Fifth Season of Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour Set to Premiere on Discovery Channel with REDCREST 2023 at Lake Norman Presented by Shore Lunch, New Episodes Premiere Every Saturday from 7-9 a.m. ET

BENTON, Ky. (June 30, 2023) – The fifth season of Major League Fishing’s (MLF) Bass Pro Tour is set to premiere tomorrow, July 1, at 7 a.m. ET with a two-hour episode on the Discovery Channel.

The MLF Bass Pro Tour features a field of 80 of the top professional anglers in the world competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, fishing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and REDCREST 2024, the Bass Pro Tour championship, March 13-17, 2024, on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Alabama.

The first two-hour episode of Major League Fishing premiering Saturday will feature the Knockout Round from REDCREST 2023 Presented by Shore Lunch at North Carolina’s Lake Norman, the Bass Pro Tour Championship. Each week a new episode will premiere on Discovery Channel, through mid-November.

The complete air schedule for the 2023 Bass Pro Tour on the Discovery Channel is:

– July 1         REDCREST 2023 Presented by Shore Lunch on Lake Norman Knockout Round
– July 8         REDCREST 2023 Presented by Shore Lunch on Lake Norman Championship Round
–  July 15      B&W Trailer Hitches Stage One at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Presented by Grundéns Knockout Round
–  July 22      B&W Trailer Hitches Stage One at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Presented by Grundéns Championship Round
–  July 29      NO EPISODE – DISCOVERY CHANNEL SHARK WEEK
– Aug. 5        General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops in Monroe, Louisiana, Qualifying Round Group A – Day 1
– Aug. 12      General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops in Monroe, Louisiana, Qualifying Round Group B – Day 1
– Aug. 19      General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops in Monroe, Louisiana, Qualifying Round Group A – Day 2
– Aug. 26      General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops in Monroe, Louisiana, Qualifying Round Group B – Day 2
– Sept. 2       General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops in Monroe, Louisiana, Knockout Round
– Sept. 9       General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops in Monroe, Louisiana, Championship Round
– Sept. 16     U.S. Air Force Stage Two at Cherokee & Douglas Lakes Presented by Power-Pole Knockout Round
– Sept. 23     U.S. Air Force Stage Two at Cherokee & Douglas Lakes Presented by Power-Pole Championship Round
– Sept. 30     Fox Rent A Car Stage Three at Lake Murray Presented by Mercury Knockout Round
– Oct. 1         Fox Rent A Car Stage Three at Lake Murray Presented by Mercury Championship Round
– Oct. 7         Toro Stage Four at Lake Guntersville Presented by Bass Cat Boats Knockout Round
– Oct. 14       Toro Stage Four at Lake Guntersville Presented by Bass Cat Boats Championship Round
– Oct. 21       Favorite Fishing Stage Five at Cayuga Lake Presented by ATG by Wrangler Knockout Round
– Oct. 28       Bass Boat Technologies Stage Five at Cayuga Lake Presented by ATG by Wrangler Championship Round
– Nov. 4        General Tire Stage Six at Lake St. Clair Presented by John Deere Utility Vehicles Championship Round
– Nov. 11     Minn Kota Stage Seven at Saginaw Bay Presented by Suzuki Championship Round

The full television schedule can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Bass Pro Tour include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, Ark Fishing, ATG by Wrangler, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bally Bet, Bass Cat Boats, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, Daiwa, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Ferguson, Fox Rent A Car, General Tire, Grundéns, Humminbird, Lowrance, Minn Kota, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Power-Pole, Rapala, Star tron, T-H Marine, TORO, Toyota, U.S. Air Force, Yellowstone Bourbon, Yo-Zuri and Zoom Baits.

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