Grassy Areas Likely To Dominate In Florida

By MLF Communications Staff

VERO BEACH, Fla. – The MLF Team Series will conclude its 2024 season next week with an event in Florida's Indian River County. Competition gets under way Sunday (Nov. 17) and runs through Friday (Nov. 22).

In keeping with traditional MLF Cup protocols, Indian River County was not revealed to Team Series anglers until 30 days prior to the start of the tournament. All fishable waters within 60 miles of Vero Beach then went off limits to anglers.

“Most places in the country, fishing gets tougher in the fall. But not in Florida,” said pro Terry Scroggins of San Mateo, Fla., who will be competing alongside Britt Myers for Team Lucas Oil. “Florida seems to fish better in the fall, so this is going to be a really fun tournament. The potential is there to see some really big days on the water.

“There are a ton of fisheries in play that we could be headed to,” Scroggins continued. “Things could get a little bit tricky, but for the most part I think we’ll be doing a lot of grass fishing next week – targeting pads, hydrilla and eel grass. Typical Florida stuff.”

Scroggins said he expects vibrating jigs, topwater baits and flipping baits all to be strong options for the teams competing.

“Those are the three baits that I’ll have tied on to start,” Scroggins said. “With the MLF format, it’s important to not get too far behind. The key will be finding the schools and getting on them … and then finding the schools that have the big ones.”

Scroggins said that he’s also excited to share the boat for the first time in a competition with his travel partner Myers.

“I’ve roomed with Britt on Tour for a few years, and we’ve always gotten along great,” Scroggins said. “I think we’re going to be fine. I’ve never been in a team tournament with him, but he’s a great angler and a great guy and I am excited to see what we can find.”

Here are the 12 teams that will compete:

Team 7 Brew Coffee
Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla.
Mark Rose, Wynne, Ark.

Team B&W Trailer Hitches
Matt Becker, Ten Mile, Tenn.
Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark.

Team Builders FirstSource
Nick Hatfield, Greeneville, Tenn.
Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan

Team Coign
Drew Gill, Mount Carmel, Ill.
Marshall Robinson, Landrum, S.C.

Team Ferguson
Marty Robinson, Lyman, S.C.
Jonathon VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Team Knighten Industries
Brandon Coulter, Knoxville, Tenn.
John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky.

Team Kubota
John Murray, Spring City, Tenn.
Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif.

Team Lucas Oil
Britt Myers, Lake Wylie, S.C.
Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla.

Team REDCON1
Bradley Roy, Lancaster, Ky.
Jason Vance, Battle Ground, Ind.

Team Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff & Pouches
Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J.
Josh Bertrand, Queen Creek, Ariz.

Team Star Tron
Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla.
Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala.

Team U.S. Air Force
Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, Ark.
Cliff Crochet, Pierre Part, La.

The MLFNOW broadcast is livestreamed each competition day on MajorLeagueFishing.com, the MLF and MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) apps and on Rumble. The broadcast team of Chad McKee and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.

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