BCB anglers switching to MLF?

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September 26, 2018 at 1:25 am #465396

rlb8s
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With a lot of the anglers announcing their intentions for next year I am curious on where the various BCB anglers will end up. Is there a complete list available yet?

September 26, 2018 at 1:26 am #465398

Bass Cat Boats
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We do not have the final decisions yet. We do know some will stay BASS and some jump to MLF. It makes no preference to us.
FLW will have one Bass Cat angler (Zack) most likely cross over as well.

September 26, 2018 at 1:26 am #465397

jcarmena50
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Everyone hasn’t made their decision yet I think the only 2 BCB pros were Birge and Sphorer so far.

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September 26, 2018 at 5:49 am #465399

toledobasser
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I believe I saw that a complete list of MLf anglers would be released this week. I have seen 21 make the announcement and figure Boyd Duckett and Gary Klein would make 23. jcarmena50 is correct in that so far the only BassCat anglers that have made the announcement public are Zack Birge from FLW and Gerald Spohrer from BASS.

September 26, 2018 at 5:02 pm #465400

basscat tyler
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Did I hear that Carl may be going to PBT

September 26, 2018 at 10:11 pm #465401

Bass Cat Boats
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We don’t believe he is on the initial list.

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September 27, 2018 at 3:07 pm #465402

Swimrunbike
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I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to tournaments / leagues, so I apologize if the following question is laughable.
If a current elite angler decides to switch over to MLF, and that elite angler qualified for the upcoming 2019 elite classic, do they still get to participate in that classic event? If the answer is no they do not get to fish, I have to assume that helps out those who missed the cut

September 27, 2018 at 3:34 pm #465403

Bass Cat Boats
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Logistics will not allow dual participation in the entire tours.

September 27, 2018 at 9:07 pm #465404

lamoon78
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Most that move probably didn’t qualify for the Classic anyway I’m sure.

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September 28, 2018 at 4:17 am #465405

ek3313
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Here’s some details on the recent announcements:

http://www.majorleaguefishing.com/artic … hing/21013

Some big names (Skeet, Hackney & Evers) are moving in the direction of MLF.

September 28, 2018 at 10:21 am #465414

Bass Cat Boats
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The entire structure will change and the MLF Cup events should remain a consistent structure at this time.

September 28, 2018 at 3:30 pm #465406

toledobasser
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Their list isn’t completely up to date either. Several after David Walker have been confirmed. Gary Klein, Cliff Crochet, Jacob Powroznik, Russ Lane, Greg Vinson, Alton Jones Jr and Brandon Coulter are also switching to MLF and the PBT.

Hey….wasn’t our own Kevin Short fishing the MLF tournaments? Anybody know if he was invited? I assume he is happy working for BCB and he does not want to go back to a full tournament schedule. Just wondering.

This is my list I have been keeping up:

From BASS:
Skeet Reese
Chris Lane
Timmy Horton
Marty Robinson
Edwin Evers
Greg Hackney
Andy Montgomery
Gerald Spohrer
Fletcher Shryock
Alton Jones
Alton Jones Jr
Kelly Jordan
Jeff Kriet
Dave Lefebre
Randall Tharp
Jared Lintner
Mike McClelland
Ott DeFoe
John Murray
Roy Hawk
Gary Klein
Boyd Duckett
Brent Chapman
Keith Poche
Jacob Wheeler
David Walker
Cliff Crochet
Jacob Powroznik
Russ Lane
Greg Vinson
Brandon Coulter
Mark Davis
Terry Scroggins (Big Show)
Dean Rojas
Gerald Swindle
Aaron Martens
Bobby Lane
Takahiro Omori
Brett Hite
Fred Roumbanis
Kevin Van Dam
James Elam
Randy Howell
Luke Clausen
Jonathan Van Dam
Shaw Grigsby
Stephen Browning

From FLW:
Zack Birge
JT Kenney
Jason Lambert
Michael Neal
Scott Suggs
Justin Adkins
Cody Meyer
Mark Rose

September 28, 2018 at 3:33 pm #465407

toledobasser
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Swimrunbike wrote:

I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to tournaments / leagues, so I apologize if the following question is laughable.
If a current elite angler decides to switch over to MLF, and that elite angler qualified for the upcoming 2019 elite classic, do they still get to participate in that classic event? If the answer is no they do not get to fish, I have to assume that helps out those who missed the cut

They will still fish the Classic just like Luke Clausen did years ago and then went to FLW the next season.

September 28, 2018 at 5:44 pm #465408

tdobb
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Seth said he is staying on the Bass Elite Series. I am looking forward to watching him the next few years in the Elites. I think he was poised to be in contention for AOY within the next couple of years even before the exodus to MLF. I think with the number of guys that switched, he may be looking at higher average finishes in the Elites and in turn better payouts on Sundays. Will be fun to watch no doubt.

September 28, 2018 at 5:55 pm #465409

toledobasser
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Yeah, according to bassfan.com a few that were invited have decided to stay with the Elite Series. They include Seth Feider, Chris Zaldain and Bill Lowen. Others that are staying with the Elite Series that were not invited include Keith Combs, Micah Frazier and Matt Herren.
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