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September Kerr Lake Fishing Report by Captain Rick Morris

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September Kerr Lake Fishing Report by Captain Rick Morris

For instructional fishing trips, on Kerr Lake or Lake Gaston please contact me through www.RickMorrisfishing.com.

After an awful hot late summer bass are starting to be caught 5 foot or less usually in the morning as always. Put your trolling motor on three-quarter high and start Chucking some buzz baits whopper poppers and Square bill crank baits! Water levels are down and the water temperature is still quite warm. Keep an eye out for those schoolers over deep water. When the sun gets up and there’s no current bass suspend out off the points, then it’s pick your weapons drop shot, big worm, large crank baits and so on by the end of the month with cooler weather the shallow water bite should pick up even more good luck.



Tennessee’s Lawrence Dominates Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Pickwick Lake

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Tennessee’s Lawrence Dominates Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Pickwick Lake
 Jake Lawrence of Paris, Tennessee and Strike-King co-angler Brayden Gray of Pontotoc, Mississippi.
Pontotoc’s Gray Tops Strike King Co-Angler Division

IUKA, Miss. (Sept. 11, 2023) – Boater Jake Lawrence of Paris, Tennessee, caught 10 bass weighing 51 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the two-day MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Pickwick Lake in Iuka, Mississippi, by more than 20 pounds over the second-place finisher. The tournament was the fifth and final regular-season event for the Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division. Lawrence earned $5,690 for his victory.

Lawrence’s 20-pound, 11-ounce margin of victory was the second-largest winning margin in BFL history. Only Anthony Sharp’s 21-5 margin at Sam Rayburn Reservoir in 2020 was higher.

“It’s well known that Pickwick is fishing tough,” Lawrence said. “These fish are somewhere; they don’t just disappear. In my mind, when you have a big tournament with this caliber of anglers in it, and the weights are low, we’re just not fishing around them. So, I came into this with an open mind and tried not to fish like I generally do. And that’s what led me to the pattern I eventually ended up fishing. It was focused on where the bait was.”

Lawrence said he caught bass in depths from 5 feet to 28 feet in various locations, but one factor remained constant – the bass were found where baitfish were present.

“You just have to cover a lot of water in a situation like that,” Lawrence said. “It’s tough to put a finger on where you even start like that. I just put the trolling motor down and it just kind of led me to what it was. It wasn’t one specific area.”

Lawrence said he fished water from Bear Creek to the dam, but did not focus on a particular or recurring feature or pattern. His bait of choice was a 4-inch Jenko Fishing Booty Shaker Swimbait in no particular color.

“It seemed like I could catch every 3.20- to 3.80-pound fish in the lake, but when I finally came across a 5-pounder he would just follow my swimbait until he got to the trolling motor,” Lawrence said. “There was an acre or two out there where the bait was just kind of hanging out. And you could find those little zones, and they would be packed. There was no specific target; I was out there hunting and pecking.”

Lawrence posted a Toyota Series win at Kentucky-Barkley Lakes in April and has finished first in other local tournaments this year as well.

“It’s been a fun year,” Lawrence said. “I’m looking forward to the future.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Jake Lawrence, Paris, Tenn., 10 bass, 51-2, $5,690
2nd:        Banks Shaw, Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 30-7, $2,845
3rd:        Chaz McMahan, Saint Joseph, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-13, $1,897
4th:         Justin Bussey, Fulton, Miss., 10 bass, 28-10, $1,328
5th:         Charles Watts, Corinth, Miss., 10 bass, 28-3, $1,138
6th:         Trent Suratt, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-11, $1,043
7th:         Ty Cox, Iuka, Miss., nine bass, 27-10, $948
8th:         Justin Atkins, Florence, Ala., nine bass, 27-8, $853
9th:         Carl Lovett, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn., nine bass, 27-3, $759
10th:      Monty Yeager, Florence, Ala., nine bass, 25-10, $664Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Larry Jenkins of Memphis, Tennessee, had a bass that weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $742.



