Avena Finishes Sixth Overall in 2025 Pro Bass Fishing Competition

Adrian “Jersey Boy” Avena of Vineland finished sixth overall in the recent 2025 Bass Pro Tour Lowrance Stage 5 – Kentucky Lake with 22 bass, weighing in at 53 lb., 11 oz. He won a $23,000 purse.

The four-day tournament, hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Calloway County Tourism Commission, showcased 66 of the top professional anglers in the world, competing for a purse of $650,000, including a top payout of $150,000 and valuable Angler of the Year (AOY) points in hopes of qualifying for the General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and REDCREST 2026, the Bass Pro Tour championship.

Television coverage of the Presented by Mercury will premiere as a two-hour episode starting at 7 a.m. ET, on Saturday, October 25 on Discovery, with the Championship Round premiering on Saturday, November 1. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on Discovery, with re-airings on Outdoor Channel.

The 2025 Bass Pro Tour members are competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2026 championship.

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.

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