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Akins Chugs his way to victory at Bassmaster College Classic Bracket on Tims Ford Lake

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Akins Chugs his way to victory at Bassmaster College Classic Bracket on Tims Ford Lake

Dylan Akins of Emmanuel University wins the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s on Tims Ford Lake. 

Photo by Christopher Decker/B.A.S.S.

Sept. 30, 2024

Akins Chugs his way to victory at Bassmaster College Classic Bracket on Tims Ford Lake

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Winchester, Tenn. — It was a slow, but steady pace for Dylan Akins on the final day of the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s at Tims Ford Lake, but it was just the type of day the Emmanuel University graduate needed to earn the top prize.

With a daily total of 14 pounds, 12 ounces, Akins defeated his head-to-head opponent Aaron Jagdfeld (12-12) to earn the victory and a spot in the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic at Lake Ray Roberts in Fort Worth, Texas. Not only will the Georgia native compete in the Classic, he also earned paid entry into the 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens with the use of a fully rigged Nitro Boat and Toyota Tundra. 

“I’m pretty speechless,” Akins said. “I knew it was going to be close, but I had no idea. I’m feeling really blessed right now.”

The Bracket victory puts a bow on what was a special season for Akins. He and partner Chase Carey earned 2024 Bassmaster College Series overall Team of the Year honors with a third-place finish in the Lunkers Division standings and then a Top 10 finish at the Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Lake Hartwell. 

“It has been amazing,” he said. “Chase and I have always been really consistent, but we had a little better finish than average and put them all together. Coming here and having to put a whole string of good days together was crazy.”

Using some of the lessons he has learned on his home waters of Lake Lanier, Akins targeted suspended smallmouth and largemouth that were feeding on threadfin shad. He saw groups of bass all the way down to 50 feet of water, but the bass hanging around in the top section of the water column ate the best. 

While a Strike King 3X Z-Too rigged on a 3/16-ounce jighead landed some key bass, a STORM Chug Bug triggered the majority of his bites, especially from the smallmouth swimming just under the surface. He discovered that bite during his practice period when more bass than not did not swim to his Damiki presentation.

After getting several bites, Akins figured it could be the bait that separated him from the other eight competitors.

“Say the bass are 10 feet down; it would take a second to call them up. Unlike a walking bait, the Chug Bug makes a big splash,” Akins explained. “I could keep it in the same spot and work it repeatedly. It triggers a schooling-type deal. The bigger ones would come up and follow it for a second and eventually take it. 

“It was one of the most fun topwater bites I’ve been on. The lake was awesome.”

After practice, Akins felt he had a chance to make the final day but wasn’t sure if his primary areas held enough bass to win the whole tournament. As the event progressed, he was able to expand and find several new areas that held keeper bass. 

On Hurricane Helene-shortened Day 1, Akins landed 14-4 to land in second before landing 16-0 on Day 2 to advance to the bracket rounds and claim the overall No. 1 seed with a two-day total of 30-4. Then on Day 3, Akins caught 16-7 to narrowly advance past Andrew Blanton, who caught 16-3 in the shallows.

While a light mist fell early in the day, Akins and Jagdfeld fished in calm and cloudy conditions. Akins caught his first keeper in the first hour but suffered a long lull after that. 

“Other days, it was like every fish I threw at was crazy. The weather had them (feeding),” he said. “I was seeing so many fish not even close to the surface, or they would come up and nip the bait. For the first three or four hours, I was thinking it was going to be a long day and just hoping for a limit.”

As the day progressed, Akins explored some new water and located one stretch that held quality smallmouth. There, he filled out a limit and made several key culls.

“I saw some surface activity and went over there and expanded on it,” Akins said. “That creek was really good to me. In the afternoon they were going crazy.”

Jagdfeld caught plenty of smallmouth on the final day, but many of them fell below the 18-inch keeper limit, leaving the Adrian College graduate scrambling toward the end of the day. Along with a jighead minnow, Jagdfeld threw a Pop-R and a Spook. 

After being stuck on three bass most of the day, Jagdfeld made a late rally to fill his limit and cull, but it wouldn’t be enough to beat Akins.

The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and local businesses hosted the tournament.

2024 Strike King College Bracket Presented by Bass Pro Shops and Lew’s 9/27-9/30
Tim Ford’s Lake, Winchester  TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 4

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Dylan Akins –                                Emmanuel University                   0
  Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   16-00     Day 3: 5   16-07     Day 4: 5   14-12   Total:   5  14-12
2.  Aaron Jagdfeld –                             Adrian College                        0
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 5   12-03     Day 4: 5   12-12   Total:   5  12-12
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1         2        26        76-12
 2         5        31        93-00
 3         3        18        52-00
 4         2        10        27-08
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          12        85       249-04



Ohio’s Shaffer Earns 17th Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on the Ohio River at Tanners Creek

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Ohio’s Shaffer Earns 17th Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on the Ohio River at Tanners Creek
Boater Dick Shaffer of Rockford, Ohio, and Strike-King co-angler Ken Barker of Middletown, Ohio.
Middletown’s Barker Tops Strike King Co-Angler Division

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Sept. 30, 2024) – Boater Dick Shaffer of Rockford, Ohio, caught a two-day total of six bass weighing 16 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine Super Tournament on the Ohio River at Tanners Creek . The tournament, which concluded Sunday, was the fifth and final event of the season for the BFL Hoosier Division. Shaffer earned $5,714 for his victory.

No doubt about it, Shaffer is a BFL legend in the Hoosier and Buckeye divisions. He now has 17 wins in his MLF career, with most of them coming at the BFL level. He’s also made four All-American Championship appearances. If he’s on the roster in a weekend derby in Ohio or Indiana, you can bet he’s going to contend.

