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‘ new ’ and ‘ fresh ’ are the buzzwords of 2024
2024 full schedules

2024 schedule strength

Bass Pro Tour , Tackle Warehouse Invitationals tournament locations offer diversity , big fish

The late-summer announcement of tournament locations for the 2024 Bass Pro Tour and Tackle Warehouse Invitationals unveiled a lineup of lakes , reservoirs and rivers that should serve up maximum intrigue when MLF ’ s highest-profile pro events commence competition in 2024 .

‘ new ’ and ‘ fresh ’ are the buzzwords of 2024

MLF ’ s schedule makers opened wide their virtual Rolodexes and pulled out some alluring locations for the Bass Pro Tour and Invitationals anglers to prepare for in 2024 .
Starting with the late-January season opener at Toledo Bend , Louisiana , the Bass Pro Tour will compete on seven fisheries that have never before appeared on a BPT schedule : Toledo Bend ; Santee Cooper ; Lay Lake for REDCREST 2024 ; Dale Hollow Lake ; Lake Eufaula ; Chowan River ; James River .
Stage Five on North Carolina ’ s Chowan River system is the wildest of wild cards . There ’ s never been an MLF / FLW event held on this tributary of Albemarle Sound ( although local single-day , five-fish team events sometimes take 26 to 28 pounds to win ).
Invitationals Stop 2 at West Point Lake in Georgia will represent the first time MLF has brought a tour-level competition to this impoundment of the Chattahoochee River .

2024 full schedules

You can find full schedules and tournament-entry information for all MLF circuits – including the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats ; Phoenix Boats Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine ; Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI and High School Fishing – at MajorLeagueFishing . com .
STAGE ONE TOLEDO BEND Jan . 30- Feb . 4 l Many , La . Host : Toledo Bend Lake Country
STAGE TWO SANTEE COOPER LAKES Feb . 20-25 l Clarendon County , S . C . Host : Clarendon County Chamber
REDCREST 2024 LAY LAKE March 14-17 l Birmingham , Ala . Host : Greater Birmingham CVB
STAGE THREE DALE HOLLOW LAKE April 9-4 l Byrdstown , Tenn . Host : Byrdstown-Pickett County CC
STAGE FOUR LAKE EUFAULA April 30-May . 5 l Eufaula , Okla . Host : Vision Eufaula
GENERAL TIRE HEAVY HITTERS KISSIMMEE CHAIN May 18-23 l Kissimmee , Fla . Host : Kissimmee Sports Commission
STAGE FIVE CHOWAN RIVER June 4-9 l Edenton , N . C . Hosts : Town of Edenton , Chowan Co . Tourism Devel . Authority , Harbor Towns Cruises
STAGE SIX JAMES RIVER June 25-30 l Richmond , Va . Host : Richmond Region Tourism
STAGE SEVEN ST . LAWRENCE RIVER Aug . 6-11 l Massena , N . Y . Host : Town of Massena
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STOP 1 SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR Feb . 9-11 l Brookeland , Tx . Host : Jasper County Development District
STOP 2 WEST POINT LAKE March 1-3 l LaGrange , Ga . Host : Visit LaGrange
STOP 3 KENTUCKY LAKE April 19-21 l Calvert City , Ky . Host : Kentucky Lake CVB
STOP 4 LAKE EUFAULA May 10-12 l Eufaula , Ala . Host : Eufaula Barbour County CC
STOP 5 LAKE CHAMPLAIN June 15-17 l Plattsburgh , N . Y . Host : City of Plattsburgh , Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau
STOP 6 DETROIT RIVER July 26-28 l Trenton , Mich . Host : Detroit Sports Commission
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