BENTON, Ky. (Dec. 5, 2024) – Get your popcorn and chicken wings prepped and ready to go for Sunday… but this week, it’s not for football. This week, it’s for fishing.

On Sunday, Dec. 8, Major League Fishing (MLF)’s General Tire Heavy Hitters Special Presented by Bass Pro Shops all-star event on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in central Florida will premiere nationwide on CBS and Paramount+ from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET OR 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET (depending on local NFL schedule).

The star-studded General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops event, hosted by Experience Kissimmee, featured 30 anglers who qualified from MLF’s Bass Pro Tour, competing in a six-day tournament on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes for a purse of more than $500,000. In addition to the top payout of $100,000 to the tournament winner, anglers also compete for Berkley Big Bass Bonuses of $10,000, $30,000, and a whopping $100,000 reward for the biggest bass weighed during the Championship Round.

Sunday’s airing on CBS will showcase the highlights from all six days of competition with behind-the-scenes angler commentary and interviews. Competitors include multiple former bass-fishing champions, including reigning REDCREST champion Dustin Connell, Jordan Lee, Jacob Wheeler and legendary pro  Kevin VanDam , fishing in the final professional tournament of his storied career.

Proud sponsors of the 2024 General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops included: Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Barbasol, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, BUBBA, Fishing Clash, General Tire, Kubota, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, Mossy Oak Fishing, NITRO, Onyx, Plano, Power-Pole, REDCON1, Star brite, Toyota, U.S. Air Force and YETI.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, X,  Instagram and  YouTube.

About Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network and on demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 13 countries. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.