ABA Introduces the Professional League
Empowering Anglers to Control Their Own Destiny (UPDATE)

September 18, 2023, Athens, AL - American Bass Anglers, Inc. is excited to announce the launch of the ABA Professional League. The new 2024 League brings a revolutionary concept to the world of weekend bass angling, allowing weekend anglers to take control of their destiny on the water.

The ABA Professional League allows weekend anglers to compete solo for the first time in a National Series. With the first events scheduled in early January 2024, the series comprises 16 divisions, each hosting three (3) one-day Divisional qualifying tournaments and one (1) two-day Divisional Championship.

The entry fee for each one-day qualifying tournament Championship is $325, including big bass. The series will offer the strongest payout in the tournament, fishing for a national series at 80%. Anglers tired of fishing for way less than 70% at single-day events should take a hard look at this tour.

The top award for a one-day divisional event jumps to $10,000 with a full field, and Caymas Owners can earn an additional $7,000 through the Caymas Cash program. $17,000 at a one-day event is a great payout.

Anglers will also accumulate points based on their performance in each event. The system will combine the best three one-day events and the best two-day event, fished in any division, to establish the national standings. The system will also combine the best three one-day and the best two-day events, fished within a division to establish the angler’s divisional standings. The National standings will play a significant role in determining the invitations to the 2025 Championship.

The ABA Professional League also empowers anglers with unparalleled flexibility. If they encounter a low-scoring tournament, they can choose to fish in one-day or two-day events from different divisions to enhance their total National points and influence their national standing within the series.

Divisional points will be very important heading into the 2025 Championship. Each Division’s Angler of the Year will compete head-to-head for the coveted title of Angler of the Year. Notably, the highest-finishing AOY at the Championship will earn a cash award.

Integrity and fair play are paramount, and in the ABA Professional League truth verification will be implemented at events, ensuring a level playing field for all participants.

The Championship will be held in spring 2025 at Lake Eufaula, AL.

Morris Sheehan, Owner of American Bass Anglers, Inc., expressed his enthusiasm for the ABA Professional League, stating, "Our aim is to provide a platform where anglers can rely on their instincts and fishing skills to chart their own path. While the Open Series goes away, the ABA Professional League will redefine weekend bass tournaments and set a new standard by offering a higher level of competition. As for our Co-Anglers, we will have more exciting news coming that will also provide them a path."

While schedules for the upcoming events are being finalized to avoid conflicts with other major tournaments, below are the Divisions and Lakes planned for the ABA Solo Tour in 2024. Our tournament managers are the best in the country, and they have worked meticulously to plan and schedule the 2024 tournaments. While we know no matter what we do, others will schedule on top of these, we applaud our tournament managers for doing what they could to avoid any conflicts. 

The Professional League is for anglers who want to fish solo without distraction, control their own destiny, and fish for more money while being treated as professional anglers.

2024 Rules located under Professional League on AmericanBassAnglers.com

Registration Dates

• October 2, 2023 – Priority Package Entries
  • 2023 Open Series Competitors
  • 2023 American Fishing Tour Competitors
  • 2023 American Couples Series Competitors
  • 2023 Top150 Solo Series Anglers Competitors
  •  Caymas Boat Owners
• October 9, 2023 – Package with Deposits
• October 9, 2023 – Open Registration

2024 Professional League schedule

Alabama North     
2/24/2024               Guntersville              Goosepond Colony
3/23/2024               Weiss                       Leesburg Landing
6/29/2024               Neely Henry             Coosa Landing
9/28-29/2024         Neely Henry              Coosa Landing                    

Alabama South     
2/17/2024               Eufaula                      Lakepoint Resort
3/16/2024               Mitchell                      Higgins Ferry
5/04/2024               Martin                        Wind Creek
9/07-08/2024          Martin                        Wind Creek                         

Carolina North
2/17/2024               Norman                     Pinnacle
3/16/2024               Norman                     Pinnacle
4/13/2024               High Rock                 Southmont
6/08-09/2024          Kerr                           Nutbush                   