Shaffer credits his latest win with not putting any pressure on himself.

“I’m not going to the Regional because I’m going duck hunting that week in North Dakota,” he said. “I decided the last day to sign up for it, and when I saw the weather, I cancelled my motel for the night before because I knew what I was going to do. The way the weather was (for practice), I wasn’t going fishing in the rain. I knew the way the weather was supposed to be (in the tournament), it was going to be a main-river bite.

“There was no pressure. I wasn’t fishing for points. I knew if they bit I had a better-than-average chance to win.”

Shaffer had the fish on each day to weigh a limit but couldn’t get five to the boat. He weighed three smallmouth bass for 8-15 on day one and a mixed bag of one largemouth, one spotted bass and one smallmouth for 7-6 on day two.

The biggest factor in Shaffer’s approach was having prime conditions for the smallmouth bass to bite. With the weather turned gloomy and some stain in the water (the water had come up about 3 feet), he knew the smallmouth bass would be positioned on current breaks and ready to bite, and each day he weighed in a good one, including a 5-pound, 9-ounce fish that earned him the Berkley Big Bass award of $637.

“I caught ’em on just a little bit of everything,” Shaffer added. “I caught ’em dragging a craw around some. I caught some on a buzz bait. I caught ’em on a (Yamamoto) Senko. I caught some off rocks, some off wood, some off barges. I was just basically junk-fishing, just fishing what looked good.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament:

1st:         Dick Shaffer, Rockford, Ohio, six bass, 16-5, $5,714
2nd:        Doug Ruster, New Palestine, Ind., 10 bass, 13-10, $2,839
3rd:         Dave Wood, Charlestown, Ind., seven bass, 12-0, $1,694
4th:         Tim Adams, Burlington, Ky., eight bass, 11-1, $1,685 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
5th:         Aaron Stahley, Batavia, Ohio, six bass, 10-15, $1,015
6th:         Jamie Cunnagin, New Lebanon, Ohio, six bass, 10-12, $1,056
7th:         Caleb Carnes, Guston, Ky., eight bass, 10-12, $846
8th:         Jeffery Johnson, Austin, Ind., seven bass, 10-7, $762
9th:         Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind., six bass, 10-1, $677
10th:       Jordan Nauert, Fillmore, Ind., six bass, 9-6, $592

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Shaffer caught a bass that weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces, and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $637.



Ken Barker of Middletown, Ohio, won the Strike King co-angler division and $2,563 Sunday, after bringing a two-day total of five bass to the scale that weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers finished:

1st:          Ken Barker, Middletown, Ohio, five bass, 8-5, $2,563
2nd:        Brian Zelinskas, Beavercreek, Ohio, four bass, 7-12, $1,438
3rd:         Dylan Grace, Scottsburg, Ind., six bass, 7-6, $953
4th:         Ryan Cannon, Indianapolis, Ind., five bass, 6-13, $598
5th:         Brandon Houston, Lakeside Park, Ky., five bass, 6-13, $513
6th:         Adler Odle, Willow Springs, Mo., four bass, 6-7, $470
7th:         Steven Wells, North Vernon, Ind., three bass, 6-3, $427
8th:         Jordan Loveless, Beech Grove, Ind., five bass, 6-3, $384
9th:         Kade Oliver, Muncie, Ind., five bass, 5-12, $342
10th:       Tyler Sloan, Gas City, Ind., three bass, 5-6, $299

Hagen Conley of Florence, Kentucky, and Brian Zelinskas of Beavercreek, Ohio, tied for the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award, each catching a bass that weighed in at 2 pounds, 11 ounces – the largest co-angler catch of the tournament. They each took home $157 for their share of the prize.

At the conclusion of the tournament, John Melton of Corydon, Indiana, was crowned the Fishing Clash Hoosier Division Angler of the Year (AOY) with 1,289 points and was awarded the $1,000 payout, while Ryan Cannon of Indianapolis, Indiana, won the Fishing Clash Hoosier Division Co-angler of the Year race with 1,327 points and earned the $500 prize.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five tournament winners of each qualifying event, have qualified for the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional tournament on Pools 13-17 of the Mississippi River in Quad Cities, Illinois. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will compete for a top award of $50,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard.

The 2024 Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying event winners, will advance to one of six BFL Regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, 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 2024 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, GSM Outdoors, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, REDCON1, Strike King, Suzuki, 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.



Greensboro’s Inman Posts Fifth Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament at Lake Norman

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Greensboro’s Inman Posts Fifth Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament at Lake Norman
Boater winner Mark Inman of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Strike-King co-angler winner Jean Lacerte of Elm City, North Carolina.
Elm City’s Lacerte Tops Strike King Co-Angler Division

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 30, 2024) – Boater Mark Inman of Greensboro, North Carolina, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine Super Tournament on Lake Norman . The tournament, which concluded Sunday, was the fifth and final event of the season for the BFL North Carolina Division. Inman earned $7,340, including the lucrative $2,500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.

After a tough start to practice, Inman got a tip from a friend that helped him eventually piece together a productive pattern fishing a mix of a jig, shaky head and topwater. The key was running and gunning so he could get in front of new fish throughout the tournament.

“Once I learned the pattern, I gave it about 10, 15 minutes on a stretch of shoreline, and if I didn’t get bit I’d just crank up and go somewhere new,” said Inman, who weighed in 12 pounds, 6 ounces on day one.
 
Heavy rains at the end of the week certainly impacted the bite, as Inman eventually found himself hunting clean water on Sunday. The other key was being around baitfish.

“It wasn’t muddy when I started (on Saturday),” he said. “I caught about 12, 13 fish, but I only caught seven or eight keepers. Then today (Sunday), I started in an area that was close to it (where he fished Saturday), and I ended up losing a couple. I started looking down at the water, and I thought, they don’t eat good in this fresh water. I’ve got to move.

