Duane Anderson

MLF just aired the Challenge Cup elimination round 1 on the Outdoor Channel on Lake Wateree in Rock Hill, SC and I must say it was the worst tournament I’ve seen in all the years of watching them. Ten pounds won the round and it only took three pounds to make the cut. Granted, it actually took place in September last year, which is not known as a great time of year for fishing, but I’m sure there are many other lakes they could have chosen that would have yielded better results. Time snd time again they were catching non-scoreable bass. Ott Defoe jokingly said at one point that two pounds might make the cut and he wasn’t too far off. When guys like Mark Rose can fish for 7 1/2 hours without catching a scoreable bass, there’s something wrong. Anyhow, it was a discouraging day for the anglers and not very entertaining to watch. Duane

As near as I can tell, there are four types of MLF tournaments. You have the Cup events, the Heavy Hitters events (my favorite), the Stage Events and the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit. And it seems that the same pros compete in them all. My biggest complaint is when MLF schedules tournaments on lakes where you spend your two hours watching them catch one pounders. A two pounder is a big fish. That’s why the Heavy Hitter tournaments are my favorites and I’m sure the favorite of the pros as well.