2nd place and a 5.74lb lunker with
total weight 11.78lbs- Nate Hare
3rd place was Jamie Bolden of Leominster, MA, with 5 fish
weighing 11.28 pounds.
Dave Andrews
Takes first place on a tough bite at Wequaquet Lake
It
was a chilly and damp event! the lake was definitely
fishing TOUGH with water temps between 50-55 degrees!
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Jake Stukowski takes second
place
Corey Gillis takes the 3rd
place spot and the lunker
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Dan Rose Wins AFT Division 5
Tournament on Long Pond - Freetown, Massachusetts April 4, 2026 Despite
challenging conditions....more
Jim Coleman takes the 2026 Earlybird @ Wequaquet!
Jim Coleman a LONGTIME ABA member secured
the top spot at the ABA – D5 American Fishing Tour (AFT)
event with a NICE BAG of 13.40 with 5 Largemouth. Jim
caught them by chasing baitfish and dropshooting with
his HOMEMADE setup on drops off just off the flats
approximately in 10-14 feet of water. Jim was also the
BIG BASS winner with a 3.79 Largemouth earning him some
CASH and a couple of nice ABA-D5 plaques!
Second place went to Daniel
Gonsalves weighing a 5 fish limit of 11.25 pounds found in 10-16
feet of water in and around grass lines out in the main lake,
primarily using a jig and small swimbaits. Daniel is always in
the conversation as a very solid ABA angler who can catch them .
A special new ABA D5 member
welcome to Jake Stukowski!
Clearly, Jake can catch them!
In a field of very good anglers, Corey
Gillis took the top honors at the ABA 2-Day
event held on Lake Champlain with a combined
two-day weight of 37.55 lbs and the largemouth
big bass of the event, a 6 lber. He is
officially the Division Angler of the Year!
2nd place went to an visiting
Tennesee angler
Brian Elder with a two-day combiled weight
of 37 lbs.
Gordon Bocash rounded out the top 3
with a two-day combined
weight of 36.84 lbs and lunker
smallmouth on both days.