“I went to another place I caught fish yesterday and never got a bite. I told that my co-angler we’re going fishing. My daddy always said, ‘When your stuff gets burned up, you go fishing.’ That’s what I did today, and the good Lord blessed me. Everything just went right. I caught about 30 keepers.”

That impressive catch of 30 keepers included a big kicker that bit at around 11 o’clock. Inman thought he might’ve had it won at that point. Turns out, it wouldn’t have been enough. Thankfully, he landed a 3-plus-pounder late in the day, which culled him up to 18 pounds, 1 ounce – easily the biggest bag of the tournament – for the win.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament:

1st:        Mark Inman, Greensboro, N.C., 10 bass, 30-7, $7,340 (includes $2,500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
2nd:       Isaac Ledford, Dallas, N.C., 10 bass, 29-1, $2,270
3rd:       Kaden Buchmann, Mooresville, N.C., 10 bass, 26-7, $1,515
4th:        Mark Davis, Bear Creek, N.C., 10 bass, 25-12, $1,059
5th:        David Bright, Mooresville, N.C., 10 bass, 25-9, $1,033
6th:        Rob Digh, Denver, N.C., 10 bass, 25-7, $832
7th:        Michael Campbell, Pineville, S.C., 10 bass, 24-15, $1,289
8th:        Lucas Murphy, West Columbia, S.C., 10 bass, 24-14, $681
9th:        Scott Hamrick, Denver, N.C., 10 bass, 24-9, $605
10th:     Jake Monti, Mooresville, N.C., 10 bass, 24-5, $530

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Michael Campbell of Pineville, South Carolina, caught a bass that weighed 4 pounds, 7 ounces, and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $532.



Jean Lacerte of Elm City, North Carolina, won the Strike King co-angler division and $2,270 Sunday, after bringing a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale that weighed 22 pounds, 2 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers finished:

1st:        Jean Lacerte, Elm City, N.C., 10 bass, 22-2, $2,270
2nd:       Jason Hinger, Timberlake, N.C., 10 bass, 21-0, $1,385
3rd:       Eric Stanbery, Lewisville, N.C., 10 bass, 20-5, $757
4th:        David Deciucis, Chester, Va., 10 bass, 20-2, $796
5th:        Jerry Morris, Charlotte, N.C., 10 bass, 19-10, $454
6th:        Greg Mauldin II, Archdale, N.C., nine bass, 19-2, $416
7th:        Hunter Alexander, China Grove, N.C., 10 bass, 18-10, $378
8th:        Arthur Harris, York, S.C., 10 bass, 18-9, $341
9th:        Adam Radovic, Brecksville, Ohio, eight bass, 17-12, $303
10th:     Hunter Carpenter, Lincolnton, N.C., nine bass, 16-15, $265

David Deciucis of Chester, Virginia, earned the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award of $266, catching a bass that weighed in at 3 pounds, 4 ounces – the largest co-angler catch of the tournament.

At the conclusion of the tournament, Scott Hamrick of Denver, North Carolina, was crowned the Fishing Clash North Carolina Division Angler of the Year (AOY) and earned the $1,000 payout with 1,320 points, while Lacerte, the co-angler tournament winner, also sewed up the Fishing Clash North Carolina Division Co-angler of the Year race with 1,338 points to take home the $500 prize.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five tournament winners of each qualifying event, have qualified for the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional tournament on Santee Cooper Lakes in Clarendon County, South Carolina. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will compete for a top award of $50,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard.

The 2024 Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying event winners, will advance to one of six BFL Regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, 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 2024 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, GSM Outdoors, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, REDCON1, Strike King, Suzuki, 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.



Cherokee Lake Named Host for 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Wild Card Tournament

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Cherokee Lake Named Host for 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Wild Card Tournament

FLORENCE, Ala. (Sept. 30, 2024) – Major League Fishing (MLF) announced Sunday that Tennessee’s Cherokee Lake has been selected to host the 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Wild Card, which will take place in Jefferson County, Tennessee, Oct. 25-26. The two-day event, hosted by Visit Jefferson County TN, will launch from the TVA Cherokee Dam Launch in Jefferson City.

In order to be eligible to fish the Wild Card, anglers must have entered all five events within a Phoenix Bass Fishing League division during the 2024 season, fished at least two of them and not qualify for a regular Regional.

Anglers will take off from the TVA Cherokee Dam Launch, located on Renfro Road in Jefferson City, at 8 a.m. ET each day of competition. Weigh-ins will be held at the marina both days beginning at 4 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the action online through the “MLF Live” weigh-in broadcasts at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The full field competes both days at the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Wild Card, with winners determined by the heaviest two-day catch. The top six boaters and top six Strike King co-anglers will advance to the 2025 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine All-American, held on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, May 29-31, 2025, and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.

There will be no off-limits period prior to the pretournament meeting for the Wild Card. No contestant may be on tournament waters for the purpose of locating bass or potential fishing waters after the start of the pretournament meeting except during tournament hours.

Entry for the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Wild Card is now open and runs through Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at 6 p.m. CT. Anglers can enter by phone at 270.252.1000 on online at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The 2024 Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying event winners, will advance to one of six BFL Regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American.

Proud sponsors of the 2024 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, GSM Outdoors, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, REDCON1, Strike King, Suzuki, 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.




Stephen F. Austin University Wins MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Presented by Suzuki Marine

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Stephen F. Austin University Wins MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Presented by Suzuki Marine

BROOKELAND, Texas (Sept. 30, 2024) – The Stephen F. Austin State University duo of Ben Burns of Lucas, Texas, and Grant Pursifull of Princeton, Texas, won the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Presented by Suzuki Marine Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 5 ounces. The victory earned the Lumberjacks’ bass club $2,000 and a qualification into the 2025 MLF College Fishing National Championship.

