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The final Qualifying
Tournament of Alabama Bass Federation Inc, 2009 season
was held 6 June out of Paradise Point, Lay Lake,
Columbiana, Alabama. During practice the weather was
overcast with light rain. Tournament day the weather
changed to clear with bright blue sky.
At the conclusion of the tournament
day tournament anglers presented their catches to the
scales. Robert Robinson of Bay Area Bassmasters weight
in a limit of bass tipping the scales at 15.98 claiming
tournament top honors. Scap Cicero of Rumblin Waters
Bass Anglers finished second with a limited weighing
11.41; William Danny Grantham of Silverhill Bass Anglers
with a weight of 11.24 was third; Tim Cornelius of
Tri-County Bassmasters was forth with a weight of 11.17
and Mark Edmonds of Carbon Hill Bass Club was fifth with
a weight of 110.98.

Tim Cornelius, Jason Hester, Roger
Motes, Chris Newell, Kevin Pace and Joey Wimberley of
Tri-County Bassmasters claimed the top team honors with
a cumulative weight of 39.25. Pine Level Bassmasters
Team #2 finished second in the team standings with a
weight of 37.61

Big fish for the tournament was caught
by Mark Edmonds of Carbon Hill Bass Club with a weight
of 3.77.
Top finishing non-boater for the
tournament was Sam Curvin of Neely Henry Bass Club with
a weight of 9.27. Ranger Cup Bonus money qualifiers for
the tournament were Scap Cicero of Rumblin Waters Bass
Anglers, William Danny Grantham of Silverhill Bass
Anglers, David Frogue of Dixieland Bassmasters and James
Moore of Locust Fork Bassmasters.
At this tournament 156
federation anglers participated, 455 bass were presented
at the scale with a cumulative weight of 713.74.
Average number of fish caught per person was 2 and there
was a release rate of 97.6%.
Three Hundred Five (306) anglers are
qualified for the 2009 Alabama Bass Federation Inc,
State Championship Tournament.
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Next tournament is the 2009 State
Championship Tournament 30 September – 3 October
2009; Neely Henry, Gadsden, AL. Looking forward to
seeing Alabama Bass Federation Angler at Neely
Henry. |
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