{"id":14581,"date":"2025-11-18T15:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/?p=14581"},"modified":"2025-11-24T07:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:40:54","slug":"steve-hobbs-wins-aft-d72-on-oconee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/steve-hobbs-wins-aft-d72-on-oconee\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Dobbs Wins AFT D72 on Oconee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Steve Dobbs of McDonough, GA, takes the win at the AFT D72 tournament held on November 15, 2025, on Lake Oconee.  Steve had a five-bass limit that weighed 20.84 pounds to take home the first-place trophy and $807 cash.   He anchored his sack with a 6.32-pound bass which won him an additional $500 for the Big Bass pot and the Big Bass trophy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grant Kelly of Milledgeville, GA, followed with a total weight of 16.68 pounds to secure the second-place trophy and $555 cash.  Grant had a nice 5.12-pounder among his five-bass limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The turnout of 50 anglers competed for the top eight places with payouts totaling $2,450.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the awards of trophies and cash payouts, draw prizes were given to the anglers present.  Two $50 bills were won by Danny Taylor and Tony Wooten.  A $50 Sugar Creek Marina gift card was won by Alan Swink.  A $100 gift certificate for a custom wooden flag from Captain Kidd\u2019s Designs was won by Randy Woodham.  A local business owner from Pals Watering Hole donated a T-shirt and hat for a draw prize, which was won by David Mitchell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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