BENTON, Ky. (July 10, 2025) – Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today the 2026 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals schedule, which features six high-stakes regular-season events with a top award of up to $115,000 each and the no-entry-fee Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Championship, where anglers compete for a top prize of $135,000 and a coveted berth to REDCREST 2027.

The 2026 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals will once again spotlight professional anglers battling across six stops for a share of some of the sport’s best payouts and qualification into the prestigious Bass Pro Tour, where every stage features a top award of $150,000. The Bass Pro Tour’s live catch, weigh and immediate-release scoring that has produced some of the sport’s most memorable moments, including Tackle Warehouse Invitationals alum Jake Lawrence’s buzzer beater win over Jacob Wheeler at Stage 4 on Nickajack Lake this season.

“No other circuit prepares professional anglers for the next step in their career like the Invitationals,” said Kathy Fennel, MLF Executive Vice President and General Manager. “That makes the Invitationals popular among veteran and up-and-coming pros alike, and this season fans responded to our format, which restricts the use of forward facing and 360-degree sonar to half the qualifying days, with record MLFNOW! viewership at every stop. We’re looking forward to carrying that momentum into the 2026 season as we visit some outstanding fisheries.”

The regular season kicks off in early February at Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes before traveling to South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma and New York. The top angler in the season-long point standings will be crowned the Fishing Clash Angler of the Year and receive a $50,000 bonus, and the top five anglers in points will secure invitations to compete on the 2027 Bass Pro Tour. A third of the field fishing all six qualifying events will also advance to the 2026 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Championship, Sept. 18-20, 2026, on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Kissimmee, Florida.

Every day of competition will stream live on MLFNOW! at MajorLeagueFishing.com and through the MLF app, MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) and Rumble. All six Invitationals and the championship will also be televised nationally.

Invitations for the 2026 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals will be issued to qualifying anglers this fall.

2026 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Schedule:

Feb. 6-8                Stop 1 at the Harris Chain of Lakes                                                    Leesburg, Fla.
Hosted by Discover Lake County Florida

Feb. 26-28            Stop 2 at Santee Cooper Lakes                                                            Clarendon County, S.C.
*Thurs – Fri            Hosted by Destination Clarendon

March 19-21        Stop 3 at Wheeler Lake                                                                        Decatur, Ala.
*Thurs – Fri            Hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism

May 8-10              Stop 4 at Douglas Lake                                                                        Jefferson County, Tenn.
Hosted by Visit Jefferson County, TN

June 5-7                Stop 5 at Lake Eufaula                                                                        Eufaula, Okla.
Hosted by Vision Eufaula

July 24-26             Stop 6 at Lake Champlain                                                                  Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau

Sept. 18-20            Invitationals Championship at Kissimmee Chain of Lakes             Kissimmee, Fla.
Hosted by Experience Kissimmee

Full program details and rules for the 2026 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals will be announced later this year. For complete details and updated information, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals on the MLF5 social media outlets at  Facebook , Instagram and YouTube.

Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals include: 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing Co., B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Bubba, Deep Dive, E3 Sport Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Grizzly, Humminbird, Lew’s, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, PirahnO2, Polaris, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, VOSKER, WIX Filters and YETI.

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, Discovery+, Discovery GO, Animal Planet, Outdoor Channel, VICE, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network and Game & Fish TV, 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.