Sebring, Florida Announced as Location for MLF’s Starlink Team Series Zenni Summit Cup Presented by Abu Garcia
SEBRING, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2026) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that Sebring, Florida, will be the host location for the fourth event of the 2026 Starlink Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops season – the Zenni Summit Cup Presented by Abu Garcia, Sunday, Dec. 6, through Friday, Dec. 11.
The Zenni Summit Cup Presented by Abu Garcia is hosted by Visit Sebring and will take place over six days. In keeping with traditional MLF Cup protocols all fishable waters within 60 miles of Sebring, Florida, are now off limits to competing anglers. The competition waters for each day are top-secret and only revealed to the anglers when they arrive at the boat ramp each morning. Anglers are driven directly to the day’s competition area launch ramp by their officials.
The Starlink Team Series features four Cup events in 2026 – the Patriot, Heritage, Challenge and Summit Cups – each showcasing 12 two-man teams of Bass Pro Tour anglers competing for a share of $560,000 in prize money across all four events.
The MLFNOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee and J.T. Kenney will break down the on-the-water action live all six days of competition from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, offering fans a front-row seat to every hookset, decision and adjustment as teams explore new fisheries and adapt in real time. MLFNOW!® is livestreamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com, the MLF and MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) apps and Rumble.
The final hour of each day of competition will be broadcast live from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET on RFD-TV, and each event will also be featured in a series of six original, two-hour episodes set to premiere on Outdoor Channel in the first quarter of 2027.
Team B&W Trailer Hitches:
Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas
Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C.
Team BUBBA:
Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla.
Mark Rose, Wynne, Ark.
Team Ferguson:
Dustin Smith, Trussville, Ala.
Jacob Walker, Springville, Ala.
Team Knighten Industries:
Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala.
Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn.
Team Kubota:
Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla.
Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala.
Team Lucas Oil:
Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn.
Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn.
MillerTech:
Adrian Avena, Marmora, N.J.
Mark Daniels Jr., Shorter, Ala.
Team O’Reilly Auto Parts:
Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio
Nick Hatfield, Afton, Tenn.
Team OFF! Deep Woods:
Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif.
Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala.
Team Seaguar BRAWLR:
Bradley Roy, Lancaster, Ky.
Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, Ala.
Team Star brite:
Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla.
Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala.
Team YETI:
Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.
Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich.
Proud sponsors of the MLF Starlink Team Series include: Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bass Boat Technologies, Bass Pro Shops, Bass Force, Berkley, Black Buffalo, BUBBA, Cigars International, Epic Baits, Ferguson, Grizzly Nicotine Pouches, Kubota, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, MillerTech, NITRO Boats, OFF! Deep Woods Repellents, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Starlink, Toyota, YETI, Yuengling and Zenni.
For complete details and updated information on the MLF Starlink Team Series, 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, Outdoor Channel, VICE, World Fishing Network, RFD-TV, Game & Fish TV and Rumble, 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 20 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.
