Every winner and venue from the inaugural 1971 Classic through 2026. Search the full record, then follow the source trail.
For the event’s broader origins, format changes and historical context, see What Is the Bassmaster Classic?.
| Year | Champion | Venue | Winning weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Bobby Murray | Lake Mead, Nev. | — |
| 1972 | Don Butler | Percy Priest Reservoir, Tenn. | — |
| 1973 | Rayo Breckenridge | Clarks Hill Reservoir, S.C. | — |
| 1974 | Tommy Martin | Wheeler Lake, Ala. | — |
| 1975 | Jack Hains | Currituck Sound, N.C. | — |
| 1976 | Rick Clunn | Lake Guntersville, Ala. | — |
| 1977 | Rick Clunn | Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Fla. | — |
| 1978 | Bobby Murray | Ross Barnett Reservoir, Miss. | — |
| 1979 | Hank Parker | Lake Texoma, Texas | — |
| 1980 | Bo Dowden | St. Lawrence River, N.Y. | — |
| 1981 | Stanley Mitchell | Alabama River, Ala. | — |
| 1982 | Paul Elias | Alabama River, Ala. | — |
| 1983 | Larry Nixon | Ohio River, Ohio | — |
| 1984 | Rick Clunn | Arkansas River, Ark. | — |
| 1985 | Jack Chancellor | Arkansas River, Ark. | — |
| 1986 | Charlie Reed | Tennessee River, Tenn. | — |
| 1987 | George Cochran | Ohio River, Ky. | — |
| 1988 | Guido Hibdon | James River, Va. | — |
| 1989 | Hank Parker | James River, Va. | — |
| 1990 | Rick Clunn | James River, Va. | — |
| 1991 | Ken Cook | Chesapeake Bay, Md. | — |
| 1992 | Robert Hamilton | Lake Logan Martin, Ala. | — |
| 1993 | David Fritts | Lake Logan Martin, Ala. | — |
| 1994 | Bryan Kerchal | High Rock Lake, N.C. | — |
| 1995 | Mark Davis | High Rock Lake, N.C. | — |
| 1996 | George Cochran | Lay Lake, Ala. | — |
| 1997 | Dion Hibdon | Lake Logan Martin, Ala. | — |
| 1998 | Denny Brauer | High Rock Lake, N.C. | — |
| 1999 | Davy Hite | Louisiana Delta, La. | — |
| 2000 | Woo Daves | Lake Michigan, Ill. | — |
| 2001 | Kevin VanDam | Louisiana Delta, La. | — |
| 2002 | Jay Yelas | Lay Lake, Ala. | — |
| 2003 | Michael Iaconelli | Louisiana Delta, La. | — |
| 2004 | Takahiro Omori | Lake Wylie, N.C. | — |
| 2005 | Kevin VanDam | Three Rivers, Pa. | — |
| 2006 | Luke Clausen | Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Fla. | — |
| 2007 | Boyd Duckett | Lay Lake, Ala. | — |
| 2008 | Alton Jones | Lake Hartwell, S.C. | — |
| 2009 | Skeet Reese | Red River, La. | — |
| 2010 | Kevin VanDam | Lay Lake, Ala. | — |
| 2011 | Kevin VanDam | Louisiana Delta, La. | — |
| 2012 | Chris Lane | Red River, La. | — |
| 2013 | Cliff Pace | Grand Lake, Okla. | — |
| 2014 | Randy Howell | Lake Guntersville, Ala. | — |
| 2015 | Casey Ashley | Lake Hartwell, S.C. | — |
| 2016 | Edwin Evers | Grand Lake, Okla. | — |
| 2017 | Jordan Lee | Lake Conroe, Texas | — |
| 2018 | Jordan Lee | Lake Hartwell, S.C. | — |
| 2019 | Ott DeFoe | Tennessee River, Tenn. | — |
| 2020 | Hank Cherry | Lake Guntersville, Ala. | — |
| 2021 | Hank Cherry | Lake Ray Roberts, Texas | — |
| 2022 | Jason Christie | Lake Hartwell, S.C. | — |
| 2023 | Jeff Gustafson | Tennessee River, Knoxville, Tenn. | 42-7 |
| 2024 | Justin Hamner | Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Tulsa, Okla. | 58-3 |
| 2025 | Easton Fothergill | Lake Ray Roberts, Fort Worth, Texas | 76-15 |
| 2026 | Dylan Nutt | Tennessee River, Knoxville, Tenn. | 66-13 |
B.A.S.S.: See every Bassmaster Classic winner
B.A.S.S.: Official 2026 Bassmaster Classic results
Recent winning weights are linked to official tournament-results pages as those fields are verified. The next data pass should complete the historical weight column year by year rather than importing an unsourced secondary list.