BENTON, Ky. (June 12, 2025) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today the dates, teams and details for the 2025 Major League Fishing Team Series, which kicks off August 24-29, at a location that will be announced just 30 days prior to the event.
Like 2024, the 2025 MLF Team Series is comprised of four Cup events, each featuring two-man teams of Bass Pro Tour anglers competing from the same boat and working together to claim part of a season purse of more than a half of a million dollars.
Each minute of competition from the 2025 MLF Team Series will be livestreamed daily, meaning every cast and every catch will be covered live and fans can watch as teammates work together to break down a brand new body of water in real time.
Each MLF Team Series Cup event will feature 12 two-man teams, divided into three groups as they enter the one-day Elimination Rounds. The top two teams from each of the three Elimination Rounds will advance to the Knockout Rounds on Days 4 and 5. The top two teams from each Knockout Round will then move on to the Championship Round on Day 6, where the final four teams compete for the Cup Championship.
In keeping with traditional MLF Cup protocols, the host city is not revealed to Team Series anglers until one month prior to each event. All fishable waters within 60 miles of that city then become off limits to anglers, and the competitors will discover where they’re competing only after arriving at the boat ramp on the morning of competition. Fans watching the MLFNOW! livestream will find out the fishery right along with the anglers and watch all the action unfold live as teams work together and share their knowledge to break down each fishery in real time.
The dates for the 2025 MLF Team Series are:
- Challenge Cup: Aug. 24-29, 2025
- Heritage Cup: Sept. 14-19, 2025
- Patriot Cup: Oct. 22-27, 2025
- Summit Cup: Nov. 16-21, 2025
The first MLF Team Series draft of 2025 took place last week in conjunction with the Bass Pro Tour Lowrance Stage 5 at Kentucky Lake, where 24 team captains – based on the 2025 Fishing Clash Angler of the Year (AOY) standings after the first three Bass Pro Tour events – drafted a teammate. Those 24 teams will compete in the first two events, the Challenge Cup (Aug. 24-29) and the Heritage Cup (Sept. 14-19).
The 12 teams that will compete in the Challenge Cup, Aug. 24-29 are:
Team #1:
Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas
Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C.
Team #2:
Jacob Wall, New Hope, Ala.
Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla.
Team #3:
Alton Jones Jr., Waco, Texas
Alton Jones, Lorena, Texas
Team #4:
Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn.
Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn.
Team #5:
Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif.
Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala.
Team #6:
Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark.
Gary Klein, Mingus, Texas
Team #7:
Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla.
Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash.
Team #8:
Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Josh Bertrand, Queen Creek, Ariz.
Team #9:
Jake Lawrence, Paris, Tenn.
Colby Miller, Elmer, La.
Team #10:
Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J.
Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala.
Team #11:
Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C.
Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo.
Team #12:
Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla.
Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif.
The 12 teams that will compete in the Heritage Cup, Sept. 14-19 are:
Team #1:
Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich.
Martin Villa, Charlottesville, Va.
Team #2:
Justin Cooper, Zwolle, La.
John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky.
Team #3:
Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La.
Marty Robinson, Lyman, S.C
Team #4:
James Elam, Tulsa, Okla.
Gerald Spohrer, St. Francisville, La.
Team #5:
Drew Gill, Mount Carmel, Ill.
Marshall Robinson, Landrum, S.C.
Team #6:
Matt Becker, Ten Mile, Tenn.
Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark.
Team #7:
Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio
Nick Hatfield, Greeneville, Tenn.
Team #8:
Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn.
Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C.
Team #9:
Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn.
Mark Daniels Jr., Tuskegee, Ala.
Team #10:
Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla.
Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.
Team #11:
Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla.
Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala.
Team #12:
Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas
Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga.
At Stage 7, 24 new team captains, based on AOY rankings from Stages 4-6, will draft a teammate for the final two Team Series events, the Patriot Cup (Oct. 22-27), and the Summit Cup (Nov. 16-21).