Get ready for the first Online Open Series event at Lake Seminole!
Launching on May 6 and ending after a Championship Weekend on May 23. Do you have what it takes to be crowned the first Online Open Series winner? There’s only one way to find out and that’s out on the water.
What is Lake Seminole Online Open Series?
Starting Friday, May 6 players across all platforms will be competing against each other in a 3-round tournament to see who will be crowned the first Lake Seminole Online Open Series winner!
The competition follows official Bassmaster rules, meaning the combined weight of your top 5 weight bass (Largemouth and Spotted) will be added to the leader board.
Round 1 will start at 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC on May 6 and run till May 12.
Round 2 will kick off at 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC May 13 to May 19
Round 3, like the other rounds, will start at 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC on May 20 and will end on May 23 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC.
As Lake Seminole is a DLC venue that comes included in the Bass Lake Bundle, all players who own the Bass Lake Bundle will be eligible for 3 attempts per round. If you do not own the Bass Lake Bundle you can still take part and will have 1 attempt per round to post the highest total weight possible. Eeach attempt gives you 60 minutes out on the water, so use that time wisely!
Your attempt will end when the timer hits 0:00. If you need to/want to you can suspend your attempt and return to it later, you can do this via the pause menu. Hit “Submit”, then “Pause Attempt”. Just make sure you complete your attempts before the round ends. The winner will be the player who has the highest total weight over the 3 rounds.
There will be an update going live before the tournament that will bring some changes to Lake Seminole ready for the competition, these changes are as follows:
The population of Largemouth Bass and Spotted Bass has been increased.
Balancing to the chances of catching BIG bass has reduced while the chance of catching small to medium size bass has been increased.
The population of Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Blue Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Chain Pickerel, and Longnose Gar has been reduced.
To compete in the event from the main menu click on Bassmaster Online.
How is the Online Open Series different from the Online Elite events?
Firstly, they run for longer! Our Elite events last 10 days with Round 1 being 7 days, Round 2 being 2 days and Round 3 being 1 day – whilst our Open Series events run for 17 days with Rounds 1 and 2 lasting 7 days, and the final round giving players 3 days to complete their attempts.
Whereas with the Online Elite events, we want to encapsulate the intensity and fierce competition of the real-world Bassmaster Elite, including culminating in a Championship Sunday, the Open Series events are less time-pressured, which allow for you to manage your attempts more easily. This doesn't mean that it's any more relaxed though!
The overall format is the same between the competitions, and winning will feel just as sweet!
Rewards
The only other difference is the in-game reward structure. Open Series events will have 2 rewards up for grabs. A participation jersey and a winner’s jersey. Keep scrolling for a look at them!
The Lake Seminole Online Open Series event kicks off May 6, so you have time to get out there, find your hot spots, and fine-tune your load-outs ready for the competition! See you on the lake, anglers!
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TAKE ON THE EASTER MASTERY CHALLENGES NOW!
Easter is right around the corner and we have some egg-cellent new, limited-time items for you to unlock over the Easter period! The event will kick off on April 14 and will end on May 3.
Introducing... Jack’d Rabbit.
Take a look below at the limited time items you can unlock during our special Easter seasonal event. For more information about how to unlock these items, keep scrolling!
There will be 2 tiers of Mastery Challenges to complete to unlock 3 brand new, limited-time Easter items. These items are: Jack’d Rabbit Jersey, Snood, and Hat. Here are the challenges you'll need to complete.
Tier 1
Reward - Jack'd Rabbit Snood & Jersey
St.Johns River - Catch 3 qualifying bass (largemouth, smallmouth or spotted bass)
Toledo Bend - Cast out 6 times at 15 meters or more
Chickamauga Lake - Catch 4 non-bass fish
Lake Guntersville - Catch 3 fishing weighing over 6lbs
Sabine River - Catch 3 fish weighing under 6lbs
St. Lawrence River - Catch 2 Salmon
Lake Ray Roberts - Achieve 3 Perfect Strikes
Lake Hamilton - Catch 3 Catfish, Trout, Freshwater Drum, Walleye or Chain Pickerel
Tier 2
Reward - Jack'd Rabbit Hat
Catch 10 Largemouth or Spotted Bass in Public Online Servers or Bassmaster Royale
Catch a fish weighing over 15lbs in Public Online Servers or Bassmaster Royale
Hop in game and tag us in your Jack’d Rabbit gear on our socials @dovetailfishing and have a bass-tacular Easter.