Brayden Gray of Pontotoc, Mississippi, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,599 Sunday after catching a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 33 pounds, 3 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:
1st:          Brayden Gray, Pontotoc, Miss., 10 bass, 33-3, $2,599
2nd:        Johnny Suratt, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., eight bass, 20-5, $1,299
3rd:        Scott Kirk, Houston, Miss., seven bass, 19-2, $867
4th:         Daniel Corkern, Florence, Miss., six bass, 18-10, $956
5th:         Vernon Hearn, Lena, Miss., four bass, 13-6, $520
6th:         C.J. Holbrook, Smithville, Miss., four bass, 13-0, $476
7th:         Lewis Ritchie, Bogalusa, La., five bass, 11-3, $433
8th:         Nathan Moore, Coffeeville, Miss., six bass, 10-14, $390
9th:         Todd South, Florence, Ala., three bass, 9-5, $346
10th:      Reggie Thornton, Columbus, Miss., three bass, 8-12, $303Richie Madison of Jasper, Alabama, caught the largest bass in the Strike King Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $326.

With the regular season now complete, boater Taurian Parks of Clinton, Mississippi, won the 2023 Bass Fishing League Mississippi Division Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with a five-event total of 1,273 points to earn the $1,000 boater AOY award. Hunter Averett of Carriere, Mississippi, won the 2023 Strike King Co-Angler Mississippi Division AOY race with 1,321 points and earned the $500 Strike King Co-angler of the Year award.

Now, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to compete in the Oct. 5-7 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Oklahoma. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury 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 outboard.

The 2023 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 top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the MLF Toyota Series, the pathway to the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, General Tire, Grundéns, Gill, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Mystik Lubricants, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X 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.



Pennsylvania’s Thompson Adapts to Conditions, Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on the St. Lawrence River

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Pennsylvania’s Thompson Adapts to Conditions, Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on the St. Lawrence River
Boater Joseph Thompson of Coatesville, Pennsylvania and Strike-King co-angler Christopher Dam of Staatsburg, New York.
Coatesville Angler Also Records Back-to-Back Angler of the Year Titles

MASSENA, N.Y. (Sept. 11, 2023) – Boater Joseph Thompson of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, caught 10 bass weighing 44 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the two-day MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on the St. Lawrence River in Massena, New York. The tournament was the fifth and final regular-season event for the Bass Fishing League Northeast Division. Thompson earned $12,806 for his victory, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF contingency bonus.

“The conditions on the days of competition for the tournament were unlike any of the practice days,” Thompson said. “Practice was sunny, with good wind direction, and then the tournament was overcast with a northeast wind. It really backed the current up. It had fish positioned a little differently, and the first couple of hours each morning it took me a bit to figure it out and see how they had repositioned.”

Thompson said he didn’t land his first bass Sunday until 10 a.m., and caught most of his weigh fish between 10 and 1 p.m. He fished the Brockville area and relied primarily on a Carolina rig and a drop-shot rig for his bass around steep ledges off points in 30 feet of water.

Thompson entered the Super Tournament needing the win to secure his second-consecutive Northeast Division Angler of the Year title.

“I thought I was going to be a little short when it was all said and done, to be honest with you,” Thompson said. “I was surprised when I won.

“The win feels so good,” Thompson added. “The caliber of fishermen in the BFLs is unbelievable. Everywhere you go it’s the best of the local guys fishing in them. It’s an unbelievable talent pool.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Joseph Thompson, Coatesville, Pa., 10 bass, 44-5, $12,806 (includes $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
2nd:        Ethan Carr, Massena, N.Y., 10 bass, 41-0, $2,403
3rd:        Kent Compo, Brasherfalls, N.Y., 10 bass, 40-15, $1,603
4th:         Lane Olson, Forest Grove, Ore., 10 bass, 40-10, $1,121
5th:         Christopher Sperling, Cato, N.Y., 10 bass, 40-2, $961
6th:         Clay Reece, Lexington, Ky., 10 bass, 39-12, $881
7th:         Brett Carnright, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 bass, 38-10, $1,378
8th:         Douglas Reed, Bridgeton, N.J., 10 bass, 38-8, $721
9th:         Ethan McMahon, Swanton, Vt., nine bass, 38-4, $641
10th:      Jonathan Robla, Lisbon, N.Y., 10 bass, 37-11, $561Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Brett Carnright of Plattsburgh, New York, had a bass that weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $577.



