WHAT:
The 2025 Major League Fishing (MLF) Toyota Series Championship on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees Presented by Phoenix Boats, filmed in early November 2025, will premiere this Sunday, Jan. 4, at 9 a.m. ET on VICE Sports. The episode will re-air on Jan. 11.
Hosted by the City of Grove and the Grove Convention & Tourism Bureau , the three-day, no-entry-fee event showcased the nation’s best Toyota Series pros and international anglers competing for a top award of up to $235,000 cash and an invitation to REDCREST 2026 – Major League Fishing’s most prestigious event.
WHEN:
Sunday, Jan. 4, 9 a.m. ET
WHERE:
VICE Sports
NOTES:
The event was the culmination of the 2025 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats season, a five-division circuit that offered a path to the 2026 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the Bass Pro Tour.
The 2025 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats consisted of five divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern and Southwestern – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International division and the Wild Card. The highest finishing pro from each division at the championship earned a $10,000 bonus.
The 2025 Toyota Series Championship field featured the top 25 pros, top 25 co-anglers and tournament winners from each of the five divisions; the top 25 pros and 25 co-anglers from the Wild Card division plus tournament winners; the highest finishing boater and co-angler from each of the five Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Regionals and the TBF at the All-American; the top three teams from the College Fishing National Championship; High School Fishing National Champions; TBF National Champions; and MLF International anglers from Canada, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and South Africa.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Toyota Series updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
About Major League Fishing (MLF)
Major League Fishing 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.
