{"id":12617,"date":"2025-06-12T10:46:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/?p=12617"},"modified":"2025-06-12T10:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:46:04","slug":"jason-cheek-aft-d72-two-day-championship-on-sinclair-and-oconee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/jason-cheek-aft-d72-two-day-championship-on-sinclair-and-oconee\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Cheek – AFT D72 Two-Day Championship on Sinclair and Oconee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

June 7\u20138, 2025 \u2013 Lake Sinclair & Lake Oconee, GA<\/strong> \u2013 Jason Cheek emerged victorious at the American Fishing Tour Division 72 Two-Day Championship, held across Lakes Sinclair and Oconee. Cheek led the field on Day One with an impressive five-bass limit weighing 20.68 pounds on Lake Sinclair. He followed up with 10.58 pounds on Day Two at Lake Oconee, bringing his two-day total to 31.26 pounds and securing the first-place trophy and a $1,592 payday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Garner also turned in a strong performance, weighing in 18.27 pounds on Day One\u2014including a 5.62-pound largemouth\u2014to finish the day in second. He maintained his position on Day Two, closing out with a total weight of 30.40 pounds and earning the second-place trophy and $1,026 in winnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The event featured notable big bass catches as well. Lance Collins landed a 5.66-pound largemouth on Day One to win the Big Bass award and $410. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Day Two, Jerry Jones claimed Big Bass honors with a 6.70-pound catch, also earning $410.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In recognition of his outstanding support throughout the season, Grant Kelly received a custom wooden flag from Captain Kidd\u2019s Designs as a Special Citizenship Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A total of 41 anglers competed for top honors, with payouts totaling $4,016 across the top six places. The final top ten results were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1.000.033.868<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 2.025<\/td>\n AFT<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 72<\/td>\n 06\/07\/2025<\/td>\n 06\/08\/2025<\/td>\n Sinclair\/Oconee<\/td>\n D<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n Jason M. Cheek<\/a><\/td>\n ASC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 31,26<\/td>\n 0,00<\/td>\n 0.00<\/td>\n 31.26<\/td>\n 400<\/td>\n 1.592<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
1.000.035.596<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 2.025<\/td>\n AFT<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 72<\/td>\n 06\/07\/2025<\/td>\n 06\/08\/2025<\/td>\n Sinclair\/Oconee<\/td>\n D<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n Brian W. Garner<\/a><\/td>\n ASC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 30,40<\/td>\n 0,00<\/td>\n 5.62<\/td>\n 30.40<\/td>\n 398<\/td>\n 1.026<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
1.000.015.836<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 2.025<\/td>\n AFT<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 72<\/td>\n 06\/07\/2025<\/td>\n 06\/08\/2025<\/td>\n Sinclair\/Oconee<\/td>\n D<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n Grant T. Kelly<\/a><\/td>\n ASC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 28,93<\/td>\n 0,00<\/td>\n 4.72<\/td>\n 28.93<\/td>\n 396<\/td>\n 492<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
1.000.009.161<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 2.025<\/td>\n AFT<\/td>\n <\/td>\n 72<\/td>\n 06\/07\/2025<\/td>\n 06\/08\/2025<\/td>\n Sinclair\/Oconee<\/td>\n D<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n David H. Lowery<\/a><\/td>\n ASC<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 10<\/td>\n 28,02<\/td>\n 0,00<\/td>\n 4.74<\/td>\n 28.02<\/td>\n 394<\/td>\n 374<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
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