Major League Fishing (MLF) wrapped production last weekend at the third and final General Tire Team Series qualifying event of the year in College Station, Texas. The event, shot over six days and filmed entirely for television broadcast, featured nine teams of three anglers competing to earn the final three spots for the championship in December.
The six-episode, two-hour series features the anglers visiting eastern Texas to compete on either Lake Somerville or Gibbons Creek Reservoir on each day of competition. The anglers do not learn where they are competing until they arrive at the launch ramp each morning of competition, creating a reality-based television episode that showcases how top anglers break down new and unfamiliar waters.
The nine teams that competed were:
Team B&W Trailer Hitches
Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn.
Russ Lane, Prattville, Ala.
Paul Elias, Laurel, Miss.
Team Builders FirstSource
Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas
Randall Tharp, Port St. Joe, Fla.
Cliff Crochet, Pierre Part, La.
Team Crockett Creek
Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala.
Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio
Fred Roumbanis, Russellville, Ark.
Team Ferguson
Mark Rose, Wynne, Ark.
Jordan Lee, Cullman, Ala.
Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash.
Team Fox Rent A Car
Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn.
Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala.
Kelly Jordon, Flint, Texas
Team Knighten Industries
Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan
Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.
Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Team Kubota
Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C.
Cody Meyer, Star, Idaho
James Watson, Lampe, Mo.
Team Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff
Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C.
Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C.
Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla.
Team Star brite
Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla.
Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala.
Jimmy Washam, Stantonville, Tenn.
The tournament will air on the Outdoor Channel as six, two-hour original episodes each Saturday afternoon starting March 25, 2023, airing from 2 to 4 p.m. ET. The full television schedule can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com/tv-schedule.
The winning three-man team will claim the $300,000 top prize. The second-place team will earn $60,000, and the third-place team will win $30,000. Teams 4-9 in the championship will each earn $15,000 prize.
