PHOTO BY GARRICK DIXON
Teamwork is the name of the game in any team competition , and defending Team Series champions Wesley Strader and Scott Suggs already have ample experience working together .
PHOTO BY GARRICK DIXON what got me started bass fishing is team tournaments , weeknight tournaments with your buddies . That ’ s some of the most fun fishing .”
The 2024 Team Series will take place across four Cup events this fall . Twenty-four teams of two anglers apiece have been formed , with 12 teams set to compete in each Cup event . All four events will be streamed live on MLFNOW ! at MajorLeagueFishing . com , MyOutdoorTV and Rumble , and then broadcast on Outdoor Channel in 2025 .
Anglers pick their partners
The 2024 Team Series schedule will start shortly after the conclusion of the Bass Pro Tour regular season , with the Challenge Cup taking place Aug . 25-30 in Erie , Pennsylvania . The 12 teams that don ’ t compete in the Challenge Cup will contend for the Heritage Cup Sept . 15-20 .
“ The teams will be seeded and slotted into brackets based on their combined Angler of the Year standing .”
Teams for those two events were determined just like they are in bass clubs across the country — by the competitors . A draft was held in May , when the top 24 anglers in the Fishing Clash Angler of the Year race after Stage Four selected their partners in order of the standings .
Owning the first pick thanks to his points lead , Wheeler selected Dustin Connell . While that might not come as a surprise given the tight friendship between the pair , having two anglers who combined to win each of the first four events of the 2024 season in the same boat is sure to turn some heads .
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