Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today it’ll host two events before the end of 2012 – one in the Northeast and the other in the South. The first of the two events, called the Summit Cup, will begin airing on Jan. 1, 2013 on Outdoor Channel. The other will begin airing in March 2013.
Exact locations of both events won’t be disclosed to anglers until 2 days before the start of each competition.
MLF commissioner Don Rucks said the in-depth pay-per-view airings will again accompany the TV broadcasts, but the webisodes, dubbed “Extended Cast,” will now follow the TV episodes. Details, such as the number of webisodes being offered, when they will be available, pricing and package information, will be announced at a later date.
“Our inaugural event exceeded our expectations, and the reviews from the public were terrific,” Rucks said in a release announcing the two events. “And I believe this year’s events are going to get even better, drumming up excitement from even more anglers and viewers.
“In conjunction with the inaugural Major League Fishing event, we offered the pay-per-view webisodes prior to their airing on Outdoor Channel as a way to introduce the new league,” he added. “Now, we will offer additional content to viewers through our new pay-per-view platform, Extended Cast, following the episodes airing on Outdoor Channel. We feel many viewers will be so enticed by the action-filled competition appearing on Outdoor Channel that they’ll want to watch a more in-depth broadcast that offers more than three times the amount of coverage.”
