{"id":15380,"date":"2026-02-23T16:16:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/?p=15380"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:17:52","slug":"jacob-wilcox-wins-on-sinclair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/jacob-wilcox-wins-on-sinclair\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Wilcox Wins on Sinclair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Whidby of Haddock, GA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aaron Batson of White Plains, GA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The turnout of 40 anglers were competing for the top six places with payouts totaling $1,960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations the Top Anglers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 20<\/p>\n

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