BENTON, Ky. – Major League Fishing, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today the dates, teams, and details for the 2025 Major League Fishing Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops, which kicks off Aug. 24-29, at a location that will be announced just 30 days before the event.
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 half a million dollars.
Each minute of competition from the 2025 MLF Team Series will be live-streamed 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 before 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! live stream 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 fish 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).
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.
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 MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news, and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
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