REDCREST 2021 Expo Canceled , Tournament Moved
In late November , MLF announced the cancellation of the REDCREST 2021 Outdoors Sports Show and Expo scheduled for Feb . 26-28 , 2021 in Tulsa . While the expo is canceled , the tournament will proceed at a new location that has not been announced as of press time for this issue . One thing is certain , however , and that is the Bass Pro Tour ’ s 40 REDCRESTqualifying anglers will be catching big bass in late February for their shot at a $ 300,000 top prize and the champion ’ s trophy .
Citing mounting uncertainty and safety considerations due to the COVID-19 pandemic – combined with potential travel restrictions and a guest capacity reduction at the event site at Tulsa ’ s River Spirit Expo Square – MLF opted to cancel the 2021 Expo , but simultaneously announced that Tulsa and the River Spirit Expo Square will host the REDCREST 2022 Outdoor Sports Show and Expo , March 25-27 , 2022 .
“ The decision to cancel the Expo is a tough one , but we believe it ’ s the right one ,” said Michael Mulone , MLF Senior Director of Events and Partnerships . “ Every week we had to expand the show floor plan because of demand , and we expected to sell out the entire facility . Now , with more than a year of lead time , we ’ re already looking ahead to REDCREST 2022 .”
BIG expectations for REDCREST 2021
With the cancellation of the 2021 Expo , anglers are afforded the opportunity to fish a different , big-bass factory in a made-for-television event with less concern about unpredictable weather . Fans can also catch the action on the MLF NOW ! live stream , which will carry the five-day competition in its entirety . Check majorleaguefishing . com for the 2021 REDCREST location announcement . toyota series wild card division
A NEW WAY TO FISH FOR UP TO $ 235,000
> NEW FOR 2021 , Toyota Series anglers will now have a second chance at earning a Toyota Series Championship berth . With the Wild Card Division , anglers ( both pros and co-anglers ) can qualify for the no-entryfee championship for a chance at the $ 235,000 top prize , simply by fishing four or more Toyota Series events in any combination of divisions and keeping the three highest finishes of those events .
At the end of the season , the 12 pros and 12 co-anglers with the most points from those three combined events will qualify for the Toyota Series Championship , with tiebreakers determined by the highest finish .
That means you can fish individual events across multiple divisions and still have a shot at qualifying for the Championship . It also means one bad event won ’ t necessarily sink your season – just fish one more from another division and throw out your lowest finish . If your best three finishes are good enough , you ’ re in . It ’ s that simple .
That all adds up to three ways of making the biggest tournament in Triple-A bass fishing : winning any Toyota Series event , finishing in the top 25 in points in any one division or being one of the top 12 Wild Card finishers .
With a chance to win up to $ 100,000 per event ( for pros ) or a brandnew Phoenix 518 Pro ( for co-anglers ), Angler of the Year cash prizes and now even more ways to make the no-entry-free championship , there ’ s never been a better time to sign up for one ( or more ) of the six divisions and 18 tournaments on the Toyota Series schedule .
2021 toyota series schedule
CENTRAL DIVISION Feb . 16-18 * Lake Guntersville March 31-April 2 ** Dale Hollow Lake May 20-22 Lake Chickamauga
NORTHERN DIVISION |
July 15-17 |
Lake Champlain |
Aug . 26-28 |
St . Lawrence River |
Sept . 16-18 |
Potomac River |
PLAINS DIVISION March 4-6 April 8-10 May 6-8
Lake of the Ozarks Grand Lake Lake Dardanelle
TOYOTA SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP Oct . 28-30 Pickwick Lake
* Tuesday – Thursday event ** Wednesday – Friday event
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
Feb . 4-6 |
Lake Toho |
March 16-18 * |
Harris Chain of Lakes |
May 6-8 |
Lake Seminole |
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION |
Jan . 28-30 |
Sam Rayburn Reservoir |
March 25-27 |
Lake Texoma |
April 28-30 ** |
Sam Rayburn Reservoir |
WESTERN DIVISION |
Jan . 28-30 |
Lake Shasta |
May 13-15 |
California Delta |
Sept . 23-25 |
Clear Lake |
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