Schlapper seals the deal at Mississippi River to claim second Elite title

A monster 18 pound, 7 ounce, Championship Sunday bag rallies Pat Schlapper to win on the Mississippi River and brings his four-day total to 66 pounds, 5 ounces. This victory marks Schlapper`s second Elite Series win in 2025 at the Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River!

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Pat Schlapper was surprised by his first Bassmaster Elite trophy, but not his second. The latter — this week’s season-ending Pro-Guide Batteries Bassmaster Elite at Upper Mississippi River — fulfilled the Eleva, Wis., pro’s honest expectation with a winning total of 66 pounds, 5 ounces.

“This one’s so sweet, it means a lot to me,” said Schlapper, who also won the MAXAM Tire Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River in mid-May. “The people that I get to fish with down here, it’s for them. We put in a ton of work down here (prior to the off-limits period a month prior to the event) and it paid off...