Despite the cold, fishing should be good on Lake Martin Saturday for the annual stop of the Alabama Bass Trail and its $10,000 first place prize.
Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) director Kay Donaldson said the weather will not dampen the fishing or the economic impact of the tournament.
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