Derby tickets are required for all adults and children who want to fish in the competition. Tickets at $50 per adult and $5 per child are available as of September 1, 2019, at the bait shops below, online at bassfestival.com, or at the Rio Vista Visitors Center, 33 N. Second St.

Tickets will be sold at the bait shops until their close of business on Thursday, Oct. 10, and at the Visitors Center until 7 pm on that day. Online they will be available until 5:30 am on Friday, Oct. 11.