Christopher Dam of Staatsburg, New York, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,972 Sunday after catching a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 40 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:
1st:          Christopher Dam, Staatsburg, N.Y., 10 bass, 40-1, $2,972
2nd:        Eric Baba, Plainville, Ct., 10 bass, 35-10, $1,186
3rd:        Justin Harant, Havertown, Pa., 10 bass, 35-9, $792
4th:         Matt Hummel, Dillsburg, Pa., 10 bass, 35-4, $838
5th:         Cory Germano, Staatsburg, N.Y., 10 bass, 32-5, $624
6th:         Michael Bahnweg, Union Dale, Pa., nine bass, 29-9, $435
7th:         John Alexander, Mt. Airy, Md., nine bass, 29-8, $395
8th:         Jimmy Papineau, Staatsburg, N.Y., 10 bass, 29-1, $356
9th:         Alexandre Jelev, Petawawa, Ont., 10 bass, 27-14, $316
10th:      Avery Shoemaker, Oakwood, Ga., 10 bass, 27-0, $277Matt Hummel of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, caught the largest bass in the Strike King Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 14 ounces. The catch earned him the Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $285.

With the regular season now complete, boater Joseph Thompson of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, won the 2023 Bass Fishing League Northeast Division Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with a five-event total of 1,274 points to earn the $1,000 boater AOY award. Michael Bahnweg of Union Dale, Pennsylvania, won the 2023 Strike King Co-Angler Northeast Division AOY race with 1,281 points and earned the $500 Strike King Co-angler of the Year award.

Now, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to compete in the Oct. 5-7 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury 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 outboard.

The 2023 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 top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the MLF Toyota Series, the pathway to the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, General Tire, Grundéns, Gill, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Mystik Lubricants, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X 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.



MLF Toyota Series Set to Close Out Northern Division with Event at Potomac River Presented by Rabid Baits 

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MLF Toyota Series Set to Close Out Northern Division with Event at Potomac River Presented by Rabid Baits 

MARBURY, Md. (Sept. 12, 2023) – The Major League Fishing (MLF) Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats is set to return to Marbury, Maryland, and the Potomac River next week, Sept. 21-23, for the third and final event in the Toyota Series Northern Division Presented by Rabid Baits – the Toyota Series at the Potomac River Presented by Rabid Baits.

The three-day tournament, hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners, will feature a roster of the region’s best bass-fishing pros and Strike King co-anglers competing for a top prize of up to $100,000 in the pro division and a new Phoenix 518 Pro boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard motor in the co-angler division.

“I feel like we’ll see some big bags in this tournament but putting it together for three days in a row is going to be the biggest challenge,” said MLF pro Martin Villa of Charlottesville, Virginia, who has two top-10 finishes – including a 4th place showing last year – at the Potomac River. “From everything that I’ve been hearing, the fishing is going to be a little bit tougher on the river this year.

“This time of year it always toughens up, but this year we’ve had a lot of late summer heat and we haven’t had much rain, so the river has high salinity,” Villa continued. “This means that some of the grass will really be blooming out, and some of it will already be dying off. I don’t think you’re going to be able to win this tournament one way, or off of one spot.”

Villa said that he expects he’ll be using his Douglas Bladed Swimjig rod and his Douglas Punching rods extensively, as swimjigs and punching baits will be strong players. He also mentioned that he will have a couple of topwater baits tied on, including a frog.

“It’s going to be a pretty standard September tournament on the Potomac… just a little bit tougher,” Villa went on to say. “If a guy can catch 13 to 14 pounds a day, he’ll do very well. I think if someone can catch 45 pounds over three days, they’ll walk away with it.”

Anglers will launch at 7 a.m. ET each day from Smallwood State Park, located at 2750 Sweden Point Road in Marbury. Weigh-ins will also be held at the State Park and will begin at 3 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend and encouraged to follow the event online through the “MLF Live” weigh-in broadcasts and daily coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

In Toyota Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event, scaling up for every 20 boats over 160 and scaling down for every boat below 160. With a 160-boat field, pros fish for a top prize of $40,000, plus an extra $35,000 if Phoenix MLF Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard (valued at $33,500). With a 260-boat field, pros fish for a top award of $65,000, plus an extra $35,000 if Phoenix MLF Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard (valued at $33,500) plus $5,000 cash.

The 2023 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats consists of six divisions – Central, Northern Division Presented by Rabid Baits, 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 2024. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard. The 2023 Toyota Series Championship will be held Nov. 2-4 on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, and is hosted by ExploreBranson.com.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Toyota Series include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Black Rifle Coffee Company, E3, Favorite Fishing, Fox Rent a Car, General Tire, Gill, Grundéns, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Next Gen Lithium, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Wiley X and YETI.

