The Starting Spot: 2026 REDCREST Location, a Rare Hybrid Super Bass, and Wheeler As Seen by KVD

In this edition of The Starting Spot:

-Major League Fishing has announced the location of the 2026 REDCREST Championship tournament. And maybe more exciting to bass fans, they’ve announced the date of the event, which finally puts a full month between this championship and the Bassmaster Classic.

-Meanmouth bass, a hybrid bass resulting from the combination of largemouth and smallmouth bass, aren’t new. But in the northeast, where both largemouth and smallmouth are present in many waters, the two don’t seem to intermingle very often. But recently, a New York angler landed a unicorn.

-As they say, game recognizes game. Jacob Wheeler’s astonishing accomplishments have not gone unnoticed by the angler universally recognized as the G.O.A.T., KVD.

MLF Announces Bass Pro Shops REDCREST 2026 on Table Rock Lake

by Charity Muehlenweg

In a story on MajorLeagueFishing.com: Major League Fishing (MLF) today unveiled a long-awaited announcement and one of the most exciting championship destinations in its history – Bass Pro Shops REDCREST 2026, the Bass Pro Tour Championship, will take place on Table Rock Lake near Springfield, Missouri, on April 17-19, 2026.

New York Angler Catches Once-In-A-Lifetime Fish: A Meanmouth Bass

by Nick Petrou

In Wheeler, KVD Sees Shades of His Past

by Pete Robbins

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