Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Major League Fishing – Changing the Way We View Professional Bass Fishing

You’ve no doubt heard about the new Major League Fishing that is coming up.  Well, they’ve already fished one tournament, The Challenge Cup on Lake Amistad in November, but it has yet to be aired.  It will be aired on the Outdoor Channel featuring two dozen of the biggest names in professional bass fishing with a new format that should be exciting.  The main sponsors include Jack Link’s (still loving their Messing with Sasquatch commercials), Bass Pro Shops, Nitro and Busch Beer.  The new format will include things like surprise venues with no practice (i.e. the first Bassmaster Classics), no limits on the number of fish weighed and the implementation of catch and immediate release (maybe PETA will appreciate this…No?  You’re probably right).  You can read more about the format on their website.

First of all, surprise venues with no practice time.  Nitro Boats provided...