BENTON, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2026) – Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today that registration is officially open for the 2026 Phoenix Fantasy Fishing Presented by 13 Fishing season, giving fans another shot to test their Bass Pro Tour knowledge, out-pick their buddies and compete for an incredible lineup of prizes throughout the year.

The free-to-play game runs alongside the nine-event 2026 Bass Pro Tour and seven-event Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit schedules and challenges players to select rosters of 10 anglers for each event, earning points based on the total cumulative weight their teams catch.

New for 2026 is Beat J.T. Kenney Presented by 13 Fishing, a season-long Bass Pro Tour bonus competition that pits every Fantasy Fishing player against longtime MLFNOW! color commentator and tournament veteran J.T. Kenney. Players who outscore Kenney at each event earn points toward a separate leaderboard, with the overall winner taking home a Heavy Hitters-style championship belt and a premium prize package from 13 Fishing.

“Fantasy Fishing has become one of the most fun ways for fans to stay locked in all season long,” said Kenney (or Jim Wilburn, President of Sales at Major League Fishing. “With new prizes, new challenges like Beat J.T. Kenney Presented by 13 Fishing and some incredible fishing destinations on the 2026 schedule, this is shaping up to be our most competitive Fantasy Fishing season yet.”

In addition to the Beat J.T. Kenney competition, the 2026 Fantasy Fishing season features major incentives for both weekly and season-long success:

• Event winners will earn prize packages including a $250 13 Fishing gift card and a BUBBA Pro Series Smart Fish Scale.

• The overall season champions for both the Bass Pro Tour and the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit will receive a Tackle Warehouse prize package valued at $3,000, with the BPT winner also winning a fishing experience in Florida with Bass Pro Tour pro Bobby Lane and the Pro Circuit winner receiving a fishing experience in Alabama with Bass Pro Tour pro Justin Lucas.

All registered Fantasy Fishing players are automatically entered once they submit their roster before lines-in for that event. Rosters can be updated as often as players like prior to lock time, allowing fans to fine-tune their picks based on conditions, momentum and matchups.

The 2026 Fantasy Fishing season opens with B&W Trailer Hitches Stage 1 Presented by Mercury at Lake Guntersville, and team selections are now live.

Fans can register, view official rules and make their picks at FantasyFishing.com or through the Major League Fishing mobile app.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing, its tournaments and sponsors, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.

About Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, Discovery, Outdoor Channel, VICE, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network, RFD-TV and Game & Fish TV, and on demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 20 countries. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.