Major League Fishing (MLF) announced on Thursday at ICAST the schedule for the seventh season of the Bass Pro Tour. The 2025 season will showcase 65 of the world’s top professional bass anglers competing for millions of dollars, including the sport’s top award of $150,000 at every regular-season event, plus valuable points in the Angler of the Year (AOY) race and qualification into REDCREST 2026 and the Heavy Hitters all-star event.
The 2025 Bass Pro Tour season, consisting of seven stages, begins in late January with Stage One at Lake Conroe, where all anglers start with zero AOY points and look to get their season off to a strong start in the race for the AOY title. The schedule continues through six more regular-season events – with three venues never fished before on the Bass Pro Tour – along with REDCREST 2025 and the sixth annual Heavy Hitters (also at a new venue). The season culminates with REDCREST in the spring of 2026.
“We’re excited about the rollout of the Bass Pro Tour 2025 schedule and what the season will offer to our fans: a fun mixture of new and familiar destinations, with a variety of fishery types and styles,” said MLF Executive Vice President and General Manager Kathy Fennel. “The schedule includes some of the best bass lakes and rivers in the country, which will create consistent excitement for our fans. We’re grateful to our fans, local partners and Bass Pro Tour anglers as we’re set up for an exciting 2025 season.”
For the first time in BPT history, the full field will compete simultaneously in the Qualifying Round on Days 1 and 2. From there, top anglers will advance to the Knockout Round on Day 3 and ultimately the Championship Round on Day 4. Every day of catch, weigh, immediate-release competition will be broadcast live on MLFNOW! and streamed to the Major League Fishing app, MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) and Rumble apps, and at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2025 MLF Bass Pro Tour Schedule
> Jan. 30-Feb. 2 -- Stage One at Lake Conroe -- Conroe, Texas
> Feb. 13-16 -- Stage Two at the Harris Chain of Lakes -- Leesburg, Fla.
> March 6-9 -- Stage Three at Lake Murray -- Columbia, S.C.
> April 3-6 -- REDCREST 2025 at Lake Guntersville -- Huntsville, Ala.
> May 1-4 -- Stage Four at Lake Chickamauga/Nickajack Lake -- Chattanooga, Tenn.
> May 17-22 -- Heavy Hitters at Smith Mountain Lake -- Franklin County, Va.
> June 5-8 -- Stage Five at Kentucky Lake -- Calvert City, Ky.
> June 26-29 -- Stage Six at the Potomac River -- Marbury, Md.
> Aug. 7-10 -- Stage Seven at Saginaw Bay -- Bay City, Mich.
