DECATUR, AL (February 20, 2025) – The Alabama Bass Trail Teams Series (ABTTS) is set to kick off its twelfth season of the South Division on Stop #1 at Lake Martin on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

The season’s South Division opener will take place at Wind Creek State Park, 4325 AL-128, Alexander City, AL 35010 at 7:00 A.M. or safe daylight, with the first flight due in at 3:00 P.M. for weigh-in.

“It is always good to get to Alexander City, and one reason we love to go there is Wind Creek State Park—they always roll out the red carpet. Sandra Fuller with the Tallapoosa Tourism Bureau does a phenomenal job welcoming our teams in. She is there during the weigh-in, along with the local news media. It is always great to see them, and it is a lot of fun. This facility is well equipped for tournaments,” said Kay Donaldson, Director of the Alabama Bass Trail.

This promises to be an exciting and challenging tournament. We invite viewers to tune into our live broadcast on www.alabamabasstrail.org on February 22,nd, at 7:00AM CST for the tournament action. Weigh-ins will be held at Wind Creek State Park, and will be available on live broadcast, beginning at 3:00PM CST.

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. Selling out in under 7 minutes, the ABTTS 2025 Season will bring in anglers from across the United States, fishing the best lakes in the state of Alabama. The series maintains a guaranteed first-place prize of $15,000 per tournament, with payouts extending to the top 40 finishers in the regular divisions. Over $750,000 in cash and prizes will be up for grabs this season! The Tournament Trail offers two divisions along with a no-entry-fee championship with a grand prize of $50,000! As a sanctioned tournament series in the B.A.S.S. Team Championship, the ABTTS will qualify 18 teams to fish the BASSMASTER Team Championship in 2025. The top angler fishing the BASSMASTER Team Championship will qualify to fish the 2026 BASSMASTER Classic!

Our South Division angler roster link is below.

https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ABTTS-2025-South-Division-Roster.pdf

 

For additional questions, photos, and interviews, please contact Angela Cross.

 

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, Lew’s, Strike King, 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.alabamabasstrail.org and www.alabamabasstrail100.org.