Alcohol use is the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents
When alcohol is involved, the risk of dying is the same for an impaired operator and an impaired passenger.
When alcohol is involved, the risk of dying is the same for an impaired operator and an impaired passenger.
By Jason Duran
Scottsboro, Ala June 11- With this being the final event of the season for the North Division, teams were not just competing to claim the $10,000 first-place prize in this event. They also competed throughout the season to accumulate AOY points hoping to finish in the top 75 to qualify for the ABT championship.

Jerry and Robbin were boat number 218 to start the day. ABT photo
Giant waves and heavy winds prevented them from effectively fishing their preferred areas,

Brady Pinwar and Alec Albrecht of Midland High School have won the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with a total of 21 pounds, 9 ounces.
Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.
Since the fifth grade, Nathan Thompson and Brian Linder have been fishing tournaments together but had never been able to seal the deal on a major victory.

Brian Linder and Nathan Thompson of Minnesota State-Mankato have won the 2022 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two-day total of 44 pounds, 3 ounces.
Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.
Walker County Public Fishing Lake near Jasper, Alabama, is temporarily closed.

Walker County Lake Photo by Billy Pope, ADCNR
Saying you need 20 pounds per day to win is one thing, but actually producing those results hasn’t been an easy task at the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake.

Brandon Lester of Fayetteville, Tenn., was leading after Day 3 of the 2022 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Pickwick Lake with a three-day total of 63 pounds, 3 ounces. Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
By Jason Duran
Jade Keeton and Adam Brown caught 17.23 pounds but were unsure if that was enough to win until the scales closed on Saturday.

The team made a run of a little over an hour to fish an area called the dead river. ABT photo
Angler Lester Roberts Reels The Record In
The top spots continue to fall as Georgia waters keep yielding record fish! Four new state records have been caught since December.

Angler Lester Roberts Reels In a New State Record Redbreast Sunfish
QUITMAN, Texas — Bassmaster Elite Series pro, Justin Hamner , and Bassmaster High School All-American Braxton Hopper have been lifelong competitors on the local tournament scene in their home state of Alabama.

The 2022 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors was recognized at the Simms Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork, where Alabama pro Justin Hamner, of Northport, and high school angler Braxton Hopper, of Chelsea, won the Bassmaster High School All-American Exhibition Tournament presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.
Photos courtesy of Chris Reynolds and Ken Golubjatkinov
Registration Opens Soon For 2022
After a wildly successful debut year, the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine returns to Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala., Sept. 16-18 for a weekend combining skills challenges and recruiting visits in hopes of reeling in college fishing scholarship money.

The 2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine will be held Sept. 16-18, giving high school anglers an opportunity to showcase their skills to college fishing coaches.
Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.