General Tire Heavy Hitters presented by Bass Pro Shops
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes | Kissimmee, FL
May 18-23, 2024
Hosted by Experience Kissimmee
Rules:
• Click here for the Bass Pro Tour rules
Competition Waters:
• Kissimmee Chain of Lakes. Locking is
permitted out of Lake Toho. No locking
out of Lake Kissimmee.
License Requirement:
• A Florida fishing license is required and
may be purchased online at
majorleaguefishing.com/fishing-license.
Off-limits:
• April 15-May 14, 2024
Practice:
• May 15-17, 2024
• No practice is permitted at night. Pros
may only be on the water from 30
minutes before sunrise through 30
minutes after sunset May 15-16. Pros
must be off the water by 2 p.m. May 17.
Photos, Meal & Pretournament Meeting:
• May 17, 2024
• Kissimmee Civic Center
201 East Dakin Ave.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
407.935.1437
• 3-5 p.m. photos & meal
• 5 p.m. meeting
Minimum Scorable Bass:
• 2 pounds – Qualifying Round
• 2 pounds – Knockout Round
• 3 pounds – Championship Round
Service Yard:
• Big Toho Marina
69 Lakeview Dr.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Time Zone:
• Eastern time
Competition Hours:
• Period 1: 8 to 10:30 a.m.
• Period 2: 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
• Period 3: 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Takeoff & Afternoon Check-in:
• 7:30 a.m. Takeoff
• Please arrive by 6:30 a.m. each day to
pick up Officials, STAT units and
camera operators.
• Anglers must return to the takeoff
location each day for check-in after the
end of Period 3.
• Big Toho Marina
69 Lakeview Dr.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Boat Numbers & Takeoff Order:
• Qualifying Round: Boat numbers will be
randomly assigned within Groups A and B.
Takeoff order will be boats 1-15 on each
group’s first day of qualifying and 15-1 on
each group’s second day of qualifying.
• Knockout Round: Anglers will take off in
order of their Qualifying Round finish. The
highest finishers from each group will take
off simultaneously as the number 1 boats.
• Championship Round: Anglers will take
off in order of their Knockout Round finish.
Watch Party & Trophy Ceremony:
• 1 to 6 p.m. | May 18-19, 2024
• Big Toho Marina
69 Lakeview Dr.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Purse:
Place Award
1 $100,000
2 25,000
3 20,000
4 18,000
5 15,000
6 14,500
7 13,500
8 12,500
Place Award
9 $11,000
10 8,000
11-16 7,000
17-30 4,143
Big Bass A 1&2 10,000
Big Bass B 1&2 10,000
Big Bass Knockout 30,000
Big Bass Champion 100,000
Field (Alpha Order):
Group A
• Adrian Avena
• Matt Becker
• Dustin Connell
• Brandon Coulter
• Ott DeFoe
• David Dudley
• Dakota Ebare
• Brent Ehrler
• Edwin Evers
• Alton Jones Jr.
• Marty Robinson
• Ryan Salzman
• Scott Suggs
• Bryan Thrift
• Jacob Wheeler
MLF WATCH PARTY DETAILS
Saturday and Sunday
1 p.m. – Watch Party
• Big Screen to watch the pros live on MLFNOW!
• FREE Food – first 200 fans each day*
• Kids Fishing Derby – gear provided or bring your own
• Hourly Giveaways*
4:30 p.m. – Angler Interviews & Trophy Ceremony
• The first 50 kids 14 and under receive a FREE rod and reel each day
• Hourly Giveaways*
• Autographs from Heavy Hitters anglers
Come watch Heavy Hitters live on the MLFNOW! big screen during the Major League Fishing Watch Party. Enjoy
FREE food. Enter to win hourly giveaways, and cheer on the best pros in bass fishing when the anglers cross the
stage following lines out. The first 50 kids 14 and under will receive a rod and reel each day following the angler
interviews and trophy ceremony.
*While supplies last. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Must be present to win.
Group B
• Todd Faircloth
• Anthony Gagliardi
• Dylan Hays
• Chris Lane
• Jordan Lee
• Andy Montgomery
• Britt Myers
• Takahiro Omori
• Keith Poche
• Mark Rose
• Gerald Spohrer
• Jeff Sprague
• Randall Tharp
• Kevin VanDam
• Jesse Wiggins
