Billy Black, from Monroeville, capitalized on a good pre-fishing find and topped a big boater field with a 19.29 five-fish limit. He traveled a little farther than second-place finisher Dwayne Sanford, from the Alexander City area.

The young fisherman from Pell City, who has excelled at every level of competitive fishing, has been on a roll in recent weeks, traveling extensively and competing well in various high-level tournaments.

Anglers associated with the Auburn University fishing team have long been a prominent force in Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) events.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

As flooding goes, the rise in water levels on the Alabama River was minimal for the second stop of the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) season.