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.
A pair of first-time winners emerged victorious Saturday (Feb. 13th) in the first Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) qualifier of 2021.
The torrid 2020 pace established by Dothan angler Shane Powell on Lake Eufaula continued in the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) state championship.
Lake Martin can be a fickle beast on occasion, and that scenario proved true Saturday (Sept. 26) in the final Alabama Bass Nation (ABN) qualifying tournament of 2020.
The signs were not good for Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) anglers entering its third qualifying tournament Saturday (May 16) on Lake Neely Henry in Gadsden
Shane Powell (Wiregrass Bassmasters), always a contender in tournaments on Lake Eufaula, claimed his first ABN title with a mega-haul of largemouth, almost eclipsing the 30-lb. mark. He boxed a limit that weighed 29.60, including the Academy Sports + Outdoors Big Fish, and bested the second-place finisher, Lee Byrd, by more than seven pounds. Byrd (Birmingham Bass Club) had 22.53.
As usual, select ABN fishermen didn’t let a little adversity detract from their opportunities to catch fish. Talladega angler Chester “Jabo” Bowman, in fact, said he consistently caught keepers all day long, including a couple of late culls that allowed him to overtake the early leaders in the tournament.
With that in mind Saturday (Sept. 14) on the Delta, Black and team partner Donald Henderson made a long run north to the Alabama River in the final Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) qualifier of the year. The long run proved productive for both Black and Henderson on a day that otherwise proved ultra stingy farther south in the Delta.
Even though he lives about 50 miles north, Billy Black says he only visits the Mobile Delta every few years.
With that in mind Saturday (Sept. 14) on the Delta, Black and team partner Donald Henderson made a long run north to the Alabama River in the final Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) qualifier of the year. The long run proved productive for both Black and Henderson on a day that otherwise proved ultra stingy farther south in the Delta.
Even though he lives about 50 miles north, Billy Black says he only visits the Mobile Delta every few years.
With that in mind Saturday (Sept. 14) on the Delta, Black and team partner Donald Henderson made a long run north to the Alabama River in the final Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) qualifier of the year. The long run proved productive for both Black and Henderson on a day that otherwise proved ultra stingy farther south in the Delta.
For years, Will Davis has been making the short drive to Lay Lake.
Living near Childersburg, Davis needed just a few minutes to reach Lay, and he gained valuable experience on the lake during those frequent trips. For Davis, the experience paid off in a big way Saturday (May 11) in the third Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation (ABN) qualifier of the year. Davis (Pro Line Bassmasters) boated a 20.33 limit of bass and topped the field of 62 boaters in the tournament held out of Beeswax Boat Ramp.
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