The St. Croix Bassmaster Opens is a series of tournaments that tier up to the Bassmaster Classic and the Bassmaster Elite Series. It is divided into two divisions with four tournaments in each division.
Click the links below for rules and other information about competing in the Opens.
2025 Opens Schedule
Division 1
Clarks Hill Reservoir, Jan. 23-25 – Evans, Ga.
Tombigbee River, April 16-18 – Columbus, Miss.
Upper Chesapeake Bay, July 23-25 – North East, Md.
St. Lawrence River, July 31-Aug. 2 – Waddington, N.Y.
Division 2
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Feb. 13-15 – Jasper, Texas
Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley, March 6-8 – Paris, Tenn.
Norfork Lake, April 3-5 – Mountain Home, Ark.
Leech Lake, Aug. 14-16 – Walker, Minn.
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