Angling for a Win

Most of the teams arrived a day early to practice and find the most promising fishing holes. Photo by Cliff Williams

One hundred and seventy-one boats hit Lake Martin last month in the Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association (ASABFA) Classic Qualifier. The first big fishing tournament on the lake this year, the tournament fielded more than 300 high school anglers in 35 teams from across the state.

The Odenville Bass Club team of Jacob George and Brody Anderson topped its five-fish limit with a 4.16-pound bass in the one-day tournament that left Wind Creek State Park Marina in flights at first safe light on Feb. 11.