4/13/09 - Mike & Debbie Kelley win the Muscle Shoals Showdown
21.20 lbs. took the title at Wilson Lake. All teams weighed a limit for a total of (70) fish. The average fish size was 2.94 lbs. and 100% were released alive. Congratulations to all of our winning teams.
3/26/09 - The start of the 2009 season is here
The 2009 season begins Saturday March 28th. The bite at Guntersville is great right now. The water temps have reached 60 degrees and lots of fish are in the shallow pockets. The weather forecast has been of concern for this weekend, but it appears that we may be OK. Looks like the worst of the weather is supposed to pass in the early hours of Saturday mornng so hopefully this will all pass before blast-off. The forecast for the remainder of Saturday is Partly Sunny. Winds are forecast for 10 to 15 mph which hopefully won't be as big of a problem as normal as most people will probably be fishing protected areas anyway. We will make every effort to hold the tournament as scheduled unless conditions become unsafe. Hope to see everyone on Saturday. Also, we will not be holding a pre-tournament social event for this tournament due to not being able to reserve a banquet room in the area. Anyone who is not preregistered can sign up at the ramp.
(Above) I managed to get the video camera out for a while this past weekend and got a few samll ones on video. I caught a ton of small ones this weekend, but not many quality fish. Had a good time anyway!
3/18/09 - The bite is great at Guntersville. Don't miss the next tournament.
Huge bags of bass are being weighed at Guntersville tournaments. It hasn't been uncommon to see (5) fish limits of over (30lbs.) the past couple of weeks. Our tournament on the 28th could be one for the record books. I haven't been catching the big ones like some, but I have managed to catch quite a few. The water is 52 to 58 degrees in most areas with a slight stain. You can catch'em on about anything you want to throw right now, but the key is finding an area with the fish grouped up. Get in the right area and you can bag 20+ pretty quick.
(Managed to get the video camera out between rain showers on Sunday and caught the one above)
3/3/09 - The start of the 2009 season is near. Season Kicks-off with The North Alabama Open on March 28, 2009.
The fishing is turning on at Lake Guntersville with most tournaments requiring weights in the upper (20) lb class to win. The water temperature is currently in the low 50's, but should warm to near 60 degrees by tournament time. The all time couples weight record held by Ron and Elaine Holler of 25.31 lb's may be in jeopardy. This should be a great event and a great time to invite your friends to try the couples trail. This is an open event and no ABA membership is required. Pre-register to get an early blast-off position. I'll be posting some fishing reports over the next few weeks.
1/16/09 - Polls Page added to our site.
We have added a survey poll page to the site to gather feedback from our members. Please take the time to complete the polls so that we can use this information to improve our division. Thanks for your help. Click here to take the poll
1/14/09 - Huntsville Boat Show - 1/23/09
I will be at the ABA booth at the Huntsville Boat Show on 1/23/09 if anyone has questions or needs more information regarding the Couples Series. Stop by and see us.
1/8/09 - American Bass Anglers launch abaangler.com website for it's members
A new social networking site has been launched to allow ABA members to build profiles, share videos, and photos. The site is free for all members. This is a very nice site and a great place to show off your photos. I have set up a Division 7 group for anyone interested. Click here to go to the group page .
Click here to go to abaangler.com
12/30/08 - ABA Magazine to feature a Couples Series Spotlight beginning with the February issue.
Beginning with the February issue, the American Bass Angler Magazine will include a couples spotlight section. If anyone would like to be interviewed or has an idea for a story, let me know by Clicking Here.
12/22/08 - Vanndalizer lure packs to be given away at the North Alabama Open on 3/28/09
Vanndalizer lures has donated several lure packs that will be given away as draw prizes at our first event of the season. These are custom made lures with great paint jobs. Click the images below to check out the Vanndalizer website.
12/1/08 - What lakes would you like to see added to the North Alabama Schedule?
11/11/08 - 2009 Season to begin with a special event.
We will kick off the 2009 season with the North Alabama Open Championship. This will be an open tournament with no ABA membership required. This will be a great opportunity for anyone considering joining the ABA Couples Series to try out our tournament trail. We hope this will be our largest event to date and the fishing at Lake Guntersville should be at it's best. More details coming soon. Click here for more info.
