LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (June 17, 2024) – Boater Braxton Munson of Anderson, Indiana, caught a five-bass limit weighing 10 pounds, 14 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on the Ohio River-Tanners Creek. The tournament was the third event of the season for the BFL Hoosier Division. Munson earned $4,684 for his victory.
Sometimes tournament practice reveals a hot bite or a key area. For Munson, it didn’t exactly work out that way. Instead, he figured out where not to fish in practice, then uncovered the winning pattern during competition.
“Basically, in practice I fished the main lake (river) and went down and fished a few creeks and never really figured anything out,” he said. “I didn’t catch a single keeper. So fast-forward to tournament day, I decided to stick to Tanners Creek and basically just fished in there. I was just trying to get five bites. I wasn’t…