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Tackle Warehouse TITLE Presented by Toyota Moves to Sturgeon Bay
For the first time, FLW’s premier championship tournament will adopt the MLF-style catch/weigh/release format
and feature the top 50 pros from the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit in a six-day showdown on one of the best smallmouth
bass fisheries on the planet.
The Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota was originally slated for the St. Lawrence River with takeoff from
Massena, New York. Due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the championship event
of the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit will now be held at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin still scheduled for Aug. 24-29.
Unlike traditional Pro Circuit events, the TITLE will feature MLF-style format and rules with the 50 qualifying anglers
being split into two groups for the first four days of competition. Group A will compete on days one and three of the
Qualifying Round and Elimination Round, with Group B fishing days two and four. From there, the top 10 anglers from
each group (based on cumulative weight of the first two rounds) advance to the Knockout Round, which takes place on
the fifth day of competition.
With weights zeroed for the Knockout Round, all 20 pros will have a chance to be one of the final 10 atop SCORE-
TRACKER® and make the Championship Round on day six to fish for the $235,000 top prize.
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