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Austin Set to Host Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour – Berkley Stage Two at Lake Travis Presented by Mercury
Second Event of Season to Showcase 80 Bass Pro Tour Anglers Competing on Lake Travis Over Six Days for a Purse of More than $805,000, Fans Encouraged to Attend for First Time Since March 2020
AUSTIN, Texas (April 21, 2021) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, is set to visit Austin next week, April 30-May 5, for the second regular-season tournament of the 2021 Bass Pro Tour season – the Berkley Stage Two at Lake Travis Presented by Mercury. The six-day event, hosted by the Austin Sports Commission , will feature 80 of the best professional anglers in the world – including superstars like Kevin VanDam, Ott DeFoe, Jordan Lee and Jacob Wheeler – competing for a top payout of $100,000 and valuable points in hopes of qualifying for REDCREST 2022, the Bass Pro Tour championship.
The Week Ahead: Hear about pro bass fishing from Mark Daniels Jr.
FAIRFIELD Fairfield-Suisun Rotarians invite the public to explore the world of professional bass fishing when Mark Daniels Jr. speaks to them Tuesday.
Daniels is a three-time tour-level winner who competed in both the Fishing League Worldwide Tour and Bass Master Elite Series before joining the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour. He fished his way into the ranks of high-level professional bass events by winning The Bass Federation National Championship in 2013.
Daniels, originally from Fairfield, now resides in Tuskegee, Alabama and travels the professional bass tournament circuits throughout the United States.
Browning announces return to Ranger
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
As the 2021 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour readies to start the season at Sam Rayburn Reservoir later this month, veteran competitor Stephen Browning has announced he is returning to the boat manufacturer he began his career with in back in 1996.
Im grateful for the years Ive spent with Triton that goes back to 2000, Browning said. But when the most iconic bass boat brand in the industry asks you to come aboard, quite honestly, its a privilege and honor. Of course I said yes.
I started my career in a Ranger and I want to finish my career in a Ranger, whether it be 5 years down the road or 20 years. Its no surprise that Ranger has one of the most loyal followings in the industry and being associated with the Ranger brand, I feel my fanbase will no doubt grow as well. Ill also be working with Bradford Marine as my local Ranger Dealer, another iconic brand and dealership in the state of A
Thrift Builds Big Lead On Day 1
Monday, February 22, 2021
Photo: MLF
Bryan Thrift will take a lead of nearly 14 pounds into the second day of the Qualifying Round at the Redcrest Championship.
By MLF Communications Staff A field of the top 40 pros from the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour converged on Lake Eufaula in Alabama on Mndayfor the start of REDCREST 2021, the Bass Pro Tour championship. The five-day competition, which awards a top cash prize of $300,000 to the winner, is being live-streamed online and filmed for television broadcast on CBS, the Discovery Channel and the Outdoor Channel.
Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C. weighed in 13 bass totaling 45 pounds even to take the early lead after Day 1 of the Qualifying Round. Thrift holds a 13-14 lead over Ott DeFoe of Blaine, Tenn., who caught nine bass weighing 31-02 to land in 2nd place.
Your Best Chance at a Trophy Bass May Be Right Now
It may be January, but big-bass season has already begun in the southern U.S.
January actually rates as one of the best times of the year to target big bass. (Photo by Lynn Burkhead) January 20, 2021 By Lynn Burkhead
You may have noticed that another New Year is upon us. And after the way 2020 treated us, thank goodness!
While it remains to be seen how kind 2021 will be as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on, many of the nation s outdoorsmen are knee-deep in the off-season projects that keep us busy in the dead of winter.