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Jeff & Clay Ross Win Region 4 VA Bass TBF Open Team Tournament with 21.66lbs

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Jeff & Clay Ross Win Region 4 VA Bass TBF Open Team Tournament with 21.66lbs

Region 4 Va Bass TBF Open Team Tournament Trail
Stop #2 was at Smith Mountain Lake Feb. 26. We Had 52 boats ready to go at 7am and fishing hard till 4pm.
Ross/Ross are still hitting home runs with the win 21.66 lbs and Big Fish 6.50 lbs
Chad Green and Johnny Martian were close in 2nd with 21.20 lbs and another 6.28lbs big fish.
Ryan Suhy and Lukas Burnett 3rd with 20.32 lb. Eubank/Eubank got to lay the wood to a few with 18.94 lbs anchored by a 6.34 lb largemouth for 4th. Charles Lee and Seth Urchel 5th 18.74 lbs. 6th went to Peaslee/Peaslee 17.52 lbs
Thanks everyone for coming out. See y’all at Claytor On March 12th
If anyone is interested in fishing the Va Bass TBF State Qualifier Tournament on March 5 at Smith Mountain Lake you still have time to sign up and join a Club to participate. Contact 540-529-6550 for any questions

Daniel R. Eubank Jr.

Alton Jones Jr. Wins MLF Bass Pro Tour Tour Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns

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Waco, Texas Angler Weighs in 13 Bass Totaling 46 Pounds, 2 Ounces to Earn First Career Bass Pro Tour Win and $100,000

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QUITMAN, Texas (Feb. 25, 2022) – After making the Bass Pro Tour Championship Round six previous times, for the first time in his career Alton Jones, Jr. has earned his own big red trophy. The 29-year-old Waco, Texas pro caught 13 bass weighing 46 pounds, 2 ounces Friday to win the Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Toro Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns in Quitman, Texas, and earn the top prize of $100,000.

Link to Photo of Stage Two Winner Alton Jones, Jr.
Link to Photo Gallery of Best Shots from Championship Day
Link to Video of Fish Catch Highlights from Day 6
Link to Video of Alton Jones, Jr. Trophy Presentation

Going into the third and final period of competition Friday, Jones held a 9-pound, 7-ounce lead over fellow Texan Dakota Ebare. However, 10 minutes into the period, Ebare had boated a 4-13 and a 6-8 to seize the lead from Jones with just 50 minutes left in the competition. Five minutes later, Jones managed to catch a 2½-pounder and took the lead back from Ebare by a scant 10 ounces. Neither was able to catch a fish in the final 45 minutes, and although Academy Sports + Outdoors pro Jacob Wheeler made it interesting at the end to get within six pounds, Jones’ 13 bass for 46-2 earned him the win by a narrow 10-ounce margin.

I’m so excited – I really didn’t see this coming,” an emotional Jones said at his Bass Pro Tour Trophy Presentation. “If you’d asked me halfway through our first day if I’d have a shot to win this thing, I would have said absolutely not. Somehow, someway, by the grace of God, it just kind of came together this week. They say when it’s your time, it’s your time and I guess it’s just my time.

There are so many great anglers here,” Jones continued. “We’ve got a lot of really great anglers that have fished for a very long time and never won one. You see it all the time. I don’t even feel like I’m that good of an angler. I don’t know why it was me, but I just feel so blessed, so fortunate, so lucky and just thankful.”

Jones hunkered down on Championship Friday in the same drain in Little Caney Creek where he started the event on Day 1. It was an area that he had high hopes for, but it took awhile for it to develop.

“I fished the entire first period (of Day 1) in this drain and didn’t get a bite for an hour,” Jones said. “I didn’t come back here until the Knockout Round, but I came in here that day and the magic happened. I was able to get pretty dialed on what the fish wanted.”

What the fish wanted was a red squarebill crankbait.

“I have to give a huge shoutout to Jordan Lee,” Jones said. “I got onto a crankbait bite in practice, then the second day of the tournament I got onto a squarebill bite, however, none of the squarebills I had were running deep enough. I called Jordan that evening and asked if he had any extra squarebills that ran 5 to 6 feet, and he literally opened his tackle box and said take whatever you want. That helped me out so much – I caught every one of those fish on that bait.”

The top 10 pros at the Toro Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns finished:

1st:          Alton Jones, Jr., Waco, Texas, 13 bass, 46-2, $100,000
2nd:         Dakota Ebare, Brookeland, Texas, 10 bass, 45-8, $45,000
3rd:         Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 40-0, $38,000
4th:         Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C., 11 bass, 36-4, $32,000
5th:         Alton Jones, Lorena, Texas, six bass, 29-2, $30,000
6th:         Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., five bass, 26-0, $26,000
7th:         Jonathon VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., five bass, 23-8, $23,000
8th:         Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 20-14, $21,000
9th:         Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas, three bass, 12-7, $19,000
10th:       Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, one bass, 4-3, $16,000

Full results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall there were 69 scorable bass weighing 284 pounds even caught by the final 10 pros Friday. The catch included one 7-pounder and three 8-pounders.

Wheeler earned Friday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass award with an 8-pound, 5-ounce largemouth that bit a jerkbait in Period 2. Covercraft pro Bradley Roy of Lancaster, Kentucky, earned the $3,000 Berkley Big Bass award for the overall largest bass of the event with his 11-pound, 11-ounce giant that he weighed on Day 1 of competition.

The Toro Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns featured anglers competing with a 2-pound minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.

The Toro Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns, hosted by the Lake Fork Area Chamber of Commerce, the Wood County EDC, the Sabine River Authority and the Rains County Tourism Board, showcased 80 of the top professional bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner.

Television coverage of the Toro Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Sept. 17 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.

The Bass Pro Tour features a field of 80 of the top professional anglers in the world competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2023 championship.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, BallyBet, Bass Cat, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Covercraft, Favorite Fishing, Garmin, General Tire, Googan Baits, Grundéns, Guaranteed Rate, Humminbird, Lowrance, Luminox, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Nitro Performance Boats, Onyx, Plano, Power-Pole, Power Stop, Rapala, Starbrite, Toro, Toyota, Wrangler, Yellowstone Bourbon and Zoom.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, and  YouTube.

Mueller Lands Dream Victory In B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional On Lake Havasu

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Mueller Lands Dream Victory In B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional On Lake Havasu
Frankie Mueller, of Kingman, Ariz., has won the 2022 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional on Lake Havasu with a three-day total of 47 pounds, 4 ounces.
Photo by Grant Moxley/B.A.S.S.

February 25, 2022

Mueller Lands Dream Victory In B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional On Lake Havasu

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Frankie Mueller couldn’t have written a better script for his win at the 2022 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional.

The 26-year-old resident of nearby Kingman, Ariz., grew up fishing on this 19,200-acre impoundment of the Colorado River. After a solid start on Wednesday, he climbed into the lead with the heaviest bag of the tournament on Day 2, then he held off some hard-charging contenders on Friday.

Mueller finished with a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 47 pounds, 4 ounces. He collected a $5,000 cash prize with his first regional victory in four tries, and he also claimed a berth in the TNT B.A.S.S. Nation Championship later this year.

To top it off, Mueller’s mom, girlfriend and a gaggle of fishing buddies were in the crowd at Lake Havasu State Park to see him collect the championship trophy.

Winning on home water often affords such rewards.

“This is unbelievable,” he said. “It’s all my dreams come true.”

It was that kind of week for Mueller, who works as a heavy equipment operator when he’s not fishing on Lake Havasu, something he does two or three times a week.

“When I was in the Arizona Open a few weeks ago, before (the lake was) off-limits, I saw some fish cruising around shallow,” he said. “So, on Day 1, I ran around to those spots where I’ve caught them before and wound up with 12 pounds. I went back to those spots yesterday and the bass were big. It was just a special day.”

Mueller’s 22-3 limit on Thursday easily was the largest of the tournament, and it vaulted him from 12th place into the pole position. He hammered the spot again on Friday, catching four bass for 12-13 which was enough to win by more than 2 pounds.

