BUCKHEAD, Ga. (April 19, 2026) – Boater Weston Parker of Mansfield, Georgia, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 15 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament on Lake Oconee. The tournament was the third of five events of the season for the BFL Bulldog Division. Parker earned $4,000 for his victory.
Parker said that he won at Lake Oconee by adjusting as the conditions changed throughout the day. He started the morning targeting fish feeding on shad with a topwater presentation, but quickly recognized the bite was fading.
“We were in a shad spawn throwing a little topwater, and it got tough fast,” Parker said. “So, I made the decision that if I was going to have a chance in this tournament that I need to start flipping docks.”
Making the shift to dock fishing proved to be the turning point, as Parker focused on high-percentage targets that could produce quality bites. Rather than chasing numbers, he committed to areas where each bite had the potential to be a good one.
“I made a decision this morning to kind of fish stuff that I knew if I got bit on, it’d be a decent bite,” he said. “And that actually paid off for me. It feels great to know I made the right decision and got the win.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament:
1st: Weston Parker, Mansfield, Ga., five bass, 15-5, $4,000
2nd: Frank Kitchens III, Oxford, Ga., five bass, 15-2, $2,500 (includes $500 Phoenix Bonus)
3rd: Nolan Holloway, Madison, Ga., five bass, 14-8, $1,000
4th: Matt Henry, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 14-1, $800
5th: Brandon Martin, Lula, Ga., five bass, 13-15, $700
6th: Nicholas Tunney, Marietta, Ga., five bass, 13-14, $600
7th: Greg Rikard, Leesville, S.C., five bass, 12-12, $825
8th: John Duvall, Boca Raton, Fla., five bass, 12-8, $550
9th: Jae Evans, Boca Raton, Fla., four bass, 12-7, $525
10th: David Millsaps, Ranger, Ga., five bass, 11-7, $400
10th: Kevin Underwood, Gillsville, Ga., five bass, 11-7, $400
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Pro Roger Stubbs of McDonough, Georgia, also earned the Big Bass Boater award after landing a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass worth $200. Dennis McGouirk of Carrollton, Georgia, won the co-angler division and the top prize of $2,100 Saturday after bringing three bass to the scale that totaled 15 pounds, 9 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers finished:
1st: Dennis McGouirk, Carrollton, Ga., three bass, 15-9, $2,100
2nd: Jackson Riddle, Watkinsville, Ga., three bass, 9-10, $1,000
3rd: Robert Enke, Columbus, Ga., three bass, 9-6, $500
4th: Richard Causey, Perry, Ga., three bass, 8-5, $450
5th: Donald Dills, Mineral Bluff, Ga., three bass, 8-1, $350
6th: Don Payne, Loganville, Ga., three bass, 7-13, $300
7th: Bill Martynuska, Alpharetta, Ga., three bass, 7-12, $290
8th: Chad Batten, Dahlonega, Ga., three bass, 7-9, $275
9th: Patrick Watson, Newnan, Ga., three bass, 7-5, $260
10th: Cameron McBride, Temple, Ga., three bass, 7-2, $250
McGouirk earned the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award after landing a 6-pound, 8-ounce bass worth $100.
After three events, John Duvall of Madison, Georgia, now leads the 7 Brew Bulldog Division Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 729 points, while Jaquas Dobbs of Conyers, Georgia, leads the Bulldog Division Co-Angler of the Year race with 728 points.
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