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Expect a Two-Species Slugfest at 2021 Pro Circuit Championship Event
By Mason Prince
PHOTO BY GARRICK DIXON
The Upper Mississippi River has long been known as one of the best bass tournament fisheries in the country . What it may lack in Florida- or Texas-sized monster bass , it makes up for in sheer quantity of both largemouth and smallmouth . For the second year in a row , the Pro Circuit is heading to La Crosse , Wisconsin to take on three pools – 7 , 8 and 9 – of the Mighty Mississippi , this time for a $ 200,000 payday at the August 17-22 Tackle Warehouse TITLE Presented by Mercury .
Because of its prolific MLF tournament history , there ’ ll be plenty of Mississippi River knowledge spread among the 50 pros competing in the August championship event . However , none of the qualifying pros have ever experienced the big river in the 2021 TITLE format : a six-day , five-fish-limit tournament where the field is broken into groups of 25 and weights are zeroed as the competition rounds progress ( see sidebar ).
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