“I’ve been fishing out here a lot the last two months,” Burns said. “I had a lot of good schools located. We rolled up to our first one, and it didn’t really work out. We ended up catching one good one there. Then we ran around to smaller schools and ended up filling our limit pretty quick.”

The Lumberjacks started off the day throwing a 6th Sense Crush 500DD crankbait on isolated hard spots offshore. They rotated through about 30 schools.

“That was by about 11,” Burns added. “We had a decent little limit, about 15 or 16 pounds. From 11 to 1, it gave us the opportunity to go throw a big 6th Sense Draw and Juggle Minnow and catch some good ones around timber and brush just kind of ‘LiveScoping’ around.”

By switching up tactics, Burns, a junior business major, and Pursifull, a freshman construction management major, only got four more bites, but it was a crucial move to target bigger bass and cull up to their winning weight.

“I think just moving fast and covering water really (was the key),” Burns said. “Hitting as much stuff as we could.”

The top 10 teams finished:

1st:        Stephen F. Austin University – Ben Burns, Lucas, Texas, and Grant Pursifull, Princeton, Texas, five bass, 26-5, $2,000
2nd:       Wabash Valley College – Sam Ausbrooks, Loogootee, Ind., and Elijah Jaime, Auburn, Mich., five bass, 23-12, $1,000
3rd:       Bethel University – Coleman Bingham, Greenville, Ky., and Brayden Wilson, Piedmont, Mo., five bass, 20-7, $700
4th:        Tarleton State – Stephenville – Karson Denton, Splendora, Texas, and Hayden Hurst, Stephenville, Texas, five bass, 19-7, $600
5th:        LSU Shreveport – Barrett Bennefield, San Augustine, Texas, and Mason McCormick, Shreveport, La., five bass, 19-7, $500
6th:        Texas A&M – Clay Jenkins, Lumberton, Texas, and Sid Wallace, San Angelo, Texas, five bass, 18-14
7th:        LSU Shreveport – Grayson Bonfils, Baton Rouge, La., and Nevan Osburn, Lipan, Texas, five bass, 18-11
8th:        Texas A&M – Hunter Hernandez, Spring, Texas, and Riley Meinke, Austin, Texas, five bass, 18-7               
9th:        Bethel University – Colby Carrier, Skowhegan, Maine, and Justin Frey, Landisburg, Pa., five bass, 17-1     
10th:     Southeastern Louisiana University – Rylan Meyers, Loranger, Louisiana, and Chance Shelby, Denim Springs, Louisiana, five bass, 17-9          

A total of 22 teams – the top 12% – at Sam Rayburn qualified to compete at the 2025 College Fishing National Championship. The full list of National Championship Qualifiers and results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir was hosted by the Jasper County Development District. The next tournament for MLF College Fishing anglers will be the Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Lake Chickamauga, Oct. 18 in Dayton, Tennessee.

The 2024 MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI season features college teams from across the country competing in nine regular-season tournaments. The top 12 percent of teams from each regular-season tournament advance to the 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship. The 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship will be held on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama from April 9–11, 2025. The tournament is presented by Decatur Morgan County Tourism

Proud sponsors of the 2024 MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, GSM Outdoors, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Suzuki, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota and YETI.

For complete details and updated tournament information, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular College Fishing updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.




Tennessee’s Suratt Posts Fifth Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament at Wheeler Lake

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Tennessee’s Suratt Posts Fifth Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament at Wheeler Lake
Boater Trent Suratt of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, and Strike-King co-angler Tony Hill of Chatsworth, Georgia.
Georgia’s Hill Tops Strike King Co-Angler Division

ROGERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 30, 2024) – Boater Trent Suratt of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 37 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine Super Tournament on Wheeler Lake . The tournament, which concluded Sunday, was hosted by Florence-Lauderdale Tourism. It was the fifth and final event of the season for the BFL Choo Choo Division. Suratt earned $4,465 for his victory.

Suratt didn’t practice for the tournament, but based on the rainy conditions, he knew there’d be gates open on Guntersville Dam, which would position the fish on rock piles in the current. So he knew fishing the tailrace would probably contend for the win, as it often does on the Tennessee River. Yet, he actually started the tournament by running down to First Creek.  

“I didn’t have but like 9 pounds (at 9 a.m.),” he said. “I knew I wasn’t going to win down there, so I just struck out toward the dam, got up there and caught them all within about 15 minutes. Then I stayed up there and beat on ’em today (Sunday). I just had one little rock pile that I caught all of them on.”

In two days, Suratt weighed in a mix of four smallmouth and six largemouth bass. He caught his winning fish on an undisclosed swimbait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament:

1st:          Trent Suratt, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 10 bass, 37-8, $4,465
2nd:        Jimmy Carruth, Madison, Ala., 10 bass, 31-0, $2,233
3rd:         Corey McMullen, Gurley, Ala., 10 bass, 30-3, $1,998
4th:         Harry Peyton II, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 29-11, $1,542 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
5th:         Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala., 10 bass, 27-12, $893
6th:         Kent Ware, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 27-12, $819
7th:         Alan McCoy, Blountsville, Ala., 10 bass, 27-4, $744
8th:         Daniel Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 26-15, $670
9th:         Donny Beck, Killen, Ala., 10 bass, 25-4, $595
10th:       Jason Henson, Rome, Ga., 10 bass, 23-13, $821

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Corey McMullen of Gurley, Alabama, caught a bass that weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $510.



