Bass Cat Silver Cup

2025 Bass Cat Silver Cup Payout

1st      1st Bass Cat Bob Cat Bass Boat Powered by a 150hp Mercury MSRP $40,500 Standard Equipment
2nd    $10,000.00
3rd     $5,000.00   
4th     $3,000.00   
5th      $2,000.00   
6th      $1,500.00   
7th      $1,300.00   
8th      $1,200.00   
9th      $1,100.00   
10th    $1,000.00   
11th    $950.00               
12th    $900.00     
13th    $850.00     
14th    $800.00     
15th    $750.00     
16th    $700.00
17th    $650.00
18th    $600.00
19th    $550.00
20th    $500.00

Bass Cat Big Bass Pay Out:
1st Place Big Bass $1,000.00
2nd Place big Bass $600.00
3rd Place Big Bass $400.00

Points to Remember!!!

•  Qualification: 
  • All Teams that fished a Regional event for the 2024 season are eligible to fish the Bass Cat Silver Cup.
  • All teams that finished in the top 30% in a regional may choose between fishing in the Bass Cat Silver Cup or the Bass Cat Classic. A team is not allowed to fish in both Classic events. However, teams may fish in the Land Big Fish Tournament of Champions and a Classic Event if qualified to do so.
  • Licensed Guides currently guiding on Kentucky Lake are not eligible to participate in the Bass Cat Silver Cup 
  • Starting 2020 any team that wins this event more than 3 times will not be eligible to participate in the Bass Cat Silver Cup.
• Dates: 
  • The Lake will be open to pre-fishing (The lake will not be closed to pre-fishing)
  • Official Practice will open starting April 15th, 2025 and remain open through the end of the Championship Week 2025.
    • During the Official Practice days teams may not use a Guide or communicate with anyone that is not fishing the Bass Cat Silver Cup to gain an advantage over the rest of the field. 
  • Registration & Pretournament Meeting: April 24th, 2025
  • Day 1: April 25th, 2025
  • Day 2: April 26th, 2025
  • Rain Out Day: April 27th, 2025.
• Registration & Pretournament Meeting: 
  • Registration for this event will be located at the Kentucky Lake Dam Boat Ramp starting at 3:00pm Thursday, April 24th, 2025, with the pretournament meeting to follow at 5:00pm. One member of the team must be present at the pre-tournament meeting, or the team will be disqualified. You may use a proxy if you and your teammate are unable to attend. There will not be a proxy fee for this event.
• Entering the Event: 
  • The entry fee for this event is $200.00.
  • All mailed-in entries must be post marked by April 1st, 2025.
  • USA BASSIN will accept a VISA or Master Card payment until April 15th, 2025 (There will be a 7% Service Fee for paying with a credit card)
  • We will not accept entries into the event after April 15th, 2025, or at registration for this event.
  • This event is limited to 250 teams.
  • Boat numbers will be given out based on when we receive your entry.
• Refunds: 
  • If the USA BASSIN is contacted before or on April 15th, 2025, USA BASSIN will only refund $160.00 of the Entry Fee. 
  • After April 15th, 2025, there will Not be a Refund of the Entry Fee. 
  • To receive your refund, please e-mail your mailing address along with the name of the event to: usabassinfishing@gmail.com
• Weather Delays and Cancelations: 
  • Small Watercraft Wind Advisory: If the wind is projected to be 18mph (based on The Weather Channel App) at any time during the Tournament Hours the director will cancel that day of the tournament.
  • In the event of extreme weather conditions such as Tornados, Tornado Warnings, Lightning, or the tournament director will put the tournament on hold until all warnings expire, or the storms have passed, then and only then will we proceed with the tournament.
  • Should the tournament be delayed due to the weather, and we decide to launch, the check-in times will stand as posted.
  • If the storms or warnings have not passed or expired prior to 10:00am, the director and staff will make the decision to cancel that day of fishing.
  • Examples: 
    • If day 1 of this tournament is canceled, then we will repeat day 1 takeoff schedule on day 2 and it will be a one day shoot out. 
    • If day 2 of this tournament is canceled, then the leaders of day 1 will be crowned the winners.
    • Should both scheduled days of this tournament (April 25th & 26th) be cancelled due to a weather-related circumstance, then Sunday, April 27th will be used as a rain out day and we will use the day 1 takeoff schedule. We will only use (Sunday, April 27th) as a rain out day if both scheduled days are canceled.
    • If all three days are cancelled, then there will be a Lottery Draw for the Bass Cat Boat and $160.00 of the entry fee will be refunded.