{"id":4095,"date":"2024-03-10T18:12:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T00:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/?p=4095"},"modified":"2024-03-11T18:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T00:28:11","slug":"stalnaker-wins-professional-league-on-lake-oconee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/2024\/03\/10\/stalnaker-wins-professional-league-on-lake-oconee\/","title":{"rendered":"Stalnaker Wins Professional League on Lake Oconee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ATHENS, Ala- John \u201cBrad\u201d Stalnaker won the 2024 American Bass Anglers Professional League, Presented by Caymas Boats, Georgia Division 8 tournament, held March 9th, 2024 on Lake Oconee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running out of Spring Creek Marina in Buckhead, GA the Eatonton, GA angler caught five bass weighing 18.51 pounds. For the victory, Stalnaker took home a check for $4600 for his win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI fished from up the river all the way down to the dam. I probably ran half a tank of gas out today, but that\u2019s my style of fishing, I run and gun. I\u2019m looking for a fish that wants to bite not one that I have to make bite. I caught fish flipping a jig, throwing a spinnerbait, swim-jigs, topwater, you name it. I fished grass, wood, docks, and seawalls. There wasn\u2019t a specific pattern. Just put the trolling motor down and get it. These fish are moving up and ready to do their thing. I\u2019m thankful that I had a daddy that took me fishing when I was young. Without him taking me and showing me the way, it\u2019s so important to take kids out and do things with them outdoors. \u201cStalnaker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grant Kelly of Milledgeville, GA landed a 5-bass limit weighing 17.75 pounds to take second place. He earned $2500 for his catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI started out pretty good first thing this morning. I had a few flurries where I caught several fish then it slowed down and it was one bite here, one bite there. I ran down to the lower end of the lake and looked for some cleaner water.\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martie Murphy of Thomaston, GA took the third spot. He landed a 5-bass limit going 17.67 pounds including a 6.70-pound kicker largemouth. Murphy took home a check for $1800 for his finish and an additional $700 for the big bass award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was on the south end of the lake today; I\u2019ve never fished down there before but I couldn\u2019t get any bites up the river and I wasn\u2019t going to be hard-headed so I ran down to the lower end. I went to the back of a creek that had a little stain and started throwing a chatterbait and I began catching some fish. My third fish was that big bass between a dock and the seawall. \u201cMurphy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finishing fourth, Jason Parker of Mansfield, GA landed a 5-pass limit weighing 17.45 pounds. Mike Cleveland of Jackson, GA rounded out the top five with a 5-bass limit weighing a total of 17.34 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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