The Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine offers weekend anglers the best payouts and advancement opportunities for the lowest entry fee available anywhere.
Only in the Bass Fishing League can you fish close to home with advancement opportunities to the All-American, Toyota Series Championship and REDCREST, the Bass Pro Tour championship, for a shot at winning top awards of $120,000, $235,000 and $300,000, respectively, including Phoenix MLF Bonuses.
The Bass Fishing League is your pathway to the Toyota Series, Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the Bass Pro Tour. It also puts you in front of the sport’s largest fan base with coverage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter reaching 2.3 million followers, on MajorLeagueFishing.com to more than 5 million visitors and in dedicated public relations outreach that generates 5.5 billion impressions annually across all MLF circuits.
Enter at MajorLeagueFishing.com or call 270.252.1000.
4 one-day qualifiers per division – Forward Facing/360-degree Sonar restricted to 3 hours
1 two-day super tournament per division – Forward Facing/360-degree Sonar restricted to 3 hours each day
Tournament winners and the top 45 boaters from each Division qualify for a Regional and the chance to win a $50,000 Phoenix bass boat
Tournament winners and the top 45 co-anglers from each Division qualify for a Regional and the chance to win a $33,500 Phoenix bass boat
Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year Awards
$1,000 Angler of the Year in each Division based on total points from all five tournaments
$500 Co-angler of the Year in each Division based on total points from all five tournaments
Your Pathway to the Toyota Series, Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and Bass Pro Tour
Top 60 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each division earn priority entry into the Toyota Series
96 1-Day Qualifying Tournaments:
$4,000 top boater award based on a 100-boat field, scaling up to $7,750 at 200 boats – 29% more than 2025 + $500 to $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus in every tournament
$2,000 top co-angler award based on a 100-boat field, scaling up to $3,875 at 200 boats – 29% more than 2025
20 percent of field earns a check of at least $250 for boaters and $125 for co-anglers – 25% more than 2025
Winning boater and co-angler from each Qualifier advance to a Regional
$6,000 top boater award based on a 100-boat field, scaling up to $11,450 at 200 boats – 27% more than 2025 + $500 to $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus in every tournament
$3,000 top co-angler award based on a 100-boat field, scaling up to $5,725 at 200 boats – 27% more than 2025
20 percent of field earns a check of at least $400 for boaters and $200 for co-anglers – 33% more than 2025
Winning boater and co-angler from each Super Tournament advance to a Regional
Saturday/Sunday tournaments: full field day 1, top 20 percent day 2 – Forward Facing/360-degree Sonar restricted to 3 hours each day
Winners determined by heaviest two-day catch – 5 bass per day boater limit | 3 bass per day co-angler limit
Every angler receives points
Live weigh-in coverage
NEW lower entry fee: $300 boater | $150 co-angler
6 3-Day Regionals:
$50,000 Phoenix 819 Pro with 200 HP outboard top boater award + $500 to $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus in every tournament
$33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro with 115 HP outboard top co-angler award – 67% more than 2025
20 percent of field earns a check of at least $450 for boaters and $225 for co-anglers
Each Regional features anglers from four Divisions – 200 boat max field
Winners and top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each Division qualify
Top 7 boaters and top 7 co-anglers from each Regional advance to the All-American, which features a NEW larger field of 56 boaters and 56 co-anglers – 17% more than 2025
Thursday, Friday and Saturday tournaments: full field days 1 & 2, top 10 day 3 – Forward Facing/360-degree Sonar restricted to 3 hours each day
Winners determined by heaviest three-day catch – 5 bass per day boater limit | 3 bass per day co-angler limit
Live weigh-in coverage
Entry fee: $350 boater | $175 co-angler
1 2-Day Wild Card:
$6,000 top boater award based on a 100-boat field, scaling up to $11,450 at 200 boats – 91% more than 2025 + $500 to $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus
$3,000 top co-angler award based on a 100-boat field, scaling up to $5,725 at 200 boats – 91% more than 2025
20 percent of field earns a check of at least $400 for boaters and $200 for co-anglers – 100% more than 2025
Anglers who enter all five events within a division, fish two or more events in the division and are not already advancing to the All-American qualify
