Who’s in the 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American

The Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine All-American is the pinnacle of grassroots competition and one of the longest-running championships in bass fishing. This year, an even field of 49 boaters and Strike King co-anglers will duke it out at Lake Hartwell May 31-June 2, with big money and great honor on the line.

The All-American is known for launching pro careers (Shaw Grigsby, Jacob Wheeler and Jeremy Lawyer come to mind), and the rewards are rich. First place on the boater side takes home $100,000, and the winning co-angler earns $50,000. Additionally, this year the boater champion at the All-American advances to REDCREST 2024 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 2023 Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning $235,000, including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus, and $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro, respectively.

The field is stacked

The All-American gathers the best from the BFLs and also a few other levels of MLF competition. This year, the field includes the top six boaters and co-anglers from each of six 2022 regional championships plus the top six from the 2022 Wild Card and the top eligible finisher from each of the seven TBF divisions in the 2023 TBF National Championship.

You can see the whole roster listed below:

Boaters:

• Tristan Abbott – Somerset, Ky. | Region 6
• Grant Adams – Campbellsville, Ky. | Region 6
• Joe Anders – Easley, S.C. | Region 6
• Darren Ashley – Calhoun Falls, S.C. | Wild Card
• Chris Atwell – Mechanicsville, Va. | Region 5
• Hunter Baird – Salina, Kan.| TBF
• Chris Baldwin – Lexington, N.C. | Region 5
• Robert Benson – Dahlonega, Ga. | Region 1
• Drew Boggs – Lebanon, Tenn. | Region 2
• Mike Brueggen – Lacrosse, Wis. | Region 3
• Kip Carter – Eatonton, Ga. | Region 1
• Cody Casey – Chester, Va. | Region 5
• Michael Downes – South Chesterfield, Va. | Region 5
• Tony Eckler – Lebanon, Tenn. | Region 2
• Keith Estes – Spring Grove, Va. | Region 5
• Andy Fryer – Sidney, Ohio | TBF
• Edward Gettys – Dover, Tenn. | Region 2
• Travis Harriman – Huntsville, Ark. | Region 4
• Dave Hodges – Farmington, Ark. | Wild Card
• Robert Holland – Columbia, S.C. | Region 2
• Chris Huselton – Conway, Ark. | Region 4
• Anthony Johnson – Excelsior Springs, Mo. | Wild Card
• Timothy Kelley – Irmo, S.C. | Region 2
• Brian LaClair – Denton, Md. | Region 5
• Jason Lambert – Savannah, Tenn. | Region 2
• Cade Laufenberg – La Crosse, Wis. | Region 3
• Jeremy Lawyer – Sarcoxie, Mo. | Region 4
• Jake Lee – Powell, Tenn. | Wild Card
• John Levesque – Nashua, N.H. | TBF
• Ian Leybas – McAlester, Okla. | Region 3
• Dustin Lippe – Blue Eye, Mo. | Region 4
• Shane Long – Willard, Mo. | Region 4
• Phillip Lunceford – Stigler, Okla. | Region 4
• Trey McKinney – Carbondale, Ill. | Region 3
• David McLean – Carrollton, Va. | TBF
• Yeej Moua – Missoula, Mont. | TBF
• Jimmy Neece Jr. – Bristol, Tenn. | Region 6
• Matthew O’Connell – Brooks, Ga. | Region 1
• Chad Poteat – Mount Airy, N.C. | Region 1
• Michael Pruitt – Martinsville, Ind. | Region 3
• Rick Taylor – Hooper, Utah | TBF
• Chandler Todd – Wake Forest, N.C. | TBF
• Tyler Trent – Nathalie, Va. | Region 1
• Nick Uebelhor – Jasper, Ind. | Region 3
• Emil Wagner – Marietta, Ga. | Region 1
• Jesse Wiggins – Logan, Ala. | Region 6
• Jack Daniel Williams – Kingsport, Tenn. | Region 6
• Brian Wilson – Nancy, Ky. | Wild Card
• Jeremy York – Conyers, Ga. | Wild Card

Co-anglers:

• David Allen – Mableton, Ga. | Wild Card
• Jason Anderson – Heron, Mont. | TBF
• Jerry Armstrong – Shelbyville, Tenn. | Region 1
• Cornell Badra – Clarksburg, Md. | Wild Card
• Mekye Barnes – Raleigh, N.C. | Region 1
• Brandon Bell – Starkville, Miss. | Region 6
• Alan Bernicky – Joliet, Ill. | Region 3
• Dominic Bogolo – Hamilton, Ohio | Region 3
• Brian Brecka – Alma, Wis. | Region 3
• Daniel Bryant – Scott, La. | Region 4
• Chris Bunk – Sullivan, Mo. | Region 4
• Aaron Calvert – Russellville, Ark. | Region 4
• Cody Carl – Lake Lotawana, Mo. | Region 4
• William Chadick – Auburn, Ala. | Region 2
• Ronnie Cutshall – Piedmont, S.C. | Region 6
• Chuck Davis – Farmington, Ill. | Region 3
• David Deciucis – Chester, Va. | Region 5
• Will Doud-Martin – Essex Junction, Vt. | TBF
• Steve Duncan – Amarillo, Texas | Region 4
• Eric Eden – Hartsville, Tenn. | Wild Card
• Billy French – Hamilton, Ohio | Region 5
• Keith Gunsauls – Dandridge, Tenn | Region 6
• Barry Gunter – Trafalger, Ind. | Region 2
• John Hankins – Atkins, Ark. | Region 4
• Gary Haraguchi – Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Region 2
• Branden Hardesty – Nineveh, Ind. | Region 3
• Joe Harmon – Wooster, Ohio | TBF
• Bullet Helms – Charlotte, N.C. | Region 2
• Clint Horton – Falkner, Miss. | Region 6
• Joshua Jernigan – Rocky Top, Tenn. | Region 6
• Brent Jones – Okeana, Ohio | Region 5
• Trent Killian – Bostic, N.C. | Region 5
• Michael Miller – Greenville, S.C. | Wild Card
• Mandy Myers – Santaquin, Utah | TBF
• Shawn Overton – Coal Valley, Ill. | Region 3
• Tim Privette Jr. – Wendell, N.C. | Region 1
• Marc Proctor – Gilbert, S.C. | TBF
• Safulla (Safu) Rana – Warrenton, Va. | Region 5
• Dustin Riddle – Hiwassee, Va. | Region 1
• John Robinson – Montpelier, Va. | Region 5
• Bobby Simmons – Chancellor, Ala. | Region 2
• Wayne Smelser – Wytheville, Va. | Region 1
• Christopher Stites Jr. – La Vergne, Tenn. | Wild Card
• Larry Taylor – Seaford, Del. | TBF
• Daren Tindle – Hawesville, Ky. | Wild Card
• Brian Umstead – New Brockton, Ala. | Region 2
• John Walker – Log Cabin, Texas | TBF
• Chris Wilson – Easley, S.C. | Region 6
• Benjie Winkler – Cleveland, Ga. | Region 1