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



Cincinnati’s Redwine Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Lake Erie Presented by Rabid Baits

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Cincinnati’s Redwine Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Lake Erie Presented by Rabid Baits
Boater Alex Redwine of Cincinnati, Ohio and Strike-King co-angler Douglas Shope of Arcanum, Ohio.
Arcanum’s Shope Tops Strike King Co-Angler Division

SANDUSKY, Ohio (Sept. 11, 2023) – Boater Alex Redwine of Cincinnati, Ohio, caught 10 bass weighing 43 pounds, 9 ounces, to win the two-day MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Erie Presented by Rabid Baits in Sandusky, Ohio. The tournament was the fifth and final regular-season event for the Bass Fishing League Buckeye Division Presented by Rabid Baits. Redwine earned $6,121 for his victory.

“I didn’t really know how the first day was going to go, because it was very windy,” said Redwine. “There was a lot of north wind making 4- and 5-foot waves, and it took me a while to get to my area where I was fishing. Once I got there, I was able to bounce around three places where I caught key fish.

“Day 2 was a lot calmer and there wasn’t as much sun, which made the bite a little more difficult,” Redwine went on to say. “I was still around the right size of fish; I just couldn’t get them to bite as well. I did find one new area where I caught two or three key fish.”

Redwine said he focused his efforts on an island and fished 15 to 25 feet deep and targeted patches of rock or isolated boulders where baitfish were present. He said he switched between a Ned rig and a drop-shot rig to catch his bass.

“I thought once I got over 20 pounds that I had a pretty good shot at winning and guys would have to really catch them to beat me,” Redwine said. “The guy that came in second by one ounce, Jeremy, is a long-time best friend of mine, so that was pretty cool for us to finish 1-2. We’ve both put a lot of time on the water here, and for us to both do really good was just awesome.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Alex Redwine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10 bass, 43-9, $6,121
2nd:        Jeremy Reese, Powell, Ohio, 10 bass, 43-8, $3,560 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
3rd:        Dick Parker, Lorain, Ohio, 10 bass, 40-3, $2,291
4th:         Sean Wieda, Alexandria, Ky., 10 bass, 36-14, $1,428
5th:         Wilson Burton, Findlay, Ohio., 10 bass, 34-5, $1,724
6th:         Chris King, South Amherst, Ohio, 10 bass, 33-15, $1,122
7th:         Lawrence Clontz, Trenton, Ohio, 10 bass, 33-11, $1,020
8th:         Dan Fry, Marysville, Ohio, 10 bass, 29-0, $2,088
9th:         Bob Logan, Waynesfield, Ohio, 10 bass, 28-5, $816
10th:      Dakota Stiltner, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, 10 bass, 28-0, $714Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Dan Fry of Marysville, Ohio, had a bass that weighed 5 pounds, 1 ounce that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $840.



Douglas Shope of Arcanum, Ohio, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $3,060 Sunday after catching a two-day total of nine bass weighing 34 pounds, 14 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:
1st:          Douglas Shope, Arcanum, Ohio, nine bass, 34-14, $3,060
2nd:        Tyler Land, Coatsville, Ind., 10 bass, 33-4, $1,530
3rd:        Dayton Land, Coatsville, Ind., 10 bass, 27-8, $1,020
4th:         Adam Radovic, Brecksville, Ohio, 10 bass, 24-11, $714
5th:         Logan Kaplon, Rural Valley, Pa., 10 bass, 23-14, $612
6th:         Terry Bucciarelli, Ypsilanti, Mich., nine bass, 22-14, $1,331
7th:         Drew Crawford, Knightstown, Ind., 10 bass, 22-12, $510
8th:         Walter Hammond, Lees Summit, Mo., eight bass, 21-12, $659
9th:         Colten Didion, Port Clinton, Ohio, nine bass, 21-6, $408
10th:      Dylan Sibley, Strasburg, Ohio, six bass, 21-2, $357Terry Bucciarelli of Ypsilanti, Michigan, caught the largest bass in the Strike King Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 15 ounces. The catch earned him the Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $420.

With the regular season now complete, boater Chris Martinkovic of Hamilton, Ohio, won the 2023 Bass Fishing League Buckeye Division Presented by Rabid Baits Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with a five-event total of 1,266 points to earn the $1,000 boater AOY award. Steve Sorrell of Beavercreek, Ohio, won the 2023 Strike King Co-Angler Buckeye Division Presented by Rabid Baits AOY race with 1,276 points and earned the $500 Strike King Co-angler of the Year award.

Now, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to compete in the Oct. 5-7 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury 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 outboard.

The 2023 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 top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the MLF Toyota Series, the pathway to the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, General Tire, Grundéns, Gill, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Mystik Lubricants, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X 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.



