SEP 18, 2013
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2014 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster
Opens Series has something for everyone — whether they’re a top professional angler,
an aspiring pro or simply a fan of the sport.
Nine events in nine states covering three geographic
regions will send winners to the 2015 Bassmaster Classic, top performers to the
Bassmaster Elite Series and thousands of fans to weigh-ins where they can catch
the action.
The Opens Series consists of nine events — three
tournaments each in Southern, Central and Northern divisions — covering rivers,
natural lakes and man-made reservoirs and running from January to October.
For the fourth season in a row, Opens tournament winners
who compete in all three events in a single division will earn a berth in the
Super Bowl of bass fishing, the 2015 Bassmaster Classic.
And for those anglers hoping to take the next step in
their careers, the Opens are the way to reach the most prestigious professional
fishing circuit in the world, the Bassmaster Elite Series. Opens competitors
earn performance points at each tournament, and at the end of the season the
Top 5 ranked anglers in each division who aren’t already qualified for the
Elites will be invited to join the premier tour. In recent years, Ott DeFoe,
Hank Cherry and Jason Christie followed this path and have made their marks as
Elite pros.
