Events
2013 Summit Cup
Dock Master Shares Keys to Summit Cup SuccessPublished: February 25, 2013
Legendary Denny Brauer does what he does best to claim his latest angling prize in a sterling career, then shares know-how with those looking to duplicate his dock fishing success. Read More
Grigsby All Smiles Before FinalsPublished: February 9, 2013
Standing on the dock before the final round of the Jack Link's Major League Fishing 2013 General Tire Summit Cup competition at Chautauqua Lake, Shaw Grigsby was all smiles. Read More
Quinn Focused on Championship DayPublished: February 9, 2013
Jason Quinn is a happy-go-lucky kind of an angler who likes to have loads of fun as he fishes, something that has been evident as he has smiled his way through the Summit Cup competition. Read More
Kriet: Winning the Battle
on the Water and WithinPublished: February 8, 2013
When Jack Link’s Major League Fishing pro Jeff Kriet enters championship day, he can't afford to overlook the obvious; this final day at Chautauqua Lake is one of the biggest fishing days in the Oklahoma pro's career. Read More
Monroe: Docks, Backup Plans and BananasPublished: February 8, 2013
In the Elimination and Sudden Death Rounds, for pro Ish Monroe, it's been all about getting in the boat, idling out from the dock, getting to the zone of competition, putting the trolling motor down and just going fishing. Read More
Train Wrecks, Big Bass and
Keeping it All TogetherPublished: February 8, 2013
Jack Link’s Major League Fishing analyst Marty Stone says the Championship Round is all about one thing: keeping the train wreck from happening. Read More
Man in the Moon Could Be the X-FactorPublished: February 8, 2013
Jack Link’s Major League Fishing analyst Marty Stone thinks the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup Champion could be decided by a personality overlooked by many observers during the event. Read More
Fishing Event to Make a Splash on NBCPublished: February 7, 2013
Viewers are invited to tune in to NBC on Saturday, February 9, at 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT for a special airing of the Championship Round of the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup. Read More
Hackney Building, Adapting
and Fishing with HeroesPublished: February 7, 2013
During the Summit Cup competition on western New York's beautiful Chautauqua Lake, the dock talk has been ... well, it's been about the docks and the bass that are biting around them on the 13,000-acre body of water. Read More
Brauer Pulling Out the Blinders for FinalsPublished: February 6, 2013
After a legendary career that has seen Denny Brauer accomplish virtually everything an angler can accomplish in the sport of professional bass fishing, how does he plan to go out and fish his first championship round? Read More
Major League Lessons: Dock Fishing 101Published: February 6, 2013
Major League Fishing on Outdoor Channel will take a one-week break from the competition portion of the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup coverage to air Major League Lessons, a tips and techniques special edition of its weekly show. Read More
Quinn First to Punch Ticket to FinalsPublished: February 4, 2013
In a neck-and-neck race among three anglers, Major League Fishing pro Jason Quinn was the first to cross the 24-pound cutline and punch his ticket to the finals of the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup on Chautauqua Lake. Read More
Adverse Wind to Test Angler Skill and
Composure During Sudden Death Day 2Published: January 29, 2013
To say that the wind is supposed to blow during Sudden Death Day 2 in Western New York would be ... well, it would be a serious understatement. That's the challenge facing anglers as the competition continues at the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup on Chautauqua Lake. Read More
Chautauqua Institution Meets Major
League Fishing – And Vice-VersaPublished: January 27, 2013
Bill Clinton was the last president to speak here, but there have been many. Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his “I Hate War” speech from the amphitheater. It’s a place where leaders, philosophers and trend-setters from both sides of the ideological spectrum are featured. Read More
Davis Goes Wire to Wire on Day 3Published: January 27, 2013
Jack Link's Major League Fishing angler Mark Davis goes wire to wire across three periods to take the top qualifying spot of Elimination Day 3 at the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup on Chautauqua Lake. Read More
The Race to 24 Pounds in PrimetimePublished: January 24, 2013
Jack Link’s Major League Fishing anglers scramble to reach a 24-pound cutline during Episode 4 of the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup, which will air in primetime Thursday, January 24, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on Outdoor Channel. Read More