There’s an Artist in the Building

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There’s an Artist in the Building
There’s an Artist in the Building
Northland Fishing Tackle’s Sam Larsen wins competition for 2024 Minnesota Walleye Stamp.
BEMIDJI, Minn. (September 12, 2023) – Fishing really spoke to Sam Larsen. In his formative years, Sam Larsen, Visual Marketing Coordinator and Product Development Manager for Northland, fished regularly with his dad in their hometown of St. Cloud, MN. They also took an annual vacation to the Park Rapids area, where a particular penchant for bass fishing was seeded. Larsen was drawn to the visual aspects of bass fishing. “The underwater world is special,” said Larsen, referencing how he can observe the emergent aspects and visualize what lurks below. It’s that art of the sport which triggers his creativity. 
Artist and Northland Visual Marketing Coordinator and Product Development Manager, Sam Larsen.
Larsen attended college at Bemidji State, ultimately earning a bachelor’s degree in art and design – subjects precisely inline with his passion. Adding fishing into the mix, Larsen took an internship with Northland in 2015, which matured into fulltime employment once he graduated.  Larsen’s journey in competitive art started in high school, winning awards with wildlife-themed paintings. His first crack at a state stamp was in 2018. “The federal and state duck stamps always intrigued me. So, I finally entered the Minnesota state turkey stamp competition and took third.” The stage was set, Larsen’s name now in the mix.Larsen followed with a 2019 entry for the Minnesota state walleye stamp. He didn’t place, but stuck with it. He earned second in 2022 competing for the turkey stamp. And finally, the persistent Larsen secured the win with his rendering of the 2024 walleye stamp, which he painted in his preferred medium of acrylics. 
Larsen’s 2022 Minnesota turkey stamp entry.
Larsen is presently finishing up his 2024 turkey stamp entry, along with plans to compete in other 2024 Minnesota stamp competitions. Asked about the possibilities of a federal or state duck stamp, he said it’s a “definite maybe.”Wildlife art collectors and fans-of-fishing can purchase a signed and numbered print from Larsen. But hurry because there are only 200 copies of the limited edition available.And if not for the art, certainly consider acquiring a print for the Larsen cause. “My wife Mandy and I plan to use the proceeds to upgrade our outboard motor.” Now that’s pretty cool…PS. Art experts believe that’s a Northland Fire-Ball Jig about to get eaten in the painting. 
To order a limited edition signed print:https://www.etsy.com/shop/slarsenart?ref=dashboard-header



19-Year-Old Lachniet Posts Second Victory at Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Dale Hollow Lake

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19-Year-Old Lachniet Posts Second Victory at Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Dale Hollow Lake
Boater Ryan Lachniet of Gum Spring, Virginia and Strike-King co-angler Ryan Crider of Kettering, Ohio.
Ohio’s Crider Tops Strike King Co-Angler Division

BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2023) – Boater Ryan Lachniet of Gum Spring, Virginia, caught six bass weighing 25 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the two-day MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Dale Hollow Lake in Byrdstown, Tennessee. The tournament was the fifth and final regular-season event for the Bass Fishing League Mountain Division. Lachniet earned $5,387 for his victory.

“This was a good tournament for me,” said the 19-year-old Lachniet, who now has two BFL wins under his belt. “Sunday, at 8 o’clock, I caught a big smallmouth that weighed 4-14. I knew that if I could catch just two more 4-pounders I would probably win it. It took all day, but I eventually caught those two 4s.”

Lachniet said he focused the majority of his fishing near Sulphur Creek Resort and targeted suspended fish with a 3.3-inch Keitech Swing Impact FAT Swimbait. Lachniet said his method produced 25 to 30 bass between 2½ and 4 pounds each day of the tournament.

“Once I culled out a 3½-pounder with a 4-1, I was pretty confident,” Lachniet said. “I knew it was going to be close, but I was hoping I had enough.

