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Harrison Pro Jacob Wheeler Earns Third Career Victory On Bass Pro Tour, $100,000 Thursday, May 6, 2021 In a crazy finish that had bass-fishing fans watching the MLF NOW! livestream on the edges of their seats, Academy pro Jacob Wheeler of Harrison, Tennessee, held off a late charge from Berkley pro “Big Fish” Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Florida, to win the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Berkley Stage Two at Lake Travis Presented by Mercury event in Austin, Texas and the top prize of $100,000. Wheeler caught his last fish of the day at 2:19 p.m., a 2-pound, 2-ounce bass that ga...

Wheeler caught his last fish of the day at 2:19 p.m., a 2-pound, 2-ounce bass that gave him a total of 13 bass weighing 28 pounds, 13 ounces, and a 9-pound, 4-ounce lead with just under an hour left in competition. Then, Lane caught fire. Lane boated five scorable bass in the last hour to rally to within 2-ounces of the lead with just three minutes remaining in competition. But Lane never caught another fish, and Wheeler walked away with the win by just 2 ounces, a new record for the closest margin of victory in Bass Pro Tour history. "Wow, that was unbelievable," said Wheeler, who earned his...

Harrison's Jacob Wheeler Finishes 2nd At Lake Travis Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Berkley pro “Big Fish” Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fl., caught 14 bass Tuesday totaling 28 pounds, 1 ounce to win the Knockout Round and advance to the final day of competition at the Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour  Berkley Stage Two at Lake Travis Presented by Mercury event in Austin, Texas. The final 10 anglers are now set, and competition will resume Wednesday morning with the Championship Round. Weights are zeroed, and the angler that catches the most weight will win the top pr...

Chapman Surprises Himself With Big Day 1 Friday, April 30, 2021 By MLF Communications Staff Brent Chapman caught 21 bass totaling 46-02 to grab the early lead in Qualifying Group A on day 1 of the Lake Travis MLF Bass Pro Tour event in Texas. The six-day event, hosted by the Austin Sports Commission, features 80 of the top professional anglers from around the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner. Chapman will take a 5-06 lead into Sunday’s second day of competition for Group A. In 2nd place on the ScoreTracker leaderboard is Mark R...

Five Bites Enough For Thrift In Group B Finale Monday, April 12, 2021 Photo: MLF A stressful day for Bryan Thrift had a happy conclusion as he caught enough weight to win the Group B Qualifying Round at the MLF Heavy Hitters event in North Carolina. By MLF Communications Staff Bryan Thrift caught five scorable bass totaling 17-15 to win the two-day Group B Qualifying Round at the MLF Heavy Hitters event in Raleigh, N.C. Thrift’s two-day total of 18 bass weighing 62-06 earned him the round win by an 11-14 margin and advances him straight into Wednesday’s Championship Round of competition...