Afton’s Hartsell Tops Field at Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Grand Lake

Boater Toby Harstell of Afton, Oklahoma, and Strike-King co-angler Thad Hewitt of Delaware, Oklahoma

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GROVE, Okla. (Sept. 19, 2022) – Boater Toby Hartsell of Afton, Oklahoma, caught 10 bass weighing 28 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the two-day MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. The tournament, hosted by the City of Grove, was the fifth and final regular-season event for the Bass Fishing League Okie Division. Hartsell earned $6,871 for his victory.

“It’s been pretty tough around here lately,” Hartsell said. “I tried to get a topwater bite going early, and I couldn’t get anything. So I went offshore and tried to focus on quality fish. I managed to get a few bites in and around the mid-lake area.”

Hartsell said he relied on a Berkley Japan Power Flutter for…