“I went back to the same areas, all within a mile or so of Windsor Beach (at the state park),” he said. “I hit the same tules (cattails) with homemade swim jigs. It’s a Colorado River secret, basically a shad pattern with a 3/8 Keitech on it. You just chuck and wind it through the tules. When the sun came up and the wind picked up, that bite quit, and I’d pick up a green pumpkin flipping bait and pick them out of there.

“It was reaction bites pretty much the whole time,” Mueller said. “It’s like that here this time of year, but I’ve never seen anything like (Day 2). That was just a magical day. Today was good enough to get it done.”

Idaho’s Keegan Graves and JJ Gibbs IV, who lives in Lake Havasu City but qualified as a member of Team Nevada, both weighed 44-15 during the three-day tournament, with the tiebreaker going to Graves. He won $3,000 for finishing second and Gibbs collected $2,000 for third place.

Grant Aumiller won the co-angler division with a three-day total of seven bass that weighed 22-6. The Montana-based angler won a $2,500 cash prize and a berth in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. Tim Meeks of California was just an ounce behind Aumiller with six bass weighing 22-5. Arizona’s Eric Hammer was a distant third among co-anglers with seven bass for 16-6.

A total of 48 anglers made the cut to Friday and fished for cash prizes totaling $27,500. In all, 180 anglers (90 in both the boater and co-angler divisions) competed in the regional.

The top boater and co-angler from each of the nine states represented this week earned entry to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. Among boaters, they include Mueller, Graves, Gibbs, California’s Kenneth Cleveland, Montana’s Joel Leiser, Oregon’s Frank Scarla, Utah’s Ramsey Romanin, Washington’s Justin Campbell and Wyoming’s Brent Shores.

Co-anglers advancing along with Aumiller, Meeks and Hammer are Idaho’s David Bertsch, Nevada’s Darren Wilson, Oregon’s Dustin Sortor, Utah’s Terry Peterson, Washington’s James Hollingshead and Wyoming’s Nigel Dalton.

Montana’s Mike Dominick won the Big Bass Award and $500 for the 8-13 largemouth he caught on Day 2. Team Wyoming’s Nigel Dalton won $250 for having the heaviest bass (5-5) among co-anglers.

In addition to his second-place prize money, Graves won $500 for being the angler highest in the standings using Garmin electronics.

Arizona anglers won the team championship and the $5,625 cash prize from Nitro/Mercury on Thursday after catching 76 bass over two days for 225-11. Utah finished second in team scoring (74 bass, 178-15, $3,375) and Nevada (57, 144-12, $2,250) placed third.

Rounding out team standings were, fourth, California (51, 137-6); fifth, Oregon (57, 134-4); sixth, Montana (49, 122-15); seventh, Idaho (52, 122-11); eighth, Wyoming (40, 98-4); and ninth, Washington (40, 94-15).

Go Lake Havasu hosted the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional.

2022 B.A.S.S. Nation Title Sponsor: TNT Fireworks

2022 B.A.S.S. Nation Platinum Sponsor: Toyota
2022 B.A.S.S. Nation Premier Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha
2022 B.A.S.S. Nation Supporting Sponsors: AFTCO, Daiwa, Garmin, Huk Performance Fishing, Marathon, Strike King, Triton Boats, VMC

2022 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional Lake Havasu 2/23-2/25
Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City  AZ.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Frankie Mueller        Kingman, AZ (AZ)        14  47-04  0
2.  Keegan Graves          Meridian, ID (ID)       14  44-15  0
3.  JJ Gibbs IV            Lake Havasu City, AZ (N 15  44-15  0
4.  Steve Lund             Phoenix, AZ (AZ)        11  38-02  0
5.  Ramsey Romanin         Wolcott, CO (UT)        11  36-02  0
6.  Jesse Parks            Goodyear, AZ (AZ)       11  34-10  0
7.  Frank Scarla           Amity, OR (OR)          12  32-12  0
8.  Ben Byrd               Moab, UT (UT)           12  32-03  0
9.  Brent Shores           Boise, ID (WY)          13  30-08  0
10. Joel Leiser            Kalispell, MT (MT)      11  29-15  0
11. Sean Coffey            Mesa, AZ (AZ)           10  29-03  0
12. Austin Johnson         Noxon, MT (MT)          10  27-12  0
13. Bill Brown             Grand Junction, CO (UT) 10  26-12  0
14. Jason Warren           Pleasant Grove, UT (UT) 13  25-14  0
15. Austin Bentz           Hermiston, OR (OR)      12  23-15  0
16. Kenneth Cleveland      Bakersfield, CA (CA)    8  23-13  0
17. Justin Campbell        Pasco, WA (WA)          10  23-11  0
18. Jon Hickey             Eagle, ID (ID)          9  22-10  0
19. Nathan Tumelson        Lewiston, ID (ID)       8  19-09  0
20. Gunnar Stanton         Boulder City, NV (NV)   7  19-07  0
21. Cory Kerber            Kerman, CA (CA)         7  18-01  0
22. Tobey Robinson         Henderson, NV (NV)      5  17-00  0
23. Chris Lambert          Olympia, WA (WA)        7  15-04  0
24. Travis Pitt            Henderson, NV (NV)      6  14-00  0
25. Tim Johnston           Plains, MT (MT)         6  13-08  0
26. Zack Holwerda          Wittmann, AZ (AZ)       6  13-05  0
27. Mat Cole               Hayden, ID (ID)         7  12-15  0
28. Timothy Klinger        Boulder City, NV (NV)   4  12-10  0
29. Jacob Russell          Tucson, AZ (AZ)         4  12-10  0
30. Ron Wiseman            Pendleton, OR (OR)      5  12-00  0
31. Zackery Shaff          Richland, WA (WA)       4  11-11  0
32. Jason Virgil           Hermiston, OR (OR)      5  11-00  0
33. Shawn Lee              Corvallis, MT (WY)      3  10-15  0
34. Steve Hupp             Tucson, AZ (AZ)         4  10-14  0
35. Ralph Encizo           Fresno, CA (CA)         4  10-03  0
36. Mike Alvarez           Clovis, CA (CA)         4  09-14  0
37. Timothy Wells          Clovis, CA (CA)         3  09-11  0
38. Justin Hicks           Gunnison, CO (UT)       5  09-07  0
39. Adrian Murar           Elk Grove, CA (CA)      4  09-00  0
40. Mike Dominick          Alberton, MT (MT)       1  08-13  0
41. Drew Forster           Fort Worth, TX (MT)     4  08-11  0
42. Cody Pierson           Pocatello, ID (WY)      3  08-04  0
43. Kalib Lund             Yuma, AZ (AZ)           2  08-02  0
44. Dan Jordan             Camas, WA (OR)          3  07-13  0
45. Brandon Morton         San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 4  07-12  0
46. Jeff Baird             Washington, UT (NV)     3  07-07  0
47. Patrick Davis          Henderson, NV (NV)      5  07-06  0
48. Earl Wells             Payette, ID (WY)        3  07-06  0
49. Dylon Hoff             Kalispell, MT (MT)      3  07-04  0
50. Denton Crofts          Meridian, ID (ID)       3  07-03  0
51. Bubba O’Neill Jr       Evanston, WY (WY)       3  07-02  0
52. Jeremy Le Caire        Hayden, ID (ID)         2  06-15  0
53. Chase Colby            Saint George, UT (UT)   4  06-12  0
54. Brandon Gaither        Oakdale, CA (CA)        2  06-09  0
55. Zach Barnes            Boise, ID (ID)          4  06-04  0
56. Jay Evans              Missoula, MT (MT)       2  06-03  0
57. Brent Becker           Boulder City, NV (NV)   2  06-02  0
58. Robert Maddox          Henderson, NV (NV)      2  05-12  0
59. Jarred Walker          Vancouver, WA (OR)      2  05-07  0
60. Scott Gregory          West Richland, WA (WA)  2  05-06  0
61. Travis Whitney         Kennewick, WA (WA)      2  05-01  0
62. Austin Tate            Herriman, UT (WY)       1  04-11  0
63. Tom Ormsby             Parowan, UT (NV)        2  04-11  0
64. Tim Rawlings           Malad City, ID (WY)     2  04-10  0
65. Ricky Correa Jr        Wilsonville, OR (OR)    2  04-09  0
66. Peter Milburn          S Jordan, UT (UT)       2  04-06  0
67. Dusten Stewart         Roy, UT (WY)            2  04-04  0
68. Benjamin Bodily        Tremonton, UT (WY)      3  04-02  0
69. Jason Crone            Kalispell, MT (MT)      2  04-00  0
69. Ray Huff               Bakersfield, CA (CA)    2  04-00  0
71. David Kromm            Kennewick, WA (WA)      2  03-15  0
72. Cully Scroggins        Longview, WA (WA)       1  03-11  0
73. Tom Nokes              Riverton, UT (UT)       2  03-09  0
74. Tyler Ivie             West Haven, UT (UT)     2  03-07  0
75. Jake Anderson          Richland, WA (WA)       2  03-05  0
76. David Erickson         Craigmont, ID (ID)      2  03-04  0
77. Timmy Wells II         Fresno, CA (CA)         1  02-14  0
78. Devo Mcdonald          Los Lunas, NM (AZ)      1  02-12  0
79. Joseph Soung           Lompoc, CA (CA)         1  02-07  0
80. Nate Crofts            Meridian, ID (ID)       1  02-06  0
81. Noah Whitten           Spokane, WA (WA)        1  02-04  0
82. Jeffry Ball            Pendleton, OR (OR)      1  02-03  0
83. Bob Mcwilliams         Helena, MT (MT)         1  02-02  0
84. Trevor Tippetts        Salt Lake City, UT (UT) 1  02-01  0
85. Kelly Lee              Twin Falls, ID (WY)     1  01-13  0
86. Robert Christensen     Wallace, ID (MT)        0  00-00  0
86. Jim Davis              Eagle, ID (ID)          0  00-00  0
86. Craig Peters           Tacoma, WA (WA)         0  00-00  0
86. Kevin Pierson          Hermiston, OR (OR)      0  00-00  0
86. Ronald Schneider       Sandy, OR (OR)          0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       18       206       515-01
2       11       152       416-03
3       2        55        151-12
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31       413      1083-00

