Youths can reel in prizes at Crappie Kids Fishing Rodeo
Shoals area youths have an opportunity to fish for trophies and other prizes along with a chance to win a college scholarship.
Shoals area youths have an opportunity to fish for trophies and other prizes along with a chance to win a college scholarship.
The Shoals Youth Bassmasters has published the dates and locations of their 2018 Tournament Trail.
No-Cost BoatUS Foundation online course offered for 36 states
March 18-24 is a great time to take a boating safety course. Why? It’s perfect timing just before the start of the boating and fishing season and the week-long ‘Spring Aboard’ public service campaign makes it easy for boaters to take a boating safety course. The educational effort is a partnership of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), government, and nonprofit partners including the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — After three magical days on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina, Jordan Lee now belongs to one of the most exclusive fraternities in professional bass fishing.
Lee, who began Sunday’s championship round in sixth place, caught five bass that weighed 16 pounds, 5 ounces and won the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods with a three-day total of 47-1.
Coby Carden has long proved to be a dominant force not only in Alabama bass fishing but even beyond state tournament boundaries.
Carden, who twice advanced to the Bassmaster Classic through Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN), regional, and national events, exerted his dominance once more Saturday (March 17) on Lake Eufaula, easily winning the first ABN qualifier of the year.
The 2018 Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash – presented by Berkley was a true test from start to finish for 479 of the best collegiate anglers in the country. Held on Kentucky Lake in Paris, TN, there were three main variables in play over the two days of competition. First, this was a big bass format event which involves strategy and a great deal of thinking. Second, the water level was dropping at a constant rate. Third, the weather conditions changed on each day of the event.
By Greg McCain
The path that Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation members take to the Bassmaster Classic is not worn smooth, but it is traveled just enough that Alabama fishermen can easily follow the route.
In recent years, regular state competitors like Coby Carden, a two-time qualifier, and George Crain have moved through the various B.A.S.S. Nation levels to reach fishing’s ultimate stage. When the latest edition of the Classic gets started next week on Lake Hartwell near Greenville, South Carolina, add the name Marty Giddens to the list of Alabama competitors who have reached the Classic via the B.A.S.S. Nation path.
Some of the changes bring about new and better things for the organization. A few of the changes are of lesser impact, and most simply clarify or extend existing rules.
March 12, 2018 – The final day of the 2018 Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley is in the books. Paris, TN once again has been a warm and welcoming host for the past several days to the college anglers, however the weather didn’t get the same memo on this final day of tournament competition.
With interest rates already on the rise, how can you ensure your boat loan goes smoothly without time-consuming hiccups? Here are 10 tips from Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) just in time for the spring buying season.