BENTON, Ky. (Sept. 13, 2024) – Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today the 2025 schedule for the Bass Fishing League (BFL), highlighted by the expansion to 12 Regional tournaments. This expansion ensures that grassroots MLF anglers can fish closer to home on lakes they know and love for a chance to win a $50,000 Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard as a boater and a new $20,000 cash award as a co-angler, plus qualification into the BFL All-American Championship.
Increasing the number of Regional tournaments to 12 will allow 65 boaters and co-anglers to qualify from each division – up from 50 in 2024 – while simultaneously reducing the field size in each Regional from 200 to 130 boats.
With advancement opportunities to the All-American, Toyota Series Championship and REDCREST – the Bass Pro Tour championship – for a shot at winning top awards of $120,000, $235,000 and $300,000, respectively, the BFL offers the best payouts and advancement opportunities for the lowest entry fee available anywhere.
The 2025 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 134 events throughout the season, including five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 60 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying event winners, will advance to one of 12 BFL Regional tournaments. There they’ll compete to finish in the top three, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American.
The 2025 BFL All-American, for qualifiers from the 2024 season, will take place May 29-31, 2025, at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.
Full program details, including payouts, rules and entry dates, will be announced later this fall. For the complete 2025 BFL schedule visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2025 MLF Phoenix BFL Regional Tournament Schedule:
Oct. 3-4 James River (Northeast & Shenandoah) Richmond, Va.
Oct. 3-4 Lake Erie (Buckeye & Michigan) Sandusky, Ohio
Oct. 3-4 Lake Norman (Piedmont & South Carolina) Huntersville, N.C.
Oct. 3-4 Mississippi River (Great Lakes & Illini) Quad Cities, Ill.
Oct. 10-11 Douglas Lake (Mountain & Music City) Dandridge, Tenn.
Oct. 10-11 Grand Lake (Okie & Ozark) Grove, Okla.
Oct. 10-11 Kentucky Lake (Hoosier & Mississippi) Buchanan, Tenn.
Oct. 10-11 Lake Murray (North Carolina & Savannah River) Columbia, S.C.
Oct. 10-11 Logan Martin Lake (Bama & Choo Choo) Lincoln, Ala.
Oct. 17-18 Lake Seminole (Bulldog & Gator) Bainbridge, Ga.
Oct. 24-25 Dale Hollow Reservoir (LBL & Volunteer) Byrdstown, Tenn.
Oct. 24-25 Lake Eufaula (Arkie & Cowboy) Eufaula, Okla.
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