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 ARIZONA              260-06
2 UTAH                 209-14
3 NEVADA               166-04
4 OREGON               160-01
5 MONTANA              153-12
6 CALIFORNIA           149-15
7 IDAHO                148-04
8 WYOMING              107-03
9 WASHINGTON           106-06

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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WASHINGTON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Justin Campbell      Pasco, WA                   10   23-11  0
2 Chris Lambert        Olympia, WA                 7   15-04  0
3 Zackery Shaff        Richland, WA                4   11-11  0
4 Scott Gregory        West Richland, WA           2   05-06  0
5 Travis Whitney       Kennewick, WA               2   05-01  0
6 David Kromm          Kennewick, WA               2   03-15  0
7 Cully Scroggins      Longview, WA                1   03-11  0
8 Jake Anderson        Richland, WA                2   03-05  0
9 Noah Whitten         Spokane, WA                 1   02-04  0
10 Craig Peters         Tacoma, WA                  0   00-00  0

IDAHO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Keegan Graves        Meridian, ID                14   44-15  0
2 Jon Hickey           Eagle, ID                   9   22-10  0
3 Nathan Tumelson      Lewiston, ID                8   19-09  0
4 Mat Cole             Hayden, ID                  7   12-15  0
5 Denton Crofts        Meridian, ID                3   07-03  0
6 Jeremy Le Caire      Hayden, ID                  2   06-15  0
7 Zach Barnes          Boise, ID                   4   06-04  0
8 David Erickson       Craigmont, ID               2   03-04  0
9 Nate Crofts          Meridian, ID                1   02-06  0
10 Jim Davis            Eagle, ID                   0   00-00  0

OREGON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Frank Scarla         Amity, OR                   12   32-12  0
2 Austin Bentz         Hermiston, OR               12   23-15  0
3 Ron Wiseman          Pendleton, OR               5   12-00  0
4 Jason Virgil         Hermiston, OR               5   11-00  0
5 Dan Jordan           Camas, WA                   3   07-13  0
6 Jarred Walker        Vancouver, WA               2   05-07  0
7 Ricky Correa Jr      Wilsonville, OR             2   04-09  0
8 Jeffry Ball          Pendleton, OR               1   02-03  0
9 Kevin Pierson        Hermiston, OR               0   00-00  0
9 Ronald Schneider     Sandy, OR                   0   00-00  0

ARIZONA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Frankie Mueller      Kingman, AZ                 14   47-04  0
2 Steve Lund           Phoenix, AZ                 11   38-02  0
3 Jesse Parks          Goodyear, AZ                11   34-10  0
4 Sean Coffey          Mesa, AZ                    10   29-03  0
5 Zack Holwerda        Wittmann, AZ                6   13-05  0
6 Jacob Russell        Tucson, AZ                  4   12-10  0
7 Steve Hupp           Tucson, AZ                  4   10-14  0
8 Kalib Lund           Yuma, AZ                    2   08-02  0
9 Brandon Morton       San Tan Valley, AZ          4   07-12  0
10 Devo Mcdonald        Los Lunas, NM               1   02-12  0

WYOMING
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brent Shores         Boise, ID                   13   30-08  0
2 Shawn Lee            Corvallis, MT               3   10-15  0
3 Cody Pierson         Pocatello, ID               3   08-04  0
4 Earl Wells           Payette, ID                 3   07-06  0
5 Bubba O’Neill Jr     Evanston, WY                3   07-02  0
6 Austin Tate          Herriman, UT                1   04-11  0
7 Tim Rawlings         Malad City, ID              2   04-10  0
8 Dusten Stewart       Roy, UT                     2   04-04  0
9 Benjamin Bodily      Tremonton, UT               3   04-02  0
10 Kelly Lee            Twin Falls, ID              1   01-13  0

CALIFORNIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kenneth Cleveland    Bakersfield, CA             8   23-13  0
2 Cory Kerber          Kerman, CA                  7   18-01  0
3 Ralph Encizo         Fresno, CA                  4   10-03  0
4 Mike Alvarez         Clovis, CA                  4   09-14  0
5 Timothy Wells        Clovis, CA                  3   09-11  0
6 Adrian Murar         Elk Grove, CA               4   09-00  0
7 Brandon Gaither      Oakdale, CA                 2   06-09  0
8 Ray Huff             Bakersfield, CA             2   04-00  0
9 Timmy Wells II       Fresno, CA                  1   02-14  0
10 Joseph Soung         Lompoc, CA                  1   02-07  0

MONTANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Joel Leiser          Kalispell, MT               11   29-15  0
2 Austin Johnson       Noxon, MT                   10   27-12  0
3 Tim Johnston         Plains, MT                  6   13-08  0
4 Mike Dominick        Alberton, MT                1   08-13  0
5 Drew Forster         Fort Worth, TX              4   08-11  0
6 Dylon Hoff           Kalispell, MT               3   07-04  0
7 Jay Evans            Missoula, MT                2   06-03  0
8 Jason Crone          Kalispell, MT               2   04-00  0
9 Bob Mcwilliams       Helena, MT                  1   02-02  0
10 Robert Christensen   Wallace, ID                 0   00-00  0

UTAH
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ramsey Romanin       Wolcott, CO                 11   36-02  0
2 Ben Byrd             Moab, UT                    12   32-03  0
3 Bill Brown           Grand Junction, CO          10   26-12  0
4 Jason Warren         Pleasant Grove, UT          13   25-14  0
5 Justin Hicks         Gunnison, CO                5   09-07  0
6 Chase Colby          Saint George, UT            4   06-12  0
7 Peter Milburn        S Jordan, UT                2   04-06  0
8 Tom Nokes            Riverton, UT                2   03-09  0
9 Tyler Ivie           West Haven, UT              2   03-07  0
10 Trevor Tippetts      Salt Lake City, UT          1   02-01  0

NEVADA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 JJ Gibbs IV          Lake Havasu City, AZ        15   44-15  0
2 Gunnar Stanton       Boulder City, NV            7   19-07  0
3 Tobey Robinson       Henderson, NV               5   17-00  0
4 Travis Pitt          Henderson, NV               6   14-00  0
5 Timothy Klinger      Boulder City, NV            4   12-10  0
6 Jeff Baird           Washington, UT              3   07-07  0
7 Patrick Davis        Henderson, NV               5   07-06  0
8 Brent Becker         Boulder City, NV            2   06-02  0
9 Robert Maddox        Henderson, NV               2   05-12  0
10 Tom Ormsby           Parowan, UT                 2   04-11  0