“This win is pretty awesome,” Lachniet added. “I’ve been fishing BFLs for two years now and fished my first one when I was 17 on the James River.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Ryan Lachniet, Gum Spring, Va., six bass, 25-5, $5,387
2nd:        Jacob Woods, Louden, Tenn., six bass, 24-12, $2,694
3rd:        Evan Fields, Shelbyville, Ky., six bass, 24-9, $1,795
4th:         Ryan Davidson, Branchland, W.V., six bass, 24-6, $2,637 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
5th:         Tanner Rich, Byrdstown, Tenn., six bass, 23-7, $1,077
6th:         Tony Eckler, Lebanon, Tenn., six bass, 22-15, $988
7th:         Isaac Peavyhouse, Jamestown, Tenn., six bass, 22-8, $898
8th:         Bailey Gay, Union, Ky., six bass, 22-2, $808
9th:         Christian Nash, Allons, Tenn., six bass, 21-10, $718
10th:      Andrew Napier, Fisherville, Ky., six bass, 21-7, $628Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Mark Towe of Gallatin, Tennessee, had a bass that weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $690.



Ryan Crider of Kettering, Ohio, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,664 Sunday after catching a two-day total of six bass weighing 18 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:
1st:          Ryan Crider, Kettering, Ohio, six bass, 18-6, $2,664
2nd:        Barry King, Liberty, Ky., five bass, 14-9, $1,332
3rd:        Billy Hughes, Eubank, Ky., five bass, 13-15, $889
4th:         Nicole Abrams, Greenfork, Ind., five bass, 13-8, $622
5th:         Andrew Devere, Paint Lick, Ky., six bass, 13-5, $533
6th:         Allen Neal, Whitley City, Ky., five bass, 13-1, $488
7th:         Garret Moon, Albany, Ky., four bass, 12-13, $444
8th:         Keith Bridges, Spring City, Tenn., four bass, 11-2, $400
9th:         Teddy Baggett, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 10-8, $355
10th:      Pop Catalin, Cookeville, Tenn., three bass, 9-8, $311Scotty Reagan of Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Strike King Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 3 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $341.

With the regular season now complete, boater Christian Nash of Allons, Tennessee, won the 2023 Bass Fishing League Mountain Division Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with a five-event total of 1,320 points to earn the $1,000 boater AOY award. Allen Neal of Whitley City, Kentucky, won the 2023 Strike King Co-Angler Mountain Division AOY race with 1,288 points and earned the $500 Strike King Co-angler of the Year award.

Now, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to compete in the Oct. 19-21 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury 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 outboard.

The 2023 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 top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the MLF Toyota Series, the pathway to the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, General Tire, Grundéns, Gill, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Mystik Lubricants, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X 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.



Fall Kayak Bass Fishing Tips: It’s Time To Hit The Water

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Fall Kayak Bass Fishing Tips: It’s Time To Hit The Water

We’ve just had a slight cool front come through as I sit here to write this in early fall. I’ve already taken a few dove hunting trips where I managed to bag a few before sweating through my shirt.

That’s one problem about late summer fishing: the heat. I don’t enjoy it, nor do the fish; they are much more challenging to catch in August.

However, as fall approaches and the water cools, the bass fishing gets just as good as that after spawn bite, especially in a kayak.

This is because most bass move back to the shallows to feed heavily before winter slows down their metabolism.

Rarely do you have to paddle far to find bass willing to bite.
Where to Start in the Fall

A majority of bass have just spent the summer in deeper portions of the body of water you’re fishing, so one of the best places to start in the fall is near a depth change to determine if the bass are still in a summer pattern or if they’re in their fall pattern.

You’ll find fish a little deeper if they’re still in their summer pattern. If they’re in their fall pattern, you’ll catch them in the shallows.

During warm stretches in the fall, I’ll fish deep to shallow, but if we’ve had a few days of cooler weather, I like to start shallow and move to deeper water if I’m not getting bites.

The great thing about fishing from a kayak during the fall is that you can often stay closer to shore, which means you’re less likely to get run over by boats; plus, when the bass are shallow, you get to do more catching than paddling.

Best Fall Bass Fishing Lures

While in recent years, I’ve begun to learn to slow down with some finesse fishing techniques, I’m still very much a power fisherman, and that plays right into the hand of fall fishing.

My favorite fall lures are a

Crankbait
Spinnerbait
Bladed-Jig
Jig

I learned to bass fish with a crankbait, and similar to the spring, a crankbait is incredibly effective this time of year. I love a squarebill that runs 3-5 feet deep in bluegill patterns, but I recommend using colors closest to the baitfish in your body of water.

The spinnerbait is another of my favorites because I can fish it a little deeper and change the speeds if needed. A white and chartreuse spinnerbait is usually tied onto my line in the fall to emulate shad.

I was late to hop onto the bladed-jig bandwagon, but I quickly discovered why so many anglers sing its praises once I started throwing it. Because it’s so versatile, the chatterbait is a great lure to use when fishing shallow or along a ledge in the fall.

