Jacob Wilcox of Madison, GA, takes the win at the AFT D72 tournament held February 21, 2026 on Lake Sinclair. Wilcox had a five bass limit that weighed 18.43 pounds to take home the first place trophy and $785 cash. He anchored his sack with a 5.30 pound bass.
Mark Whidby of Haddock, GA secured the second place trophy and $504 cash with a scale weight of 17.74 pounds for his 5 bass limit. He brought a 6.57 pounder to the scale.
Aaron Batson of White Plains, GA won the Big Bass trophy and optional Big Bass pot of $400 cash for a 6.67 pound largemouth bass.
The turnout of 40 anglers were competing for the top six places with payouts totaling $1,960.
Congratulations the Top Anglers!
Top 20
| MemberID | MemberID2 | Season | Circuit | Region | Division | Date | Date2 | Location | AnglerType | Pl | Name | F | FishReleased | Weight | Penalty | BB | Total | Pnts | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.000.037.440 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 1 | Jacob R. Wilcox | 5 | 5 | 18,43 | 0,00 | 5.30 | 18.43 | 200 | 785 | ||
| 1.000.024.253 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 2 | Mark S. Whidby | 5 | 5 | 17,74 | 0,00 | 6.57 | 17.74 | 199 | 504 | ||
| 1.000.023.170 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 3 | Larry W. Cason Jr | 5 | 5 | 16,35 | 0,00 | 4.85 | 16.35 | 198 | 238 | ||
| 0 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 4 | Aaron E. Batson | 5 | 5 | 15,73 | 0,00 | 6.67 | 15.73 | 197 | 180 | ||
| 1.000.031.854 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 5 | Anthony J. Widener | 5 | 5 | 14,76 | 0,00 | - | 14.76 | 196 | 144 | ||
| 0 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 6 | Carl H. Hayes III | 5 | 5 | 13,11 | 0,00 | - | 13.11 | 195 | 108 | ||
| 1.000.035.596 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 7 | Brian W. Garner | 5 | 5 | 12,98 | 0,00 | - | 12.98 | 194 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.028.140 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 8 | Carl A. Wilson | 5 | 5 | 12,93 | 0,00 | - | 12.93 | 193 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.012.322 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 9 | Thomas J. Smith | 5 | 5 | 12,07 | 0,00 | - | 12.07 | 192 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.021.535 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 10 | Lance T. Collins | 5 | 5 | 11,76 | 0,00 | - | 11.76 | 191 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.036.538 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 11 | Brad J. Watson | 5 | 5 | 11,71 | 0,00 | - | 11.71 | 190 | 0 | ||
| 49.204 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 12 | Jim C. Windham | 5 | 5 | 11,68 | 0,00 | - | 11.68 | 189 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 12 | Clifford M. Avery | 5 | 5 | 11,68 | 0,00 | - | 11.68 | 189 | 0 | ||
| 4.010.018.379 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 14 | Sam Montgomery | 5 | 5 | 10,52 | 0,00 | - | 10.52 | 187 | 0 | ||
| 4.010.031.702 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 15 | Shane Stokes | 5 | 5 | 10,33 | 0,00 | - | 10.33 | 186 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.018.248 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 16 | Anthony Wooten | 5 | 5 | 10,18 | 0,00 | - | 10.18 | 185 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.036.932 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 17 | John White | 5 | 5 | 10,04 | 0,00 | - | 10.04 | 184 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.038.404 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 18 | Jason R. Cook | 5 | 5 | 9,97 | 0,00 | - | 9.97 | 183 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.038.632 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 19 | John R. Frisch | 5 | 5 | 9,75 | 0,00 | - | 9.75 | 182 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.033.868 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 02/21/2026 | 02/21/2026 | Sinclair | D | 20 | Jason M. Cheek | 5 | 5 | 9,39 | 0,00 | - | 9.39 | 181 | 0 |
After the awards of trophies and cash payouts, draw prizes were given to the anglers present. Three $50 bills were won by Les Charles, Thomas Smith, and Tony Wooten. A $200 gift certificate for a custom built Kissel Krafts rod was won by Alan Swink.
A special thanks goes to Bob Clark, Les Charles, and David Mitchell for helping with morning boat checks, registration, and weighing fish at the scale.
Our next tournament in this division will be February, 28, on Lake Oconee going out of Sugar Creek Marina. If you have any questions, please contact Director Benny Howell at 770-365-4795.
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