Brian Garner of Locust Grove, GA, takes the win at the AFT D72 tournament held March 14, 2026, on Lake Oconee. Brian had a five-bass limit that weighed 14.94 pounds to take home the first-place trophy and $667 cash. He anchored his sack with a 5.56-pound bass to win the Big Bass trophy and the optional Big Bass pot of $290 cash.
Les Charles of Milledgeville, GA, took home the second-place trophy and $414 cash with a total scale weight of 12.74 pounds. Rob Johnston of Eatonton, GA, followed closely with 12.72 pounds to secure the third-place trophy and $147 cash.
The turnout of 29 anglers were competing for the top five places with payouts totaling $1,421.
Top 20
| MemberID | MemberID2 | Season | Circuit | Region | Division | Date | Date2 | Location | AnglerType | Pl | Name | F | FishReleased | Weight | Penalty | BB | Total | Pnts | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.000.035.596 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 1 | Brian W. Garner | 5 | 5 | 14,94 | 0,00 | 5.56 | 14.94 | 200 | 666 | ||
| 1.000.035.417 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 2 | Les R. Charles | 5 | 5 | 12,74 | 0,00 | - | 12.74 | 199 | 414 | ||
| 1.000.036.816 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 3 | Rob Johnston | 4 | 4 | 12,72 | 0,00 | - | 12.72 | 198 | 147 | ||
| 1.000.009.161 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 4 | David H. Lowery | 5 | 5 | 12,13 | 0,00 | - | 12.13 | 197 | 115 | ||
| 4.010.039.467 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 5 | Hunter Clay | 5 | 5 | 12,06 | 0,00 | - | 12.06 | 196 | 79 | ||
| 1.000.039.414 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 6 | Landon D. Huff | 5 | 5 | 11,85 | 0,00 | - | 11.85 | 195 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.031.476 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 7 | Darin A. Mitchell | 5 | 5 | 11,58 | 0,00 | 4.61 | 11.58 | 194 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 8 | Aaron E. Batson | 5 | 5 | 11,47 | 0,00 | - | 11.47 | 193 | 0 | ||
| 2.000.001.648 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 9 | Travis D. Clay | 5 | 5 | 11,23 | 0,00 | - | 11.23 | 192 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.028.140 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 10 | Carl A. Wilson | 5 | 5 | 11,09 | 0,00 | - | 11.09 | 191 | 0 | ||
| 4.010.039.455 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 11 | Sean Burke | 5 | 5 | 10,84 | 0,00 | - | 10.84 | 190 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.026.990 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 12 | Chad L. Wilson | 4 | 4 | 10,74 | 0,00 | - | 10.74 | 189 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 13 | Jay N. Carter | 5 | 5 | 10,51 | 0,00 | - | 10.51 | 188 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.007.738 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 14 | Tim L. Greene | 4 | 4 | 10,06 | 0,00 | 4.71 | 10.06 | 187 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.011.444 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 15 | Jeff S. Owenby | 5 | 5 | 9,60 | 0,00 | - | 9.60 | 186 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.012.322 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 16 | Thomas J. Smith | 5 | 5 | 9,42 | 0,00 | - | 9.42 | 185 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.026.612 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 17 | Clayton D. Faircloth | 4 | 4 | 8,44 | 0,00 | - | 8.44 | 184 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.017.861 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 18 | Stephen B. Clay | 5 | 5 | 8,04 | 0,00 | - | 8.04 | 183 | 0 | ||
| 1.000.032.401 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 19 | George Murray | 4 | 4 | 7,02 | 0,00 | - | 7.02 | 182 | 0 | ||
| 49.204 | 2.026 | AFT | 72 | 03/14/2026 | 03/14/2026 | Oconee | D | 20 | Jim C. Windham | 3 | 3 | 5,30 | 0,00 | - | 5.30 | 181 | 0 |
After the trophy and cash awards, draw prizes were given to the anglers present.  Two $50 bills were won by Danny Taylor and Travis Clay.    A custom wooden flag from Captain Kidd’s Designs was won by David Lowery.
A special thanks goes to Les Charles for helping with morning registration.
Our next tournament in this division will be Sunday, April 26, 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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