Qualifier #3 Recap — Seabolt / Grace Go Back-to-Back With 33.44 to Take Q3 on Lake Okeechobee

Big O Showdown — Qualifier #3
Saturday, June 6, 2026 | Lake Okeechobee | Scott Driver Ramp

The 2026 Big O Showdown rolled into Qualifier #3 with 75 teams registered and 45 teams weighing fish at the scale — the third of four points events leading to the Two Day Championship presented by Vexus Boats in October. A tough bite sent a chunk of the field home early, but the teams that stuck it out put real weight on the boards.

Tanner Seabolt and Will Grace went back-to-back, putting a 33.44-pound sack on the scale — the biggest bag of the season so far and a nearly 3-pound margin over the second-place team.

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Boat launch, weigh-in, top finishers, and more — hosted on Pixieset.

Top 10

Place Team Weight
1 Seabolt / Grace 33.44
2 Burch / Powers 30.48
3 Morgan / Folbrecht 26.58
4 Blair / Carey 23.63
5 Kempton / Weston 23.03
6 Boltz / Bryant 22.68
7 Davis / Davis 22.67
8 Adams / Mizell 21.59
9 Crossman / Burchett 20.59
10 Broughton / Monti 20.43

Big Bass

Matt Burch and the Burch / Powers team took Big Bass honors with a 9.31-pound largemouth — the biggest single fish of the event and the kind of kicker that wins tournaments.

Team of the Year Race

Three qualifiers in the books and the lead has officially changed hands. Burch / Powers moves into the overall lead with 586 points after a runner-up Q3 to back up their strong Q1/Q2 — three top-3 finishes in a row.

Seabolt / Grace sits second at 569 points on the strength of back-to-back Q2 and Q3 wins. Schirling / Stevens holds third at 566, with Alfano / Newhouse fourth at 560 and Broughton / Monti fifth at 544.

With one qualifier left before the Championship cut, the top of the board is tight and the race for TOY honors is fully on.

Full updated standings: 2026 Team of the Year Standings →

Up Next

Qualifier #4 — Saturday, September 26, 2026 | Scott Driver Ramp

Teams must fish a minimum of three qualifiers to be eligible for the Two Day Championship in October. Q4 is the last shot to lock in points, climb the TOY standings, and punch a Championship ticket.

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