'Sudden Death' Pressure CookerPublished: January 22, 2013
Beautiful, serene Chautauqua Lake is about to become an explosive aquatic pressure cooker. That's because this fourth day of the event marks the beginning of the Sudden Death rounds at the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup competition on the picturesque Western New York lake. Read More
Ish Holds Off Kriet on Day 2Published: January 18, 2013
Jack Link's Major League Fishing angler Ish Monroe came alive in the second and third periods to overtake Jeff Kriet, capturing the top qualifying spot of Elimination Day 2 at the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup on Chautauqua Lake. Read More
Another Primetime Battle to the FinishPublished: January 16, 2013
For the second episode in a row, two anglers battle to the end of the final period to earn a spot in the Sudden Death Round of the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup, which will air in primetime Thursday, January 17, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on Outdoor Channel. Read More
Looking for Big Mo at ChautauquaPublished: January 15, 2013
Boyd Duckett is no stranger to fishing success. Or to having Big Bass Mo - the bass angling version of momentum - riding shotgun in his bass rig. Read More
Will Largemouth Continue to Prevail?Published: January 15, 2013
Smallmouth bass or largemouth bass? Heading into the third and final Elimination Round, that was one of the storylines discussed at the Jack Link's Major League Fishing 2013 General Tire Summit Cup event at Chautauqua Lake. Read More
Ike Dominates Summit Cup Day 1Published: January 13, 2013
Jack Link's Major League Fishing angler Michael Iaconelli goes wire to wire across three periods to take the top qualifying spot of Elimination Day 1 at the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup on Chautauqua Lake. Read More
Losing Composure During Episode 2Published: January 10, 2013
Cool, calm and collected are not the words to describe all of Jack Link’s Major League Fishing anglers during the second episode of the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup, which is airing this week on Outdoor Channel. Read More
Can West Dominate East on Summit Cup Day 2?Published: January 7, 2013
That's one of the big questions as the second group of eight Elimination Round competitors get set to kick off Day 2 at the Jack Link's Major League Fishing 2013 General Tire Summit Cup event at Chautauqua Lake. Read More
EXTENDED CAST Introduced for Summit CupPublished: January 3, 2013
Jack Link’s Major League Fishing has a message for sports fans across the country: Take a free look at an extended-coverage Internet broadcast of the league’s second event, the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup. Read More
Distinctive Pattern Found in
Episode One of Summit CupPublished: January 3, 2013
Competitors find a significant pattern during Elimination Day 1 of the General Tire Summit Cup, which will air in primetime Thursday, January 3, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on Outdoor Channel. Read More
Summit Cup Day 1: The UnknownPublished: December 29, 2012
On the eve of Major League Fishing's second event, the 2013 General Tire Summit Cup at New York's Chautauqua Lake, the unknown is once again a common theme of conversation at the boat dock. Read More
General Tire Summit Cup TV Schedule AnnouncedPublished: November 13, 2012
Jack Link’s Major League Fishing announced that its second televised event – The General Tire Summit Cup – will air in prime time on Outdoor Channel at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, January 3. Read More
Chautauqua ConjecturesPublished: December 28, 2012
As the Jack Link’s Major League Fishing General Tire Summit Cup is about to be televised, it's time to look at the field and see what might be the eventual outcome on Chautauqua Lake. Read More
Chautauqua No Longer a SecretPublished: December 27, 2012
The fishing in Chautauqua County has long been somewhat of a secret. In the last ten years or so, folks from around the country have discovered the outstanding fishing opportunities Chautauqua County has to offer.
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- Tournament Analysis
Legendary Denny Brauer does what he does best to claim his latest angling prize in a sterling career, then shares know-how with those looking to duplicate his dock fishing success. Read More
About the LakeWhen the conversation of serious bass anglers around the nation turns to the region near Buffalo, New York, the obvious choice for pre-dawn coffee shop discussions would seem to be the smallmouth bass rich waters of Lake Erie. Read More
About The CommunityBy the time Outdoor Channel, Extended Cast PPV and NBC have finished airing all six days of the Summit Cup competition, Chautauqua Lake's well kept angling and tourism secrets will be exposed to the rest of the country. Read More