2022 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional Lake Havasu 2/23-2/25
Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City  AZ.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Grant Aumiller         Trout Creek, MT (MT)    7  22-06  0
2.  Tim Meeks              Elk Grove, CA (CA)      6  22-05  0
3.  Eric Hammer            Peoria, AZ (AZ)         7  16-06  0
4.  Terry Peterson         West Jordan, UT (UT)    5  13-06  0
5.  Mike Powell            Midway, UT (UT)         4  12-03  0
6.  Jake Powell            Midway, UT (UT)         6  11-14  0
7.  Riley Nielsen          Murray, UT (UT)         6  11-07  0
8.  Dustin Sortor          Lafayette, OR (OR)      4  10-15  0
9.  Bill Rosenbalm         Heppner, OR (OR)        3  10-10  0
10. Richard Zmayefski      Mesa, AZ (AZ)           3  10-10  0
11. Bk Kahoun              Scottsdale, AZ (AZ)     4  10-09  0
12. Dave Roberts           Sisters, OR (OR)        5  10-07  0
13. Jeremy Loud            Washougal, WA (OR)      4  09-06  0
14. James Hollingshead     Clarkston, WA (WA)      4  09-04  0
15. David Bertsch          Harrison, ID (ID)       4  08-06  0
16. Larry Bennett          John Day, OR (OR)       3  08-01  0
17. Nigel Dalton           West Haven, UT (WY)     2  08-01  0
18. Tate Webb              Richland, WA (WA)       3  07-14  0
19. Darren Wilson          Las Vegas, NV (NV)      3  07-13  0
20. Dean Yamagata          Las Vegas, NV (NV)      4  07-03  0
21. Wyatt Moore            Bakersfield, CA (CA)    2  06-13  0
22. Hayden Spradling       Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        3  06-11  0
23. Quincy Grupenhoff      Noxon, MT (MT)          2  06-09  0
24. Tas Moua               Fresno, CA (CA)         2  06-01  0
25. Andy Bliss             Bonners Ferry, ID (ID)  3  05-12  0
26. Nick Dulleck           Roseville, CA (CA)      3  05-08  0
27. Harry Thomas           Cascade, MT (MT)        2  05-02  0
28. Melissa Nokes          Lehi, UT (UT)           2  04-14  0
29. Kenneth Sitton         Albany, OR (OR)         2  04-12  0
30. Evan Crawford          Mcminnville, OR (OR)    3  04-05  0
31. Clif Gallagher         Saint George, UT (WY)   2  04-03  0
32. Forest Kirchner        Apache Junction, AZ (MT 3  04-01  0
33. Stephen Lee            Burbank, WA (WA)        1  04-01  0
34. Samuel Collins         Peoria , AZ (AZ)        1  03-14  0
35. Mike Garza             King City, CA (CA)      2  03-12  0
36. Calvin Vang            Fresno, CA (CA)         2  03-08  0
37. Carter Doren           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      1  03-07  0
38. Kong Moua              Sacramento, CA (CA)     1  03-06  0
39. Kevin Dehart           Salt Lake City, UT (WY) 2  03-04  0
40. Ken Simbro             West Haven, UT (UT)     2  03-02  0
41. Brian Presmyk          Prescott Valley, AZ (AZ 1  03-02  0
41. J.D. White             Hayden, ID (ID)         1  03-02  0
43. Dick Coffey            Pasco, WA (WA)          1  03-00  0
44. Sonny Mays             Wendell, ID (WY)        2  02-14  0
45. Tyler Frost            Kalispell, MT (MT)      2  02-13  0
46. Seth Dunn              Meridian, ID (ID)       2  02-13  0
47. Andrew Sayles          Middleton, ID (WY)      1  02-12  0
48. Kenny Keovilayphone    Taylorsville, UT (UT)   1  02-07  0
48. Tj Romano              New River, AZ (AZ)      1  02-07  0
50. Carson Park            Riverdale, UT (WY)      1  02-06  0
51. Jose Gutierrez         Bakersfield, CA (CA)    1  02-02  0
51. Dale Loseke            Meridian, ID (ID)       1  02-02  0
53. Thomas Edwards         Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        1  02-01  0
53. Sean Sullivan          Henderson, NV (NV)      1  02-01  0
55. Collin Fox             Boulder City, NV (NV)   1  02-00  0
56. Jerry Lake             Cottage Grove, OR (OR)  1  01-14  0
57. Donny Biagi            Walla Walla, WA (WA)    1  01-13  0
58. Steve Larsen           Henderson, NV (NV)      1  01-12  0
59. Hunter Dahnke          Missoula, MT (MT)       1  01-11  0
59. Jordon Gregory         West Richland, WA (WA)  1  01-11  0
59. Jake Weaver            Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 1  01-11  0
62. Grant Greene           Kennewick, WA (WA)      1  01-10  0
63. Kraig Carter           Benton City, WA (WA)    1  01-09  0
64. Ron Christiensen       Las Vegas, NV (NV)      1  01-06  0
65. Paul Aznarez           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      1  01-04  0
65. Mark Smith             Tacoma, WA (WA)         1  01-04  0
67. Wesley Tanner          Missoula, MT (MT)       1  01-03  0
68. Aldo Acevedo           North Hollywood, CA (CA 0  00-00  0
68. Russell Baker          Fort Bridger, WY (WY)   0  00-00  0
68. Joshua Baker           Post Falls, ID (ID)     0  00-00  0
68. Jack Carroll           Kalispell, MT (MT)      0  00-00  0
68. Randy Chandler         Evanston, WY (WY)       0  00-00  0
68. Greg Hadden            Pendleton, OR (OR)      0  00-00  0
68. Walter Haltom          Malad City, ID (UT)     0  00-00  0
68. Chris Harvey           Idaho Falls, ID (WY)    0  00-00  0
68. Tristan Jenner         Pendleton, OR (OR)      0  00-00  0
68. Darrell Larose         Fruitland, ID (ID)      0  00-00  0
68. Jeffery Bobby Larson   Malad City, ID (WY)     0  00-00  0
68. Andy Mcintyre          Henderson, NV (NV)      0  00-00  0
68. Paul Morley            Kaysville, UT (UT)      0  00-00  0
68. Robert Morris          Great Falls, MT (MT)    0  00-00  0
68. Michael Munoz          Tulare, CA (CA)         0  00-00  0
68. Greg Pink              Montrose, CO (UT)       0  00-00  0
68. Ronald Slack           Pahrump, NV (NV)        0  00-00  0
68. Stephen Spear          Nampa, ID (ID)          0  00-00  0
68. Trevor Stergion        Enumclaw, WA (WA)       0  00-00  0
68. Ryan Sturgeon          Surprise, AZ (AZ)       0  00-00  0
68. Chris Thatcher         Tucson, AZ (AZ)         0  00-00  0
68. Chris Tucker           Buhl, ID (ID)           0  00-00  0
68. Clay Williams          Athol, ID (ID)          0  00-00  0
68. Steve Young            Heber City, UT (WY)     0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       13       92        215-13
2       0        47        112-12
3       0        19        50-08
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13       158       379-01

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 ARIZONA              260-06
2 UTAH                 209-14
3 NEVADA               166-04
4 OREGON               160-01
5 MONTANA              153-12
6 CALIFORNIA           149-15
7 IDAHO                148-04
8 WYOMING              107-03
9 WASHINGTON           106-06

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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WASHINGTON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 James Hollingshead   Clarkston, WA               4   09-04  0
2 Tate Webb            Richland, WA                3   07-14  0
3 Stephen Lee          Burbank, WA                 1   04-01  0
4 Dick Coffey          Pasco, WA                   1   03-00  0
5 Donny Biagi          Walla Walla, WA             1   01-13  0
6 Jordon Gregory       West Richland, WA           1   01-11  0
7 Grant Greene         Kennewick, WA               1   01-10  0
8 Kraig Carter         Benton City, WA             1   01-09  0
9 Mark Smith           Tacoma, WA                  1   01-04  0
10 Trevor Stergion      Enumclaw, WA                0   00-00  0

