MLF Bass Pro Tour - Stage 3 Schedule of Events

Fan Events

Friday – Wednesday, March 13-18
MLF NOW! Live Stream Watch Party at Neon Moon
• 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
• Location: Neon Noon, 4625 TX-154, Yantis, TX 75497
• Join us at Neon Moon to watch the MLF NOW! live stream every day of competition!

Friday, March 13
MLF All Access – Angler Appearances at Neon Moon
• 5-7 p.m CST: Come meet your favorite MLF pros including Zack Birge, Fred Roumbanis, Brandon Coulter, Shaw Grigsby and Todd Faircloth!
• 7 pm-Midnight: Family-Friendly Karaoke Night at Neon Moon
• Location: Neon Noon, 4625 TX-154, Yantis, TX 75497

Saturday, March 14
MLF All Access – Student Angler Clinic
• 1-4 p.m.
• Location: Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), 5550 FM 2495, Athens, TX 75752
• Student anglers are invited to join MLF pros Terry Scroggins, Ott DeFoe, Fletcher Shryock, Adrian Avena, Stephen Browning and Jason Lambert for a Q&A session! There will also be site tours of the TFFC including the TOYOTA ShareLunker Program, TFFC hatchery and more!
MLF All Access – Edwin Evers’ OPTIMA Battery High School Q&A Program
• 7:30-8:30 p.m.
• Location: Bass Pro Shops, 5001 Bass Pro Drive, Garland, TX 75043
• Student anglers are invited to join MLF pro Edwin Evers for a Q&A session! An Optima Batteries certificate will be given away and all attendees will be entered to win an all-expense-paid fishing trip with Evers.

Sunday, March 15
MLF All Access – Crawfish Boil
• 3-7 p.m.
• Location: Neon Noon, 4625 TX-154, Yantis, TX 75497
• Meet MLF pros Jacob Powroznik, Michael Neal, Dean Rojas, John Murray, Roy Hawk and Justin Atkins! Enjoy a live band, bounce houses and crawfish galore! Tickets available for purchase at the door.

Launch/Takeout
• Oak Ridge Marina (2949 TX-154, Quitman, TX 75783)
Event Details
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 the MyOutdoorTV app.
• The General Tire Takeout show begins at approximately 6 p.m. CST after each day of competition.
Format
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

Author: Tom Behrens

Tom Behrens has over 50 years experience in fishing and hunting across the United States. Much of this time was spent in Oklahoma and Texas where he became very familiar with the outdoor opportunities in these states. You may contact him by email at: [email protected]

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GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.23 feet above pool. Fork : Top waters early around pond weed and grass with frogs and poppers still working . Mid morning chatter baits on the outside edge of grass in 3-5 ft is good as well as shaky heads . Best bite is Carolina rigs off shore on points , road beds and humps in 12-25 ft . Big worms and flukes are good . Deep Cranks are good over the same area when the fish are suspending 19-23 ft . Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at mid day when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Small fish patterns like a dock knocker are producing bass and crappie shallow near grass. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet biting clousers. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been super up and down this past week. The fish are stacked up on brush piles, lay downs, tire reefs and some trees. The bite is the tricky part. Some days the bite is good and the bigger fish show up. Some days the bite is just off and the short fish show up. Seems like the bite may be better on days we have a little breeze. If the winds are calm the bite is very slow. Minnows will get some bites but small 1/32nd ounce hand tied jigs with small bodies and tails are working well on fish that don’t want to bite. Best depths have been 18-13ft with most fish suspended on trees and loaded in the brush. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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