The Association of Collegiate Anglers Announces Modifications to Program Details for the 2023-24 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia
The Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia is college fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system.
In the past few years, forward-facing sonar has taken over the fishing world and has become an effective way to win high-level bass tournaments.
By Jason Duran
Leesburg, AL Oct. 21—The event paid out over $100,000 through 25 places. The team of Terry Tucker and Jeremy Green took home $50,000 cash for their first-place finish.
ADCNR Installs Invasive Carp Signs at Tennessee River Public Boat Ramps
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is expanding its awareness campaign about two species of invasive carp that pose a potential threat to the state’s native freshwater fish and habitats – bighead and silver carp.
WFF fisheries biologist holds a huge silver carp that was taken from Pickwick Lake in 2022.
The Shoals Youth Bassmasters fished their last tournament of the 2023 trail on September 16th on Pickwick Lake out of the McFarland ramp with fifty-two young anglers anxious to fish.
Forty-one Shoals Youth Bassmasters youth anglers fished a hot (temperature-wise)Wilson Lake on August 26. This was the club’s fifth tournament of the six tournaments of the 2023 season. The trophy winners in each age division weighed in a total of 40.45 pounds for their three fish limits.
By Ron McDonald (A/K/A Ronnie Mac)
Publisher & Editor, Southern Fishing News
Southern Fishing News readers will recall my article published August 13, 2023, on our website entitled, “Smallmouth May Get A Rival As The Favored Catch: Florida Strain Bass Stocking In Pickwick Lake (https://southernfishingnews.com/news-stories/smallmouth-may-get-a-rival-as-the-favored-catch). In this article, mention was made about the prospect of future largemouth bass in Pickwick possibly growing to 15-plus pounds over time. I decided to follow up that story with more research to determine if that prediction held water.
A new TOON Fishin’ video has been posted on the Southern Fishing News YouTube channel. Take a look, https://youtu.be/XkZNEHfWJ6w
Allen and Danny blasted off as boat number 216. ABT photo
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