IDAHO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 David Bertsch        Harrison, ID                4   08-06  0
2 Andy Bliss           Bonners Ferry, ID           3   05-12  0
3 J.D. White           Hayden, ID                  1   03-02  0
4 Seth Dunn            Meridian, ID                2   02-13  0
5 Dale Loseke          Meridian, ID                1   02-02  0
6 Joshua Baker         Post Falls, ID              0   00-00  0
6 Darrell Larose       Fruitland, ID               0   00-00  0
6 Stephen Spear        Nampa, ID                   0   00-00  0
6 Chris Tucker         Buhl, ID                    0   00-00  0
6 Clay Williams        Athol, ID                   0   00-00  0

OREGON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Dustin Sortor        Lafayette, OR               4   10-15  0
2 Bill Rosenbalm       Heppner, OR                 3   10-10  0
3 Dave Roberts         Sisters, OR                 5   10-07  0
4 Jeremy Loud          Washougal, WA               4   09-06  0
5 Larry Bennett        John Day, OR                3   08-01  0
6 Kenneth Sitton       Albany, OR                  2   04-12  0
7 Evan Crawford        Mcminnville, OR             3   04-05  0
8 Jerry Lake           Cottage Grove, OR           1   01-14  0
9 Greg Hadden          Pendleton, OR               0   00-00  0
9 Tristan Jenner       Pendleton, OR               0   00-00  0

ARIZONA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Eric Hammer          Peoria, AZ                  7   16-06  0
2 Richard Zmayefski    Mesa, AZ                    3   10-10  0
3 Bk Kahoun            Scottsdale, AZ              4   10-09  0
4 Hayden Spradling     Gilbert, AZ                 3   06-11  0
5 Samuel Collins       Peoria , AZ                 1   03-14  0
6 Brian Presmyk        Prescott Valley, AZ         1   03-02  0
7 Tj Romano            New River, AZ               1   02-07  0
8 Thomas Edwards       Gilbert, AZ                 1   02-01  0
9 Ryan Sturgeon        Surprise, AZ                0   00-00  0
9 Chris Thatcher       Tucson, AZ                  0   00-00  0

WYOMING
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Nigel Dalton         West Haven, UT              2   08-01  0
2 Clif Gallagher       Saint George, UT            2   04-03  0
3 Kevin Dehart         Salt Lake City, UT          2   03-04  0
4 Sonny Mays           Wendell, ID                 2   02-14  0
5 Andrew Sayles        Middleton, ID               1   02-12  0
6 Carson Park          Riverdale, UT               1   02-06  0
7 Russell Baker        Fort Bridger, WY            0   00-00  0
7 Randy Chandler       Evanston, WY                0   00-00  0
7 Chris Harvey         Idaho Falls, ID             0   00-00  0
7 Jeffery Bobby Larson Malad City, ID              0   00-00  0
7 Steve Young          Heber City, UT              0   00-00  0

CALIFORNIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tim Meeks            Elk Grove, CA               6   22-05  0
2 Wyatt Moore          Bakersfield, CA             2   06-13  0
3 Tas Moua             Fresno, CA                  2   06-01  0
4 Nick Dulleck         Roseville, CA               3   05-08  0
5 Mike Garza           King City, CA               2   03-12  0
6 Calvin Vang          Fresno, CA                  2   03-08  0
7 Kong Moua            Sacramento, CA              1   03-06  0
8 Jose Gutierrez       Bakersfield, CA             1   02-02  0
9 Aldo Acevedo         North Hollywood, CA         0   00-00  0
9 Michael Munoz        Tulare, CA                  0   00-00  0

MONTANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Grant Aumiller       Trout Creek, MT             7   22-06  0
2 Quincy Grupenhoff    Noxon, MT                   2   06-09  0
3 Harry Thomas         Cascade, MT                 2   05-02  0
4 Forest Kirchner      Apache Junction, AZ         3   04-01  0
5 Tyler Frost          Kalispell, MT               2   02-13  0
6 Hunter Dahnke        Missoula, MT                1   01-11  0
6 Jake Weaver          Columbia Falls, MT          1   01-11  0
8 Wesley Tanner        Missoula, MT                1   01-03  0
9 Jack Carroll         Kalispell, MT               0   00-00  0
9 Robert Morris        Great Falls, MT             0   00-00  0

UTAH
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Terry Peterson       West Jordan, UT             5   13-06  0
2 Mike Powell          Midway, UT                  4   12-03  0
3 Jake Powell          Midway, UT                  6   11-14  0
4 Riley Nielsen        Murray, UT                  6   11-07  0
5 Melissa Nokes        Lehi, UT                    2   04-14  0
6 Ken Simbro           West Haven, UT              2   03-02  0
7 Kenny Keovilayphone  Taylorsville, UT            1   02-07  0
8 Walter Haltom        Malad City, ID              0   00-00  0
8 Paul Morley          Kaysville, UT               0   00-00  0
8 Greg Pink            Montrose, CO                0   00-00  0

NEVADA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Darren Wilson        Las Vegas, NV               3   07-13  0
2 Dean Yamagata        Las Vegas, NV               4   07-03  0
3 Carter Doren         Las Vegas, NV               1   03-07  0
4 Sean Sullivan        Henderson, NV               1   02-01  0
5 Collin Fox           Boulder City, NV            1   02-00  0
6 Steve Larsen         Henderson, NV               1   01-12  0
7 Ron Christiensen     Las Vegas, NV               1   01-06  0
8 Paul Aznarez         Las Vegas, NV               1   01-04  0
9 Andy Mcintyre        Henderson, NV               0   00-00  0
9 Ronald Slack         Pahrump, NV                 0   00-00  0

Let’s Talk Contest Time at the Bass Cast

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Well know what is right around the corner & who’s not excited for the greatest week in Bass Fishing. The Bass cast wants ti kick the week off with a contest on our Facebook page. Head on over to enter to win from some amazing sponsors.

Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Returns to Lewis Smith Lake

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80 Pro Anglers Set to Compete Over Six Days for More Than $800,000 at Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury

CULLMAN, Ala. (Feb. 25, 2022) – Major League Fishing (MLF) is set to return to Alabama next week, March 2-7, for the third stop on the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour – the Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury . Hosted by Cullman Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism, Cullman County Parks and Rec and the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, the event will feature 80 of the world’s best professional anglers, including prominent bass-fishing names like Ott DeFoe, Kevin VanDam and Jacob Wheeler , along with 14 Alabama pros – including REDCREST 2021 champion Dustin Connell, Mark Daniels, Jr ., Boyd Duckett, Timmy Horton , Randy Howell, Russ Lane, Jordan Lee, Matt Lee, Justin Lucas, Keith Poche, Ryan Salzman, Fletcher Shryock, Greg Vinson and Jesse Wiggins.

This star-studded group of anglers will compete over the six-day event for a total purse of more than $800,000, including a top payout of $100,000 and valuable points to qualify for REDCREST 2023 – the Bass Pro Tour championship.

“It is an honor for Cullman, Alabama to host the MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Three event launching from Smith Lake Park,” said Jeff Tolbert, Chamber Board Chair and owner of Trident Marina. “The County, City and Chamber are excited to partner once again as the “Cullman LOC” in bringing this event to our area & showcasing our great community and beautiful Smith Lake. This event brings revenue and tourism to our local businesses, and we are delighted to have the anglers and their families, along with the MLF staff, back in Cullman once again.”

The upcoming event marks the second time the Bass Pro Tour has competed on Lewis Smith Lake. The Bass Pro Tour last visited Lewis Smith Lake in 2019 – Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, rode the morning shad spawn in the Championship Round to put 30 fish on the SCORETRACKER® for 47 pounds to take home the winning trophy and top award of $100,000.

Cullman pro Matt Lee said that after back-to-back mediocre events, he needs a “redemption tournament” and what better place to do it than right in his own backyard.

