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FLW Extends Rescheduling Period, Announces Dates for 51 of 61 Postponed Tournaments
BENTON, Ky. (April 15, 2020) – FLW took swift action to help flatten the curve in the fight against COVID-19 on March 17 and began rescheduling tournaments through May 3. Today, the tournament organization announced that they are extending the rescheduling period through May 23. FLW is hopeful that conditions continue to improve nationwide and they can proceed with tournaments starting with the May 28-31 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit stop on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina.
After working closely with host locations and sponsors, FLW is pleased to announce new dates for 51 of the 61 tournaments postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The rescheduled tournaments are as follows:
Circuit Event Original Date New Date
- Abu Garcia College Fishing Open Kentucky Lake March 17-18 Sept. 16-17
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Kentucky Lake March 21 Aug. 22
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Eufaula (Formerly Grand Lake) March 21 June 7
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Ouachita March 21 June 27
- Toyota Series Lake of the Ozarks March 26-28 Oct. 8-10
- Toyota Series Wheeler Lake March 26-28 July 30 – Aug. 1
- Abu Garcia College Fishing Fort Gibson Lake March 27 July 10
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Harris Chain of Lakes March 28 July 11
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Eufaula (Formerly Lake Oconee) March 28 June 21
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Santee Cooper March 28 June 20
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League South Holston March 28 May 30
- FLW High School Fishing Fort Gibson Lake March 28 July 11
- Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Cherokee April 2-5 June 11-14
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Ferguson (Formerly Columbus Pool) April 4 Aug. 22
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake O’ the Pines April 4 June 13
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Hartwell April 4 Oct. 10
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League High Rocker (Formerly Lake Wylie) April 4 June 14
- Toyota Series Fort Gibson Lake April 8-10 Sept. 2-4
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Barren River (Formerly Dale Hollow) April 11 June 7
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Neely Henry (Formerly Lake Mitchell) April 11 June 14
- Toyota Series Dale Hollow Lake April 16-18 Oct. 29-31
- Toyota Series Lake Seminole April 16-18 Nov. 5-7
- Abu Garcia College Fishing Smith Mountain Lake April 17 June 14
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Grenada Lake April 18 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Kentucky / Barkley Lake April 18 Aug. 23
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Kerr Lake April 18 July 11
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Norris Lake (Formerly Cherokee) April 18 June 21
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Potomac River April 18 Aug. 15
- FLW High School Fishing Smith Mountain Lake April 18 June 13
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake of the Ozarks (Formerly Table Rock) April 18 Sept. 13
- Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Lake Hartwell April 23-26 May 28-31
- Abu Garcia College Fishing Lake Guntersville April 24 Sept. 4
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Arkansas River April 25 June 28
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Center Hill Lake April 25 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Kerr Lake April 25 July 18
- FLW High School Fishing Lake Guntersville April 25 Sept. 5
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Monroe April 25 June 28
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Mississippi River April 25 TBA
- Toyota Series California Delta April 30-May 2 Aug. 19-21
- Bass Fishing League All-American Lake Hartwell April 30-May 2 Nov. 11-13
- Toyota Series Lake Norman April 30-May 2 Oct. 1-3
- Abu Garcia College Fishing California Delta May 2 Aug. 21
- FLW High School Fishing California Delta May 3 TBA
- Toyota Series Neely Henry Lake May 7-9 Sept. 2-4
- Toyota Series Table Rock Lake May 7-9 Nov. 5-7
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Sinclair May 9 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Norris Lake May 9 June 20
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Percy Priest May 9 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Pickwick Lake May 9 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Potomac River May 9 July 25
- Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Lake Dardanelle May 14-17 July 23-26
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Grand Lake May 16 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Kerr Lake May 16 July 19
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Cumberland May 16 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Eufaula May 16 TBA
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Truman (Formerly Lake of the Ozarks) May 16 Sept. 12
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Santee Cooper (Formerly Wateree) May 16 June 21
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Lake Hartwell (Formerly Clarks Hill) May 30 Oct. 11
- Phoenix Bass Fishing League Dardanelle July 11 June 14
- Toyota Series Championship Lake Cumberland Nov. 5-7 Dec. 3-5
- Bass Fishing League Wild Card TBA Nov. 13-14 Nov. 20-21
FLW is working on new dates for the 10 remaining events and will announce them soon. Entries will roll over to the rescheduled events unless instructed otherwise. Balance due dates will also be adjusted in accordance with the new dates.
FLW will continue to do their part and encourages all of their dedicated members and fans to do the same by following Centers for Disease Control, federal, state and local guidelines to help prevent infection. Fishing, with special attention to social distancing guidelines, is still open in most states, so we encourage everyone to get out on the water and fish responsibly as time permits. Please visit the STATE COVID-19 UPDATES link on FLWFishing.com for the latest guidelines from your state fish and wildlife department.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, FLW and its partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and Zimbabwe.
FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show while Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. Acquired by Major League Fishing in late 2019, FLW is expanding its programming in 2020 to the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel as well as on-demand at MyOutdoorTV (MOTV).
