Snakehead Fish Caught on the Tennessee River

You have read about this species in the magazines. Well, it seems to be getting close to home now. Should you catch one of these, authorities are asking that you kill it and not release it back into the waters. It is considered an evasive species.

Decatur Jaycees Cajunfest Along with the Elite Series

Decatur Jaycees will host Cajunfest 2009 in conjunction with the Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament. This event will take place at Ingalls Harbor on Friday, April 3, 2009.

Join us for an all-you-can-eat Cajun dinner, live musical entertainment and the chance to meet professional Bassmaster Elite Series anglers.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for kids 12 & under. Your ticket gets you an AYCE meal and two free drinks. For more information or to purchase your tickets, call Tiffany at 353-0763 x 101.

This event is presented by Serra Toyota of Decatur. Gold sponsors are Pepsi of Decatur and Valley Budweiser.

So, after you volunteers help with the weigh-in, hang around for a bit of fun.

Forum for Cullman Bassmasters

I created a forum board for the CBM on my site. You can go there and click on Bass Clubs to get into the Cullman Board. If you like, feel free to join and start posting. You can also host photos there.

Anyone wanting to moderate the Cullman board, let me know.

Regards

Chip

Direct Link: http://www.carolinachipbasstalk.com/index.php?board=24.0

Helping out a fellow fisherman.

I am passing this information on for Bryant Pinyan. March 28th is a bigday for tournaments all over the state and here is another one. Bryant says:

I would like to tell ya'll of a benefit Big Fish tour we're putting on at Spring Creek boat launch in Guntersville on March 28th for a good friend, Greg Bishop. He has been fighting Cancer for about a year and has just left for Texas to undergo surgery. We learned that he was selling all his tackle and whatever else to have the funds to make the trip, so a few of us put together a fund raiser. Its 25 per person,and 5.00 of each entry goes toward Big Fish payout, and all the rest goes to Greg and his family. We're putting together some prize drawings after the Tournament. We would be very thankful for any of ya'll that could join us, Thank you.

If you can make it but would like to donate send it to Greg Bishop, P.O. Box 1062 Guntersville, AL 35976.

It Looks Like The "G" Is Giving Them Up!

Seems a bunch of you guys have been taking it to the Big "G" this week. Al and Jeff are upping the ante with their better catches of the day. Al's two best were 6.5 and 4.5 while Jeff's is a 7.5. Nice catch guys.

Guntersville 3/8/09

Went fishing with "Carp Rangler Tim" aka Shadlips

75 degrees, mostly cloudy and tropical winds. All were caught on a 12 foot cane pole using the reel from a fishing rocket and 4 pound test kmart monofilament... We used a Flirty Girty tipped with a chicken feather and lathered in the new Carolina Chip's "I need a bath" flavored Pig Scent gel formula. Here are the results:

Giggidy-Giggidy-Giggidy ;D

If I would Have Known... I would have fished somewhere else!

So, you get to your lake to "fun fish" only to find that there were 300 tournament fishermen fishing 12 tournaments. How were you to know? Well, now you can get some idea simply by cliking through to Classic Bass. This site has accepted the challenge of listing the happenings at various lakes in Alabama. Simple to use... and no excuse not to know.

1st Qualifier Coming Up

The first qualifer for 2009 is fast approaching. MotorGuide Qualifier: March 14 at Millers Ferry. The Launch: Roland Cooper State Park and the Headquarters: Thomasville Inn & Suites, 1704 North Park Dr. $79+tax - double. Pairings: 6:00 P.M. Thomasville Civic Center, 559 W Front St., Thomasville, AL 36784. So far the club will be represented by Mark Jones, Michael Kent and myself.

Another Tournament for the Tournament Season

Looks like March/April is going to be as busy as always with a choice of tournaments to fish each day. Well here is another one to put on the list. The Cullman Firefighters Association is slated for April 4th at Smith Lake and will launch at Smith Lake Dam, safe daylight until 3:00 p.m. Entry fee is $125. 1st place is guaranteed $2500 and is the only guaranteed amount. The following places are based on a 100 boat field – 2nd $1000, 3rd $750, 4th $600, yadda yadda to 11-29 you get your money back. There is a $1000 Guaranteed DRAW PRIZE donated by Van's Sporting Goods. Big Fish is $250 and there is a Parent/Child Team of $250. Register at Van's Sporting Goods or call 256-775-4031. All fish must be over the 15" slot. No "Cat" fish.... I'm out.