Minocqua, Wisconsin Revealed as Second Stop of 2025 MLF Team Series
Hosted by the Minocqua Area Visitors Bureau, the Heritage Cup marks the second event of the 2025 MLF Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops, which includes the Challenge, Heritage, Patriot, and Summit Cups, each featuring 12 two-man teams of Bass Pro Tour anglers competing for a share of $560,000 in prize money.
All six days of competition will be available to watch live on MLFNOW!®, offering fans a front-row seat to every hookset, decision and adjustment as teams explore new fisheries and adapt in real time. The final period of each day of competition will be broadcast live from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET on RFD-TV, and each event will also be featured in a series of six original, two-hour episodes set to premiere on Outdoor Channel in the first quarter of 2026.
The 12 teams competing in the Knighten Industries Heritage Cup were selected through an angler draft during Stage 5 of the Bass Pro Tour. The lineup features a mix of fan favorites and powerhouse duos, including standout pairings such as Jacob Wheeler & Mark Daniels Jr., Ott DeFoe & Andy Montgomery and Matt Becker & Spencer Shuffield.
The 12 teams that will compete in the Knighten Industries Heritage Cup in Minocqua, Sept. 14-19 are:
Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas
Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C.
Team Ferguson:
Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La.
Marty Robinson, Lyman, S.C.
Team StarTron
Drew Gill, Mount Carmel, Ill.
Marshall Robinson, Landrum, S.C.
Team Fishing Clash:
Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla.
Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash.
Team Lucas Oil:
James Elam, Tulsa, Okla.
Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La.
Team Knighten:
Matt Becker, Ten Mile, Tenn.
Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark.
Team Kubota:
Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio
Nick Hatfield, Greeneville, Tenn.
Team O’Reilly:
Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn.
Mark Daniels Jr., Tuskegee, Ala.
Team 7Brew:
Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla.
Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala.
Team BUBBA:
Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn.
Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C.
Team Smokey Mountain:
Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla.
Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C.
Team B&W:
Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas
Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga.
A second draft will take place during Stage 7 of the Bass Pro Tour this week to determine teams for the Patriot Cup (Oct. 22–27) and Summit Cup (Nov. 16–21).
Fans can follow the action live on MajorLeagueFishing.com, the MLF and MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) apps and Rumble, with hosts Chad McKee and J.T. Kenney breaking down every minute of competition on MLFNOW!®.
Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Team Series include: 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bass Boat Technologies, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, BUBBA, E3 Sport Apparel, Epic Baits, Ferguson, Fishing Clash, Knighten Industries, Kubota, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, NITRO Boats, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Smokey Mountain Caffeinated Pouches, Star brite, Toyota, YETI and Zenni.
For complete details and updated information on the MLF Team Series, 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, Discovery+, Discovery GO, Animal Planet, Outdoor Channel, VICE, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network 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.
