YETI OPEN

THE YETI OPEN presented by Explore Branson - $290,000 in Guaranteed Prizes & Payouts

3 DAY EVENT
September 26th - 28th, 2025 (Friday - Sunday)

Location
Table Rock Lake, Missouri

Weigh-in Site
Long Creek Marina 1368 Long Creek Rd., Ridgedale, MO 65739

Start Fishing Time (first cast)
Start fishing time will be announced the week of the tournament.

Entry Fee
Three Day $275 | Two Day $175 | One Day $125 (Entry fees are per angler)

2025 NITRO® Z20 XL with a Mercury® 250L Pro XS TorqueMaster outboard motor.  The winner will also receive a custom YETI Tundra 45 cooler, YETI Rambler gallon jug, two 20oz custom tumblers, and a YETI GoBox 30.
 
2nd through 5th Overall Prizes: $9,000 

Guaranteed Total Hourly Paybacks: $63,525
Ten places paid each hour for all three days of the tournament.

 Early Entry Prizes*: $67,500

*The first 250 online entrants who register for two or three-days will receive early entry prizes.   

Early entry prizes may be picked up on Thursday, September 25th, at Long Creek Marina between 2 pm and 7 pm, or anytime during the weigh-ins if you were unable to pick them up before the start of the tournament.  Your fishing partner may pick up your prizes on your behalf.

Prizes for all entrants:  $55,000

Items can be picked up on Thursday, September 25th, at Long Creek Marina, between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Your fishing partner may pick up your items for you, or they may be picked up during the daily weigh-ins.
 
Draw Prizes: $13,500+
YETI Products, Turtlebox Audio Speakers, BPS Gift Cards, Costa sunglasses and more.

All drawings will be done on Thursday, September 25th at 6 p.m.  You must be present to be eligible for the draw prizes.  Draw tickets will be handed out in person on Thursday, September 25th, between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Event Registration
Registration to fish all three days closes on Thursday, September 25th, at 9 p.m. CST.  You may register on Friday until 9 p.m. to fish on Saturday and Sunday.  You may register until 6 p.m. on Saturday to fish on Sunday.  You may also register in person at Long Creek on Thursday, September 25th, between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. CST.

Pre-Tournament meeting
There is no formal meeting for the event, but one angler per boat must come to Long Creek Marina between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. CST to pick up the custom rambler, hat and early entry prize package (if eligible).  If one angler can't make it on Thursday, please email us or text us and let us know. Email:  info@yetiopen.com, Text us: 281-656-5001

Daily Lunch
We will have lunch available each day of the tournaments, free of charge to all registered anglers.  Lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day.

Text System
You can enter yourself in the text system for this event by texting the word "YETI" to the number (833) 933-1717. We will enter your number in the system, but some carriers block this type of message, so entering the number yourself will prevent the chance of being blocked.

Android users: If you have an Android device and aren't receiving texts from us, you will need to search for the number (833) 933-1717 in your text app and accept it as a legitimate message.

Start Time
We will notify everyone of the start time the week of the tournament. We will notify you via text message. The start time (first cast) for each tournament will be safe-light and set by the tournament director. You may launch and be on the water, but you may not begin fishing until we notify you of first cast. Please do not call our offices related to start time. We will post the start fishing time on this page and text out the time the week of the event.  You will also be sent a live leaderboard link once the event starts.

Weigh-in Times
All days of the event.  

Lake Off-Limits
The Event's off-limits time begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 25th.  Participants must be off the water by 6 p.m. on the day before the Event starts and may not begin fishing until the official Event start time the following day, which will be announced via text message the morning of the Event. The Event Lake is off-limits to fishing after 3:00 p.m. on each day of the Event. ALL participants must follow the off-limits rules for the previous day(s), even if you're not fishing all three days of the event. Participants may return to their respective launch site by boat but are not allowed to fish, use electronics or other devices (including lights), or attempt to locate or mark fish after the off-limits time.

Lodging
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Fish Size Limits
Largemouth - Smallmouth - Spotted - 15" minimum

Registration is subject to our Tournament Rules, Terms and Conditions, and Privacy Policy (see the final three sections of the Policy for event registration and management information practice details).