Brock Mosley left the FXR Pro Fish St. Johns River Bassmaster Elite with a 6^th place finish and an extra $3,000 of Toyota Bonus Bucks thanks to being the highest finishing angler towing his boat with a Toyota tow vehicle. The Dakota Lithium pro currently drives a 2024 Tundra, which is the fifth tow vehicle he has purchased from the automotive company who has consistently backed bass fishing the past two decades.

“We are a Toyota family because I want to support the companies who support bass fishing,” Mosley said. “When you add in the Bonus Bucks program and the fact that I can make extra money by driving a Tundra, it’s even better.  This 2024 is the fifth Tundra I’ve owned. It pulls my Phoenix boat super well and has plenty of power. I’ve been very happy with this truck and then I have an ’03 Tacoma at home and my wife drives a Highlander. They’re all great vehicles.”

This season marks Mosley’s tenth year on the Bassmaster Elite Series and it began on the very same fishery he started his Elite career on. Ten years ago, he left Palatka with a humbling 105^th finish, but this year Mosley’s experience on this body of water helped him claim his first top ten on the famed St. Johns River.

The Mississippi native has often excelled in events that are dubbed “a grinder” and while you might not know it looking at the weights from the St. Johns, this fishery is extremely fickle and absolutely fits Mosley’s definition of a grind.

“This place can serve you up some humble pie so quick, I just feel blessed to have caught what I did and to get out of here with a strong finish,” Mosley explained. “Each day I was having to scrap my limit together with several baits in multiple different areas.

“I sight fished some, wound a Chatterbait around, and caught a few key fish flipping. Including my big bass on day three, which came from the same matted vegetation I caught a six pounder out of five years ago. That fish catch was meant to be, as the spot is way off the beaten path, and I literally hadn’t been in there since I caught that fish in like 2020.”

Fish catches like that make all the difference in springtime Florida tournaments where you might only get five or six keeper bites per day. Mosley bested fellow longtime Toyota Bonus Bucks member John Cox, who finished in 8^th and will win an additional $2,000 for being the second highest finisher towing with a Tundra.

Both Mosley and Cox’s results highlight the fact that you don’t need to win a tournament to earn money through Bonus Bucks. You simply must drive an eligible Toyota tow vehicle and finish higher than the other registered anglers competing in one of the over 620 supported tournaments in 2025.

Toyota Bonus Bucks is available to tournament anglers of all levels, plus it’s completely free to sign-up. For a full list of payouts, supported events, or to learn more information about the program, follow this link: www.toyotabonusbucks.com. Or reach out to Kendell at [email protected] with any questions.