MLF Wraps Up Filming Its Sixth Event

General Tire Summit Cup Features Lakes in Waterville, Maine Region

September 03, 2014 By MLF Communications

WATERVILLE, Maine – Jack Link’s Major League Fishing this past weekend concluded the filming its General Tire Summit Cup event, a six-day competition that took place in the Waterville, Maine, region.

The General Tire Summit Cup, which features an expanded field of 30 anglers, is the first of two Major League Fishing events to be filmed this fall. The General Tire Summit Cup will broadcast on Outdoor Channel, America’s Leader In Outdoor TV, beginning in January 2015.

“We’ve had a fantastic event in Central Maine, which is an absolutely beautiful area of the country. And when people see the Summit Cup television program and the competition that our anglers produced, I believe they’re going to want to go to Maine,” said Major League Fishing (MLF) Commissioner Don Rucks. “Every day, we had a compelling story,” Rucks said. “And, as you might expect, our anglers smashed them.”

The Summit Cup field features the 24 Cup series MLF anglers, plus six competitors that entered the competition through daily titles they won during MLF Select competition.

Two Major League Fishing Select events were held earlier this year, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Benton, Arkansas. The Muskogee Select event - the Summit Select - will be available in October via a web-based, two-hours-plus format. The Summit Select competition will also be available in January 2015 on Outdoor Channel.

The 24 Cup anglers are: Tommy Biffle, Denny Brauer, Mark Davis, Boyd Duckett, Brent Ehrler, Edwin Evers, Shaw Grigsby, Greg Hackney, Tim Horton, Mike Iaconelli, Alton Jones, Kelly Jordon, Gary Klein, Jeff Kriet, Bobby Lane, Aaron Martens, Mike McClelland, Ish Monroe, Takahiro Omori, Jason Quinn, Dean Rojas, Skeet Reese, Kevin VanDam and Byron Velvick.

Jack Link’s Major League Fishing is a partnership between Outdoor Channel and the Major League Fishing anglers., Previously filmed locations include: Lake Amistad (Del Rio, Texas), Chautauqua Lake (Jamestown, New York), Lake Istokpoga (Lake Placid, Florida) and on lakes in the Alpena, Michigan and Denton, Texas areas.

Under the league’s innovative format, anglers are allowed to weigh all the score-able bass they catch. The bass are immediately weighed after they are caught, then released back into the water. In MLF competitions, anglers know where they rank in the standings at all times via real-time leader boards in their boats.

About General Tire For 99 years General Tire has offered a complete quality line of ultra-high performance, passenger, light truck, off-road and commercial tires to meet all your needs. General Tire is a proud supporter of Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series, Best in the Desert Racing Series, Major League Fishing, Chili Bowl, Pro-Pulling, Late-Model Dirt Series, Drag Boat Series, World Cup of Softball, American Sprint Car Series, FreestyleMx.com Tour, Zero One Odyssey, and Spec Tire of Trophylite and JeepSpeed. Team GT supports off-road and short course teams including Mikey Childress, CJ Hutchins, Doug Fortin, Harley Letner, Jim Riley, Justin Lofton, Macrae Glass, Randy Merritt, Ray Griffith, Steve Alexander, Steve La Roza, Ryan Beat, Carl Renezeder, Robby Woods and Camburg Racing.

About Jack Link’s
JACK LINK’S BEEF JERKY – Feed Your Wild SideTM: Headquartered in Minong, Wis., Jack Link’s is the leader in the meat snack category and fastest-growing meat snack manufacturer worldwide. The Jack Link’s brand represents a heritage of quality and consumer trust. Well known for its iconic Messin’ With SasquatchTM advertising campaign, Jack Link’s offers more than 100 premium meat snack products at retail outlets in more than 40 countries. Check out JackLinks.com for more information on the brand.

About Jack Link’s Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing is a partnership of 24 of the world’s most talented, influential professional bass anglers and Outdoor Channel. Jack Link’s is the organization’s title sponsor. For more information, visit www.majorleaguefishing.com. Follow us on Twitter, on Instagram and on Facebook.

About Outdoor Channel
Taking viewers across America and around the world on unparalleled adventures since 1993, Outdoor Channel is America’s Leader In Outdoor TV. Dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle and conservation, the independent cable network is a division of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC and provides a complete spectrum of riveting hunting, fishing, shooting and adventure entertainment. Outdoor Channel is received by nearly 40 million U.S. households – the largest outdoor TV footprint in the country – and is available in more than 50 countries internationally. Outdoor Channel can be viewed in HD and is accessible by broadband and mobile platforms. For program times and other information, visit www.outdoorchannel.com. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and download our iPhone and iPad app. #WhatGetsYouOutdoors

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