| Boater winner T.J. Martin of Claremore, Oklahoma, and co-angler winner Mason Eudy of Muskogee, Oklahoma. |
| Muskogee’s Eudy Tops Co-Angler Division EUFAULA, Okla. (March 24, 2025) – Boater T.J. Martin of Claremore, Oklahoma, caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 11 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine at Lake Eufaula . The tournament, hosted by Vision Eufaula, was the second event of the season for the BFL Okie Division. Martin earned $11,925, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory. Martin and his co-angler, Mason Eudy of Muskogee, Oklahoma, shared a pretty awesome day together on Lake Eufaula. They both won their respective divisions, and they both caught giant bass that earned them some extra prize money. Martin landed a 10-pound, 9-ounce fish that earned him the Berkley Big Bass award and $610 on the boater side, while Eudy weighed in a 9-pound, 11-ounce fish that won the $305 Berkley Big Bass award on the co-angler side. “This morning, it wasn’t fast by any means,” Martin said. “But the first fish I caught was that 10-pounder. And then it just kind of went from there. I think I wound up catching about 10 or 12 keepers today. And then my co-angler wound up winning also. He had a 9 3/4. It was a really cool day. We figured it up and for five we would’ve had 32 or 33 pounds (if they were sharing weight).” The duo spent the day running a pattern that Martin figured out on Thursday during practice. He was dialed in on a particular type of rock, to the point he could almost call his shot anywhere he found the juice. Martin caught most of his winning fish on an umbrella rig with swimbaits and custom jigheads from his own tackle shop – Martin Outdoors & Tackle in Owasso, Oklahoma. He also caught a couple on a Deps Sakamata Shad. “My Garmin LiveScope was key for sure,” he added. “The key was you had to put the bait almost on the bank and just drag it back. The fish were super spooky because the area I was fishing was getting a lot of pressure. I couldn’t leave the scope on them. When I’d see them, I’d cast over there a good ways past them and then take the scope off of them (while working the umbrella rig back). They’ve definitely gotten used to the scope shining on them, especially in these lakes that have multiple tournaments a weekend. I think that was definitely a key.” The top 10 boaters finished the tournament: 1st: T.J. Martin, Claremore, Okla., five bass, 23-11, $11,925 (includes $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus) 2nd: Nick Kincaid, Brookeland, Texas, five bass, 19-8, $2,157 3rd: Ronnie Allen, Chouteau, Okla., five bass, 18-14, $1,439 4th: Brett Brumnett, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 17-8, $1,007 5th: Darin Anderson, Sand Springs, Okla., five bass, 17-5, $863 6th: Zane Johnson, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 17-4, $791 7th: Preston Cook, Miami, Okla., five bass, 17-2, $719 8th: Tate Brumnett, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 17-0, $647 9th: William Gaddis, Afton, Okla., five bass, 15-8, $575 10th: Michael Furgerson, Tulsa, Okla., five bass, 15-3, $503 Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.  Mason Eudy of Muskogee, Oklahoma, won the co-angler division and $2,462 Saturday, after bringing three bass to the scale that totaled 16 pounds, 8 ounces. The top 10 co-anglers finished: 1st: Mason Eudy, Muskogee, Okla., three bass, 16-8, $2,462 2nd: Mitch Baskett, Yukon, Okla., three bass, 12-11, $1,079 3rd: Cody Torkleson, Sand Springs, Okla., three bass, 11-0, $717 4th: Micah Phillips, Fort Gibson, Okla., three bass, 10-9, $503 5th: Mark Taylor, Oklahoma City, Okla., three bass, 9-8, $531 6th: Riley Motrych, Shawnee, Okla., three bass, 9-4, $396 7th: Jeff Corriveau, Owasso, Okla., three bass, 7-8, $360 8th: JD Smith, Carthage, Mo., three bass, 7-1, $324 9th: Porky Roberts, Morris, Okla., two bass, 6-11, $288 10th: Robert Joslin, Fort Smith, Ark., two bass, 6-7, $252 After two events, Ronnie Allen of Chouteau, Oklahoma, now leads the Fishing Clash Okie Division Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 498 points, while Robert Joslin of Fort Smith, Arkansas, leads the Fishing Clash Okie Division Co-Angler of the Year race with 480 points. The next event for BFL Okie Division anglers will be held May 10, at Broken Bow Lake out of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. To register for the event as a boater or a co-angler, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com or call (270)-252-1000. 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 Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. 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. The 2025 BFL All-American will take place May 29-31, 2025, at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and is hosted by hosted by Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, Deep Dive App, E3 Sports Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Grizzly, Humminbird, Lew’s, Li Time Batteries, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Mystik Lubricants, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, WIX Filters and YETI. For complete details and updated tournament information, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Bass Fishing League updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. |
