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MARBURY, Md. (May 13, 2024) – Boater Mike Morris of Dover, Delaware, caught a five-bass limit weighing 16 pounds, 7 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on the Potomac River. Hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners, the tournament was the second event of the season for the BFL Shenandoah Division. Morris earned $5,475 for his victory.
While preparing for the Potomac River tournament, Morris practiced in all the major creeks, fishing “all the way from the bottom to the top” of the system. He figured out that he could get bit fishing a variety of cover and structure, with grass, laydowns and riprap being his best targets.
“I caught a few on laydowns; not that many,” Morris said. “My bigger fish actually came on some riprap throwing a Big Mouth Lures spinnerbait in a blue herring color.”
Once he left the riprap, Morris ran to a few areas with pea…
