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For decades, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association has polled Americans on which sports and activities they participate in and how often. The result is the Topline Participation Report, an annual survey that goes into amazing detail on 126 different sports and activities ranging from basketball to birdwatching. By tracking those rates — both those […]
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Major League Fishing has announced the 2026 Bass Pro Tour schedule, with seven states hosting events throughout the year and a roster of 51 pros battling for Fishing Clash Angler of the Year honors and qualification into Redcrest 2027 and the MLF Heavy Hitters all-star event. The season kicks off January 15–18 at Lake Guntersville […]
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Major League Fishing’s 2026 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals schedule will feature six regular-season events and a championship faceoff in Kissimmee, Florida, in September. The first six events will feature high stakes, with a top prize of up to $115,000. The Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Championship will see anglers compete for a top prize of $135,000 and a […]
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The sixth annual Major League Fishing all-star event will take place at Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin County, Virginia, from May 17–22. Hosted by Visit Franklin County and Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge, the tournament will showcase 30 pros who qualified from the 2024 Bass Pro Tour season competing for a prize of $100,000 to the […]
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The Bassmaster Elite Qualifier at Pickwick Lake in Tennessee scheduled for October will be relocated to Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama, and hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism after a tournament scheduling conflict. The first Elite Qualifier is scheduled for September in Plattsburgh, New York, before the series heads to Alabama then the final event […]
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Knoxville, Tennessee, will host the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour from March 13–15, the city’s third time hosting the “Super Bowl of Fishing.” Knoxville hosted the Bassmaster Classic in 2019 and 2023, which generated an estimated economic impact of more than $35.5 million for the community. The 2023 event was […]
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USAngling has announced that the 2025 XXI World Ice Fishing Championship will take place February 11–16 on Tamarack Lake in Lakeview, Michigan — 45 minutes northeast of Grand Rapids. It will mark the first time for Michigan to host the event, which has been around the world since its inception in 2004. “We are proud […]
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The Erie Sports Commission has been awarded a $45,000 Sports Marketing and Tourism program grant by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development to help offset the costs of hosting Major League Fishing this past August. “It is a tremendous honor to be one of the 10 counties to be awarded a SMAT program […]
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B.A.S.S. has announced the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule with a slate of nine events across seven states as the series celebrates its 20th anniversary next year. “There is no better way to celebrate 20 years of Elite competition than to roll out a schedule that includes some of the best bass fisheries on the […]
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Major League Fishing, in conjunction with Decatur Morgan County Tourism, announced that the 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship will take place on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama, April 9–11. The 16th annual College Fishing National Championship will mark the second time the three-day tournament has been held on Wheeler Lake and will showcase […]
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