024 2025
5th $20,000 $15,000
11th $10,000 $7,000
20th $10,000 $4500
40th $10,000 $500
75th $2500 $0

Well it will give anglers something else to bitch about

Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: pchapin] #15231575 10/30/24 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pchapin
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Its definitely a ody blow to BPT/MLF. They will have to have an answer. It also just made the 2025 Opens the biggest thing going. I am willing to bet some current(qualified via points) BPT pros now fish the Opens.

Ryan Salzman has already posted on Instagram that he’s turned down his BPT invitation and will fish the Opens in 2025. I bet there are more coming.

Not sure how he got an invitation since he was 73 in AOY points.



There is talk that some anglers who were well inside qualification chose to move on so MLF is having to reach out to guys they cut and offer BPT invitations to them to get a full field.

This happened prior to the BASS announcement.

Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: pchapin] #15231576 10/30/24 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pchapin
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Its definitely a ody blow to BPT/MLF. They will have to have an answer. It also just made the 2025 Opens the biggest thing going. I am willing to bet some current(qualified via points) BPT pros now fish the Opens.

Ryan Salzman has already posted on Instagram that he’s turned down his BPT invitation and will fish the Opens in 2025. I bet there are more coming.

Not sure how he got an invitation since he was 73 in AOY points.

Per Luke Dunkins podcast 5-6 BPT guys in the cut for next year are leaving MLF to fish the opens instead. I'm guessing guys like Matt Stefan have been called by MLF that they are back in the BPT cut because of others above them dropping out.

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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Chris B] #15231643 10/30/24 08:36 PM
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Who cares? Clickbait !!

I ain't fishing BASS, or any of the big circuits. Don't watch them on TV either. Fishing sucks on TV.

If you don't like the game, stay out of it, or play another.

Of course if you don't play, you can always post about the game on the web.

Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: pchapin] #15231645 10/30/24 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pchapin
2024 Elite payout
Toledo Bend $766,500
St Lawrence $747.500

2025 announced payouts to be $340,375 per tournament. That is a cut of over $3,800,000 for the year.

2024 Opens paid out 74% of entry fees.


In 2024 there were 103 Anglers in the Elite field.

So thats $4.12 million in entry fees and they only cut $3.8.

They are paying out more money, its just getting distributed differently

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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Chris B] #15231658 10/30/24 08:46 PM
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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Dale Gribble] #15231671 10/30/24 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dale Gribble
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Likely won't be a net gain to the payouts and is 100% an optics move. I haven't looked at the payouts but rest assured it likely involved a shell game that removed funds from somewhere and this isn't a "net" add to the angler base. Regardless, BASS and the sport needed a compelling press release after a dismal 2024 in professional angling and so it checks that box. thumb


Reader's Context Disclaimer : The above post was made by a noted Boyd Duckett leg humper


Further disclaimer, the follow up to my post was made by a clown who hides behind a screen name on the internet. cheers

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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Dale Gribble] #15231705 10/30/24 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Dale Gribble
Originally Posted by Mark Jones
Likely won't be a net gain to the payouts and is 100% an optics move. I haven't looked at the payouts but rest assured it likely involved a shell game that removed funds from somewhere and this isn't a "net" add to the angler base. Regardless, BASS and the sport needed a compelling press release after a dismal 2024 in professional angling and so it checks that box. thumb


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Re: Entry fees gone for the Bass Elites [Re: Mark Jones] #15231710 10/30/24 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Jones
Originally Posted by Dale Gribble
Originally Posted by Mark Jones
Likely won't be a net gain to the payouts and is 100% an optics move. I haven't looked at the payouts but rest assured it likely involved a shell game that removed funds from somewhere and this isn't a "net" add to the angler base. Regardless, BASS and the sport needed a compelling press release after a dismal 2024 in professional angling and so it checks that box. thumb


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Further disclaimer, the follow up to my post was made by a clown who hides behind a screen name on the internet. cheers


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