The Shoals Youth Bassmasters fished Pickwick for their final tournament of the 2024 season. Forty-eight young bass anglers and their adult boat captains departed from McFarland ramp in their quest to land the first-place spot in one of the three age divisions.
Pickeick trophy winners. SYBM photos
First Event of the ACA’s Historic 20th Season
This past weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers, before the start of the Kentucky Lake event, named the first three anglers to its 2024-25 All-Academic Team.
2024 Skeeter Bassmaster High School Combine
by Kyle Jessie, BASS
Opportunities are endless when you gather 97 talented high school anglers from across the country along with 26 of the top collegiate fishing programs in the U.S.
“The use of live sonar at the Elite level has sparked tremendous debate,” said Chase Anderson (B.A.S.S. CEO)
“Forward Facing Sonar”. SFN graphic
Lander University is ranked 2nd, University of North Alabama sits in 3rd.
The Association of Collegiate Anglers National Rankings system is a 12-month race where teams from all across the country compete in dozens of events nationwide to earn valuable points.
The Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia is college fishing’s only all-encompassing national rankings system.
Call Wheeler Lake the silent sleeper of the chain of lakes flowing through the Tennessee River valley in northern Alabama. Wheeler’s next-door neighbor to the east is Guntersville, and at the far end of the state is Pickwick, both lakes known for some of the best largemouth (Guntersville) and smallmouth (Pickwick) fishing in the nation.
Story by Brad Fuller | Photos by Tanner & Travis Lyons
After many sleepless nights and countless hours of discussions that touched every corner of the fishing industry, we at the National Professional Fishing League have come to realize several important things about live forward-facing fishing technology.
By Bruna Carincotte
When it comes to deciding whether or not to catch and release fish, there are many things to consider. As a first place to start, it’s important to know something about the water you’re fishing.
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