BBT Small Craft Bass Series! Entries Open
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Some quick housekeeping:
1. If you have any questions please let us know by emailing info@bigbasstour.co.za or WhatsApp 0686373249.
3. BASS BATTLE
26-28 March 2025 at Clanwilliam Dam, Western Cape.
This is our launch event introducing a first of its kind Heads Up Bass Battle which features a field of 24 anglers competing head to head in a knockout style bracket tournament.
The launch event is for all small craft and will be the first official event on the BBT Small Craft Series circuit.
It is carefully thought out to allow anglers to compete on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 and the format just works brilliantly with the Small Craft Bass Series.
Winner of this launch event receives a Milha Boat + trailer straight off the bat which means you will be set to compete in every event on the Big Bass Tour Africa!
Let's get into the BBT Small Craft Bass Series
A warm welcome to you All!
We want to thank all the venues who assisted us, the sponsors we have brought on board and are still on-boarding, the anglers who provided positive feedback and a special thank you to the doubters, trolls and negative cowards who have lit a fire inside of our entire team.
This is no easy industry when you are facing such a closed off group but it is the actions we have seen and experienced that have left little doubt that a new player needs to come and shake things up.
We look forward to being that player.
We are going to push harder, innovate more, create better and by 2026, in only our second season, we will become the biggest Bass Tournament trail in the Southern Hemisphere.
The BBT Small Craft Bass Series is going to be insanely popular with only 50 spots open in every tournament and that Angler of the Year prize is going to be the biggest prize in bass tournament history for an event that is FREE.
Our Journey so far
We have done many firsts already including convincing the Tourney X platform to add South Africa. This is the premier tournament management software and is compulsory to use at all the events.
PRIZE POOL
R25,000 PER EVENT and of course the Angler of the Year prize which is going to generate huge interest.
Be that angler and you joining Team BassBonus.com in the USA and competing in the Mecca of Bass Fishing.
You will be entered into two bass tournaments, we have 6 options already and the two events we choose will depend on Visas and season start times in 2026.
Our goal is to compete in one event of each of the Bassmaster Kayak Series and a local well supported tour of which there are many options depending on the time of year that will make this possible.
BBT Small Craft Bass Series Schedule
After our launch event in March we have a little wait before the real season kicks off!
It is packed, from August to December in 2025 and then even bigger things planned for 2026.
We kick off with a KZN swing with a visit to Inanda Dam, Albert Falls and Hazelmere before heading to BOSKOP Dam for the first of 3 stand alone events for the BBT Small Craft Series.
A trip to Cape Town in October at Theewaterskloof for the first event that will feature the Big Carp Series, BBT High School League. BBT Small Craft Series and BBT Elite Series.
We head back North for a packed November 2025 with a trip to Hazelmere Dam, Gariep Dam and then Bronkhorstspruit Dam.
The final swing for 2025 with our third stand alone event at Mistverstand and then the big one: The Bass Extreme Festival of Fishing.
9 Tour events culminating in the 10th and final event the Bass Extreme, the awarding of the Angler of the Year and a tour that will change the face of Bass fishing in South Africa.
Join us, support us and promote us, this tour was created for you, to make competitive bass fishing a true experience.
We are bringing fresh ideas, exciting brands, leading innovation and above else have made this an entirely FREE experience.