Major League Fishing Returns to Lake St. Clair 2023

The Bass Pro Tour “Major League Fishing” (MLF) wraps up the 2023 season on the big waters – first with Stage Six at Lake St. Clair in Harrison Township, Michigan, June 24-29 for $100,000 first place prize purse.

This Bass Pro Tour visited Lake St. Clair in 2021, when pro Michael Neal set numerous MLF records, including the heaviest two-day Qualifying Round total ever weighed and the heaviest Championship Round total ever weighed.

80 of the top bass anglers in the world compete in seven regular-season tournaments around the country for millions of dollars.

Lake St. Clair Michigan 2023 Event Details Below.  Find tournament daily weight results at Major League Fishing.

How & Where to Watch MLF June 2023 on Lake St. Clair:

1.  Come to Lake St. Clair with your boat and stay!  35+ vacation home rentals with dockage around the lake can be found at www.stclairrental.info.   Lake St. Clair also offers numerous boat rental locations to get out on the lake and watch.  Find options here at lakestclairguide.com link to boat rentals.

Numerous Vacation House Rentals “with” dockage!

2.  Meet the Pros!  Watch the pros launch and return each day from Lake St. Clair Metropark (contract had not yet been finalized at press time).  Lake Clair Metropark is located at 31300 Metro Parkway, Harrison Township, Michigan.  Detailed times of launches are below.

3.  Watch the MLF NOW! live stream on MajorLeagueFishing.com, the MLF app or the MyOutdoorTV app every day of competition.

Format of 2023 MLF Tournament – According to Major League Fishing Site 3/13/23:

Day 1: June 24 – Qualifying Round – Group A 

• Forty anglers compete
• Catch, weigh, immediate release
• Each pro’s five heaviest bass per day will be scored
• Total weight carries to Qualifying Day 2

Day 2: June 25 – Qualifying Round – Group B 

• Forty anglers compete
• Catch, weigh, immediate release
• Each pro’s five heaviest bass per day will be scored
• Total weight carries to Qualifying Day

Day 3: June 26 – Qualifying Round – Group A 

• Forty anglers compete
• Catch, weigh, immediate release
• Each pro’s five heaviest bass per day will be scored
• Day 1 + Day 3 = total weight
• Anglers who finish in 1st-20th place advance to Knockout Round (Day 5)
• NO AUTOMATIC ADVANCEMENT to the Championship Round for winning the Qualifying Rounds
• Bottom 20 anglers are eliminated

Day 4: June 27 – Qualifying Round – Group B

• Forty anglers compete
• Catch, weigh, immediate release
• Each pro’s five heaviest bass per day will be scored
• Day 2 + Day 4 = total weight
• Anglers who finish in 1st-20th place advance to Knockout Round (Day 5)
• NO AUTOMATIC ADVANCEMENT to the Championship Round for winning the Qualifying Rounds
• Bottom 20 anglers are eliminated

Day 5: June 28 – Knockout Round

• Forty anglers compete
• Catch, weigh, immediate release
• Zero weight to start
• Each pro’s five heaviest bass per day will be scored
• Top 10 anglers advance to Championship Round
• Bottom 30 anglers are eliminated
• WEIGHTS DO NOT ZERO FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. Top 10’s weights will carry over from the Knockout Round

Day 6: June 29 – Championship Round

• Ten anglers compete
• Catch, weigh, immediate release
• Weights carried over from Knockout Round
• Each pro’s five heaviest bass will be scored
• Highest cumulative total weight from Knockout and Championship Rounds wins

Difference between Major League Fishing and the Bassmasters??

For Bassmaster as example, fishermen work for a total weight of 5 bass throughout the day… then combine the weight for tournament.  MLF has no limit on fish tabulated each day – and each day the fishermen start with zero weight so all are even at the start of each day with the winner or cuts being made solely on that day’s total weight.

As an example, the 2021 Lake St. Clair winner Michael Neal was on fire and won his Day 1 & 2 with 36 (121#) & 33 (102#) bass, and Day 4 with 58 (169#) bass, which was a new MLF Record! Day 3 winner Andy Morgan caught 28 (93#) of bass.

MLF is also an immediate “catch and release.” Once the fish is properly landed, an onboard marshal weighs and reports the fish caught. LIVE tallies are available all day so each fisherman knows exactly where they stand at all times.  Tough on the fishermen who cannot rest with the MLF game rules, but much better for the fish to be released vs. sitting in a live well all day to be weighed at the end of the tournament.

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