Tony Hill of Chatsworth, Georgia, won the Strike King co-angler division and $2,233 Sunday, after bringing a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale that weighed 23 pounds, 3 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers finished:

1st:         Tony Hill, Chatsworth, Ga., 10 bass, 23-3, $2,233
2nd:        Brandon Bell, Starkville, Miss., 10 bass, 20-0, $1,116
3rd:         Red Calvert, Perdido Key, Fla., 10 bass, 19-8, $844
4th:         Brian Carroll, Glencoe, Ala., nine bass, 19-6, $521
5th:         Todd Mowery, Madison, Ala., 10 bass, 18-1, $447
6th:         Frank Mackin, State Line, Miss., nine bass, 17-13, $409
7th:         Jonathan Craig, Madison, Ala., nine bass, 17-2, $372
8th:         Ethan Wheeler, Water Valley, Ky., eight bass, 16-8, $335
9th:         Richard Bailey, Florence, Ala., seven bass, 16-4, $298
10th:       Mekiah Jack, Mount Juliet, Tenn., eight bass, 14-9, $260

Alvis (Slick) Jones of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, earned the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award of $255, catching a bass that weighed in at 5 pounds, 1 ounce – the largest co-angler catch of the tournament.

At the conclusion of the tournament, Dillon Falardeau of Hixson, Tennessee, was crowned the Fishing Clash Choo Choo Division Angler of the Year (AOY) with 1,289 points and earned the $1,000 prize, while Todd Mowery of Madison, Alabama, won the Fishing Clash Choo Choo Division Co-angler of the Year race with 1,324 points and took home the $500 payout.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five tournament winners of each qualifying event, have qualified for the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional tournament on Clarks Hill Lake in Appling, Georgia. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will compete for a top award of $50,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard.

The 2024 Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying event winners, will advance to one of six BFL Regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, 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 2024 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, GSM Outdoors, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, REDCON1, Strike King, Suzuki, 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.



Jagdfeld, Akins advance to finals at Bassmaster College Classic Bracket on Tims Ford Lake

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Jagdfeld, Akins advance to finals at Bassmaster College Classic Bracket on Tims Ford Lake

Dylan Akins, left, of Emmanuel University and Aaron Jagdfeld, right, of Adrian College advance to Championship Monday at the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s. 

Photo by Christopher Decker/B.A.S.S.

Sept. 29, 2024

Jagdfeld, Akins advance to finals at Bassmaster College Classic Bracket on Tims Ford Lake

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Winchester, Tenn. — Dylan Akins enjoyed his best day yet at Tims Ford Lake, landing 16 pounds, 7 ounces — the heaviest bag of the tournament so far — on Day 3 of the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s. 

Still, there were some anxious moments at weigh-in as the Emmanuel University angler arrived at check-in and realized his head-to-head opponent Andrew Blanton of Lander University had also caught an impressive bag of bass on Day 3. 

Blanton fell just 4 ounces short with 16-3, allowing Akins to take a sigh of relief and advance to Championship Monday. He will be joined by Adrian College graduate Aaron Jagdfeld, who caught 12-3 to advance past Caleb Hudson of University of South Carolina-Union (7-3).

“I was feeling pretty optimistic because I had caught a decent sack,” Akins said. “So, I was thinking, if I want to have a chance tomorrow, I don’t know if I can keep grinding on these fish. So, I made a move to a different section of the lake to try and cull up there. I got to weigh-in and realized it was going to be close. I saw he had those two big largemouth.

“Luckily, I slid through. It was nerve-wracking.”

Weights will zero again tomorrow and Akins and Jagdfeld will compete head-to-head for a spot in the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic at Lake Ray Roberts along with paid entries into the 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens with use of a fully rigged Nitro boat and Toyota Tundra.

A light rain continued to fall over Tims Ford as the remnants of Hurricane Helene continued to swirl around the area. But as the conditions have stabilized, the bite has continued to improve for the Emmanuel University graduate.

“Today was the best day I’ve had,” Akins said. “I fished a couple of new areas I found, which helped a lot. I had some key bass off of those areas. Hopefully tomorrow will be the same, too. The weather is kind of moving out of here, so there’s a chance it could completely change.”

Thus far, Akins has been targeting both smallmouth and largemouth in the southwestern section of the lake. The majority of the bass he’s caught have been feeding around suspended bait balls, but he landed one of his bigger bass on Day 3 in shallower water. 

“If I see them around bait, then I’m throwing at them,” Akins said. “Today, every fish for a little while was trying to eat. If I saw them shallow or out on bait, I would throw over there and try to get them to eat the topwater.” 

Garmin LiveScope has helped him locate these groups of threadfin shad, and has also allowed him to observe where the bass are sitting in the water column. Akins has seen bass swimming and suspended anywhere from just under the surface to as deep as 50 feet. 

The bass located in the top 15 feet of the water column are more willing to bite a topwater, but he’ll drop a bait to the bass if they are deeper. Several groups of bass have moved quickly up and down in the water column, which has shocked Akins.

“I can sit there and watch a school of bass that is 50 feet down all of sudden swim up and get right under the surface like they are ready to feed,” he said. “What is even crazier, I know people catch largemouth shallow … I have caught some of my biggest largemouth here in 40 feet of water. It blows my mind that they will (rise and fall) so much. The smallmouth will swim everywhere, but the schools of largemouth I’m seeing are swimming twice as fast.”

It was a wet start for Akins, but not because of the rain. While fighting a bass, Akins slipped on the gunnel of the boat and fell into the lake. He did, however, manage to land that bass and proceeded to fill out his limit.

“The first bass I caught kept and from there I filled my limit pretty fast. That hasn’t happened the last few days. I would get stuck on four for a while. After that, I had a flurry that lasted until about 10 or 11. It slowed down from there. I noticed a lot of bass starting to not react the same way.” 