No fishing lure list is complete without the jig. I prefer a swim jig this time of year because you can always slow it down and drag it if they’re not biting it on the move.

Moving lures are great to throw from a kayak because it’s dang near impossible to stay in one place without the aid of a kayak trolling motor or PowerPole.

My hook-up ratio drastically improves using these lures, thanks to better hook sets with moving lures from my little plastic boat.

Last Cast

Besides pumpkin spice lattes (of which I’m not a fan), fall is generally spent hunting, spending time with family outdoors, and, of course, watching football.

Most kayak anglers miss out on the incredible opportunity that fall bass fishing offers. The big ones are hungry and much more willing to bite than they were during the summer, so get out there and catch’em!Author’s ProfileWesley Littlefield lives in Northeast Oklahoma, he’s a contributing author of Anglers. Growing up he was introduced to several different styles of fishing by his dad and discovered how much he simply loved being on the water. He has followed in his father’s footsteps, introducing his wife and daughter to the incredible adventures the great outdoors offers!



LSU-Shreveport Wins MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Presented by Crock-O-Gator

Brian Carter
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LSU-Shreveport Wins MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Presented by Crock-O-Gator

BROOKELAND, Texas (Sept. 11, 2023) – The Louisiana State University (LSU)-Shreveport duo of Brayden Nichols of Blanchard, Louisiana, and William Tew of Bossier City, Louisiana, won the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Presented by Crock-O-Gator Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces. The victory earned the Pilots’ bass club $2,000 and a qualification into the 2024 MLF College Fishing National Championship.

“Our morning spot didn’t really work out,” said Tew. “We caught two little ones there. We had a bunch of brush piles we were going to run throughout the day, so we ended up hitting them pretty early.”

Tew said the team targeted brush piles in 15 to 20 feet of water in the San Augustine Park area of Rayburn, and fished their targets slowly with a Zoom Magnum Trick Worm on a shaky-head rig. Their tactic produced eight bass during the tournament – all keepers.

“We caught a 5-pounder and a 6-pounder when we got to our first brush piles,” Tew said. “We kind of beat around for the fifth fish and finally caught it. We weeded through a bunch of 2-pounders, and about 11 o’clock we went back to where we caught the two big ones and caught a 6½-pounder.

“It felt good to start the season off with a win, and it’s a real credit to the whole team – my teammates and our coach, as well as my family,” Tew added.

The teams that qualified to compete at the 2024 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st: LSU-Shreveport – Braden Nichols, Blanchard, La., and William Tew, Bossier City, La., five bass, 20-12, $2,000
2nd: McKendree University – Grant Olsen, Gardner, Ill., and Evan Sutton, Highland, Ill., five bass, 18-5, $1,000
3rd: Tarleton State-Stephenville – Sam Semper, Parker, Texas, five bass, 17-2, $700
4th: Tarleton State-Stephenville – Clayton Easter and Trevor Easter, both of Morgan, Texas, five bass, 17-0, $600
5th: Arkansas Tech University – Kanon Harmon, Benton, Ark., and Cody McEntire, Walnut Ridge, Ark., five bass, 16-3, $500
6th: Louisiana Tech University – Colby Dark, West Monroe, La., five bass, 15-5
7th: Tarleton State-Stephenville – Garett Cadenhead, Fort Worth, Texas, and Jared Mizell, Pearland, Texas, five bass, 14-12
8th: Northeastern State University-Tahlequah – Grayson Hudson, Keifer, Okla., and Matthew Huffman, Park Hill, Okla., five bass, 14-11
9th: Texas A&M – Reid Farris, Adkins, Texas, and Sid Wallace, San Angelo, Texas, five bass, 14-5
10th: Stephen F. Austin – Ben Burns, Lucas, Texas, and Ian Nash, Melissa, Texas, five bass, 14-4

Complete 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 event for College Fishing anglers will be the Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Lake Hartwell, Oct. 27 in Anderson, South Carolina.

The 2023 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 2024 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Black Rifle Coffee Company, E3, Favorite Fishing, Fox Rent a Car, General Tire, Grundens, Lawless Lures, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Wiley X 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.