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MLF Announces Premiere Episode of Major League Fishing’s Cup Overflow
April 22, 2020 (Tulsa, Okla.) Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today that the premiere episode of Major League Fishing’s Cup Overflow is now available for viewing at MajorLeagueFishing.com. MLF Cup Overflow features pro anglers that compete in the MLF Cup events together in a virtual watch party, viewing the episode for the first time and allowing fishing fans to watch the show right alongside the competitors.
New episodes of Cup Overflow will premiere each Wednesday afternoon, in conjunction with the latest television broadcasts of the MLF Cup events. Episode No. 1 features pros Brent Chapman, Ott DeFoe and Wesley Strader breaking down Elimination Round 3 of the Sqwincher Patriot Cup presented by Venmo from Muskogee, Oklahoma, which premiered on the Outdoor Channel on Saturday, April 18.
“It was a lot of fun to be a part of the first episode of Major League Fishing’s Cup Overflow. The show gives fans complete access to what is going through our heads as we relive our time on the water,” said Chapman, winner of the Patriot Cup Elimination Round 3. “They get to hear it all – the jokes, the questions, and the true breakdowns that happen as we watch the episodes for the very first time, together.”
The premiere and future episodes of Major League Fishing’s Cup Overflow can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com/videos/overflow.
The Sqwincher Patriot Cup Presented by Venmo continues with Sudden Death Round 1 on Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m. EST on the Outdoor Channel. Nine anglers will race to be one of the first four pros to reach the Target Weight for the right to advance on to the Championship Round.
For a complete listing of the MLF television schedule, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com/tv-schedule.
About Major League Fishing
Founded in 2011, Major League Fishing (MLF) brings the high-intensity sport of competitive bass fishing into America’s living rooms on Outdoor Channel, Discovery, CBS, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network, Sportsman Channel, and on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). The Bass Pro Tour consists of eight events and a championship streamed live on http://www.MajorLeagueFishing.com and MOTV.
In late 2019 MLF acquired FLW, which expands their portfolio to include the world’s largest grassroots fishing organization, including the strongest five-fish format professional bass fishing tour, the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit, as well as the Toyota Series, Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine, and Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI, and High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing.
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First College Angler Cashes in on Yamaha Power Pay
Jake Mims Places 18th, Takes Home $500
Kennesaw, Ga. – April 21, 2020 – Jake Mims, a student at Brewton Parker College in Central Georgia, recently became the first official competitive college angler to take home Yamaha Power Pay cash. Mims, who admits he hates to fish in a crowd, ran 34 miles away from the official launch on Lake Sam Rayburn to flip the flooded bushes that eventually led to an 18th place finish in the Collegiate Bass Fishing Series event. Impressively, his long run paid off in Power Pay winnings.
The 21-year-old sophomore may purposely distance himself from other anglers during competition, but that doesn’t mean he’s opposed to soaking up all the wisdom he can from more experienced anglers away from the water.
“I have an older boat, and when it was time to put a new outboard on it, I asked a lot of the seasoned guys I look up to around Lake Seminole what brand I should buy,” says Mims. “The majority of them told me a Yamaha V MAX SHO® was the best because of its reliability, fuel economy, and its awesome hole shot – all of which are super important given the sandy, weedy, really shallow waters we fish a lot.”
Guided by the input of his dad Roy, a very active member in the Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation®, along with fishing mentor Angelo Koundarakus and others, Mim’s decision to repower with a 225 horsepower Yamaha V MAX SHO® also qualified him for $500 in Yamaha Power Pay cash following his respectable performance pitching a Big Bite Baits Trick Stick to the flooded bushes on Rayburn.
“I saw videos Chris Zaldain and Brandon Palaniuk posted about signing up for Yamaha Power Pay on their social media channels, and I’m obviously glad I took their advice and got registered,” says Mims.
The great thing about the Yamaha Power Pay program is anglers don’t have to win tournaments to take home Power Pay cash. Anglers simply have to be the highest finishing registered participant in a Power Pay supported tournament. Power Pay is not just for bass anglers, it also includes saltwater, walleye, high school and college anglers through hundreds of events.
For more information, complete terms and conditions or to register for Yamaha Power Pay, visit yamahapowerpay.com or email Chip with questions at Chip@DynamicSponsorships.com.
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MY AUTISM CONNECTION by John Crews
For more than 10 years, veteran professional bass angler, John Crews, explains his ties to autism awareness through his professional angling career. It all started with Eli Delany and his son, Luke. Crews explains how he watched Luke grow up and then the more he talked about autism, the more people had a connection. Together, John and Eli have enlisted help from many other people including @Dave Mercer and @Kevin VanDam, among others. April is autism awareness month and Crews has grown the awareness program on the professional bass tours to a cherished annual affair. John supports ALL autism charities, especially local ones.
John’s local autism school: http://braacroanoke.org/
For Eli’s charity: http://www.mylittlebuddysboat.com/
For autism bracelets: https://missilebaits.store/products
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The Gateway
Major League Fishing pro David Walker gives us a look at the Power Pole CHARGE Gateway feature and explains how it integrates with his Lowarance units. Get the most out your batteries and charging system with the new CHARGE + Gateway
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