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BASS BULLETIN: THE FUTURE OF ONLINE TOURNAMENTS - APR.12.22
Welcome, it’s Bass Bulletin time. Let's jump in and talk about all things Bassmaster Fishing 2022.
In this month’s Bass Bulletin, we will be talking about the future of online tournaments, the Elite Fishing Pack, Bass Lake Bundle, and launching the game on Epic Store and PlayStation Asia. We’ll also look back at our inaugural 2022 Online Bassmaster Classic and the 2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite event that has just wrapped up.
To close things out we sit down with Des O’Connor for a deep dive on why the bass in Bassmaster Fishing 2022 are bigger than in real life.
Online Tournaments
In February we kicked off our first online tournament in Bassmaster Fishing 2022 with the 2022 Online Bassmaster Classic that synced up with the real world Bassmaster Classic at the iconic Lake Hartwell.
The idea behind these events is to simulate the structure of real-world competitions by breaking up the event into 3 rounds of competitive fishing with your best 5 catches from each round contributing to your overall score and the winner being the angler with the highest total weight.
Our second online event, the 2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite started April 1 and finished April 11. We want to keep the momentum of these online competitive events going and as a team, we are busy planning out a schedule of events throughout the year to keep those competitive juices flowing.
The next event will be an Open Series event at Lake Seminole running from May 6 to May 23. The Open Series events will be more casual and run for longer than our Elite, Classic, or Special events to give you more time to compete when it suits you. In-game rewards for taking part in the Open Series events are still up for grabs however, bragging rights and being crowned the first Bassmaster Online Open Champion are very much all to play for.
2022 Online Bassmaster Classic
Over 2000 players took part in the 2022 Online Bassmaster Classic and these are the anglers who took the top 3 positions. A massive congratulations to Sw1fty86ttv on a super impressive win! Sw1fty also streams his attempts live on Twitch so go drop him a follow!
2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite
Our second online tournament has just wrapped up and it’s been awesome to see so many people taking part. The competition was fierce - there really wasn’t much in it at the top of the leader boards, so congratulations to everyone who took part. Here are our top 10 anglers from the event.
Deep Dive : The size of bass in Bassmaster Fishing 2022
Sticking with tournaments, we have seen lots of discussion among the community about how the sizes of bass in Bassmaster Fishing 2022 compared to the real-world, so Benjamin from the community had a chat with Des O’Connor, Studio Producer to talk about bass.
Benjamin - We always knew when developing BM22 that the goal was to create a game that provided players with the challenge and thrill of catching big bass. During the planning stage of the game was there a discussion around the size and weight of qualifying bass species (Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Spotted Bass?)
Des – For sure. The strapline for Bassmaster as an organization is Big Bass, Big Stage, Big Dreams. So we were always going to feature big bass in the game. However, we wanted there to be fewer of them than in Fishing Sim World, so it feels more exciting when you catch one.
Benjamin - Among the community, there has been lots of discussion around whether or not the size and weight of bass in BM22 should be representative of real life. Obviously, we can’t please everyone but why is it we opted to go down the route of having larger-than-life bass?
Des – The maximum size of the stock bass in each of our venues is based on real-world data provided to us by a freshwater biologist in our community so we know the weight range is correct for the location. When populating the waters with fish, we must balance the weight ranges so that it is exciting for both single-player, and for competitive multiplayer. Have we got this balance perfect? Probably not. There are thousands of Bass in each venue, and less than 1% of these are in the highest weight range. Now, what we have seen from the recent asynchronous tournaments that we have been running is that the community is very good at the game. The size of bags being caught in a 1-hour session has been huge, so we are looking at the balance of the weight ranges and will be looking to make some changes in this area over the coming months.
