BENTON, Ky. – The eighth season of the Bass Pro Tour is set to premiere this Saturday, July 4, at 7 a.m. ET with a two-hour episode on Discovery.
The 2026 Bass Pro Tour features a field of 51 of the best professional anglers in the world, competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Kubota Heavy Hitters all-star event and REDCREST 2027, the Bass Pro Tour championship.
The first two-hour episode of Major League Fishing premiering Saturday will feature the first Qualifying Round from Kubota Heavey Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops at Orange Lake, featuring its host, the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau. Each week a new episode will premiere on Discovery Channel, through early October.
The complete air schedule for the 2026 Bass Pro Tour on Discovery Channel is:
- July 4 Kubota Heavy Hitters at Orange Lake Presented by Bass Pro Shops Qualifying Round Group A – Day 1
- July 11 Kubota Heavy Hitters at Orange Lake Presented by Bass Pro Shops Qualifying Round Group B – Day 1
- July 18 Kubota Heavy Hitters at Orange Lake Presented by Bass Pro Shops Qualifying Round Group A – Day 2
- July 25 Kubota Heavy Hitters at Orange Lake Presented by Bass Pro Shops Qualifying Round Group B – Day 2
- Aug. 1 NO EPISODE – DISCOVERY SHARK WEEK
- Aug. 8 Kubota Heavy Hitters at Orange Lake Presented by Bass Pro Shops Knockout Round
- Aug. 15 Kubota Heavy Hitters at Orange Lake Presented by Bass Pro Shops Championship Round
- Aug. 22 B&W Trailer Hitches Stage 1 at Lake Guntersville Presented by Mercury Championship Round
- Aug. 29 O’Reilly Auto Parts Stage 2 at Lake Hartwell Presented by Lowrance Championship Round
- Sept. 5 Champion Teamwear Stage 3 at Lake Whitney and Lake Waco Presented by MillerTech Championship Round
- Sept. 12 Suzuki Marine Stage 4 at O.H. Ivie and Lake Brownwood Presented by Plano Championship Round
- Sept. 19 Yuengling Light Lager Stage 5 at Beaver Lake Presented by YETI Championship Round
- Sept. 26 Zenni Stage 6 at Grand Lake Presented by Toyota Championship Round
- Oct. 3 Suzuki Marine Stage 7 at Lake Erie Championship Round
The full television schedule can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Proud sponsors of the MLF Bass Pro Tour include: Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing Co., Bass Force, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bass Force, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Black Buffalo, BUBBA, Cigars International, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Grizzly, Lowrance, Mercury, MillerTech, NITRO Boats, OFF! Deep Woods, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Star brite, Suzuki Marine, Toyota, Yuengling and Zenni.
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