Friday and Saturday tournament: full field both days – Forward Facing/360-degree Sonar restricted to 3 hours each day
Top 7 boaters and top 7 co-anglers advance to the All-American
Winners determined by heaviest two-day catch – 5 bass per day boater limit | 3 bass per day co-angler limit
Live weigh-in coverage
Entry fee: $300 boater | $150 co-angler
2027 All-American
$100,000 top boater award + $20,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus
$50,000 top co-angler award
Highest-finishing boater and co-angler from each Regional at the All-American advance to the Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning $235,000, including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus, as a boater and $33,500 as a co-angler. Beat six anglers from your Regional and advance to a second no-entry-fee championship for a shot at one of the sport’s biggest paydays
All-American boater champion advances to REDCREST for a shot at winning $300,000 and qualifies for priority entry into the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit
Every boater earns at least $2,000 and every co-angler earns at least $1,000 – 33% more than 2025
Thursday, Friday and Saturday tournament: full field of 56 boaters and 56 co-anglers days 1 & 2, top 10 boaters and co-anglers day 3 – Forward Facing/360-degree Sonar restricted to 3 hours each day
Winners determined by heaviest three-day catch – 5 bass per day boater limit | 3 bass per day co-angler limit
Live weigh-in coverage all three days
Live on-the-water coverage on championship day
Nationally televised on VICE Sports
No entry fee
Toyota Series Championship
$200,000 top pro award + REDCREST 2027 + $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus
$33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro with 115 HP outboard top co-angler award
$10,000 bonus for the highest-finishing pro from each of the five U.S. divisions, Wild Card division and the International division. The second-highest finisher from the division represented by the winning pro will receive that division’s bonus. Pros who qualify as tournament winners or through a division’s standings (except for the Wild Card division) retain eligibility to win a $10,000 bonus from all divisions in which they won or finished in the top 25. Wild Card division qualifiers are only eligible for the Wild Card division bonus.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday tournament: full field (195 pros, 195 co-anglers) days 1 & 2, top 25 pros and co-anglers day 3
Top 25 pros and co-anglers from each of five U.S. divisions and the Wild Card division – 150 pros, 150 co-anglers
Tournament winners – 15 pros, 15 co-anglers
Highest finishing boater and co-angler from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional and the TBF National Championship at the All-American – 8 pros, 8 co-anglers
College Fishing National Champions and 2nd place – 4 pros
College Fishing National Championship 3rd place – 2 co-anglers
High School Fishing National Champions – 2 co-anglers
MLF China – 2 pros, 2 co-anglers
MLF Canada – 3 pros, 3 co-anglers
MLF Mexico – 2 pros, 2 co-anglers
MLF Italy – 3 pros, 3 co-anglers
MLF Japan – 2 pros, 2 co-anglers
MLF South Africa – 2 pros, 2 co-anglers
MLF Spain – 2 pros, 2 co-anglers
MLF Zimbabwe – 2 pros, 2 co-anglers
Winners determined by heaviest three-day catch – 5 bass per day boater limit | 5 bass per day co-angler limit
Live weigh-in coverage all three days
Live on-the-water coverage on championship day
Nationally televised on VICE Sports
No entry fee
2026 Payouts/Entry Fees
Qualifying Events & Wild Card - 100 Boat Field
Place
Boater
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Co-angler
1
$4,000
up to $7,000
$2,000
2
$2,000
$1,000
3
$1,000
$500
4
$800
$400
5
$700
$350
6
$600
$300
7
$575
$290
8
$550
$275
9
$525
$260
10
$500
$250
11-15
$300
$150
16-20
$250
$125
Berkley Big Bassass
$200
$100
Entry Fee
$200
$100
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.
Qualifying Events & Wild Card - 200 Boat Field
Place
Boater
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Co-angler
1
$7,750
up to $7,000
$3,875
2
$3,620
$1,810
3
$1,650
$825
4
$1,250
$625
5
$1,050
$525
6
$860
$430
7
$810
$410
8
$760
$380
9
$710
$360
10
$660
$330
11
$390
$195
12
$380
$190
13
$370
$185
14
$360
$180
15
$350
$175
16
$340
$170
17
$330
$165
18
$320
$160
19
$310
$155
20-30
$300
$150
31-40
$250
$125
Berkley Big Bassass
$200
$100
Entry Fee
$200
$100
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.
Super Tournaments & Wild Card - 100 Boat Field
Place
Boater
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Co-angle
1
$6,000
up to $7,000
$3,000
2
$3,000
$1,500
3
$1,500
$750
4
$1,200
$600
5
$1,000
$500
6
$950
$475
7
$900
$450
8
$850
$425
9
$800
$400
10
$750
$375
11-15
$500
$250
16-20
$400
$200
Berkley Big Bass
$300
$150
Entry Fee
$300
$150
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.
