MLF Unveils Dates for 2025 Team Series, Teams for Challenge Cup and Heritage Cup Events
Like 2024, the 2025 MLF Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops 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 Presented by Mercury 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:
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.
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).
The MLFNOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action live every day of competition during the 2025 MLF Team Series. MLFNOW!® is livestreamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com, the MLF and MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) apps and on Rumble.
Each MLF Team Series episode will air on Outdoor Channel as six two-hour original episodes each Saturday afternoon starting in Q1 of 2026. The complete television schedule will be posted at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Team Series include: Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Barbasol, Bass Boat Technologies, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, E3 Sport Apparel, Epic Baits, Ferguson, Knighten Industries, Kubota, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, NITRO Boats, Onyx, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff, Star brite, Toyota, YETI and Zenni.
For complete details and updated information on the MLF Team Series visit MajorLeagueF
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