Major League Fishing, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today the schedule for the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour, which will showcase 80 of the best bass anglers in the world competing in seven regular-season tournaments around the country for millions of dollars.
Spring City, Tn., was selected as the fifth stop of the season for professional bass fishing’s top pro-level circuit. The event, hosted by Rhea County Tourism, will take place June 4-9, 2022 on Watts Bar Lake.
Each stage of the 2022 Bass Pro Tour will feature six days of competition using the catch, weigh, immediate-release format, broadcast live on MLF NOW!® and streamed to the Major League Fishing app, MyOutdoorTV (MOTV), and at MajorLeagueFishing.com. Each stage will then air on the Discovery Channel, beginning in July 2022.
"It's incredibly exciting to bring the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour to new fisheries and communities and showcase the sport’s top level of tournament bass fishing to new fans and anglers," said Michael Mulone, Senior Director of Events & Partnerships for MLF. "We appreciate the support of the outstanding communities that are hosting our Bass Pro Tour events and look forward to bringing our fast-paced, fan-friendly competitions to them and livestreaming to our fans worldwide."
2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour Schedule:
Feb. 5-10 Stage One at Caney Creek Reservoir, Lake D’Arbonne and Bussey Brake
West Monroe, La.
Hosted by the Monroe-West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau
Feb. 19-24 Stage Two at Lake Fork
Lake Fork, Texas
Hosted by the Lake Fork Area Chamber of Commerce, the Wood County EDC, the Sabine River Authority and the Rains County Tourism Board
March 2-7 Stage Three at Lewis Smith Lake
Cullman, Ala.
Hosted by Cullman Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism, Cullman County Parks and Rec, and the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce
March 23-27 REDCREST 2022 at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees
Tulsa, Okla.
Hosted by the Tulsa Sports Commission, a division of Tulsa Regional Tourism
April 9-14 General Tire Heavy Hitters 2022 All-Star Event at Lake Palestine
Tyler, Texas
Hosted by SPORTyler
April 30- May 5 Stage Four at Lake of the Ozarks
Osage Beach, Mo.
Hosted by Central Missouri’s Tri-County Lodging Association and the Lake of the Ozarks Fishing Council
June 4-9 Stage Five at Watts Bar Lake
Spring City, Tenn.
Hosted by Rhea County Tourism and Fish Spring City
Aug. 6-11 Stage Six at Lake Cayuga
Union Springs, N.Y.
Hosted by the Village of Union Springs
Sept. 10-15 Stage Seven at Mille Lacs Lake
Onamia, Minn.
Hosted by Grand Casino Mille Lacs
For compete details and up-to-date tournament information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.