155 professional anglers competing in 2022 MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit

PLATTSBURGH | Major League Fishing (MLF), the world's largest tournament-fishing organization, is set to return to Plattsburgh Friday, July 29 through Monday, Aug. 1, for the sixth and final event of the 2022 MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Fuel Me regular-season – the Covercraft Stop 6 on Lake Champlain Presented by Wiley X. The four-day event – hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau – will mark the 13th time the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit has competed on Lake Champlain and will showcase 155 professional anglers competing for a total purse of more than $850,000. "We are so excited to have Major League Fishing tournaments back on the Adirondack Coast and Lake Champlain year after year," said Alyssa Senecal, Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau Assistant Director of Tourism & Marketing. "These tournaments not only have an incredible economic impact on our area but bring long-lasting exposure to our backyard and anglers who just keep coming back for more. Thank you to everyone at MLF for recognizing, showcasing, and caring for the destination that we call home." When the Pro Circuit last visited the lake in 2019, pro Casey Scanlon of Eldon, Missouri, put together a four-day total of 76 pounds, 2 ounces to take home the top award of $100,000. In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of 155 anglers compete in the two-day opening round on Friday and Saturday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight will advance to Sunday. Only the top 10 pros, based on the cumulative weight from the first three days, will continue competition on championship Monday, where weights will be zeroed and anglers will compete in a one-day shootout for the grand prize of up to $135,000, including a lucrative $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus for qualified anglers. Scanlon said the 2019 tournament – where he focused solely on largemouth on Ticonderoga – was his first and only time to ever fish on Lake Champlain, so he's looking forward to getting back out on the fishery. "I believe I'm just inside the cut for the TITLE championship, so I need a good showing at this event to make it to the TITLE," Scanlon said. "It's a little later than the last time we were there and there haven't been a lot of major tournaments won in recent years in the area where I won, so that has me a little nervous. But Lake Champlain is a tremendous fishery and I've been doing my homework. I spent some time on the northern end of the lake last time as well, during practice, and I think the smallmouth are going to be a bigger factor this time around." "Champlain is a fishery where you can win on either species – and a combination of the two could be a winning pattern as well – so I just plan to get out there and try to get a good feel for which species is currently weighing heavier and is easier to catch," Scanlon added. Scanlon said he predicts it will take anywhere from 74 to 80 pounds to win the four-day event. "The fish should be finishing up the spawn and getting healthy, so we should see some good weights this time of year. You're typically going to need 18 pounds per day or better to make the cuts and to have a shot at the championship round." Anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. Friday through Monday, from the Plattsburgh Waterfront, located at 5 Dock St. Weigh-ins will also be held at the waterfront daily at 2:30 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the live on-the-water action all four days of competition online on MLF NOW! beginning at 7 a.m. at MajorLeagueFishing.com. As part of the event, on Thursday, July 28 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the MLF Fisheries Management Division (FMD) will lead a clean-up event at the Plattsburgh Waterfront – the Costa Clean Water Matters Program supported by SeaArk Boats. Volunteers will clean up trash and debris from the shores of Lake Champlain, and SeaArk Boats will support the efforts by providing their revolutionary trash clean-up boat for use on the water during the clean-up. Numerous Pro Circuit anglers, including Dakota Ebare, Robby Lefere, Terry Luedtke, Jeff McClain, Jimmy Reese, Skeet Reese, and John Voyles will be present at the event. The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Covercraft Stop 6 on Lake Champlain Presented by Wiley X will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere Saturday, Sept. 3 on the CBS Sports Network.

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155 professional anglers competing in 2022 MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit

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