DECATUR, AL (January 14, 2025) – The Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) 100 Series is set to kick off its fifth season 2025 with Stop #1 at Lake Guntersville on January 18, 2025.

The blast off will take place at Goose Pond Marina, 417 Ed Hembree Drive, Scottsboro at 7:00 A.M. or safe daylight, with the first flight due in at 3:00 P.M. for weigh-in.

This stop marks the fourth time the Alabama Bass Trail Tournament Series has held an event at Goose Pond since its inception.

“Lake Guntersville is where we hosted the first ABT in 2014 and the winning weight that day was 32.02. And 11 years later that weight still stands as the heaviest bag ever weighed in at an ABT event. I am hopeful with the incredible fishing we have seen on Lake Guntersville in the last six weeks, we see that record broken this weekend. Goose Pond is a great facility, and we look forward to being in Scottsboro, AL to kick off the season,” said Kay Donaldson, Director of the Alabama Bass Trail 100 Tournament Series.

Live coverage beginning at 7am CST on Alabama Bass Trail 100 Facebook, YouTube – Alabama Bass Trail TV, and AlabamaBassTrail100.org.

Recently named “Event of the Year” by Decatur Morgan Tourism, the Alabama Bass Trail stands as one of the Southeast’s most competitive tournament circuits and is the second largest tournament trail in the United States. All Alabama Bass Trail Tournament Series were completely sold out in under 39 hours this year. Each event of the ABT 100 features an elite field of 100 teams, 200 anglers, combining professional talent with top-tier amateur competitors from across the United States, all competing for a substantial prize pool exceeding $100,000 per tournament. The series maintains a guaranteed first-place prize of $25,000 per tournament, with payouts extending to the top 20 finishers. (2025 ABT100 Roster Attached)

The 2024 Alabama Bass Trail Sponsors Include: Phoenix Boats, AMFirst, Landers – McLarty Chevrolet, McGraw – Webb Chevrolet, Rapala, VMC, Crush City, Buffalo Rock, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Jack’s, Garmin, Alabama State Parks, Halo Fishing, Snag proof, NetBait, Bait Fuel, TH Marine Supplies, Power-Pole, Pro Guide Batteries, American Trailer Rental, Yamaha, Anheuser-Busch, American Baitworks, E3 Sports Apparel, FishAlabama.org, Sweet Home Alabama, and Alabama Mountain Lakes.

About Alabama Bass Trail 

Since its inception, the Alabama Bass Trail has generated over $103 million in tourism revenue for Alabama, underscoring its importance as a premier fishing destination.

The Alabama Bass Trail is a program of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association. Its mission is to promote Alabama as a year-round fishing destination, to preserve natural resources for generations to come, and to educate high school and college-aged students to be good stewards of natural resources. The 13 bass fishing lakes consist of Lake Guntersville, Wheeler Lake, Pickwick Lake, Lewis Smith Lake, Neely Henry Lake, Weiss Lake, Lake Martin, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Lake Jordan, Alabama River, Lake Eufaula, and the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. For more information, visit www.alabamabasstrail100.org and www.alabamabasstrail.orgMedia Contact: Angela Cross