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Smith reverses fortunes on Smith Lake

ABN Smith Lake qualifier

About mid-morning Saturday (April 13) on Smith Lake, Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation member Joel Smith told fishing partner Alan Cantrell, “It’s just not meant to be for me today.”

Smith, who blew up his engine about a week ago practicing for the ABN qualifying tournament, continued to have difficulties in the opening hours of the tournament. Three good Smith Lake spots had come unbuttoned.“I couldn’t get them into the boat,” Smith said.

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AFTCO and B.A.S.S. Nation conservation grants

AFTCO has a long-standing history of supporting conservation efforts by donating 10 percent of company profits every year since 1973 through it’s 10% Pledge. Historically the efforts were focused on saltwater related causes, but in the last year AFTCO has made tremendous efforts to broaden it’s efforts by giving back to freshwater fisheries in a partnership with B.A.S.S. Nation.

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Harp puts Lake Martin experience to good use

Lake Martin has been good to Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) veteran Rickie Harp.

A member of the Lake Tuscaloosa Bassmasters, Harp used a tournament win 20 years ago as a springboard to a spot in the Bassmasters Classic. He won another major championship on the lake last fall. Returning to Martin Saturday (Feb. 2) for the first ABN qualifier of the year, Harp put his extensive knowledge of the lake to good use.

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Headland anglers dominate ABN state championship

The small city of Headland is located about 50 miles south of Lake Eufaula.

Over the weekend, a youth movement from the city invaded Eufaula and made the lake their own personal playground, dominating competition in the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) State Championship Friday and Saturday (Oct. 19-20).

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Barnettes enjoy ‘dream day’ on Pickwick

Many Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) competitors were disappointed that stormy weather forced the cancellation of the Pickwick Lake qualifier in April.

The lake was fishing exceptionally well at the time, giving up huge numbers of both largemouth and smallmouth bass. For brothers Jim and Jonathan Barnette, the delayed tournament date worked out perfectly.

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Carden, Teems repeat B.A.S.S. Nation victories

he odds of a bass fisherman winning a tournament are slim, the odds of winning consecutive tournaments even slimmer.

A couple of Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation fishermen proved long shots are not impossible to overcome, however.

Boater Coby Carden and co-angler Chandler Teems, who each won the first ABN qualifier of 2018 on Lake Eufaula in March, repeated their wins Saturday (May 19) on Lake Guntersville.

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B.A.S.S. Nation Eufaula qualifier 2018

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.