BBT SMALL CRAFT BASS SERIES
OUR LAUNCH EVENT: THE INAUGURAL
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HEADS UP KNOCKOUT
One of One: Cement your name in history as the only angler to win: The Inaugural.
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DESIGNED FOR ACTION
A format designed to keep the anglers busy! Our new TV production called Bass Battle will adopt the same format.
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A WINNERS BUNDLE
A Milha Boat, incredible kit & gear will keep you practicing and performing throughout the rest of the tour.
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ANGLER OF THE YEAR
Get ahead of the pack with the first points awarded in the race for that Ticket to the USA!
FREE TO ENTER
All SCBS tournaments will have no tournament entry fee and we have put up R25,000 as prize money.
FREE
- Welcome Pack
- Tournament Access
- Access to Refreshment Tent
- Tournament Officials
- Medics
All anglers must register with Tourney X and for each event they charge +-R140 ($7) per event.
You are only officially entered if you have filled in our form here:
Then registered with Tourney X and entered into the event.
Anglers Must Take Note:
You will be required to ensure you have paid any fees directly to the correct department including:
- Fishing licences
- Natures reserve Fees
- Any accommodation
The above must be paid IN FULL 14 days prior to the event start date and confirmation must be sent to our office.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
2025 BBT Small Craft Series is now set with 10 events covering 5 provinces and culminating into a festival of fishin at the Bass Extreme in December 2025.
Scroll further down the page for the confirmed Tournament List.
WHY THE EARLY LAUNCH
Preparation and practice is key and we want anglers to travel to EVERY event they can which means there is plenty of planning for them.
We also want the time to innovate, to promote, to televise and to create the best fishing tournaments in the industry.
The Big Bass Tour Africa are going to be ensuring that each event will become the highlight on the tournament calendars of every angler.
ANGLER OF THE YEAR
ANGLER OF THE YEAR (AOY)
Information is available HERE.
AOY qualification requires a minimum participation in 5/9 season events and then participation in the Bass Extreme Championship is compulsory.
Our AOY rewards skill, dedication, consistency and loyalty
The above are all attributes befitting a Champion that will represent our tour, country and sponsors with the biggest opportunity in African Bass Fishing.
TICKET TO THE USA
Ultimate reward for the Angler of the Year:
TICKET TO THE USA is the biggest prize ever awarded in South Africa which will include a full sponsorship to two major events in the USA.
Winner of the series will receive:
New Fishing Kayak tricked out with all the latest gadgets from our sponsors.
Full gear and equipment sponsorship for the USA tour and the next season of Small Craft Bass Series in South Africa.
Tickets, accommodation and entry fees to two major events in the USA and your chance to get yourself onto the pro circuit!
ORDER OF EVENTS
Every stage on the tour will follow the same order of events to ensure consistency EXCEPT:
The Inaugural, the Bass Battle and the Bass Extreme.
FRIDAY
Registration
3pm-8pm
SATURDAY
Session One
- Launch from 7.30am
- Attach Bait. Cast at 8am
- Power Hour times will be announced on the morning.
- 12pm Session Ends
Please Note:
This is a No Limit event, all legal fish to count. All submissions must be uploaded to the Tourney X platform.
Session Two
- Launch at 14:00pm
- Attach Bait. Cast at 14.30pm
- Session Ends: 18.00pm
- Dinner at 19:00pm will include debrief, live updates and briefing for Day Two.
SUNDAY
Session Three
- Launch from 7am
- Attach Bait. Cast at 7.30am
- Session ends: 11.30am
PRIZEGIVING
- Prizegiving will start at 12.30pm
- Top 3 Winners will need to be interviewed for television.
- Estimated end time is 14.00pm.
SMALL CRAFT BASS SERIES 2025
BASS EXTREME
THE CHAMPIONSHIP - A FESTIVAL OF FISHING LIKE NO OTHER
