MLF General Tire Team Series Costa Qualifier Presented by Toyota Set to Premiere Saturday on Outdoor Channel
ROANOKE, W. Va. (Feb. 15, 2024) – The Major League Fishing (MLF) General Tire Team Series Costa Qualifier presented by Toyota is set to premiere this Saturday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. ET on Outdoor Channel. The event, filmed last fall in Roanoke, West Virginia, showcases nine teams of three anglers competing to finish in the top three and advance to the Bass Pro Shops Team Series Championship.
The 2024 Costa Qualifier presented by Toyota will feature teams visiting Stonewall Jackson and Summersville Lakes in West Virginia. The competition waters aren’t revealed to the anglers until they arrive to the launch ramp each morning of the event.
The nine teams that competed in the General Tire Team Series Costa Qualifier Presented by Toyota in West Virginia were:
Team B&W Trailer Hitches:
Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas
Jeff Kriet, Ardmore, Okla.
Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas
Team Builders FirstSource:
Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn.
Fletcher Shryock, Guntersville, Ala.
James Watson, Lampe, Mo.
Team Crockett Creek:
David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va.
Bradley Roy, Lancaster, Ky.
Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, Ala.
Team Ferguson:
Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo.
Cody Meyer, Star, Idaho
Shinichi Fukae, Osaka, Japan
Team Knighten Industries:
Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif.
Brett Hite, Phoenix, Ariz.
John Murray, Spring City, Tenn.
Team Kubota:
Jordan Lee, Cullman, Ala.
Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark.
Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Team Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff & Pouches:
Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.
Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla.
Jacob Wall, New Hope, Ala.
Team Sqwincher:
Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala.
Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif.
Fred Roumbanis, Russellville, Ark.
Team Star brite:
Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich.
David Walker, Huntingdon, Tenn.
Kelly Jordon, Flint, Texas
Saturday’s premiere episode will feature Team Kubota, Team Knighten Industries and Team Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff & Pouches.
The complete television air schedule for the 2024 General Tire Team Series on Outdoor Channel can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
The 2024 General Tire Team Series is comprised of three Qualifying Events, filmed for production in the fall of 2023, where teams compete for advancement to the Bass Pro Shops Teams Series Championship. Each of the three Qualifier events consists of nine teams, each comprising three anglers.
Nearly a half of a million dollars will be paid out over the three no-entry fee Qualifiers, and the total season-long purse for the General Tire Team Series is more than $720,000.
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