August 8-10, 2025

Official Website:
The Barge / Ship-N-Shore Hotel
BIG LAKE CLASSIC

Captain’s Meeting / Check in:
- Friday 8/8, 5 - 7pm at Spectator’s Restaurant
- Capt. Meeting Follows at 7pm.

“Spectators” Pretournament Shootout:
- Friday, August 8
- Now with a Women’s/Youth Division
- $100 Entry / Weigh your best 5
- Weigh in at Spectators Restaurant on Blue Star Hwy

Pro/Am/333/Big Fish:
- Sat. & Sun. August 9-10
- Tournament HQ: Coral Gables Downtown
- Top Prize Pro: $10,000 (20 boat min.)
- Top Prize Am: $4,000 (30 boat min.)
- Denny Allen Memorial Big Fish:
— $50 entry / pays down 15 spots

For more information contact the Tournament Director:
John Watson
616-218-686-1137
watson@gmail.com

For dock space contact:
- Sergeant Marina: 269-857-2873
- Dave Engel: 616-218-4812
- Tom Earley: 269-207-1095

Past Results:

2023 Pro Results
2023 Am Results
2023 333 Results

2022 Pro
2022 Am
2022 333
2022 The Big One

2021 Results

2020 Big Lake Classics Results Page
2020 333 Results

2019 Pro Results
2019 Am Results
2019 333 Resuls

2018 Results

2017 Pro Results
2017 Am Results
2017 333 Results
2017 The Big One Results

2016 Pro Results
2016 Am Results
2016 The Big One Results
2016 333 Results

2023 Pro Champs: Hookup

2023 Am Champs: The One

2023 333 Champs: The One

2023 333 Big Check #2: Black Betty II

2023 333 Big Check 3: The Foundation

2023 333 Big King: Black Betty II (25.95 lbs)

333 Big King presented by Dreamweaver

2023 333 Big Lake Trout: Best Chance (16.50 lbs)

333 Big Laker presented by Gull Lake Marine

2023 333 Big Steelhead: Good Eye (9.55 lbs)

333 Big Steelhead presented by Moonshine Lures

2022 Pro Champs: Best Chance Too

2022 Am Champs: Diamond Edition

2022 333 Champs: Break Time

2022 Denny Allen Big One Champs: Reel Property ( Back 2 Back)

2022 333 Big Check 2: Lakavea

2022 333 Big Check 3: EZ Limits

2022 333 Big King: Reel Property

2022 333 Big Combo: Kick'r

2022 333 Big Laker: Northfin

2022 333 Big Steelhead: Teaser

2021 Pro Champs: In U Endo

2021 Am Champs: Offline

2021 333 Champs: The Foundation (2 years straight!)

333 Big Check 2: Reel Property

333 BFB King: Reel Property (30.00 lbs)

333 BFB Combo: Liquid Therapy (21.60 lbs)

2021 333 BFB Laker: Big Spreads (22.55 lbs)

2021 333 BFB Steelhead: The Prescription (10.70 lbs)

Big Kings were the story at the 2020 Classic!

2020 Pro Champs: Blue Chip

2020 Am Champs: Reel Property (Back 2 Back!)

2020 333 Champs: The Foundation

At 77.60 pounds The Foundation’s 333 weight is the biggest of the year to date and tied for 11th heaviest 333 catch of all time!

2020 Denny Allen Memorial Big Fish: Best Chance

At 31.80 pounds Best Chance’s King is the heaviest fished weighed on the 2020 circuit to date!

2020 333 Combo: Silver Fish

3 Fish. 3 Species. 45.25 lbs. Thanks to Cannon & Humminbird for the 333 Combo up for grabs at each 333 event!

2020 333 Big King: Best Chance - 31.75lbs

Thanks to The Reel Shot for the Big King Big Fish Bonus up for grabs at each and every 333 event on the circuit!

2020 333 Big Laker: Seas The Day - 19.65 lbs

Thanks to The Reel Shot for the 333 Big Lake Trout Bonus up for grabs at each 333 event!

2019 Pro Champs: EZ Limits

2019 Am Champs: Reel Property

2019 333 Champs: My Tyme

2019 333 Combo: The One (56.05 lbs)

Special thanks to Cannon & Humminbird for putting up the 333 Combo at each stop on the Trail!

2019 Big King: Seas The Day (31.90 lbs)

Thanks to The Reel Shot for the Big King Big Fish Bonus up for grabs at each and every 333 event on the circuit!

2019 Big Laker: In U Endo (22.20lbs)

Thanks to The Reel Shot for the Big Laker Big Fish Bonus up for grabs at each and every 333 event on the circuit!

2018 Pro Champs: Best Chance

2018 Am Champs: King 1

2018 333 Combo: Win N Angel (37.90 lbs)

Presented Exclusively by Cannon & Humminbird

2017 Pro Champs: My Tyme

2017 Am Champs: Bigger Bill$

2018 Denny Allen Memorial Big Fish: Fly Catcher

26.9 lb King

2017 333 Champs: Tooling Around

Tooling Around also brought in a 23.85 pound King to score the $500 Big Fish Bonus from Angler's Avenue Pro Shop.

2017 333 Combo: Offline

3 fish. 3 species. It's good for $333 in cash courtesy of Cannon & Humminbird.

2016 Pro Champs: Fin Scout

2016 Am Champs: Tenacious

2017 The Big One Champs: Tooling Around

2015 Pro Champs: Originator

2016 333 Champs: Giv N The Bird

2015 Am Champs: Reel Sharpie

2015 333 Champs: Originator

2016 The Big One Champs: (tie) Giv N The Bird & Jameson (24.60 pound Kings)

2015 Big Fish: Diamond Edition