We still want to have the giants for players to hunt, but we would like the frequency that they are landed to be reduced.
Ben - How do you think the experience of fishing in Bassmaster Fishing 2022 would change if we were to, say, reduce the number of larger bass in the game?
Des – We think by reducing the number of the largest bass in the game we can increase the thrill of catching them, whilst also bringing down the bag sizes a bit closer to more realistic weights. But I imagine we will still have scores on our leader boards that are far bigger than in real life.
If you look at the catches from the real-world Elite event at Chickamauga Lake this last weekend, you have a field of 94 anglers, landing over 900 bass in a 4-day period. But only one of these Bass was over 10lb.
Would players really want catching a 10lb bass in the game to be a 1 in 900 fish occurrence? I think probably not, but I do agree that we have balancing improvements to make. I also want to give a shoutout and a thank you to the community for all of your continued feedback. Making changes to weight ranges and catch rates is a delicate process that we constantly monitor and we will be sure to let you know when any changes are made in update notes.
Jump into Bassmaster Fishing 2022 and pick up the Bass Lake Bundle today to land a big basin bass on Lake Seminole and Jordan Lake. The bundle also comes loaded with Career Mode Tournaments and Mastery Challenges for each venue for you to conquer and unlock venue specific clothing. Also, if you pick up the Bass Lake Bundle on Steam April 14th, you’ll get a huge 20% discount!
To read the full article on these venues click here
Dive into 30 all-new items to compete like an Elite! Choose one of the new boat wraps that have been designed alongside Elite Anglers Hank Cherry, Carl Jocumsen, Takumi Ito, and Jeff Gustafson. Refine your loadout with new rods and reels from Abu Garcia and lures from Berkley so you can start hooking big bass.
To find out all the details about the Elite Fishing Equipment Pack you can, here
Well, that’s all folks for this month's Bass Bulletin! Oh, except to say that Easter is just around the corner, and we have some fun challenges planned to unlock some Easter treats - here is a sneak peek! (and, no, you’re not watching Donnie Darko...)
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THE 2022 ONLINE CHICKAMAUGA ELITE WINNER ANNOUNCED
That’s a wrap for the 2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite!
Over 1900 of you took part and the competition was fierce from start to finish. Congratulations to everyone who took part and here are our top 10 anglers!
Massive congratulations to HarryStankFoot for clutching the win with a massive round 3 score that secured their spot at the top. Sw1fty_8_6_ttv has been dethroned after winning the 2022 Online Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell, but still manages to place 3rd in this event!
We have loved seeing the community enjoying themselves, competing, and sharing their successes with us via our socials and Discord. Here are a few images submitted by you all. Remember to tag us @DovetailFishing on or join our official Discord server for your chance to feature next time around.
MrRichC submitted via Discord, repping the Round 1 rewards.
NaturalBornFisha submitted via Discord manages to land Legendary Largemouth Bass, Brett during Round 3 but it wasn’t enough to squeeze into the top 3. He had to settle for 6th, which is still a very respectable score!
We hope you all enjoyed the 2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite and stay tuned for details on the next tournament coming soon!
Jump into Bassmaster Fishing 2022 today and pick up the Bass Lake Bundle today to experience the thrill of big bass fishing on Lake Seminole and Jordan Lake. The bundle also comes loaded with Career Mode Tournaments and Mastery Challenges for each venue for you to conquer and unlock venue specific clothing. Also, if you pick up the Bass Lake Bundle on Steam or PlayStation before April 14th, you’ll get a huge 20% discount!
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Bass Lake Bundle Key Features Include:
2 New Venues – Lake Seminole & Jordan Lake
Lake Seminole & Jordan Lake Career Mode Tournaments
Unique Mastery Challenges for each venue with venue specific clothing to unlock
Combined total of 14 Fish Species to land
20 Named Legendary Fish to hunt and catch
The all-new Dynamic Time of Day System
Land a Big Basin Bass Today
You can pick up the Bass Lake Bundle today for $19.99/ £14.99/ €17.99. Don’t forget to grab the bundle before April 14th on Steam to get that 20% discount.