“I started the 2021 season with two terrible events that bit me in the long run, so this year I really wanted to make the Knockout Round in the early events,” said Lee. “I didn’t quite make the cut in the last two tournaments, but I finished close. I just can’t stumble any more. This next event on Smith Lake is a bit of added pressure because it’s my home body of water, so I know it well and should catch them there, but the group of guys we fish against are so good that it can be difficult to separate yourself.”

Lee said the first two events of the 2022 season were a tough bite for everyone on the tour, turning into more of a big-fish tournament than a numbers game, and while he’s had opportunities, he just hasn’t quite made it happen.

“This tournament really all depends on the weather,” said Lee. “It could be a difficult time to catch fish on Smith Lake because the weather is still transitioning, but it looks like we’ll get some rain next week, which will make for better fishing.

“The fish aren’t all out deep or up in shallow water – and guys can catch them both shallow and deep – which really spreads the fish out and makes it more challenging to figure out. I expect we will see a lot of different styles and techniques of fishing throughout the event.”

Lee said the lake being wide open makes the event even more complex for local anglers as well, because there isn’t really a “home-lake advantage”, and anglers can fish to their strengths.

“I expect we’ll see guys catching largemouth in stained water, and spotted bass in clean water – fishing out deep in over 100 feet of water and up on the bank where bass are getting ready to spawn,” said Lee. “This is really going to be another tournament where anyone can come and fish in whatever manner they choose to.”

When asked about his weight predictions, Lee said it’s difficult to speculate weight on the Bass Pro Tour where every scorable fish counts because if the weather is right and an angler gets on the fish, that number can change drastically in a short amount of time. However, Lee estimates it will take an average of 33 pounds per day to make it into the top 10 and at least 50 pounds to win the Championship Round.

“Cullman competes with anywhere else, as far as fishing fans go, and the fisheries in the area – including Smith Lake and the Tennessee River – are nationally known fishing destinations,” said Lee. “I graduated from Cullman High School, so being from that community and watching Smith Lake grow into more and more of the tournament scene and hosting professional events is awesome.

“I don’t think anyone who comes to Cullman or Smith Lake has a bad thing to say about the area, the community or the fishery. It’s a great place to call home and when you add the fishing component, that makes it really special.”

Anglers will launch each day at 7:30 a.m. from the Smith Lake State Park, located at 403 County Road 386 in Çullman, Alabama. Each day’s General Tire Takeout will be held at the park, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all launch and takeout events and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The tournament will feature the MLF catch, weigh, immediate-release format, in which anglers catch as much weight as they can each day, while also feeling the pressure and intensity of the SCORETRACKER® leaderboard. The tournament is being filmed for broadcast later this year on the Discovery Channel.

The Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury will feature anglers competing with a 1-pound, 8-ounce minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.

The Bass Pro Tour features a field of 80 of the top professional anglers in the world competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, contending for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2023 championship.

The 40 Anglers in Group A compete in their two-day Qualifying Round on Wednesday and Friday – the 40 anglers in Group B on Thursday and Saturday. After each two-day Qualifying Round is complete, the anglers that finish in 2nd through 20th place from both groups advance to Sunday’s Knockout Round, while the winner of each group advances directly to Monday’s Championship Round. In the Knockout Round, weights are zeroed, and the remaining 38 anglers compete to finish in the top 8 to advance to the Championship Round. In the final day Championship Round, weights are zeroed, and the highest one-day total wins the top prize of $100,000.

The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on all six days of competition from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT. MLF NOW!®  will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

Television coverage of the Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Oct. 1 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, BallyBet, Bass Cat, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Covercraft, Favorite Fishing, Garmin, General Tire, Googan Baits, Grundéns, Guaranteed Rate, Humminbird, Lowrance, Luminox, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Nitro Performance Boats, Onyx, Plano, Power-Pole, Power Stop, Rapala, Starbrite, Toro, Toyota, Wrangler, Yellowstone Bourbon and Zoom.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook , Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

Warming Trend Likely To Influence Outcome Of Bassmaster Classic

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For the fourth time, Lake Hartwell will host the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk March 4-6, 2022.  

Photo by B.A.S.S.

February 25, 2022

Warming Trend Likely To Influence Outcome Of Bassmaster Classic

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — More water and warmth may be the key factors when the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk visits Lake Hartwell for the fourth time in the event’s storied history.

Competition days will be March 4-6 with daily takeoffs from the legendary Green Pond Landing & Event Center in Anderson at 7 a.m. ET and weigh-ins each day at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville at approximately 4:40 p.m. The winning angler will claim a $300,000 prize and the most coveted trophy in all of professional bass fishing, as the 55-angler field competes for a share of a $1 million purse.

Before Classic waters went off-limits Jan. 1, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Cobb found Hartwell’s water level about 5 to 6 feet below normal pool. Making his home in Greenwood, S.C., about an hour from Hartwell, Cobb said the lake’s nearly back to full pool now — a point to which anglers may need to adjust.

“I think the fishing is considerably better when the lake is down, because it leaves less cover in the water and concentrates the fish,” said Cobb, who won an Elite Series event on Hartwell in 2019. “Even shallow fishing seems to be better when it’s down.”

That being said, Cobb believes the warming trend will have a positive impact. Daytime highs are forecast to reach the upper 60s to low 70s during the event — a stark contrast to the frigid 2015 Hartwell Classic, during which anglers struggled to launch boats that had frozen to their trailers when temps dropped into the single digits.

“I really think one of the main things that’s going to determine this Classic is how hot and cold it gets leading up to the first day of the tournament,” Cobb said. “The (forecast highs) are slightly above normal for this time of year. The cooldown the weekend before the tournament is actually about the normal temperature for late February.

“I think warmer conditions make some fish easier to catch, but honestly, I think it would take more weight to win if it were extremely cold. Warmer weather scatters them, but cold weather concentrates them.”

One of three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects on the Savannah River, Hartwell was impounded by its namesake dam in 1962. The dam sits 7 miles downstream from the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca rivers, which form the Savannah. At normal pool, Lake Hartwell extends 49 miles up the Tugaloo and 45 into the Seneca.

At its deepest, the lake plunges to 185 feet, but averages 45. Like most reservoirs, Hartwell holds its greatest clarity down near the dam, with stain increasing into the river arms and the numerous tributary creeks.

“It hasn’t rained much (recently), so I think you’ll see some dirty water, but not abnormally dirty water,” Cobb said. “And the rise in water level wasn’t due to a lot of rain. It’s not high, it’s just back at normal pool.”

Offshore habitat includes a mix of humps, rocks, islands, points, channel swings and standing timber, while the shallow to mid-depth range has a mix of docks, bushes, laydowns and brushpiles.

Enhancing the habitat picture, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has planted concrete culverts/structures, stumps, broken concrete slabs, riprap, pea gravel, PVC artificial fish attractors, trees cut and cabled from the shoreline, maidencane plants and bamboo fish attractors known as “canepiles.”

Actually made of bundled and anchored bamboo stalks, canepiles typically are most relevant in the warmer season when bass target bait schools holding over top. However, their lower sections may interest prespawners staging along their shoreward journey.

Covering approximately 56,000 acres, Hartwell offers plenty of room for a 55-boat field to disperse. Cobb said the entire lake will be in play, but certain areas will receive higher attention.

“I think you’ll see groups of people fishing certain areas just because of past history, and they tend to be the most productive parts of the lake,” he said. “Over my years of fishing Hartwell, I really think you could probably win the tournament in any 5 miles of the lake.

“For example, the Tugaloo River has always played in the past because it has more creek tributaries. And, the spotted bass have gotten bigger and bigger every year and the majority of spots live in the lake’s main body. There are some spots up the rivers, but the biggest population is on the main lake.”

To that point, the most consistent Classic competitors will likely turn in mixed bags of largemouth and spotted bass. Generally, that means catching the biggest limit of spots you can find and then hunting a kicker largemouth.

With the warmer weather likely to ignite the shallow bite, some anglers will likely follow a largemouth-focused strategy. The quality will be higher, but the bites may be fewer. The other option: Weeding through a lot of short-to-barely-keeper spots in hopes of finding the competitive fish that Cobb said are on the upswing.

“In my opinion, I think it would be hard to win with straight spots; I think you’d need a heavy largemouth or a mixed bag,” he said. “It’s only been in the last three to four years that the spots have been anything that you would even worry about in a tournament. That’s what has changed — the spots have gotten a lot bigger.”

