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Tulsa to Host 2021 Major League Fishing Championship

Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees will host Major League Fishing’s Redcrest 2021, the Bass Pro Tour Championship, on February 23–27, 2021. The championship event for the bass fishing tour will include the top 30 professionals on the circuit, based on points accumulated during the 2020 Bass Pro Tour season. They will compete […]

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B.A.S.S. Expands Regional Schedule

The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, better known as B.A.S.S., has announced an expanded national schedule for 2020 with five regional competitions instead of three for qualifying to November’s TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. There will be qualifying events in the Southeast, Western, Central, Northeast and Northern regions. Qualifiers from all five regions, plus international qualifiers […]

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Major League Fishing launched in 2019 as the newest circuit in professional bass fishing. Photo: MLF
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Fishing Goes High-Tech

The sport of competitive bass fishing is making advancements in the areas of technology and television while also reeling in a younger group of anglers. Three major professional organizations—Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, better known as B.A.S.S.; Major League Fishing (MLF) and Fishing League Worldwide (FLW)—are the trendsetters. Each have been focusing on expanding their digital […]

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Takahiro Omori competes in the 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour in Neenah, Wisconsin. Photo: Joe Branch/Major League Fishing

Major League Fishing Names Eight Host Sites for 2020

Major League Fishing has announced its schedule for the 2020 Bass Pro Tour, the new league’s second season of professional bass fishing. “This schedule is stocked with great fisheries and destinations,” said Michael Mulone, senior director of events of Major League Fishing. “Working with the MLF angler advisory board and these outstanding community hosts, we […]

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Major League Fishing Acquires Fishing League Worldwide

Major League Fishing will acquire Fishing League Worldwide, combining a professional fishing organization with a group that serves thousands of anglers ranging from professionals to casual weekend competitors. The merger is expected to be finalized by the end of October. Established in 2011, MLF began as a television product and has grown into a sports […]

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Birmingham Selected for 50th Bassmaster Classic in 2020

Birmingham, Alabama, will host the 2020 Bassmaster Classic presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, which will mark the 50th anniversary of the bass fishing tournament. The fishing competition will be staged on Lake Guntersville, with daily weigh-ins and the Classic Outdoors Expo to take place at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in downtown Birmingham. The event will […]

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Host Inaugural MLF Bass Pro Tour Championship

Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour will host its inaugural season-ending championship in La Crosse, Wisconsin, August 19–25, 2019. The event will be titled “Redcrest” (a name inspired by MLF’s red logo) and will be staged on the Upper Mississippi River. The event will feature 30 anglers who accumulate the most points over the course […]

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