| Boater winner Corbin Bornstein of Nashville, Tennessee, and co-angler winner Tyrell Harmon of Hermitage, Tennessee. |
| Tennessee’s Harmon Wins Co-Angler Division BUCHANAN, Tenn. (Sept. 15, 2025) – Boater Corbin Bornstein of Nashville, Tennessee, caught a total of 10 bass weighing 36 pounds, 14 ounces, over two days to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine at Kentucky Lake . The tournament, hosted by Henry County Tourism Authority, was the fifth and final event of the season for the BFL Music City Division. Bornstein earned $3,525 for his victory. “Yesterday I caught them really quickly,” Bornstein said. “I had a limit – not a big one – but a limit by 9:45. I was scoping really shallow with a jighead minnow. “By the end of the day, I had culled up to 18 pounds fishing specific brush piles and other shallow structure,” Bornstein added. “I also caught some early on a Heddon Zara Spook, so that was cool. They weren’t big ones, but they were starting to get there.” Bornstein said action on his second day of the tournament was much slower than the first day, as he didn’t catch a keeper until 10:30. So, he made a run to a spot he called his “confidence area,” where he found a more promising bite. “I caught four for 13 pounds by 10:30,” Bornstein said. “I didn’t catch another keeper until 2:15, and I was due in at 2:30. “I never thought I was going to win this,” Bornstein added. “The boys on Kentucky Lake are straight hammers, and I didn’t think what I had would do it against that crowd. The tournament director asked me on stage if I had enough to win, and I said, ‘No sir.’ So, this was just a blessing to be out there, but to win was very special. And this was the first tournament my family had all been there to support me, so that made it super cool. And it’s my home pond, so, even better. What a cool week.” The top 10 boaters finished the tournament: 1st: Corbin Bornstein, Nashville, Tenn., 10 bass, 36-14, $3,525 2nd: Levi Kohl, Edinburg, Ill., 10 bass, 36-0, $1,762 3rd: Noah Morgan, Russellville, Ky., 10 bass, 32-1, $1,277 4th: Justin Berger, Murray, Ky., 10 bass, 30-15, $822 5th: Billy Schroeder, Paducah, Ky., 10 bass, 27-6, $705 6th: Angel Rosario, Kalamazoo, Mich., nine bass, 27-6, $646 7th: Brad Kell, Benton, Ky., eight bass, 24-11, $587 8th: Jordan Hartman, Benton, Ky., six bass, 21-13, $881 9th: Hunter Bouldin, McMinnville, Tenn., six bass, 19-6, $470 10th: Lucas Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 13-6 Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com. Jordan Hartman of Benton, Kentucky, caught a bass that weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces, and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $352.  Tyrell Harmon of Hermitage, Tennessee, won the co-angler division and $1,763 after bringing five bass to the scale that totaled 13 pounds, 13 ounces. The top 10 co-anglers finished: 1st: Tyrell Harmon, Hermitage, Tenn., five bass, 13-13, $1,763 2nd: Mark Redman, Scottsville, Ky., four bass, 12-11, $931 3rd: Danny Davenport, Murfreesboro, Tenn., three bass, 8-6, $588 4th: Ethan Wheeler, Water Valley, Ky., three bass, 6-12, $511 5th: Brady Kendall, Paducah, Ky., three bass, 5-14, $353 6th: Mike Moser, Hermitage, Tenn., two bass, 5-5, $323 7th: Tony Eckler, Lebanon, Tenn., two bass, 5-2, $294 8th: Gary Haraguchi, Cottonwood, Calif., one bass, 4-7, $440 9th: Kenneth Heckel, Santa Claus, Ind., three bass, 4-0, $235 10th: Damon Brown, Mayfield, Ky., one bass, 3-15 Gary Haraguchi of Cottonwood, California, earned the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award of $176, catching a bass that weighed in at 4 pounds, 7 ounces. With all five events in the division now complete, boater Hunter Bouldin of McMinnville, Tennessee, won the Fishing Clash Music City Division Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 1,352 points and earned the $1,000 prize, while Tommy Pritchard of Bargersville, Indiana, won the Fishing Clash Music City Division Co-Angler of the Year race with 1,333 points and earned the $500 payout. The top 60 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five tournament winners of each qualifying event, will qualify for the Oct. 10-11 BFL Regional tournament on Douglas Lake in Dandridge, Tennessee. Boaters will fish for a top award of a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard worth $50,000, while co-anglers will compete for a top award of $20,000. The 2025 Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 134 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 60 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying tournament winners, will advance to one of 12 BFL Regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top three, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. |