57 Teams Currently Competing in 12-week competitions
Lexington, S.C. – May 28, 2020 – The Lew’s / Strike King High School Fishing Digital Tournament has passed the halfway mark, and competitors are turning in some impressive results.
With anglers chomping at the bits to get back to fishing, the Alabama Bass Trail North Division was back in action this weekend. The previous two events have been rescheduled for later this year, so anglers picked the season up with stop number 2 on Weiss Lake in Cherokee County, AL.
With 22.60 pounds of all largemouth, the team of Mark McCaig and Tim Hurst took a commanding win on Weiss Lake with a 6-pound lead over the rest of the field along with $19,250 in winnings and bonuses.
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that its “Freshwater Fishing” distinctive license plate has been redesigned and is now available through probate offices statewide.
The Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) is pleased to unveil dates and locations of the 2021 tournament series which includes a payout reaching over $580,000. Returning for the eighth season, the team-style tournament series is held on eleven different lakes of the Alabama Bass Trail beginning February 20, 2021, with the championship tournament to be held on October 22-23, 2021. Anglers in the no-entry-fee championship will be competing for over $100,000 in cash, including a $50,000 first-place prize and top bragging rights for the year.
By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Tournament bass anglers who are ready to step up in competition need to mark their calendars for June 1, 2020 and set the alarm clock to 6 a.m. That date and time is when registration opens for the newest bass trail in Alabama aimed at serious tournament anglers., the Alabama Bass Trail 100.
The winners of the Alabama Bass Trail 100 tournaments will receive prize belts and $25,000. Photo by Billy Pope
Round 1 of Lew’s High School Fishing Digital Tournament completed this past Sunday, April 12. .Congratulations to each of the big bass winners for each region! For round 1, the winners receive a Lew’s Mach Smash Combo for their team. Checkout the Round 1 winners.
For more than 80 years, the American Sportfishing Association has created a legacy of working hard to ensure our industry’s future. Nowhere is this more evident than at ICAST, our industry’s trade show, where lasting friendships and business partnerships have been forged and fostered.
April 15, 2020 – FLW took swift action to help flatten the curve in the fight against COVID-19 on March 17 and began rescheduling tournaments through May 3. Today the organization extended the rescheduling period through May 23. FLW is hopeful that conditions continue to improve nationwide and it can proceed with tournaments starting with the May 28-31 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit stop on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C.
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