“I started off mid-lake fishing in shallow grass with a swimjig,” said Grogan. “That’s where I caught my big fish, I think it weighed 7-11. I stayed there until about lunchtime, and then moved out and fished some deeper places in 6 to 8 feet of water around some stumps.

“The grass was anywhere from 2 to 3 feet deep,” explained Grogan. “The water is a little high right now and there are a lot of bream bedding. There was also a mayfly hatch. I think that’s why the grass was so good.

“Knowing it was a shallow bite was key,” Grogan said. “The big fish are just up shallow now.

“I think I’ve finished everywhere else inside the top-10 on Eufaula,” finished Grogan. “It feels pretty good to finally win.”

Grogan said that he fished a watermelon-colored Strikezone Lures Swim-Tastic Jig shallow and Texas-rigged Zoom worms on his deeper areas.

Rounding out the top 10 pros were:

               2nd:         Ryan Ingram, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 21-3, $2,059

               3rd:          David Lowery, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 19-4, $1,374

               4th:          Mark Holloway, Madison, Ga., five bass, 17-3, $961

               5th:          Pat Fisher, Colbert, Ga., five bass, 16-13, $824

               6th:          Jeffrey Gentry, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 16-12, $720

               6th:          Mike Millsaps, Cartersville, Ga., five bass, 16-12, $720

               8th:          Ken Greene, Lumpkin, Ga., five bass, 16-9, $618

               9th:          Kenneth Westmoreland, White, Ga., five bass, 15-12, $549

               10th:        Justin Lanier, Macon, Ga., five bass, 15-10, $480

Complete results can be found at FLWOutdoors.com.

Chris Kirksey of Cartersville, Ga., weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win $2,059 in the co-angler division.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were:

               2nd:         Charlie Dick, Conyers, Ga., five bass, 13-2, $1,030

               3rd:          Matthew O’Connell, Brooks, Ga., five bass, 11-13, $583

               3rd:          Joseph Renfroe, Cartersville, Ga., five bass, 11-13, $583

               5th:          Buck Hilliard, Peachtree City, Ga., five bass, 11-11, $412

               6th:          Austin Santos, Temple, Ga., four bass, 11-01, $378

               7th:          Mike Garrett, Pensacola, Fla., four bass, 10-15, $343

               8th:          Justin Paulus, Atlanta, Ga., five bass, 10-7, $309

               9th:          Brad Poole, Lawrenceville, Ga., five bass, 10-4, $275

               10th:        Tyler Morgan, Columbus, Ga., five bass, 10-0, $240

The top 40 boaters and 40 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 2-4 Regional Championship on St. John’s River in Palatka, Fla. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and a Chevy Silverado, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.