Contingency programs are a great way to make some extra money. Even if you don’t win a tournament, you could still be the highest finisher registered for contingency programs and be eligible to win money and/or prizes! Many of these contingencies listed below are in conjunction with Bassmaster and Major League Fishing, but please reach out if your company has a contingency program we can add to our list.
Disclaimer: This guide does not include bass boat contingencies, but we will be updating our bass boat contingency guide soon. Please click here to check out last year’s guide and let us know if your company or a company you know needs to be included this year!
Bass Pro Shops Fishing Rewards Program
- Free to register!
- For full rules, click
Gold Level: Bassmaster Elites or MLF BPT
- Receive $500 in branded merchandise and up to 25% discount!
- Win up to $5,000 for Classic/AOY and $2,000 for regular season event!
Silver Level: Bassmaster Opens or MLF Series
- Receive up to 25% discount!
- Win up to $2,500 for Championship/AOY and $1,000 for regular season event!
Bronze Level: MLF BFL Series
- Receive up to 25% discount!
- Win up to $1,000 for All-American, $500 for regional, and $250 for qualifier or super tournament!
College Contingency: Bassmaster College, College Bass Championship, MLF College
- Receive up to 25% discount!
- Win up to $2,000 gift card per team for National Championship, $500 gift card per team for regional/qualifiers!
- Win up to $1,000 gift card per team for being a Nitro/Tracker owner!
High School Contingency: MLF High School, Student Angler Federation, Bassmaster High School
- Receive up to $500 gift card per team for World Finals and National Championships!
- Receive up to $250 gift card per team for Bassmaster, MLF, and SAF State Championships!
- Win up to $2,000 as a Bassmaster Opens EQ angler!
- Click here for more info and registration.
- Oklahoma lakes only
- $105 per person
- See full rules and qualifying events here.
- Win up to $10,000 for overall big bass and $5,000 for Cross Industries Championship!
- Annual membership: $49.95 (includes t-shirt and stickers for boat)
- See approved tournaments and payouts here.
- See program rules here.
- Must own a pair of Costa sunglasses and wear them at an eligible event.
- For full list of payouts and eligible events, click here.
- $30 membership fee
- MLF Invitationals: Win up to $500 plus $500 in product credit!
- MLF Toyota Series Qualifiers: Win up to $250 plus $250 in product credit as a boater, or up to $125 plus $125 in product credit as a co-angler!
- MLF Toyota Series Championship: Win up to $500 plus $500 in product credit as a boater, or up to $250 plus $250 in product credit as a co-angler!
- MLF BFL All American: Win up to $500 plus $250 in product credit as a boater or co-angler!
- MLF BFL Qualifiers, Super Tournament, Regional, and Wild Card: Win up to $250 plus $250 in product credit as a boater, or up to $200 plus $200 in product credit as a co-angler!
- MLF College: Teams can win two $75 tackle packs at qualifiers/open and can win two $125 tackle packs at the National Championship!
- MLF High School: Teams can win two $50 tackle packs at the opens and can win two $75 tackle packs at the National Championship!
- Must win an eligible tournament from a boat equipped with at least one Garmin unit or trolling motor (if winner is not eligible, the award will go to the next highest eligible finisher)
- $300 to highest finisher with exclusively Garmin electronics
- $200 to highest finisher with Garmin Force trolling motor
- Click here for official rules and details.
- Register at the link here.
- MLF Invitationals: The highest finishing registered pro at each tournament will receive a FREE set of General Tire tires and a $300 Visa gift card!
- MLF Toyota Series: Pros can win a $300 Visa gift card, and co-anglers can win a $150 gift card! Also, FREE set up General Tire tires to the AOY in each pro division!
- MLF BFL: Pros can win a $300 Visa gift card, and co -anglers can win a $150 Visa gift card!
G2 Gemini Jerseys College Contingency Program
- ACA Collegiate Bass Fishing events qualify.
- The highest finishing team where one or both anglers are wearing a G2 Gemini Jersey will receive a $100 Gemini gift card per angler for a total payout of up to $200.
Next Gen Lithium Tournament Rewards Program
- Annual membership: $24.95
- $150 to the winner of a sanctioned event while using 1 Next Gen Lithium battery!
- $250 to the winner of a sanctioned event while using 2 Next Gen Lithium batteries!
- $500 to the winner of a sanctioned event ($1,000 certificate to winner of APEX Pro Tour event) while using 3 or more Next Gen Lithium batteries!
- Click here for eligible events.
- Click here for program rules.
- Annual membership: $24.95
- Register at the link here.
- See all rules here.
- See all qualified events and awards here.
- MLF Bass Pro Tour and Bassmaster Elite Series: The winner of each event can win $1,000!
- MLF Invitationals: The winning pro in each event can win $750!
- MLF Toyota Series and Bassmaster Opens: The winning pro in each event can win $500!
- MLF BFL: The winning boater in each event can win $100!
- MLF College Fishing and Bassmaster College Series: The winning team in each event can win $500!
- ACA Collegiate Bass Fishing: The winning team in each event can win $250!
For each Bassmaster High School event:
- $500 for first place
- $500 for second place
- $500 for third place
Secret Lures Collegiate Big Bass Bounty
- Anglers who win big bass honors at any ACA major collegiate event can win $500 if big bass is caught on a Secret Lures product!
- National Professional Fishing League: Eligible pros can win up to $1,000 at the Championship! Check out the eligibility and details here.
- Must register here with warranty registration process!
- MLF Toyota Series: The highest-finishing pro can win $1,000 at each qualifier and $3,000 at the Championship!
St. Croix Rods Rewards Program
- Boaters can win up to $1,000 in Bassmaster Opens events while fishing with St. Croix rods!
- Highest-finishing co-angler in each Bassmaster Opens event can win $250 while fishing with St. Croix rods!
- Check out eligible events here.
- MLF Toyota Series Championship: The highest-finishing pro angler running an Atlas Jack Plate can win $500!
- MLF BFL All-American: The highest-finishing pro angler running an Atlas Jack Plate can win $500!
- MLF College Fishing National Championship: The highest-finishing team running an Atlas Jack Plate can win $500!
- MLF High School Fishing National Championship: The highest-finishing team running an Atlas Jack Plate can win $500!
- ACA Collegiate Bass Fishing (register here!): The highest-finishing team running an Atlas Jack Plate at the regular season events can win $200, and $500 at the National Championship!
- For all eligible events and payouts, click here.
- Click here to register.
- For official rules, click here.
- MLF Bass Pro Tour: Pros can win up to $3,000!
- MLF Invitationals: Pros can win up to $2,000!
- MLF Toyota Series Qualifiers: Pros can win up to $1,500, and co-anglers can win up to $300!
- MLF Toyota Series Championship: Pros can win up to $2,500, and co-anglers can win up to $500!
- MLF BFL Qualifiers and Super Tournaments: Boaters can win $250, and co-anglers can win $100!
- MLF BFL Regionals and Wild Card: Boaters can win $750, and co-anglers can win $250!
- MLF BFL All-American: Boaters can win $1,500, and co-anglers can win $500!
- MLF College Fishing: Teams can win $350 in qualifiers and up to $3,500 in the Championship!
