ESPN Tournaments

It's a simple formula.

Start with two of the best minds and personalities in the sport of bass fishing, Tommy Sanders and Mark Zona, and take them on location to every Bassmaster Elite Series event.

Set them up near the stage a half an hour before the final weigh-in, and let them break down what has happened, what might happen, and what you didn't know happened, leading right into the weigh-in.

Sprinkle on special guest appearances from Elite Series pros who didn't make the final cut, and the result is Bassmaster Series Hooked Up, a live streaming video pre-game show, exclusively on ESPNOutdoors.com.

"This show will give viewers access to the anglers and lakes that they've never had before at an event," said Mike McKinnis, television producer of Bassmaster Series Hooked Up and the Bassmaster Tournament Trail on ESPN2.

It will start at 6:00 p.m. (EST), 30 minutes before Sunday's weigh-in, in the same location on ESPNOutdoors.com where the live video weigh-in is streamed. The end of the show will flow right into the action on stage, where the hosts' analysis will be put to the scales.

It will be a full look at the game right before the game is played, in the same vein as ESPN's College GameDay. The hosts will break down the action from the previous three days, including video, graphics and analysis, and give their predictions for the final weigh-in.

In addition, the show will also feature footage of anglers on the water from that day, giving the viewer an early look at what might be coming to the scales.

Filmed with the same crew as the Bassmaster Trail, Bassmaster Series Hooked Up will be the first live video pre-game show, outside of the Classic, in the history of the sport.

Sanders, Zona and their guests will give a closer look at what areas, techniques and baits anglers are using to catch their fish and break down the thought processes that prompted them to employ those patterns.

"Having a 30-minute show that airs immediately before the weigh-in gives us the ability to get into the hardcore techniques and strategies that bassmaster fans love," McKinnis said. "It gets deeper than we've been able to get in the past."

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