As far as bait selections, drop shots, football-head jigs, finesse worms and underspins will dominate most of the offshore action, with crankbaits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and flipping/skipping jigs covering the shallower zones. Cobb expects a few highlight-reel moments, but consistency will probably prove challenging.

“I think you’ll see some 20-pound bags, but I would be greatly surprised too if it took 60 pounds to win,” he said. “I think it will be more in that 17- to 18-pounds-a-day range (to win). I would say 14 to 15 a day to make the Top 10.”

Fans can catch all of the action with streaming coverage all three days on Bassmaster.com. The Classic will also feature four hours of live coverage on the FOX broadcast network Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. ET, as well as four hours of Championship Sunday coverage on FS1 beginning at 8 a.m.

The annual Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by Marathon will be held at the Greenville Convention Center with exhibitors on-site selling a variety of merchandise for fishing, hunting, camping and more. Hours for the Expo will be noon-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Legendary angler and TV show host Bill Dance will be in the B.A.S.S. booth and on Bassmaster LIVE March 5 at 10 a.m. Meet the legend and have your picture made with the iconic Classic trophy.

There will be a shuttle service offered between the Greenville Convention Center (expo) and the Bon Secours Wellness Arena (weigh-in).

The Bassmaster Classic is being hosted by Visit Anderson and VisitGreenvilleSC.

2022 Bassmaster Classic Title Sponsor: Academy Sports + Outdoors
2022 Bassmaster Classic Presenting Sponsor: Huk

2022 Bassmaster Classic Platinum Sponsor: Toyota
2022 Bassmaster Classic Premier Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha

2022 Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo Title Sponsor: Marathon
2022 Bassmaster Classic Hosts: Visit Anderson, VisitGreenvilleSC

Ware Wins Toyota Series Event on Lake Guntersville

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SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (Feb. 24, 2022) –  With big bags of smallmouth leading the tournament after the first two days, it seemed brown fish would win  the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. event at Lake Guntersville. However, local pro Kent Ware of Guntersville, Alabama was slowly and steadily climbing up the leaderboard. Moving from 17th place into 8th after the first two days, Ware brought a final-day total of five largemouth weighing 22 pounds, 8 ounces to the scale Thursday – his biggest bag of the tournament – to win the Central Division season-opener. Ware’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 59-15 earned him the win by a 2-pound, 4-ounce margin over second-place pro Casey Martin of Brownsboro, Alabama, and earned Ware the top payout of $80,000.

Amid changing weather and water conditions and a shortened Day 2 due to a fog delay, Ware persevered with patience and consistency. Although he’s had a handful of top 10 finishes with Major League Fishing and won the Southeastern Division Angler of the Year (AOY) title in 2012, this is his first big tournament win.

“Patience is one of the things I try to stress to my co-anglers,” said Ware. “If you get in an area like we found that’s got fish in it, you just have to be patient. They’ll bite in little spurts throughout the day. A lot of guys run and gun all over the place, but I grew up in Florida and when I try to fish like that, I don’t do well. The fish live there, and a lot of them stay shallow year-round. It’s just a matter of being patient and figuring out a bait that will trigger them, and that’s exactly what we did.”

Ware said he fished mostly around the central part of the lake and was fortunate to find some clean water that was protected by an island – clean water where a lot of healthy largemouth lived.

“My key bait throughout the tournament was the Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap. I tried some a few other vibrating baits and caught some fish the first day on a Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer but ended up culling those fish with the rattletrap, even that first day. “

Ware was surprised to realize his win had guaranteed him a spot in the Toyota Series Championship and he would have another chance to fish Lake Guntersville later this year – this time for a top prize of up to $235,000.

“It’s exciting to be able to come back to Guntersville this fall to fish the Toyota Series Championship – that’s actually the time of year I’d prefer to fish it,” said Ware. “The goal was to make the championship, and I’ve had some good years and some bad ones – some good championships and some bad ones – but I’m definitely looking forward to it.”

When asked if he was planning to contend for another AOY title, Ware said absolutely.

“I always try to gun for AOY, that’s the biggest award to me, but it was nice to finally win a big tournament. It’s a little overwhelming at the moment, but it will sink in eventually.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Guntersville finished:

1st:           Kent Ware of Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 59-15, $80,000
2nd:          Casey Martin of Brownsboro, Ala., 15 bass, 57-11, $35,000
3rd:          Derik Hudson of Concord, Va., 13 bass, 57-5, $21,200
4th:           Bo Collins of Robbinsville, N.C., 15 bass, 56-5, $20,000
5th:           Nathan Brewer of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 11 bass, 53-12, $18,000
6th:           Ethan Greene of Eufaula, Ala., 15 bass, 53-6, $14,500
7th:           Shawn Penn of Benton, Ky., 15 bass, 52-9, $13,000
8th:           Kyle Palmer of Winchester, Tenn., 15 bass, 52-8, $10,250
9th:           Miles Burghoff of Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 51-0, $9,000
10th:        Andrew Loberg of Rocklin, Calif., 14 bass, 50-5, $7,000
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Pros Hunter Eubanks of Inman, South Carolina and Kyle Palmer of Winchester, Tennessee, tied for the $500 Day One Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division Tuesday, both bringing a bass weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces to the scale and taking home $250 each. Brad Burkhart of Speedwell, Tennessee, won Wednesday’s $500 Berkley Big Bass award, bringing an 8-pound, 12-ounce bass to the scale.

Collins took home an extra $1,000 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $35,000 per event in each Toyota Series tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Charlie Crouch of Waterloo, Alabama, won the Strike King Co-angler Division Thursday with a three-day total of 13 bass weighing 45 pounds, 8 ounces. Crouch took home the top prize package worth $46,000, including a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard motor and $12,500 cash.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers on Lake Guntersville finished:

1st:           Charlie Crouch of Waterloo, Ala., 13 bass, 45-8, Phoenix 518 Pro boat w/115-hp Mercury outboard + $12,500
2nd:          Greg Surratt of Canal Winchester, Ohio, 11 bass, 42-3, $9,500
3rd:          Chris Quaintance of Muscle Shoals, Ala., 13 bass, 40-14, $8,000
4th:           Alex Moore of Chester, Ill., 14 bass, 37-8, $6,500
5th:           Darren Kelly of Wartburg, Tenn., 12 bass, 37-6, $6,200
6th:           Alan Hults of Gautier, Miss., 12 bass, 36-13, $4,500
7th:           Cooper Jett of Grand Rapids, Mich., 12 bass, 36-13, $4,000
8th:           Randy Wiggins of Birmingham, Ala., 11 bass, 36-5, $3,250
9th:           Victor Cuevas of Supply, N.C., 11 bass, 36-3, $2,100
10th:        Roger Olson, Jr. of Eagle River, Wis., 10 bass, 33-8, $1,900
The Day One Berkley Big Bass $150 award winner in the Strike King co-angler division, was Emil Wagner of Marietta, Georgia, with an 8-pound, 6-ounce bass, while the Day Two $150 award went to Heath Greene of Eufaula, Alabama with a 7-pound bass.

The Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at Lake Guntersville was hosted by the Mountain Lakes Chamber of Commerce. It was the first tournament in the Central Division. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place on Mar. 1-3 – the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E on Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Smart Digital in Osage Beach, Missouri, hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association. For a complete schedule, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The 2022 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. consists of six divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern, Southwestern and Western – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International and Wild Card divisions. Anglers who fish in any of the six divisions and finish in the top 25 – or the top 12 from the Wild Card division – will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship for a shot at winning up to $235,000 cash. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard. The 2022 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship will be held Nov. 3-5 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by Marshall County Tourism and Sports.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. include: 4WP, 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, AFTCO, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Gary Yamamoto Baits, General Tire, Lew’s, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Outlaw Ordinance, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X and YETI.

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF Toyota Series on the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook , Instagram and YouTube.

About Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, the Discovery Channel, the Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports Network, the World Fishing Network, and on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with offices in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 13 countries. In 2019, MLF expanded its portfolio of catch, weigh, and immediately release events to include the sport’s strongest five-biggest-fish format tournament circuits. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.