Jagdfeld, meanwhile, suffered his worst day of fishing since arriving at Tims Ford. Despite losing several bass early in the morning, he was able to land a respectable limit by midmorning, but the way the bass bit today has him a bit worried about his chances for the final day.

“It is good to be here, but I want to win it all,” Jagdfeld said. “I have no clue what I’m going to do tomorrow. I’m completely out of fish. But I’m going to fish free tomorrow and go bassin’. I’m going to act like I’ve never been here before.”

Throughout the first three days, the Adrian College angler has moved between two large areas of the lake searching for bass feeding on threadfin. He has landed a mix of smallmouth and largemouth with two baits, including a topwater popper and a minnow-style bait. 

Like Akins, Jagdfeld has found that bass swimming higher in the water column are more willing to bite.

“Most of the bass I’m catching are within 10 feet of the surface over 15 to 100 feet of water,” Jagdfeld said. “That’s why I’m able to catch them on topwater. I switched from a Spook to a Pop-R today. I’ve seen big schools down in 30 to 50 feet of water, but it is really hard to get to them and they are hard to get to bite anyway.” 

When he arrived at his starting spot on Day 3, Jagdfeld discovered the bass in the area were in an odd mode.

“I didn’t connect with the first four or five bass that blew up on my topwater. I made some mistakes. Tried to boat flip some bass I shouldn’t have,” Jagdfeld said. “I was able to grind it out and hit a few stretches that had them. I never had a big bite.”

Jagdfeld suspects the bass are starting to transition to their fall patterns, and with the rise in water levels from the tropical rains, he thinks he will have to make a drastic change in strategy.

“With the water coming up, and now that it is stabilizing, I probably will fish shallow. I haven’t done it much all week. When we first got here, there were a lot more fish on the main lake. The bait is still there, but the bass aren’t there in the numbers they were when we first got here.” 

Jagdfeld and Akins will launch from Tims Ford Marina at 6:20 a.m. CT and return for weigh-in at 2:30 p.m. Live coverage on Bassmaster.com will begin at 7 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. 

The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and local businesses are hosting the tournament.

2024 Strike King College Bracket Presented by Bass Pro Shops and Lew’s 9/27-9/30
Tim Ford’s Lake, Winchester  TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3  

Angler                                       Club/School                      
Pts 1.  Dylan Akins –                                Emmanuel University                   0
  Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   16-00     Day 3: 5   16-07   Total:   5  16-07
2.  Andrew Blanton –                             Lander University                     0
  Day 1: 2   06-03     Day 2: 5   14-11     Day 3: 5   16-03   Total:   5  16-03
3.  Aaron Jagdfeld –                             Adrian College                        0
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 5   12-03   Total:   5  12-03
4.  Caleb Hudson –                               University of South Carolina – U      0
  Day 1: 4   12-12     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 3   07-03   Total:   3  07-03
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1         2        26        76-12
 2         5        31        93-00
 3         3        18        52-00
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          10        75       221-12



Georgia Pro Jared Lintner Wins MLF Toyota Series at Lake of the Ozarks

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Georgia Pro Jared Lintner Wins MLF Toyota Series at Lake of the Ozarks

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Sept. 29, 2024) – Pro Jared Lintner of Covington, Georgia, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces to win the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Suzuki Marine and earn the top payout of $38,289. Over the three days of competition Lintner weighed in 15 bass totaling 51-8 to earn the win by a 3-pound, 14-ounce margin over Dennis Berhorst of Holts Summit, Missouri, who finished second with a three-day total of 47-10, good for $15,837.  

Three things you can count on in an early-fall tournament on Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks: the bite might be inconsistent to tough, the lake’s multitude of docks will probably play a key role and the winner must avoid any costly one-day fumbles.

Check, check, and check for the Georgia pro, who made the most of an inconsistent fall bite at Lake of the Ozarks by running a wide-open, “hit and run” dock pattern for three days at the Plains Division season finale, wrapping up his first career Toyota Series win.

“We moved out here to be closer to lakes like these,” Lintner said as he accepted the trophy, referring to his move from Central California to Georgia two years ago. “Living where we do now, I can see a tournament like this on the schedule and go ‘Oh, I think I’ll fish that.’ I like fishing all of these Ozarks lakes, but I couldn’t really jump into tournaments like this living in California.”

The California transplant’s consistency was key at Lake of the Ozarks as he followed up a 16-3 first day with 19-6 on Day 2 and 15-15 on Saturday. Berhorst’s 19-4 on Saturday was the second-biggest bag of the event and followed up 16-3 on Day 2, but he only caught 12-3 on Day 1. Newcomb’s tournament was similar: 17-15, 16-15 and 12-15.

Lintner earned the nickname “The Milkman” when he worked as a dairy-delivery driver around his home in Arroyo Grande, California, before committing to a full-time pro career. His approach on Lake of the Ozarks lived up to his nickname – the Tackle Warehouse pro spent all three days with both his big motor and trolling motor warmed up at all times, running “at least 40 or 50 docks a day” in search of docks where he believed he could catch better-than-average fish.

“I covered a ton of water every day, looking for real specific docks,” Lintner said. “I wanted docks that were close to a main lake point and were somewhat isolated. If there were a bunch of docks together, that wasn’t the deal for me. I was looking for real specific areas where there was one, maybe two, docks in a quarter-mile stretch. And the bigger the dock the better.”

Lintner’s dock attack turned up 16-3 on Day 1, good enough for third place, most of it on a 5/16-ounce ARK Wes Logan Swim Jig in blue magic with a white Zoom Z Craw trailer, and a 1/2-ounce ARK Randall Tharp Flipping Jig in old-school brown. He spent that evening poring over the maps on his Garmin EchoMAP Ultra 2 in search of more isolated docks to add to his expanding collection of waypoints.

