The Century Club, which began in 2024 as a way for Major League Fishing to recognize and thank anglers who have fished 100 or more tournaments with MLF and its predecessors (FLW and Operation Bass), added 57 new members to its ranks in 2025. The total now stands at north of 1,200 members, dating back to the beginning of digital recordkeeping in 1994.
This week, we’re highlighting four more members of the Century Club. All four spent at least a few years (and as many as 27!) fishing the FLW Tour/Pro Circuit – one of whom has made quite a mark on the Bass Pro Tour in recent years.
Matt Becker
One of the rising stars in professional bass fishing for the last several years, Matt Becker eclipsed the 100-tournament mark with MLF in under 10 years of fishing with FLW/MLF – and the results over that span have been stellar. Becker won Angler of the Year and Rookie of the Year in his first year on the Bass Pro Tour after a handful of terrific years on the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and a stout track record at the regional and grassroots levels.
Michael Hall
A staple of the Toyota Series Northern Division, Annandale, Virginia’s Michael Hall has fished at least one event in the division every year since 2005 (with the exception of 2015 when Hall returned to the Pro Circuit). Even before that, he fished BFLs dating all the way back to 1995 with seven Top 10s and a Toyota Series win to his credit.
Rex Huff
In 153 events with FLW/MLF, Bean Station, Tennessee’s Rex Huff turned in 23 Top 10s and three wins across multiple levels of competition (including a seven-year run on the FLW Tour/Pro Circuit) to the tune of more than $200,000 in career earnings.
Mike Surman
An elder statesman of the FLW days, Mike Surman fished FLW’s top touring circuit every year from 1996 to 2022, earning 12 Top 10s and a trio of Top-10 AOY finishes in that span. In total, Surman has fished 259 tournaments (and counting) under the MLF umbrella and has compiled career earnings of nearly $800,000.