BIG BASS BASH
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Lake of the Ozarks, MO: April 20-21, 2024
Hours: 6:30am-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 7:30am on Saturday, April 20th}
CLICK HERE TO ENTER ONLINE
IN PERSON REGISTRATION:
Friday, April 19th – 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, April 20th & Sunday, April 21st
Register in person at all weigh-in stations, starting at 5:30am.
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 2024 Phoenix 818 with a Mercury 150 Pro XS (over $40,000 retail value)
Drawing will be held at the awards ceremony on Sunday, April 21st, 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, April 8th, 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, April 21st.
You must enter online by midnight on Monday, April 8th, or have your mail in entry postmarked no later than April 8th 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)
6:30am-9am / 9:01am-11am / 11:01am-1pm / 1:01pm-3pm
See image at top of page for bi-hourly payout amounts
If your boat breaks down, don’t get stranded on the water!
Sign up for the XTOW Captain’s Club and have peace of mind while on Lake of the Ozarks. XTOW members get free towing and battery jumpstarts if their boat breaks down, runs out of gas, or the battery dies while they’re out on Lake of the Ozarks.
XTOW is offering an amazing discount to Big Bass Bash participants. It’s just $79 for a one-year membership when you use promo code BIGBASSBASH at checkout. Just click the link below to join with your special rate. (The discounted rate will be displayed at the payment page. Join Now
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 Spring 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, April 19th, from 12pm-7pm – Quantities Limited)
WILD RIVER BEEF JERKY – EXACT WEIGHT PRIZES:
Every angler that weighs in an exact 3.00 lb. and/or 4.00 lb. bass wins $500.
E-FACTOR LURES – $1,000 Exact Weight (3.16 lbs.)
The first angler to hit an exact 3.16lb. bass, each day of the event, wins $1,000.
LADIES BONUS:
$1,000 to the lucky lady that catches the biggest bass of the event (on top of any other winnings)
BIG BASS BASH FOOD DRIVE:
The Big Bass Bash has teamed up with the Hope House of Miller County, which helps feed those in need around the lake and surrounding communities. Donate, help those in need, and have a chance to win a $5,000 draw prize!
HOW TO WIN: For every four (4) non-perishable food items donated, you will receive one draw ticket (example – donate 24 items receive 6 tickets, donate 48 items receive 12 tickets..etc)
WHERE & WHEN TO DONATE: Grand Glaize State Park (PB2) – April 19th from 12-7pm & April 21st from 12-5pm.
DRAWING will be held at the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, April 21st. One ticket will be drawn from the drum and that ticket/name will win $5,000.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN
WEIGH-IN STATIONS
Red Oak Resort | Point Randall Resort | PB2 | Alhonna Resort | Ivy Bend Resort
CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE MAP OF WEIGH-IN STATIONS
AWARDS CEREMONY
The Big Bass Bash awards ceremony will take place at PB2 (Grand Glaize State Park), starting around 4:00pm on Sunday, April 21st. 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 6:30am.
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
2024 SCHEDULE
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO
APRIL 20-21, 2024
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GRAND LAKE, OK
JUNE 1-2, 2024
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO
OCTOBER 5-6, 2024
2024 ENTRY FEES
1 DAY – $150.00 / PER ANGLER
2 DAYS – $200.00 / PER ANGLER
