Major League Fishing (MLF) revealed today that one angler caught nearly 60 pounds of bass on the first day of competition at the Challenge Cup using the Alabama Rig. His performance with the popular (yet somewhat controversial) bait will be featured during the first pay-per-view webisode (online episode), beginning Monday, Feb. 13.
“It was an eye-popping day of fishing on pretty challenging water, and we can’t wait to show this on our pay-per-view broadcast,” said MLF commissioner Don Rucks.
The Challenge Cup, which took place in November at Lake Amistad, will be offered on a 7-week, web-based pay-per-view broadcast plan beginning next week. The online broadcasts, called Advance Cast, will be only offered on the MLF website. Although Challenge Cup airings don’t begin until Feb. 13, all pay-per-view webisodes are currently available for advance purchase.
The first webisode is titled: “One Pro … One Day … More than 58 Pounds. Watch it Happen!”
“We haven't yet seen footage from the Challenge Cup,” said MLF angler Gary Klein. “Until the event was over, none of the anglers even knew that one of our competitors had that kind of day with the Alabama Rig. We didn’t know because we all signed confidentiality agreements that we wouldn’t discuss results or strategies until after the last cast was made. I’ll be honest, I can’t wait to see it myself.”
Rucks disclosed a few other tidbits that will be shown during the first episode.
“While the weight difference in 1st place and last place on day 1 was 48 pounds, a mere quarter of a pound separated the 4th-place and 5th-place finishers. That was huge, because 4th place advanced and 5th place went home,” he said.
Rucks said that Kevin VanDam caught the first fish weighed during the Challenge Cup. His catch took place 2 minutes after the start of competition.
“I just think people are going to be amazed at what they see."
The Advance Cast webisode that airs on Feb. 13th will feature the first day of competition. Each subsequent week will offer the next consecutive day of competition. The seventh webisode will be a wrap-up show, featuring in-depth, on-the-water segments with the winners from each round and the Challenge Cup champion.
The ADVANCE CAST total-event BassPass, a package of all seven webisodes, cost $17.94, with individual episodes available for $2.99 each. (The seven-event BassPass package features a “free” week.)
