Team Knighten Industries (Jones Jr./ Lawrence) goes wire-to-wire to pace final Knockout Round match, final four teams set for Monday’s Championship Round
OXFORD, Ala. (Oct. 26, 2025) – Alabama’s Weiss Lake served up another day of shallow-water fireworks Sunday as Team Knighten Industries – Alton Jones Jr. and Jake Lawrence – dominated from start to finish to win Knockout Round Match 2 and advance to the Championship Round at the Folds of Honor Patriot Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches.
Fishing a classic fall pattern on the 30,000-acre Coosa River impoundment, Jones Jr. and Lawrence relied on steady, power-fishing instincts and a simple approach – crank the rocks, wind the docks and never stop moving. The duo stacked up 20 scorable bass for 37-2 throughout the day by targeting the riprap causeways surrounding Weiss Lake bridges, then capped their victory with a late-day flurry on docks in the backs of creeks.
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“We caught them several different ways, but the one thing all our fish had in common was winding,” said Jones Jr. “We covered a lot of water. Most of our fish came on a small, shad-pattern Rapala DT-4 or DT-6 squarebill, but we also picked up a few late on a white Z-Man ChatterBait with a Geecrack Bellows Shad around docks. If it had rock, we were cranking it. If it had a dock, we were skipping it.”
Lawrence agreed, adding that adaptability was key.
“Covering water was our absolute key to success today,” he said. “We kept an open mind, didn’t get stuck in a rut, and when the bite slowed down, we adjusted. We made good decisions, got back on track and stayed ahead of the cut line.”
The pair’s game plan to “pick the low-hanging fruit” – the obvious causeways that many anglers passed by – paid off in a big way. The move produced multiple scorable bass early and allowed them to fish comfortably from the top of SCORETRACKER® all afternoon.
“I think the big thing today was getting in the right zone,” Jones Jr. added. “We fished a lot of stuff that looked the same, but most of it wasn’t any good. Once we got into the right stretch, we made quick decisions and didn’t hunker down. We just kept winding.”
The win gives Jones Jr. a shot at his second Fishing Clash Team Series trophy of the year after previously claiming victory at the Challenge Cup alongside his father, Alton Jones Sr., in Michigan earlier this fall.
“It’s been a lot of fun this week,” Lawrence said. “Obviously, we have no idea where we’re going tomorrow for the Championship Round, but I feel really good about our chances. Alton and I fish so well together and we complement each other’s styles perfectly.”
Team 7Brew Coffee (Jesse Wiggins and Edwin Evers) staged a furious rally with six scorable bass in the final period to end the day with 14-14, but their late charge fell short of the Lucas Oil Cut Line. Meanwhile, Team Fishing Clash ( Bradley Roy and Greg Vinson) survived a tense final hour as their bite faded, finishing the day with 11 scoreable bass weighing 17-3, and hanging on to claim the final Championship Round berth.
The top two teams from Knockout Round Match 2 at the Folds of Honor Patriot Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches that now advance to Monday’s Championship Round are:
1st: Team Knighten, 20 bass, 37-2
Jake Lawrence, Paris, Tenn., seven bass, 11-7
Alton Jones Jr., Waco, Texas, 13 bass, 25-11
2nd: Team Fishing Clash, 11 bass, 17-3
Bradley Roy, Lancaster, Ky., nine bass, 14-14
Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, Ala., two bass, 2-5
Eliminated from competition are:
3rd: Team 7Brew Coffee, nine bass, 14-14
Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala., seven bass, 11-6
Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., two bass, 3-8
Complete results from throughout the week can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Overall, there were 40 bass weighing 69 pounds, 3 ounces caught by the three teams in Knockout Round Match 2 Sunday on Lake Weiss. Team Knighten pro Alton Jones Jr. caught the Berkley Big Bass of the day – a 4-pound, 5-ounce largemouth bass.
The final four teams that will compete in Monday’s final-day Championship Round at the Folds of Honor Patriot Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches are:
Team Ferguson:
Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan
Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Team Fishing Clash:
Bradley Roy, Lancaster, Ky.
Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, Ala.
Team Knighten:
Jake Lawrence, Paris, Tenn.
Alton Jones Jr., Waco, Texas
Team O’Reilly Auto Parts:
Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn.
Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala.
The Folds of Honor Patriot Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches is hosted by the City of Oxford and takes place over six days in Oxford, Alabama. The competition water for each day is top secret and is only revealed to the anglers when they arrive at the boat ramp each morning. Anglers are driven directly to the day’s competition area launch ramp by their officials. Competition begins on the water at 9:15 a.m.
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The Patriot Cup features 12 two-man teams divided into three groups as they entered the one-day Elimination Round matches. Each of the three Elimination Round matches featured four new teams, with the top two teams from each match of the Elimination Round advancing to the Knockout Round on Days 4 & 5. In the Knockout Rounds, three teams competed each day, with the top two teams from each Knockout Round match now moving on to the Championship Round on Day 6. In Monday’s Day 6 Championship Round, the final four teams will compete in a one-day shootout to determine which team will win the 2025 Folds of Honor Patriot Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches.
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