EUFAULA, Okla. (March 24, 2025) – Boater T.J. Martin of Claremore, Oklahoma, caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 11 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament at Lake Eufaula. The tournament was the second event of the season for the BFL Okie Division. Martin earned $11,925, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.
Martin and his co-angler, Mason Eudy of Muskogee, Oklahoma, shared a pretty awesome day together on Lake Eufaula. They both won their respective divisions, and they both caught giant bass that earned them some extra prize money. Martin landed a 10-pound, 9-ounce fish that earned him the Berkley Big Bass award and $610 on the boater side, while Eudy weighed in a 9-pound, 11-ounce fish that won the $305 Berkley Big Bass award on the co-angler side.
“This morning, it wasn’t fast by any means,” Martin said. “But the first fish I caught was that 10-pounder. And then it just kind of went from there. I think I wound up catching about 10 or 12 keepers today. And then my co-angler wound up winning also. He had a 9 3/4. It was a really cool day. We figured it up and for five we would’ve had 32 or 33 pounds (if they were sharing weight).”
The duo spent the day running a pattern that Martin figured out on Thursday during practice. He was dialed in on a particular type of rock, to the point he could almost call his shot anywhere he found the juice.
Martin caught most of his winning fish on an umbrella rig with swimbaits and custom jigheads from his own tackle shop – Martin Outdoors & Tackle in Owasso, Oklahoma. He also caught a couple on a Deps Sakamata Shad.
“My Garmin LiveScope was key for sure,” he added. “The key was you had to put the bait almost on the bank and just drag it back. The fish were super spooky because the area I was fishing was getting a lot of pressure. I couldn’t leave the scope on them. When I’d see them, I’d cast over there a good ways past them and then take the scope off of them (while working the umbrella rig back). They’ve definitely gotten used to the scope shining on them, especially in these lakes that have multiple tournaments a weekend. I think that was definitely a key.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament:
1st: T.J. Martin, Claremore, Okla., five bass, 23-11, $11,925 (includes $7,000 MLF Contingency Bonus)
2nd: Nick Kincaid, Brookeland, Texas, five bass, 19-8, $2,157
3rd: Ronnie Allen, Chouteau, Okla., five bass, 18-14, $1,439
4th: Brett Brumnett, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 17-8, $1,007
5th: Darin Anderson, Sand Springs, Okla., five bass, 17-5, $863
6th: Zane Johnson, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 17-4, $791
7th: Preston Cook, Miami, Okla., five bass, 17-2, $719
8th: Tate Brumnett, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 17-0, $647
9th: William Gaddis, Afton, Okla., five bass, 15-8, $575
10th: Michael Furgerson, Tulsa, Okla., five bass, 15-3, $503
Mason Eudy of Muskogee, Oklahoma, won the co-angler division and $2,462 Saturday, after bringing three bass to the scale that totaled 16 pounds, 8 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers finished:
1st: Mason Eudy, Muskogee, Okla., three bass, 16-8, $2,462
2nd: Mitch Baskett, Yukon, Okla., three bass, 12-11, $1,079
3rd: Cody Torkleson, Sand Springs, Okla., three bass, 11-0, $717
4th: Micah Phillips, Fort Gibson, Okla., three bass, 10-9, $503
5th: Mark Taylor, Oklahoma City, Okla., three bass, 9-8, $531
6th: Riley Motrych, Shawnee, Okla., three bass, 9-4, $396
7th: Jeff Corriveau, Owasso, Okla., three bass, 7-8, $360
8th: JD Smith, Carthage, Mo., three bass, 7-1, $324
9th: Porky Roberts, Morris, Okla., two bass, 6-11, $288
10th: Robert Joslin, Fort Smith, Ark., two bass, 6-7, $252
After two events, Ronnie Allen of Chouteau, Oklahoma, now leads the Fishing Clash Okie Division Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 498 points, while Robert Joslin of Fort Smith, Arkansas, leads the Fishing Clash Okie Division Co-Angler of the Year race with 480 points.
The next event for BFL Okie Division anglers will be held May 10, at Broken Bow Lake out of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
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