EUFAULA, Ala. (June 8, 2026) – Boater Parker Guy of Ocilla, Georgia, caught a total of five bass weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament on Lake Eufaula. The tournament was the fourth of five events of the season for the BFL Bulldog Division. Guy earned $4,100 for his victory.
“I started out fishing shallow throwing a buzzbait, a swim jig and a frog,” said Guy, who focused his efforts mainly mid-lake on his home water of Lake Eufaula. “I was just mixing it up, and I caught a couple of my key fish doing that. I did that for an hour and let the sun get up good, because I knew I had a lot of brushpiles I wanted to fish when I turned my (Garmin) LiveScope on.”
When Guy utilized his LiveScope, he began running from brushpile to brushpile in 6 to 12 feet of water. Guy said a jerkbait was very productive for him, and he had 18½ pounds of fish early in the morning.
“I had 2 minutes left in my LiveScope period, and I caught a 6¼-pounder that pretty much sealed the deal for me,” Guy said. “I had a 2½-pounder in the box I needed to get rid of before my LiveScope period ended. I got lucky and caught that big one. Once I got up to 22 pounds I knew I had a shot at winning.
“This is only the third BFL I’ve ever fished, and this feels great,” said Guy, who cut his teeth fishing competitively as a member of the Emmanuel University College Fishing team.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament:
1st: Parker Guy, Ocilla, Ga., five bass, 22-1, $4,100
2nd: Justin Barnes, Elaville, Ga., five bass, 19-6, $2,000
3rd: Todd Beaver, Richland, Ga., five bass, 18-9, $1,400 (includes $500 Phoenix bonus)
3rd: Avery Padgett, Alba, Ala., five bass, 18-9, $900
5th: Ryan Barnes, Elaville, Ga., five bass, 17-13, $700
6th: Jamie Fountain, East Dublin, Ga., five bass, 17-2, $600
7th: Kyle Sellers, Lumpkin, Ga., five bass, 16-12, $575
8th: Brad Stalnaker, Eatonton, Ga., five bass, 16-7, $550
9th: Mike Cavender, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 16-4, $525
10th: Chase Clarke, Virginia Beach, Va., five bass, 15-5, $500
Andrew Cochran of Smithville, Georgia, earned the Big Bass Boater award after landing a 7-pound, 12-ounce bass worth $200. Robert McNear of Warner Robins, Georgia, won the co-angler division and the top prize of $2,100 Saturday after bringing three bass to the scale that totaled 11 pounds, 13 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers finished:
1st: Robert McNear, Warner Robins, Ga., three bass, 11-13, $2,100
2nd: Dave Parker, Hahira, Ga., three bass, 9-1, $1,000
3rd: William Cowart, Danielsville, Ga., three bass, 7-13, $500
4th: Mark Black, Selma, Ala., three bass, 7-11, $400
5th: Korby Friday, Elizabeth, La., three bass, 7-9, $350
6th: Bobby Otto, Lumpkin, Ga., three bass, 7-7, $300
7th: James Griffin, Pelham, Ga., two bass, 7-3, $290
8th: Wayne Hancock, Cumming, Ga., three bass, 7-0, $267
8th: Bodie Lachina, Freeport, Fla., two bass, 7-0, $267
10th: Robert Holliday, White Plains, Ga., three bass, 6-6, $250
Robert McNear of Warner Robins, Georgia, earned the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award after landing a 6-pound, 15-ounce bass worth $100.
After four events, John Duvall of Madison, Georgia, now leads the 7 Brew Bulldog Division Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 928 points, while Dennis McGouirk of Carrollton, Georgia, leads the Bulldog Division Co-Angler of the Year race with 894 points.
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