Carolina South
2/03/2024               Keowee                     South Cove
3/02/2024               Keowee                     South Cove
3/23/2024               Hartwell                     Green Pond
4/20-21/2024          Hartwell                     Green Pond 

Florida Central      
1/13/2024               Harris Chain               Hickory Point
3/2/2024                 Toho                           Lakefront Park
4/27/2024               Toho                           Lakefront Park
9/14-15/2024          Harris Chain               Venetian Gardens              

Florida South         
1/20/2024               Okeechobee             Scott Driver
2/24/2024               Okeechobee             Roland Martin Marina & Resort
4/13/2024               Okeechobee             Scott Driver
9/21-22/2024          Okeechobee             Scott Driver             

Georgia        
2/10/2024               Lanier                        Laurel Park
3/09/2024               Oconee                     Sugar Creek Marina
3/23/2024               Sinclair                      Dennis Station
9/28-29/2024          Oconee                     Sugar Creek Marina          

Louisiana     
2/10/2024               Caddo                        Earl G Williamson
3/23/2024               Bistineau                   State Park
4/20/2024               Toledo Bend              Cypress Bend
6/22-23/2024         Caddo                        Earl G Williamson  

Maryland    (Updated)
5/04/2024               Chesapeake Bay      Anchor Marina
6/01/2024               Potomac                   Smallwood
6/29/2024               Chesapeake Bay      Anchor Marina
9/07-08/2024          Potomac                   Smallwood

Mississippi    (Updated)
2/17/2024               Ross Barnett             Tommy’s Landing
3/09/2024               Ross Barnett             Tommy’s Landing
5/04/2024               Ross Barnett             Tommy’s Landing
10/05-06/2024        Ross Barnett             Tommy’s Landing               

New York    (Updated)   
6/15/2024               Cayuga                      Union Springs
7/13/2024               1000 Islands              French Creek
8/03/2024               Champlain                 Plattsburgh Dock Street
9/21-22/2024          Oneida                       Oneida Shores 

Oklahoma   
3/16/2024               Eufaula                       South Point
4/27/2024               Grand                         Wolf Creek
6/01/2024               Tenkiller                      Chicken Creek
9/21-22/2024          Grand                         Wolf Creek  

Tennessee Central
3/09/2024               Percy Priest                Fate Sanders
4/13/2024               Old Hickory                 Bull Creek Ramp
5/18/2024               Center Hill                   Ragland Bottoms
9/21-22/2024          Percy Priest                Fate Sanders                       

Tennessee East      
2/17/2024               Chickamauga               Dayton Boat Dock
4/27/2024               Nickajack                      Marion County Park
5/11/2024               Chickamauga               Chester Frost
9/14-15/2024          Nickajack                      Marion County Park

Texas 
3/02/2024               Lake of the Pines         Lakeside Park
4/13/2024               Sam Rayburn               Cassels Boykin
5/18/2024               Lake Palestine              Villages Resort
9/14-15/2024          Sam Rayburn               Cassels Boykin                                                       

Virginia        
3/09/2024               Kerr                              Nutbush
4/27/2024               Gaston                         Summit
6/22/2024               Kerr                              Nutbush
9/14-15/2024          Kerr                              Nutbush       

More information, sample payouts, and Rules are available under Professional Series on AmericanBassAnglers.com

American Bass Anglers is proud to be sponsored by industry-leading companies, including Caymas Boats, Mercury Marine, MotorGuide, T-H Marine, Power Pole, RT Outdoors, Optima Batteries, HotelPlanner.com, and LurePartsOnline.com.

About American Bass Anglers: Committed to providing low-cost, close-to-home tournaments for weekend anglers, American Bass Anglers offers an exciting platform for individual angler progression.

For more information about American Bass Anglers and its various series, including the American Fishing Tour, the American Couples Series, the Professional League, the annual Military Team Bass Tournament, the Top 150 Solo Tour, and the all-new ABA Professional League for 2024, presented by Caymas Boats, visit www.americanbassanglers.com or call (256) 232-0406 for more information.