Day 2 brought clouds and shade on his docks, which Linter exploited with a 1/2-ounce Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer (white/gold blade) with a white Yamamoto Zako trailer and the same ARK swim jig.

“Eighty percent of the water I ran every day was brand new,” Lintner said. “I’d pull up the map and zoom in on docks that looked like what I wanted, and I’d just spent the day running to those docks. That was a key for me in having consistent weights – the volume of docks I ran. I caught a ton of fish every day – probably 50 a day – but only had five to seven keepers a day. Getting those keeper bites was hard, but I think running all new water really helped me. There wasn’t really any reason why a 3 1/2- or 4-pounder would show up, I couldn’t replicate it. I had to just keep fishing as many docks as I could.” 

Lintner returned to the reaction baits on the final day, weighing all but one fish on the ChatterBait and swim jig (but catching his biggest fish on the flipping jig).

“I’ve picked up that dock deal over the years fishing all of these lakes around here: Bull Shoals, Table Rock, Lake of the Ozarks,” Lintner said. “It’s something I knew coming into this week, and I caught fish at all kinds of depths doing it. I caught some as shallow as a foot and a half deep, and some where my boat was in 55 feet of water.”

The top 10 pros on Lake of the Ozarks finished:

1st:          Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga., 15 bass, 51-8, $38,289
2nd:        Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., 15 bass, 47-10, $15,837 (includes $1,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus)
3rd:         Andy Newcomb, Camdenton, Mo., 15 bass, 47-8, $11,787
4th:         Brock Reinkemeyer, Warsaw, Mo., 14 bass, 43-12, $9,822
5th:         Casey Scanlon, Eldon, Mo., 15 bass, 43-10, $8,615
6th:         Chris Digino, Dallas, Texas, 15 bass, 42-11, $7,658
7th:         Jake Lawrence, Buchanan, Tenn., 15 bass, 42-10, $6,701
8th:         Corbin Bailey, Camdenton, Mo., 14 bass, 42-6, $5,743
9th:         Jason Moppin, Cross Timbers, Mo., 14 bass, 39-12, $4,786
10th:       Lawson Hibdon, Versailles, Mo., 15 bass, 39-6, $3,829

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Pros Brock Reinkemeyer of Warsaw, Missouri, and Jason Sandidge of Centerton, Arkansas, tied for the Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division Thursday, each catching a largemouth weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces, to take home $250. On Friday, pro Aaron Johnson of Shreveport, Louisiana, earned the $500 Berkley Big Bass prize after bringing a 6-pound, 1-ounce largemouth bass to the scale.

Berhorst took home an extra $1,000 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $35,000 per event in each Toyota Series tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Mason Chambers of Galena, Missouri, won the Strike King Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 3 ounces. Chambers took home the top prize package worth $33,500, including a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers on Lake of the Ozarks finished:

1st:         Mason Chambers, Galena, Mo., 10 bass, 30-3, Phoenix 518 Pro boat w/115-hp outboard
2nd:        Shane Kuehn, Bennington, Neb., six bass, 21-7, $4,804
3rd:         Albert (Skip) Rayborn, Hammond, La., nine bass, 21-0, $3,843
4th:         William Hoffert, Columbia, Mo., eight bass, 18-4, $3,363
5th:         Charley Slaton, Valliant, Okla., seven bass, 17-12, $2,882
6th:         William Koerber, Phillipsburg, Mo., seven bass, 17-2, $2,402
7th:         Clayton Hale, Grove, Okla., eight bass, 16-14, $2,071
8th:         Dennis Meyer, Branson West, Mo., six bass, 16-3, $1,681
9th:         Les Brandenburg, Springfield, Mo., six bass, 15-13, $1,441
10th:       Kenny Miller, Fulton, Mo., seven bass, 15-9, $1,201

Dennis Young of Olathe, Kansas, was the Berkley Big Bass $150 award winner in the Strike King co-angler division, Thursday, with a 6-pound, 6-ounce bass, while the Day 2 $150 award went to Mason Chambers of Galena, Missouri, with a 4-pound, 14-ounce fish.

With all three regular-season events in the Toyota Series Plains Division now complete, pro Jake Lawrence of Buchanan, Tennessee, was crowned the Fishing Clash Plains Division Angler of the Year (AOY), earning the AOY payout of $5,000 with 773 points, while Dennis Young of Olathe, Kansas, was named the Strike King Co-angler of the year with 739 points, taking home the $2,000 prize.

The Toyota Series at Lake of the Ozarks, hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association, was the third and final regular-season event for the Toyota Series Plains Division. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will be the Toyota Series Championship at Wheeler Lake – hosted by the Huntsville Sports Commission – Nov. 7-9, in Huntsville, Alabama. For a complete schedule of events, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The 2024 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats consists of six divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern, Southwestern and the Western Division Presented by Tackle Warehouse – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International and Wild Card divisions. Anglers who fish in any of the six divisions or the Wild Card division and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning up to $235,000 and a qualification to REDCREST 2025. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard.

Proud sponsors of the 2024 MLF Toyota Series include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, FX Custom Rods, General Tire, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak Fishing, Onyx, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, REDCON1, Simms, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, WIX Filters and YETI.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Toyota Series, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Tackle Warehouse Invitational updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF5 social media outlets at  Facebook , Instagram and YouTube.



