LONGVIEW, Texas – The General Tire Team Series Qualifier is set to premiere Saturday (March 30) at 2 p.m. ET on Outdoor Channel. The event, filmed last fall in Longview, Texas, showcases nine teams of three anglers competing to finish in the Top 3 and advance to the Team Series Championship.
The event will feature teams visiting Lake O’ the Pines, Lake Bob Sandlin and Martin Creek Lake in Texas. The competition waters aren’t revealed to the anglers until they arrive to the launch ramp each morning of the event.
The nine teams that competed in the Qualifier were:
Team B&W Trailer Hitches
Randall Tharp, Port Saint Joe, Fla.
Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La.
Russ Lane, Prattville, Ala.
Team Builders FirstSource
Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala.
Kyle Hall, Granbury, Texas
Gary Klein, Mingus, Texas
Team Crockett Creek
Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn.
Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C.
Brandon Coulter, Knoxville, Tenn.
Team Ferguson
Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, Ark.
Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C.
Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala.
Team Knighten Industries
Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn.
Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan
Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Team Kubota
Alton Jones Jr., Waco, Texas
Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La.
Britt Meyers, Lake Wylie, S.C.
Team Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff & Pouches
Josh Bertrand, Queen Creek, Ariz.
Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla.
Marty Robinson, Lyman, S.C.
Team Sqwincher
Mark Daniels Jr., Tukegee, Ala.
Randy Howell, Guntersville, Ala.
Cliff Crochet, Pierre Part, La.
Team Star brite
Alton Jones, Lorena, Texas
Brent Chapman, Lake Quivira, Kan.
Dave Lefebre, Erie, Penn.
Saturday’s premiere episode will feature Team Ferguson, Team Kubota and Team Star brite competing.
The complete television air schedule for the 2024 Team Series on Outdoor Channel can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Nearly a half of a million dollars will be paid out over the three no-entry fee Qualifiers, and the total season-long purse for the Team Series is more than $720,000.
