Event Details

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How to Watch

  • Watch all three periods of competition during MLF NOW! live stream beginning at 9:45 a.m CST March 13-18, 2020. Watch for FREE on MajorLeagueFishing.com, the MLF app or MyOutdoorTV app.
  • The General Tire Takeout show begins at approximately 6 p.m. CST after each day of competition.

Format

Competition Lakes

  • Days 1-5: Lake Fork
  • Day 6: Lake Athens

Day 1: Qualifying Round, Group A

  • Forty anglers compete and advance
  • Total weight carries to Qualifying Round Day 3

Day 2: Qualifying Round, Group B

  • Forty anglers compete and advance
  • Total weight carries to Qualifying Round Day 4

Day 3: Qualifying Round, Group A

  • Forty anglers compete
  • Day 1 + Day 3 = total weight
  • Anglers who finish in 2nd-20th place advance to Knockout Round (Day 5)
  • Winner advances straight to Championship Round (Day 6)
  • Bottom 20 anglers are eliminated

Day 4: Qualifying Round, Group B

  • Forty anglers compete
  • Day 2 + Day 4 = total weight
  • Anglers who finish in 2nd– 20th place advance to Knockout Round (Day 5)
  • Winner advances to Championship Round (Day 6)
  • Bottom 20 anglers are eliminated

Day 5: Knockout Round

  • Thirty-eight anglers compete
  • Zero weight to start
  • Top 8 anglers advance to Championship Round
  • Bottom 30 anglers are eliminated

Day 6: Championship Round

  • Ten anglers compete
  • Zero weight to start
  • Highest total weight wins

Payout

1st Place: $100,000
2nd Place: $42,000
3rd Place: $30,000
4th Place: $24,000
5th Place: $18,000
6th Place: $16,800
7th Place: $15,600
8th Place: $14,400
9th Place: $13,200
10th Place: $12,000
11th-40th: $6,000