Co-anglers are at the mercy of their boaters in fishing tournaments. Boaters occasionally concentrate their efforts on catching bass to such an extent that their back-of-the-boat anglers are left to make random casts to fish-less waters.

The young Coosa River guide works the plentiful grass beds and shallow brush on the lake, which also provides the possibility of finding bedding fish even at an advanced time in the spawning cycle.

Tuscaloosa angler Joe Lay has traveled to Lake Martin for years and accumulated plenty of intel on the sprawling Tallapoosa River reservoir.

As a high school competitor and later as a highly competitive college performer, Parker has experienced just about everything the Tennessee River reservoir has to offer. Rarely, however, has he seen Pickwick so crowded as it was Saturday (June 3) in the final Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) qualifier of 2023.

David Wesson’s experience in Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) tournaments may be limited, but that fact didn’t hinder his fishing on Lake Eufaula Saturday (March 11).