The Barstool Bass Classic is officially back, and this time there's real money on the line. Eight teams, 16 Barstool personalities total, are casting lines on Lake Michigan for a chance to punch their ticket to the championship.
Sydnie Wells confirmed the field size and the stakes: 16 of Barstool's own trying to prove they're the ultimate angler, with the championship waiting back on Lake Michigan for whoever survives. It's the kind of low-stakes-high-drama format Barstool loves to throw its personalities into — put people who mostly know comedy and content in a boat and see who can actually reel one in.
Barstool Chicago put a number on the prize: 8 teams are competing for a shot at $10,000, with Mountain Dew backing the tournament as sponsor. The branding leaned hard into the Chicago setting, with the skyline and Lake Michigan as the backdrop for the whole competition.
Barstool Chicago's coverage shows the event's promotional graphic with the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan, plus a host and a competitor decked out in Bass Classic gear holding a fishing rod.
There's no word yet on which teams have the early edge or when the championship round actually goes down, but with 8 teams in the field, the competition is going to whittle down fast. Expect the Barstool Chicago account to keep posting updates as teams get eliminated and the field narrows toward that title spot.
For a company that's turned everything from golf to darts into content gold, a fishing tournament tracks. Toss in a cash prize and a corporate sponsor and the Bass Classic has all the makings of a recurring Barstool tradition — assuming somebody actually catches something worth bragging about.