20% Discount until April 14th
2022 ONLINE CHICKAMAUGA LAKE ELITE
Get ready for the next online Tournament!
The competition is on with the 2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite event. Between the dates of April 1 - April 11 prepare for 3 rounds of competitive fishing!
Our online event lines up with the real world 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Chickamauga Lake that takes place between April 7-10 and if you haven’t already joined our Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing League you can do so here.
What is 2022 Online Chickamauga Elite?
Starting April 1, we are kicking off the 2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite event. Players across all platforms will be competing against each other in a 3-round tournament to see who will be crowned the 2022 Online Chickamauga Lake Elite champion.
The competition follows official Bassmaster rules, meaning the combined weight of your top 5 bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted) will be added to the leader board.
Round 1 will start at 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC on April 1 and run till April 7.
Round 2 will kick off at 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC on April 8 to April 9 with the final round lining up with the real-world final of April 10, like the other rounds it will start at 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC and will end April 11 00:00 PST/08:00 UTC.
Every player will be eligible for 3 attempts per round to post the highest total weight you can and, each attempt gives you 60 minutes out on the water. Your attempt will end when the timer hits 0:00. If you need to/want to you can suspend your attempt and return to it later via the pause menu. Hit “Submit” then “Pause Attempt”. Just make sure you complete your attempts before the round ends. The winner will be the player who has the highest total weight over the 3 rounds.
To compete in the event from the main menu click on Bassmaster Online.
Rewards
By taking part in the event you will be rewarded with exclusive cosmetic items, check them out!
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LAND A BIG BASIN BASS ON 07.04.22 – BASSMASTER® FISHING 2022
2 Iconic Venues, 1 Great Pack
It’s nearly time to explore & fish new waters in the Bass Lake Bundle! From the borders of Florida and Georgia to Chatham County, North Carolina, you can jump into the Bass Lake Bundle on 07.04.22 and fish on two new iconic venues – Lake Seminole & Jordan Lake. The Bass Lake Bundle will also come with a 20% launch discount on Steam until April 14th, so act fast to pick up this great offer.
Bass Lake Bundle Key Features Include:
2 New Venues – Lake Seminole & Jordan Lake
Lake Seminole & Jordan Lake Tournament Cups in Career Mode
Unique Mastery Challenges for each venue with venue specific clothing to unlock
Combined total of 14 Fish Species to land
20 Named Legendary Fish to hunt and catch
The all-new Dynamic Time of Day System
Price
£14.99/ €17.99/$19.99
20% launch discount on Steam until April 14th
Lake Seminole
Located on the border between Florida and Georgia is the beautiful Lake Seminole. Fed by the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, this reservoir is named after the Native American tribes indigenous to the Florida region.
Whether you’re looking to fish the small creeks around the islands that pepper this long stretch of water, or if you want to fish around points of interests like the in-game Lake Seminole Dam, this venue has something for everyone!
This authentic venue gives anglers the most thrilling bass fishing experience. The underwater action is just as busy with underwater foliage, structure, points of interest and more that can be found when fishing these amazing waters.
Jordan Lake
Situated in Chatham County, North Carolina, Jordan Lake was created as part of a flood control program when the Haw River was dammed. Whilst largemouth bass dominate the attention of anglers the lake is home to a mixed variety of fish species including crappie, catfish, white bass, spotted and stripers.
Jordan Lake will give anglers plenty to find and fish. From the small beach covered coves to long stretches of open water surrounded by small mountain tips in the distance, this is truly a fantastic venue to relax, fish and explore.
Find hotspots using your underwater camera and learn where you’ll have the most success on Jordan Lake. With so much variety in fish, locations, environments and points of interest, Jordan Lake will give you plenty of bass to land!
