Event Details

The Bass Pro Shops Championship Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches features 27 of the world’s best pro anglers competing as nine 3-man teams for a top prize of $300,000. The event, hosted by Lake County, Florida, was shot over seven days in December of 2022 and will premiere on Outdoor Channel on May 6, 2023.

The inaugural Bass Pro Shops Championship is the culmination of the first-ever General Tire Team Series season. Nine teams of three MLF pros earned their way into the season-ending competition via three qualifying events. The Championship features three two-day matches, and three teams will compete in each match. The winning team of each match will compete in a one-day shootout, where the top team will earn the Team Series Championship title as well as $300,000.

Here’s a look at the teams competing in each match:

• Match 1
  • Team Ferguson
    • James Elam
    • Brent Chapman
    • Jonathon VanDam
  • Team Star brite
    • Skeet Reese
    • Jeremy Lawyer
    • Shaw Grigsby
  • Team Builders FirstSource
    • Jeff Sprague
    • Randall Tharp
    • Cliff Crochet
• Match 2
  • Team Crockett Creek
    • Jacob Wheeler
    • Dylan Hays
    • Jason Lambert
  • Team B&W Trailer Hitches
    • Kevin VanDam
    • Todd Faircloth
    • David Walker
  • Team Kubota
    • Ott DeFoe
    • Keith Poche
    • Kelly Jordon
• Match 3
  •  Team Knighten Industries
    • Wesley Strader
    • Scott Suggs
    • Mike McClelland
  • Team Fox Rent A Car
    • Adrian Avena
    • Mark Daniels Jr.
    • Randy Howell
  • Team Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
    • Bryan Thrift
    • Anthony Gagliardi
    • Terry Scroggins