EUFAULA, Ala. – Boater Parker Guy of Ocilla, Georgia, caught a total of five bass weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Eufaula Presented by Suzuki Marine. The tournament, hosted by Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, 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 18 1/2 pounds of fish early in the morning.
“I had two minutes left in my LiveScope period, and I caught a 6 1/4-pounder that pretty much sealed the deal for me,” Guy said. “I had a 2 1/2-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
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Andrew Cochran of Smithville, Georgia, earned the Berkley 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.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five tournament winners of each qualifying event, will qualify for the Oct. 15-17 BFL Regional tournament on Clarks Hill Lake in Appling, Georgia. Boaters will fish for a top award of a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard worth $50,000, while co-anglers will compete for a top prize of a new Phoenix 518 pro with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard, worth $33,500.
The 2026 Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying tournament winners, will advance to one of six BFL Regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top seven, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American.
Proud sponsors of the 2026 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7 Brew, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Buffalo, BUBBA, Cigars International, Epic Baits, Grizzly, Mercury, MillerTech, Mystik Lubricants, OFF! Deep Woods, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, PirahnO2, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, VOSKER, YETI and Yuengling.
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