BENTON, Ky. (Nov. 4, 2024) – Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today the roster of 66 pros who will compete on the Bass Pro tour in 2025, the seventh season of professional bass fishing’s premier tournament circuit. Offering the highest payout in professional bass fishing, the Bass Pro Tour will award $150,000 to the winner of each Bass Pro Tour regular season event – 50% more than any other league – plus $100,000 to the Fishing Clash Angler of the Year in 2025. The season will kick off Jan. 30-Feb. 2 at Lake Conroe in Conroe, Texas.
Full payout tables for the 2025 Bass Pro Tour can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
For the first time in Bass Pro Tour history, the full field will compete simultaneously in the Qualifying Round on days one and two. From there, top anglers will advance to the Knockout Round on day three and ultimately the Championship Round on day four. Every day of catch, weigh, immediate-release competition will be broadcast live on MLFNOW! and streamed to MajorLeagueFishing.com, the Major League Fishing app, and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) and Rumble platforms.
“It’s always one of our most anticipated announcements every season – when we unveil the anglers who will be competing for the sport’s top prizes on the Bass Pro Tour,” said Kathy Fennel, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Major League Fishing. “We’re looking forward to kicking off our 2025 Bass Pro Tour season in just a few short months at Lake Conroe. The 2025 roster is a fantastic mix of anglers and the race to qualify for REDCREST, Heavy Hitters and the 2026 Bass Pro Tour is going to be more exciting than ever.”
The 2025 Bass Pro Tour roster is headlined by Jacob Wheeler of Harrison, Tennessee, winner of the Fishing Clash Angler of the Year (AOY) title in three of the last four seasons. Wheeler will be joined by fellow AOY winners Matt Becker of Ten Mile, Tennessee (2023), and 2019 REDCREST champion Edwin Evers of Talala, Oklahoma (2019).
Four former REDCREST Champions will be competing on the Bass Pro Tour this season, including Evers, Dustin Connell (2021 and 2024), Bobby Lane (2022) and Bryan Thrift (2023).
Three rookies will be in the field: Marshall Hughes of Hemphill, Texas; Jake Lawrence of Buchanan, Tennessee; and Colby Miller of Elmer, Louisiana, have accepted their invitations to the Bass Pro Tour after qualifying via their points finish in the 2024 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals.
Invitations to compete in the MLF Bass Pro Tour are earned by performance in the previous year’s Bass Pro Tour, overall lifetime average and performance in the previous year’s Tackle Warehouse Invitationals.
The 2025 MLF Bass Pro Tour will air on Discovery beginning in July 2025 and Outdoor Channel beginning in the first quarter of 2026.
For regular Bass Pro Tour updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
The 66 professional anglers that will compete on the 2025 Bass Pro Tour are:
- Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.
- Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J.
- Matt Becker, Ten Mile, Tenn.
- Josh Bertrand, Queen Creek, Ariz.
- Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla.
- Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla.
- Brent Chapman, Lake Quivira, Kan.
- Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash.
- Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala.
- Justin Cooper, Zwolle, La.
- Brandon Coulter, Knoxville, Tenn.
- Mark Daniels Jr., Tuskegee, Ala.
- Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark.
- Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn.
- David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va.
- Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif.
- James Elam, Tulsa, Okla.
- Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla.
- Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas
- Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio
- Shin Fukae, Osaka, Japan
- Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C.
- Drew Gill, Mount Carmel, Ill.
- Nick Hatfield, Greeneville, Tenn.
- Dylan Hays, Hot Springs, Ark.
- *Marshall Hughes, Hemphill, Texas
- John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky.
- Alton Jones, Lorena, Texas
- Alton Jones Jr., Waco, Texas
- Gary Klein, Mingus, Texas
- Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla.
- Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala.
- *Jake Lawrence, Buchanan, Tenn.
- Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo.
- Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La.
- Dave Lefebre, Erie, Pa.
- Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga.
- Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala.
- *Colby Miller, Elmer, La.
- Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C.
- Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn.
- Britt Myers, Lake Wylie, S.C.
- Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn.
- Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich.
- Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan
- Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala.
- Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif.
- Marshall Robinson, Landrum, S.C.
- Marty Robinson, Lyman, S.C.
- Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
- Mark Rose, Wynne, Ark.
- Fred Roumbanis, Russellville, Ark.
- Bradley Roy, Lancaster, Ky.
- Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla.
- Fletcher Shryock, Guntersville, Ala.
- Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark.
- Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La.
- Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas
- Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn.
- Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C.
- Martin Villa, Charlottesville, Va.
- Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, Ala.
- David Walker, Sevierville, Tenn.
- Jacob Wall, New Hope, Ala.
- Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn.
- Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala.
* Denotes 2025 Bass Pro Tour Rookie
2025 MLF Bass Pro Tour Schedule:
Jan. 30- Feb. 2 Stage One at Lake Conroe Conroe, Texas
Hosted by Visit Conroe
Feb. 13-16 Stage Two at the Harris Chain of Lakes Leesburg, Fla.
Hosted by Discover Lake County Florida
March 6-9 Stage Three at Lake Murray Columbia, S.C.
Hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board
April 3-6 Bass Pro Shops REDCREST 2025 at Lake Guntersville Huntsville, Ala.
Hosted by Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association and the Madison County Commission
May 1-4 Stage Four at Lake Chickamauga/Nickajack Lake Chattanooga, Tenn.
Hosted by Chattanooga, Tennessee and Fish Tennessee
May 17-22 General Tire Heavy Hitters at Smith Mountain Lake Franklin County, Va.
Hosted by Visit Franklin County, VA and Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge
June 5-8 Stage Five at Kentucky Lake Calvert City, Ky.
Hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
June 26-29 Stage Six at the Potomac River Marbury, Md.
Hosted by Charles County Recreation, Parks and Tourism
Aug. 7-10 Stage Seven at Saginaw Bay Bay City, Mich.
Hosted by Go Great Lakes Bay and the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Proud sponsors of the MLF Bass Pro Tour include: Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, BUBBA, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Garmin, General Tire, Humminbird, Lowrance, Mercury, MillerTech, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak Fishing, NITRO, Onyx, Plano, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, Rapala, REDCON1, Star brite, Suzuki, Toyota, WIX Filters and U.S. Air Force.
