Final Berth remains for 2018 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell

A star-studded field of 51 bass anglers has qualified to compete for more than $1 million in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. Only one spot remains to be filled in the world championship of bass fishing. It will go to the individual winner of the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship, to be held in December. Long known as the Super Bowl of Bass Fishing, the Classic will take place, for the third time, on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, March 16-18. Morning takeoffs will be from Green Pond Landing and Event Center in Anderson, and weigh-ins and the popular Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will be held in Greenville on those dates. At full pool, Lake Hartwell comprises nearly 56,000 acres and offers anglers 962 miles of shoreline in their search for the heaviest five-bass daily limits. The Classic will be hosted by VisitGreenvilleSC and Visit Anderson. The final qualifier for the 48th Classic will be named Dec. 9, following the Bassmaster Team Championship, which includes the top two-angler teams from 54 sanctioned team trails across the country. More than 200 teams are expected to battle for the national team title Dec. 6-7, on Norfork Lake in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The next two days, members of the Top 3 teams will fish solo with the individual winner earning an invitation to the Classic.