Bass Pro Tour Pros Talk Dollars, Dreams, Dedication At Charles County Library Event
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WALDORF, Md. — On Wednesday, before the world’s best bass anglers hit the Potomac River for Zenni Stage 6 Presented by Athletic Brewing, four Major League Fishing (MLF) pros took time out of their schedules to meet with local fans and discuss a topic not often covered in the fishing world – money.
Hosted in partnership with the Jamaur Law Foundation, an organization dedicated to educating students and their parents on financial literacy, the event took place Wednesday afternoon at the Charles County Public Library–Waldorf West Branch, and brought together a small but enthusiastic crowd for an engaging hour-long discussion on financial literacy and the realities of chasing professional fishing dreams.
Bass Pro Tour anglers Matt Becker, Mark Daniels Jr., Britt Myers and Dean Rojas formed the featured panel, with foundation founder Jamaur Law serving as moderator. The discussion focused on everything from early career expenses and travel costs to building credit, budgeting for tournaments and the emotional highs of earning that first sponsor check.
Mark Daniels Jr. drew laughs from the audience as he recalled the moment he realized just how important credit was, shortly after trying to buy his first truck. “I had no idea what a credit score really meant,” Daniels said. “I can tell you – it didn’t me take long to learn.”
The anglers all emphasized that the road to the top isn’t easy, and financial discipline plays a major role in sustaining a career in professional fishing. For fans in attendance, the personal stories helped demystify the sport, and made the anglers’ success feel even more real.
Law, who launched his namesake foundation to promote financial education to students and the local community, said working with the Bass Pro Tour pros was a milestone moment. “Getting to host these guys – this feels like I made it,” he told the audience. “It means so much to see this type of conversation happening in our community.”
After the panel, the anglers stayed well beyond the planned hour, answering individual questions, posing for photos and signing autographs for attendees. Despite the summer heat outside, fans cooled off inside with cookies and lemonade and left with smiles and stories to share.
Excitement is already building in Charles County for Stage 6 of the Bass Pro Tour. With the “Hooked! on the Potomac” festival set for this weekend and the full tournament unfolding across four days, the region is bracing for a celebration of fishing, family and community.
For those who attended Wednesday’s session at the Waldorf West Library, the tournament may not have started yet, but the memories have already proved that sometimes the best catches happen off the water.
The four-day event, hosted by the Charles County Government, Dept. of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism, officially kicked off Thursday morning and runs through the weekend. Anglers will launch at 7:15 a.m. ET each day from Smallwood State Park, located at 2750 Sweden Point Road in Marbury, Maryland. The takeout will be held at the same location beginning at 3:45 p.m. daily. Fans are welcome to attend all launch and takeout events and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLFNOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com http://www.majorleaguefishing.com/
On Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. MLF welcomes fans of all ages to visit the Village Green Park, located at 100 Walter Thomas Road in Indian Head, Maryland for the Hooked! on the Potomac Festival and MLF Fan Experience & Watch Party. Fans can watch the pros live on the MLFNOW! big screen, enjoy free dessert, enter to win giveaways, listen to live music from country music artist Megan Barker, and cheer on their favorite pros. The first 50 kids 14 and under will receive a free rod and reel each day. The event also includes a youth casting contest. The Bass Pro Tour anglers, along with the PAW Patrol’s Skye and Marshall, will be on hand both days to meet and greet fans, sign autographs and take selfies.
The 2025 Bass Pro Tour features a field of 66 of the top professional anglers in the world, competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2026 championship.
Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Bass Pro Tour include: 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing, Bass Force, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, BUBBA, E3 Sport Apparel, Fishing Clash, Grizzly, Lowrance, Mercury, MillerTech, Mossy Oak Fishing, NITRO, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Power-Pole, Rapala, Star brite, Suzuki, Toyota and Zenni.
For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.
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Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network and on demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 20 countries. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.