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Tyler Dix & Derrik Moyer Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC Feb 20, 2022

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Tyler Dix & Derrik Moyer Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC Feb 20, 2022

Next Lake Gaston CATT is March 6 at Summit Landing!

Tyler Dix & Derrik Moyer took 1st Place with 5 bass weighing 19.51 lbs and took home $2,099.00! Great job!

Ryan Harrell & Brent Boney finished 2nd with 18.38 lbs and also weighed in the 1st BF at 6.27 lbs! They took home $1,391.00!

Jay Fogleman & Doug Stallings claimed 3rd with 17.79 lbs worth $590.00!

Michael Garner & Bill Shelton took 4th with 17.70 lbs!

5th went to Travis Hewett & Mikey Anderson with 16.55 lbs!

Last money paying place went to Shawn Hammack & Flash Butts with 16.20 lbs!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Tyler Dix Derrik Moyer 5.66 19.51 $2,099.00 110
Ryan Harrell Brent Boney 6.27 18.38 $1,391.00 109
Jay Fogleman Doug Stallings 5.26 17.79 $590.00 108
Michael Garner Billy Shelton 5.57 17.70 $300.00 107
Travis Hewett Mikey Anderson 3.99 16.55 $200.00 106
Flash Butts Shawn Hammack 0.00 16.20 $150.00 105
Dennis Bradley Allen Mitchell 5.10 15.58 104
JA Williford Marty Warren 4.93 14.70 103
Ricky Todd Jerry Cullom 4.64 14.56 102
Gene Woodard Ray Cooke 0.00 14.14 101
Artie Jones Anthony Jones 0.00 14.02 100
Joey Scott Chris Clary 0.00 13.36 99
Jesse Medlin Scott Golden 3.52 13.34 98
Raymond Jones Braxton Chase 0.00 13.32 97
John Edwards Jr Land Weaver 0.00 13.30 96
Allen Haigh Doug Washburn 0.00 13.01 95
Shane Doughtie Evan White 0.00 12.98 94
Michael Chlomoudis Scott Griffin 0.00 12.58 93
Bobby Peedin TJ Myrick 0.00 12.16 92
Keith Joyce Mark Robertson 0.00 12.05 91
Allen White Mike Vaughan 4.55 10.78 90
Cameron Medlin Caleb Horn 0.00 10.68 89
Jake Murdock John Murdock 0.00 9.86 88
Rv Mann Previn Dixon 0.00 9.17 87
Michael Scott Kenny Cullum 0.00 8.71 86
Cory Byrum Kevin Dickens 4.39 8.28 85
Jim Sampson Mike Dunham 0.00 6.30 84
Steve Michaels John Ashtabridge 0.00 0.00 74
Benny Cannon Jeff Hayden 0.00 0.00 74
David Birchfield Charlie Birchfield 0.00 0.00 74
Rodney Birth Sam Stewart 0.00 0.00 74
Mike May Scooter Lilly 0.00 0.00 74
Steven Michaels Tony Ashtabridge 0.00 0.00 74
Dennis Phillips Craig Phillips 0.00 0.00 74
Total Entrys $3,960.00
BONUS $ $1,250.00
Total Paid At Ramp $4,730.00
Gaston 2022 Spring Final Fund $380.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2022 Gaston Spring Final Fund Total $380.00

Lowrance® Exercises Option to Extend Multi-Year Sponsorship Agreement with Major League Fishing

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MLF Sponsorship Renewal of Fishing Electronics Brand Includes Branding Presence for C-MAP® and Lowrance Ghost® Trolling Motor

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TULSA, Okla. (Feb. 24, 2022) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957 and longtime partner of MLF, has re-signed a multi-year agreement to remain the exclusive marine electronics provider and co-exclusive trolling motor sponsor for the MLF Cups, General Tire Heavy Hitters event and MLF5 circuits, and an official sponsor of the MLF Bass Pro Tour. The agreement will mark the 11th  and 12th consecutive years that the two companies have partnered.

C-MAP®, the premium mapping solution for anglers looking for accurate and quality data, and the Lowrance Ghost® trolling motor will also have a prominent presence across all of MLF’s platforms, including all MLF television programming and livestreams, Bass Fishing magazine, the MLF and the MLF5’s social media outlets, MajorLeagueFishing.com, participation in MLF giveaways, and featured logo placement on angler boats and jerseys in the MLF Cup and General Tire Heavy Hitters events.

“The Lowrance team have been fantastic partners, and we’re thrilled to continue our relationship with them,” said MLF President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Wilburn.  “Our sponsorship business has grown steadily the past few years, but renewals with the brands rooted in our sport like Lowrance speaks volumes about the value our partners see in continuing to align with MLF and reach our loyal and passionate fans and anglers.”

The extension follows previous successful collaborations between MLF and Lowrance®. In addition to having title sponsored some of MLF’s biggest tournaments, including the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship, Lowrance continues to work closely with several top MLF anglers such as previous REDCREST champions Edwin Evers and Dustin Connell,  record-breaking Randy Howell – who just last week weighed in the largest bass ever caught in Bass Pro Tour competition, 12-pounds, 14 ounces – and Bradley Roy, who won the first regular-season Bass Pro Tour event of 2022 last week in Monroe-West Monroe, Louisiana.

“Partnering the Lowrance and C-MAP® brands across all Major League Fishing properties provides a unique opportunity to develop compelling, storytelling content about our award-winning HDS Fishing System from high-school and college teams to some of the best bass-fishing anglers in the world,” said Gordon Sprouse, Marketing Director for Navico. “Continuing our long-standing relationship since the early days of the first MLF Cups has been an incredible journey – one that has seen both of our brands grow at an incredible rate, while also creating fantastic consumer reach that continues to attract new audiences and increases exposure for the sport we love.”

Now through April 30, anglers can save $200 on ActiveTarget® Live Sonar, $200 on HDS LIVE™ 7 fishfinder displays, $300 on HDS LIVE 9, $400 on HDS LIVE 12, $500 on HDS LIVE 16, $700 on the HDS LIVE 9 and 12 display bundle or $800 on HDS LIVE Dual 12 display bundles – plus an additional $200 cash back when purchased with Ghost® Trolling Motor, HALO® Radar (24, 20+ or 20) or the Lowrance Outboard Pilot. For more information on Lowrance and their latest offers and promotions, visit www.lowrance.com/offers.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing, its tournaments, and sponsors, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, and  YouTube.

MLF Adjusts Competition Hours for Championship Round at Bass Pro Tour Toro Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns

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Advisory for Thursday, Feb. 24

WHAT:
Major League Fishing officials have adjusted the start times for Friday’s Championship Round of the Bass Pro Tour Toro Stage Two on Lake Fork Presented by Grundéns, due to the icy road and ramp conditions. Takeoff will now be held at 10:30 a.m., with Period 1 starting at 11 a.m. Anglers will compete until 5:30 p.m.WHEN:
*UPDATED SCHEDULE*

  • Friday, Feb. 25
    • 9:45 a.m.                               Final 10 Anglers Competing in Championship Round Arrive to Oak Ridge Marina
    • 10:30 a.m.                            Anglers Depart and Ride Through Begins on Lake Fork
    • 10:45 a.m.                            MLF NOW! Livestream Starts
    • 11 a.m.                                  Period One Begins
    • 1:30 p.m.                              Break One
    • 1:45 p.m.                              Period Two Begins
    • 4:15 p.m.                              Break Two
    • 4:30 p.m.                              Period Three Begins
    • 5:30 p.m.                              End of Competition
    • 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.               Anglers return to takeout at Oak Ridge Marina
    • 6 p.m.                                     MLF NOW! Livestream Ends
    • 6 p.m. (estimate)                 Stage Two Championship Trophy Presentation at Oak Ridge Marina

WHERE:
Oak Ridge Marina, 2949 TX-154, Quitman, Texas.

NOTES:
The final 10 anglers competing in Friday’s Championship Round will launch at 10:30 a.m. from the Oak Ridge Marina, located at 2949 TX-154 in Quitman, Texas. The General Tire Takeout will be held at the Marina, beginning at 6 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the launch and takeout event, and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on Championship Friday from 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT. MLF NOW!®  will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, and  YouTube.

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