The Bass Lake Bundle has been hand crafted to accurately match water depths, foliage, surrounding environments and fish species. With the in-games Fish AI System & Dynamic Time of Day, you can expect to have the true experience of fishing these huge bodies of water.
Festival of Bass: Spring Edition
The Festival of Bass: Spring Edition is here. Tune in for community games, Bass Gaming episodes and original content made my the community! Oh, and why not grab something in the March Madness sale too!
Schedule
March Madness
GET THE ELITE FISHING EQUIPMENT PACK TODAY AND COMPETE LIKE AN ELITE!
Today the Elite Fishing Equipment Pack launches, and you can dive into 30 all-new items to compete like an Elite! Choose one of the new boat wraps that have been designed alongside Elite Anglers Hank Cherry, Carl Jocumsen, Takumi Ito, and Jeff Gustafson. Refine your loadout with new rods and reels from Abu Garcia and lures from Berkley so you can start hooking big bass.
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Pick up the pack today!
It’s time to start representing your roots with 4 new boat wraps and matching clothing! Our design team worked with Hank Cherry to bring the Stars & Stripes wrap to life, what better way to hit the water than with the head of a bald eagle? Kit your angler out with matching clothing to complete the look and bolster your fishing loadout with a selection of new equipment from Abu Garcia & Berkley. Don’t forget this pack also comes charged with new Master Challenges for you to tackle and unlock the unique Taku Time wrap & Hat designed with Elite Angler - Takumi Ito.
Elite Fishing Equipment Pack:
4 all-new Boat Wraps – Carefully designed with Elite Pro Anglers
8 pieces of Elite clothing - Look the part with tournament clothing to match your boat
Mastery Challenges to unlock the unique Taku Time items
4 Rods - New rods from Abu Garcia such as the Veritas Spinning & Casting Rod
4 Reels - Complete the full set with Abu Garcia reels
10 Lures - Expand your Berkley lure collection with the Choppo Hard Bait, Dredger Crankbait, and much more
Compete like an Elite today and take your fishing to the next level with new cosmetics, rods, reels, lures, and Mastery Challenges.
COMPETE LIKE AN ELITE ON 10.03.22 – BASSMASTER® FISHING 2022
Compete like an Elite with 30 all-new items in the Elite Fishing Equipment Pack coming this 10.03.22. Rep your roots with 4 new boat wraps that have been carefully designed with Elite anglers Hank Cherry, Carl Jocumsen, Takumi Ito, and Jeff Gustafson. Catch those lunkers with new Abu Garcia rods, reels, and 10 new Berkley lures. Finally, don’t forget to look the part when lifting that Trophy with new clothing items to match your new boat wrap designs.
4 New Elite Boat Wraps
Whether you’re spearheading through the venue with the new Stars & Stripes boat wrap or fighting those fish into the boat with the new Boxing Roo boat wrap, the Elite Fishing Pack has something for everyone. This pack also comes with the Canadian Grizzly, and special Taku Time wraps to stand out on the water.
8 Elite Clothing Options
We want to make sure you don’t just look the part in your boat but also when you’re weighing in your bass on the stage. To match the incredible new boat wraps you can kit yourself out with new Elite clothing. Equip your angler out with new cosmetics such as the Grizzly Snood, Boxing Roo Tournament Jersey, Taku Time Hat, and much more!
Compete like an Elite
It’s time to swap out your fishing gear with all new in-game rods & reels from Abu Garcia. Set yourself up for success with the Veritas Spinning & Casting rods or take the Max X Spinning combo out to track down some bass. Make sure you have the right lure for the job with a selection of 10 new Berkley lures in the Elite Fishing Equipment Pack.
Mastery Challenges
For those who are looking for a challenge, look no further. With 2 new tiers of Mastery Challenges coming in the Elite Fishing Equipment Pack, you’ll want to take these on to unlock those all-new Taku Time items so you can truly rep Takumi Ito’s designed cosmetics.
Get ready to compete like an Elite this 10.03.22 and take your fishing to the next level with new cosmetics, rods, reels, lures, and Mastery Challenges.
