WHAT:
The Major League Fishing (MLF) 43rd annual Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American Championship Presented by T-H Marine, and the Columbia PFG College Fishing National Championship Presented by Abu Garcia, both held earlier this year on Lake Murray, will both premiere this Saturday on VICE TV in back-to-back episodes. Filmed earlier this year in Columbia, South Carolina, the three-day championships were hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board.

WHEN:
Saturday, Aug. 22
Phoenix BFL All-American Championship on Lake Murray – 9-10 a.m. ET
Columbia PFG College Fishing National Championship on Lake Murray – 10-11 a.m. ET

WHERE:
VICE TV

NOTES:
The 43rd annual Phoenix BFL All-American showcased the nation’s best weekend grassroots anglers, awarding the winning boater a top prize of up to $120,000, and a top prize of $50,000 for the winning co-angler.

The Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine was a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying event winners, advanced to one of six BFL Regional tournaments where they competed to finish in the top six, which then advanced them to compete in the 2025 BFL All-American. The field also includes the top eligible finisher from each of seven The Bass Federation (TBF) divisions in the 2025 TBF National Championship.

The 17th annual Columbia PFG College Fishing National Championship Presented by Abu Garcia brought together 151 teams from across the country, as the nation’s top collegiate anglers competed for a $43,500 top prize package that included a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard and an additional $10,000. The second-place team also earned a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard.

The 2025 College Fishing season featured college teams from across the country competing in six regular-season tournaments. The top 15 percent of teams from each regular-season tournament qualified to compete in the 2026 Columbia PFG College Fishing Presented by Abu Garcia National Championship.

The full television schedule can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Proud sponsors of the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7 Brew, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Buffalo, BUBBA, Cigars International, Epic Baits, Grizzly, Mercury, MillerTech, Mystik Lubricants, OFF! Deep Woods, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, PiranhO2, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, VOSKER, YETI and Yuengling.

Proud sponsors of MLF Columbia PFG College Fishing Presented by Abu Garcia include: 7 Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, Columbia PFG, Epic Baits, Mercury, MillerTech, OFF! Deep Woods, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, PiranhO2, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, VOSKER and YETI.

For complete details and updated tournament information, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular BFL and College Fishing updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, 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.