By DAVID RAINER
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
With catfish living in almost all of the freshwater streams, creeks, rivers and reservoirs in Alabama, the Alabama Tourism Department decided it was time to honor this ubiquitous species to officially open the Alabama Catfish Trail.
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Mitchell Forde • Bass Pro Tour
About four years ago, someone in Japan tipped off Alton Jones Jr. about a bait that had started winning tournaments there. The Bass Pro Tour pro has long been plugged into the Japanese bait scene, so he got his hands on one – a soft-plastic sphere covered in spikes.
Urchin-style soft plastics have become the hottest thing in bass fishing. Photo by MLF.
Artwork republished with permission of Robert Van Nood. All rights reserved by the artist.
Guntersville Team’s Innovation Helps Clear Eelgrass and Debris
Sometimes, ideas strike us in the unlikeliest of places. In this case, it was underwater.
The Alabama Bass Trail has officially set the field for the 2027 Alabama Bass Trail 100, bringing together 100 teams and 200 anglers for one of the most anticipated tournament fields in the sport.
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Family-owned and operated, Bass Assassin Lures is a soft plastic fishing lure manufacturer. They have been around for 30+ years. No matter what type of fish you’re trying to catch, they have something that will do the trick!
Check out their Forward-Facing Lures:
5″ Forward-Facing Sonar Shad
3″ Forward-Facing Sonar Split Tail
3″ Forward-Facing Sonar Split Tail
3″ Forward-Facing Sonar Shad
4″ Forward-Facing Sonar Forked Tail Shad
By Mitchell Forde, Bass Pro Tour
GROVE, Okla. — Virtually the entire Championship Round at Zenni Stage 6 Presented by Toyota looked like a duel between Zack Birge and Dustin Connell, with Banks Shaw among the also-rans.
Shaw’s made quite a name for himself in a very short amount of time. Photo by Phoenix Moore