Andy & Adam Hoofnagle Win Final LU Bass Summer Shootout on SML

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Andy & Adam Hoofnagle Win Final LU Bass Summer Shootout on SML

It was a wet day on the old pond for the fourteen anglers that fished the Final LU Bass Summer Shootout on Smith Mountain Lake. It was a tough day for some of of the local hammers but Andy & Adam found them in last few hours of the event. The team would like to thank everyone that supported the team this year & weith your help they were able to raise over 3K.



Jason Dehart & Russell Hoyle Win CATT Lake Norman, NC Sept 21, 2024

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Jason Dehart & Russell Hoyle Win CATT Lake Norman, NC Sept 21, 2024

Next up on Lake Norman is the Oct 12 Fall Qualifier for the Fall Trail  at Pinnacle!

BassKings is coming to Lake Norman Oct 5 at Pinnacle Access!

NO BASS ELITES OR BASS PRO TOUR ANGLERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER A BASSKINGS EVENT!
Must enter 2 Norman BassKing Qualifiers to be eligible for the Norman Final!
Qualifier Entry Fee – $200 / $210 at Ramp
Final Entry Fee – $250 / $260 at Ramp
Fall Membership Fee – $50
Optional $50 Side Pot Paying up to 3 Places
Optional $25 Side Pot Paying 1 place

Tap on this link for more info!

Jason Dehart & Russell Hoyle win Norman with 5 bass weighing 14.00 lbs!

Good evening, everyone! Apologies for the tardy reporting. Please see below for the results of the CATT Trail qualifier #2 on Lake Norman.

We had 33 boats participate on Saturday affording a top 4 payout along with top 3 payout for the $50 side pot and top 2 payout for the $25 side pot.

Our 4th place finishers were the team of Todd Farris and Steve Postell who weighed in 5 fish totaling 12.86 LBS. This finish won them a $100.00 check. Congrats to you both.

Our 3rd place finishers were the recently hot team of the Lassiter brothers. Colby Lassiterand Corey Lassiter brough 5 fish to the stand weighing a total of 12.94 LBS. This won them a check for $200.00 and they also won the 3rd place $50 side pot adding another $150.00 to their day totaling $350.00. Nice work guys!

In 2nd place was the dynamic duo of Alvin Shaw and Brent White who delivered 5 fish to the scales weighing a total of 13.42 LBS. This won the team a check for $300.00. They also won 2nd place in both side pots for an additional $380.00 for the $50 side pot and $200.00 for the $25 side pot for a grand total of $880.00. Very good work gentlemen!

Before we get to 1st place, we have to give a shout out to our big fish winner of the day. The person who brought me this 5.22 LB lunker was Austin Garland and for this effort, Austin won a check in the amount of $260.00. Nice job Austin!

Our 1st place finishers were the tag team of Mr. Jason DeHart and Russell Hoyle. They took off out of the six spot and after eight hours of fishing they brought in a lively bag of five fish weighing a grand total of 14.00 LBS even! Their bounty for the day broke down as $700.00 for the 1st place finish, $520.00 for the 1st place $50 side pot and $450.00 for the 1st place $25 side pot for a three-check total of $1,670.00!!!! Incredibly GREAT day on the water fellas!

Our next qualifier (#3) is going to be on October the 12th out of Pinnacle access on Lake Norman.

We also have the Bass Kings tourneys starting up soon. The first of those tournaments will be on October 5th. Check it out at: https://www.cattteamtrail.com/…/basskings-lake-norman/

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RUSSELL HOYLE &
JASON DEHART		0.0014.00$1,670.00110
ALVIN SHAW &
BRENT WHITE		3.5613.42$880.00109
COLBY LASSITER &
COREY LASSITER		3.6012.94$550.00108
TODD FARRIS &
STEVE POSTELL		5.0412.86$100.00107
JARED JONES &
BILLY TAYLOR		0.0012.39106
ALLEN TRAVIS &
HUNTER HARWELL		0.0012.11105
ALEX VAN DYKE &
CHRIS GOODWIN		0.0011.45104
ROB NICHOLSON &
NOAH NICHOLSON		0.0010.74103
CHRIS PASSMORE &
MICHAEL GAULDIN		0.0010.34102
DONALD POTEAT &
LARRY YANCEY		0.0010.06101
CARSON ECKARD &
ROBERT THOMPSON		0.009.84100
DYLAN GREGORY & LUKE BROMHALL0.009.7799
ALLEN EAKER0.009.7598
ETHAN HOSPEDALES0.009.6297
JEREMI BEATTY &
SAM BEATTY		0.009.5796
CHUCK DOUTHITT &
KEN WRIGHT		0.009.4395
DARREN MARLOWE &
CHRIS MARLOWE		2.469.3794
NATHAN PYRTLE0.009.3293
ALTON ROCKETT0.009.2992
JEFF NICHOLS &
TIM PENNINGER		2.059.1891
T. J. RUMPF0.009.1290
TONY NELSON0.008.8989
CHRISTOPHER BROWN2.758.8888
JOE FLOYD0.008.1387
AUSTIN GARLAND5.227.14$260.0086
CHRIS PASSMORE & MICHAEL GAULDIN0.000.0076
TIM WADDELL &
MARK BESHEARS		0.000.0076
CHRISTOPHER COKER0.000.0076
ROBERT BAGWELL&
CHAD BAGWELL		0.000.0076
BP HURDING0.000.0076
MICHAEL WILSON0.000.0076
MATT LEWIS &
HENRY WETTERICK		0.000.0076
HUNTER GATEWOOD & BEN ROBERTSON0.000.0076
C. MARK WILLIAMS0.000.0076
Total Entry’s$1,820.00
BONUS $$1,700.00
Total Paid At Ramp$3,460.00
Norman FALL 2024 Final Fund$260.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund$0.00
2024 Norman Fall Final Fund Total$325.00
2024 CATT Championship Fund Total$0.00



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