Event Details

How to Watch

Watch MLF NOW! live stream coverage on MajorLeagueFishing.com, the MLF app or the MyOutdoorTV app from  7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. CT every day of competition.

Attend Berkley Stage Two Presented by Mercury in Austin

Hill Country Hangout

Come hang out with MLF and meet the pros at the Bass Pro Shops in Round Rock on April 30- May 2! This family-friendly event will feature meet and greets with MLF pros, vendor booths, fishing seminars, giveaways and more. For more details including event times and angler appearance schedule, click here.

Lake Travis Launch Party

Join us Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2 at 6:00 a.m at Mansfield Dam Park. Park use fees may apply. Learn more here.

Full Fan Event Schedule

Friday, April 30

• 6:30 a.m: Launch at Mansfield Dam Park*
• 3:00 p.m: Takeout at Mansfield Dam Park*
• 4–7:00 p.m: Hill Country Hangout at Bass Pro Shops in Round Rock
• 5–7:00 p.m: Angler appearances at Hill Country Hangout

Saturday, May 1

• 6:00 a.m: MLF Launch Party at Mansfield Dam Park*
• 6:30 a.m: Launch at Mansfield Dam Park*
• 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m: Hill Country Hangout at Bass Pro Shops in Round Rock
• 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m: Angler appearances at Hill Country Hangout
• 3:00 p.m: Takeout at Mansfield Dam Park*
• 3-4:00 p.m: All-Access Student Angler Clinic at Hill Country Hangout

Sunday, May 2

• 6:00 a.m: MLF Launch Party at Mansfield Dam Park* 
• 6:30 a.m: Launch at Mansfield Dam Park*
• 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m: Hill Country Hangout at Bass Pro Shops in Round Rock
• 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m: Angler appearances at Hill Country Hangout
• 3:00 p.m: Takeout at Mansfield Dam Park*

Monday, May 3; Tuesday, May 4; Wednesday, May 5

• 6:30 a.m: Launch at Mansfield Dam Park*
• 3:00 p.m: Takeout at Mansfield Dam Park*

*Park use fees may apply. Learn more here.

Event Format

Minimum scorable bass: 1 pound, 8 ounces

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 2^nd-20^th 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 2^nd– 20^th 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