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Planning your Bassmaster Classic Week

Feb 29, 2020 · by Southern Fishing News

The Bassmaster Classic runs Friday, March 6 through March 8. The Classic pros will be competing on Lake Guntersville, Guntersville, AL, and weighing-in at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, AL  There are other scheduled things for you to see in Birmingham after attending the morning launch on Lake Guntersville. Might as well keep busy while the Classic contenders are fishing.

Here is a day-by-day schedule of activities to plan your Bassmaster Classic week.

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Tragedy on Pickwick Lake

Feb 26, 2020 · by Southern Fishing News

Sunday, February 23, 2020, two boys and a parent chaperone were reported missing after they did not return to the boat ramp or to their homes after a bass fishing tournament on Pickwick Lake the previous day. The two fifteen-year-olds and the 43-year-old “boat captain”, the father of one of the boys, reported as Kenneth Driver, were on Pickwick to fish a high school bass club “fruit jar” tournament while pre-fishing for an upcoming event. The club is from Obion County Central High School in Obion, TN.

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King Kat Tournament Trail Travels to Wheeler Lake

Feb 26, 2020 · by Southern Fishing News

Big blue cats are sure to come to the scales at Decatur, Ala.

Louisville, KY – February 25, 2020 – Catfish anglers from several states will travel to Wheeler Lake at Decatur, Ala. for a King Kat Tournament Trail event presented by Bass Pro Shops Cabela’s. Local and traveling anglers will be vying for cash, prizes, and an opportunity to compete at the 2020 King Kat Classic which will feature a guaranteed payout of $120,000 in cash and prizes.

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The Alabama Bass Trail North Division is off to Chilly Start from Guntersville

Feb 24, 2020 · by Southern Fishing News

By Jason Duran

 February 22, 2020 Guntersville, AL– Tournament anglers had a very chilly start to the Alabama Bass Trail North Division from Lake Guntersville with temps below freezing at takeoff. The predictions at the meeting on Friday night were that someone would catch over 30 pounds. February and pre-spawn conditions typically mean big bags, but the weather conditions were not going make it easy.