Ryan Butler of the Joe Bass Tournament Trail won the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship Classic Fish Off at Norfork Lake with a two-day total of 18 pounds, 11 ounces to punch his ticket to the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Lake Hartwell.
Four of the top six teams were from Joe Bass Team Trail. And for the second year in a row Joe Bass Team Trail is sending an angler to the prestigious BASSMASTER Classic. Congratulations to all of the teams representing Joe Bass Team Trail at this event. Joe Bass Team Trail Is Your Pathway to the BASSMASTER CLASSIC.
FINAL RESULTS
| Place | Trail | Name | Day 1 | Day 2 | Final |
| 1 | Joe Bass Team Trail | Ryan Butler | 2/3.10 | 5/15.1 | 7/18.11 |
| 2 | US Anglers Choice | Beau Govreau | 1/3.4 | 5/11.2 | 6/14.6 |
| 3 | Joe Bass Team Trail | Robert Dodson Sr | 3/6.6 | 3/6.14 | 6/13.4 |
| 4 | Joe Bass Team Trail | Robbie Dodson Jr | 0 | 5/12.1 | 5/12.1 |
| 5 | US Anglers Choice | Brett Govreau | 0 | 4/9.2 | 4/9.2 |
| 6 | Joe Bass Team Trail | Dustin Lippe | 0 | 3/7.10 | 3/7.10 |