TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Lake of the Ozarks, MO: October 5-6, 2024
Hours: 7am-3pm each day
Entry Fee (per angler)
$150/one day
$200/two days
Anglers 17 & younger at the time of the tournament are half off the adult entry fee.
HOW TO ENTER:
ONLINE: (enter online until 8am on Saturday, October 5th)
CLICK HERE TO ENTER ONLINE
MAIL: (mail in entries must be postmarked no later than September 23rd)
CLICK HERE FOR MAIL-IN ENTRY FORM
IN PERSON REGISTRATION:
Friday, October 4th - Register in person at PB2 (Grand Glaize State Park) from 12pm-7pm.
(During in person registration, you can also pick up your Big Bass Bash goodie bags, purchase your bonus t-shirts & other Big Bass Bash apparel (quantities limited), check out numerous tackle & sponsor vendors, food trucks...etc.)
Grand Glaize State Park (PB2)
711 Public Beach Rd
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Saturday, October 5th & Sunday, October 6th - Register in person at all weigh-in stations, starting at 6am.
WIN A NEW PHOENIX BASS BOAT:
Each paid entry into this event (excluding the Kid's Division) gets you (1) one entry into a drawing to win a 2025 Phoenix 818 with a Mercury 150 Pro XS (over $40,000 retail value)
Drawing will be held at the awards ceremony on Sunday, October 6th, at the Grand Glaize State Park (PB2).
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN
EARLY BIRD CASH PRIZES:
All anglers that enter by midnight on Monday, September 23rd, will be included in the Early Bird Drawing where 12 lucky anglers will each win $500.
Early Bird Drawing will take place at the Awards Ceremony at PB2 on Sunday, October 6th.
You must enter online by midnight on Monday, September 23rd, or have your mail in entry postmarked no later than September 23rd to be included in this drawing.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN
TOURNAMENT PAYOUTS: (All Payouts Guaranteed)
$100,000 - GRAND PRIZE
$20,000 - 2nd Place Overall
$10,000 - 3rd Place Overall
$5,000 - 4th Place Overall
360 Bi-Hourly Payouts (45 places paid at each time slot below)
7am-9am / 9:01am-11am / 11:01am-1pm / 1:01pm-3pm
See image at top of page for bi-hourly payout amounts
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO WIN:
BONUS T-SHIRT:
If your bass drops one spot out of the money in any time slot (46th place) you win $125. You must have your 2024 Fall Big Bass Bash Bonus T-Shirt in your possession when weighing in. (Shirts are $10 and will be available for purchase during in person registration at PB2 on Friday, October 4th, from 12pm-7pm - Quantities Limited)
EXACT WEIGHT PRIZES:
Every angler that weighs in an exact 3.00 lb. and/or 4.00 lb. bass wins $500.
LADIES BONUS:
$1,000 to the lucky lady that catches the biggest bass of the event (on top of any other winnings)
WEIGH-IN STATIONS
Red Oak Resort | Point Randall Resort | PB2 | Alhonna Resort | Ivy Bend Resort
CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE MAP OF WEIGH STATIONS
AWARDS CEREMONY
The Big Bass Bash awards ceremony will take place at PB2 (Grand Glaize State Park), starting around 4:00pm on Sunday, October 6th.
The Concord Village Lions Club will be on hand with free barbecue and beverages for all of the anglers (donations welcome), as well as other tackle and sponsor vendors. Anglers can pick up their time slot checks, watch the trophy presentations and the drawings for the Phoenix 818 draw boat and Early Bird prizes.
Once the parking lot is full at PB2, additional parking will be available at the Pa-He-Tsi boat ramp, and we will have shuttles taking anglers to and from the Awards Ceremony. Park attendants and local police officers will be on hand guiding traffic in and out.
HOW THIS TOURNAMENT WORKS:
1. Register for the tournament online, by mail, or in person.
2. On the tournament morning, you can take off from anywhere on Lake of the Ozarks.
You cannot trailer your boat once you are in for the day (excluding safety reasons), and you must come to weigh-in by water. First cast time is 7:00am.
3. Start Fishing. Each angler is allowed to weigh-in one fish per time slot (see time slot information in image above)
4. Keep an eye on the Live Leaderboard on our website to see if you placed for a cash prize.
5. Repeat for the 2nd day of competition, and hopefully catch the Biggest Bass of the event.
PLEASE READ ALL RULES FOR THIS EVENT. FOR OFFICIAL RULES, CLICK HERE