Super Tournaments & Wild Card - 200 Boat Field
Place
Boater
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Co-angle
1
$11,450
up to $7,000
$5,725
2
$5,370
$2,685
3
$2,420
$1,210
4
$1,820
$910
5
$1,430
$715
6
$1,340
$670
7
$1,240
$620
8
$1,150
$575
9
$1,070
$540
10
$990
$495
11
$660
$330
12
$640
$320
13
$620
$310
14
$600
$300
15
$580
$290
16
$560
$280
17
$550
$275
18
$530
$265
19
$520
$260
20
$510
$255
21-30
$500
$250
31-40
$400
$200
Berkley Big Bass
$300
$150
Entry Fee
$300
$150
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.
Regionals - 100 Boat Field
Place
Boater
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Co-angler
1
$50,000*
up to $7,000
$33,500*
2
$8,150*
$4,075*
3
$2,500*
$1,250*
4
$1,500*
$750*
5
$1,000*
$500*
6
$900*
$450*
7
$800*
$400*
8
$700
$350
9
$600
$300
10
$500
$250
11-20
$450
$225
Berkley Big Bass
$350
$175
Entry Fee
$350
$175
1st place boater receives a Phoenix 819 Pro with 200 HP outboard 1st place co-anglers receive a Phoenix 518 Pro with 115 HP outboard
* Top seven boaters and co-anglers advance to the All-American
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament
Regionals - 200 Boat Field
Place
Boater
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Co-angler
1
$50,000*
up to $7,000
$33,500*
2
$10,00*
$5,000*
3
$5,000*
$2,500*
4
$3,000*
$1,500*
5
$2,000*
$1,000*
6
$1,800*
$900*
7
$1,600*
$800*
8
$1,400
$700
9
$1,200
$600
10
$1,000
$500
11-25
$800
$400
16-20
$600
$300
21-40
$450
$225
Berkley Big Bass
$350
$175
Entry Fee
$350
$175
1st place boater receives a Phoenix 819 Pro with 200 HP outboard 1st place co-anglers receive a Phoenix 518 Pro with 115 HP outboard
* Top seven boaters and co-anglers advance to the All-American
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament
2027 All-American
Place
Boater
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Co-angler
1
$100,000 + REDCREST
$20,000
$50,000
2
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
3
$15,000
$10,000
$7,500
4
$14,000
$7,000
$7,000
5
$13,000
$5,000
$6,500
6
$12,000
$2,000
$6,000
7
$11,000
$1,000
$5,500
8
$10,000
$5,000
9
$9,000
$4,500
10
$8,000
$4,000
11-20
$3,000
$1,500
21-30
$2,500
$1,250
31-56
$2,000
$1,000
The boater champion at the All-American advances to REDCREST for the chance to win $300,000. The highest-finishing boater and co-angler from each Regional (including the Wild Card) at the All-American advance to the Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning $235,000, including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus, and $33,500, respectively.
Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.
Phoenix MLF Bonus
Qualifiers, Super Tournaments, Regionals & Wild Card
Award
Place
Model Year/Motor Requirements
Original Owner
$7,000
Winner
2024, 2025 or 2026 with 250 HP outboard
Yes
$5,000
Winner
2024, 2025 or 2026 with 225 HP outboard
Yes
$3,000
Winner
2024, 2025 or 2026 with 200 HP outboard
Yes
$2,500
Winner
2024, 2025 or 2026 with 175 HP or smaller outboard
Yes
$2,500
Winner
2023 or older with any outboard
No
$500
Highest Finisher
None
No
All-American
Award
Place
Model Year/Motor Requirements
Original Owner
$20,000
Winner
None
Yes
$15,000
2
None
Yes
$10,000
3
None
Yes
$7,000
4
None
Yes
$5,000
5
None
Yes
$2,000
6
None
Yes
$1,000
7
None
Yes
Boaters must meet all Phoenix MLF Bonus clothing, decal and participation requirements. Phoenix logo must be visible across the front of the jersey (minimum 12” wide by 1.75” tall). All factory-installed Phoenix decals must be on the boat in their original position, or wrapped boats must have the Phoenix logo in the same size (38” long) and in an equally visible location as the original decals. Participation is $19.95 per year and includes a Phoenix decal and membership card.
Visit PhoenixBassBoats.com for registration and complete details.
Contact
For questions about tournament registration or membership, please contact: