MLF Wraps 16-Tournament Weekend with Impressive Numbers

May 4, 2022
|In Featured, NEWS
|By AnglersChannel

TULSA, Okla. (May 4, 2022) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, recently wrapped up one of the busiest weekends in the company’s history last weekend, April 28-May 1, with 16 unique MLF-sanctioned tournaments taking place around the country – a new MLF record for most tournaments ever held in a single week. From those 16 events came some eye-popping statistics.

  • 16 Tournaments
    • Bass Pro Tour at Lake of the Ozarks, Osage Beach, Mo.
    • Toyota Series at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Grove, Okla.
    • Toyota Series at Clear Lake, Clearlake, Calif.
    • Phoenix Bass Fishing League at Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, Ala.
    • Phoenix Bass Fishing League at Mississippi River – La Crosse, Wis.
    • Phoenix Bass Fishing League at Rough River Lake, Falls of Rough, Ky.
    • Phoenix Bass Fishing League at Kerr Lake, Henderson, N.C.
    • Phoenix Bass Fishing League at Lake Hartwell, Lavonia, Ga.
    • Phoenix Bass Fishing League at South Holston Reservoir, Bristol, Tenn.
    • Phoenix Bass Fishing League at Kerr Lake (Sunday), Henderson, N.C.
    • Abu Garcia College Fishing at Smith Mountain Lake, Huddleston, Va.
    • Abu Garcia College Fishing at Clear Lake, Clearlake, Calif.
    • High School Fishing at Smith Mountain Lake, Huddleston, Va.
    • High School Fishing at Clear Lake, Clearlake, Calif.
    • Kentucky High School Athletic Association – Region 1 at Lake Barkley, Kuttawa, Ky.
    • Kentucky High School Athletic Association – Region 2 at Lake Cumberland, Jamestown, Ky.
  • Total number of Unique MLF Anglers That Competed: 3,031
  • Total number of Fish Caught: 10,555
  • Number of Five-Fish Limits: 1,279
  • Total Weight: 25,663 Pounds, 5 Ounces
  • Total Tournament Payouts: $1,480,940.99

After the 16-tournament slate last weekend, MLF will showcase nine tournaments this upcoming weekend. So far in 2022, 84 tournaments have taken place and the season is 43% completed.

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, Twitter,  Instagram, and  YouTube.