Virginia’s Hudson Posts Long-Awaited Victory at Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Kerr Lake

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Virginia’s Hudson Posts Long-Awaited Victory at Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Kerr Lake
Boater Derik Hudson of Concord, Virginia and Strike-King co-angler Dan Garner of Littleton, North Carolina. 
Littleton’s Garner Wins Strike King Co-Angler Division

HENDERSON, N.C. (Sept. 11, 2023) – Boater Derik Hudson of Concord, Virginia, caught 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the two-day MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Kerr Lake in Henderson, North Carolina. The tournament was the fifth and final regular-season event for the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division. Hudson earned $7,017 for his victory.

“I got to practice Friday, but I didn’t find anything that was really awesome,” said Hudson, who has posted 22 top-10 finishes in MLF events. “I know this place fishes tough, so I felt good that I found some fish.

“On the first day, I went to a spot and caught three fish, one of which was a 3½-pound spotted bass,” Hudson added. “I was headed up the lake and saw fish bust in front of me. I felt the Lord was leading me there, so I turned around and caught just about all of my 16 pounds the first day on that spot – a spot I had never fished before.”

Hudson said he returned to the same spot on the second day of competition, but it produced no bass. He didn’t panic; he relied on his faith to keep him calm. His next spot produced the 15 pounds he weighed Sunday.

Hudson said he fished mid-lake – from the dam to just above Rudd’s Creek Recreation area – and targeted bass with a Missile Baits Magic Worm in the Missile Morning color on a drop-shot rig. A Heddon Zara Spook and soft jerkbaits were also key baits for Hudson.

“Anything is possible on Kerr Lake, but when I culled my last bass, I knew someone would have to really catch them to beat me,” Hudson said. “If I finished second, third or fourth, I could not have complained about this tournament. I had a phenomenal two days of fishing.

“I’ve heard so many stories of ‘when it’s your time it’s your time,’” Hudson added. “The Lord provided. To fish 100 tournaments with MLF and then win the 101st … to finally get that win … wow. It’s amazing.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:1st:          Derik Hudson, Concord, Va., 10 bass, 31-10, $7,017
2nd:        Brandon Gray, Bullock, N.C., 10 bass, 26-15, $2,759
3rd:        Bryan Elrod, Mechanicsville, Va., 10 bass, 26-7, $1,839
4th:         Tommy Jones, Salisbury, N.C., 10 bass, 26-4, $1,287
5th:         Tyler Trent, Nathalie, Va., 10 bass, 26-3, $1,603 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
6th:         Michael Birr, Franklinton, N.C., 10 bass, 26-0, $1,012
7th:         Chad Poteat, Mount Airy, N.C., 10 bass, 25-10, $1,500
8th:         Tyler Purcell, Townsville, N.C., 10 bass, 23-12, $828
9th:         Richard Hodges, Jr., Camden, N.C., eight bass, 23-11, $736
10th:      Logan Odum, Lumberton, N.C., nine bass, 21-13, $644Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Steven Lahr of Port Charlotte, Florida, had a bass that weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $720.



Dan Garner of Littleton, North Carolina, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,759 Sunday after catching a two-day total of eight bass weighing 20 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were: 1st:          Dan Garner, Littleton, N.C., eight bass, 20-15, $2,759
2nd:        Dustin Riddle, Hiwassee, Va., nine bass, 19-8, $1,379
3rd:        Robert Wedding, Welcome, Md., six bass, 17-0, $1,469
4th:         Tim Privette Jr., Wendell, N.C., six bass, 15-7, $644
5th:         Cornell Badra, Clarksburg, Md., five bass, 13-2, $552
6th:         Wes House, Knightdale, N.C., six bass, 12-13, $506
7th:         Tony Toombs, Drakes Branch, Va., six bass, 12-11, $460
8th:         Craig Ferguson, Emporia, Va., six bass, 11-10, $414
9th:         Kristofer Goin, Farmville, Va., six bass, 11-5, $368
10th:      Bud Amend, Pleasant Garden, N.C., five bass, 10-10, $322Terrell Mann of Oxford, North Carolina, caught the largest bass in the Strike King Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $360.

With the regular season now complete, boater Evan White of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, won the 2023 Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with a five-event total of 1,328 points to earn the $1,000 boater AOY award. Robert Wedding of Welcome, Maryland, won the 2023 Strike King Co-Angler Piedmont Division AOY race with 1,333 points and earned the $500 Strike King Co-angler of the Year award.

Now, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to compete in the Oct. 5-7 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Boaters will fish for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury 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 outboard.

The 2023 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 top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the MLF Toyota Series, the pathway to the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, General Tire, Grundéns, Gill, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Mystik Lubricants, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X 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.




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