Mark & Amy Shannon Take First Place at Lake Mitchell

From Division 1 Couples Central Alabama DATE July 10, 2010 is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a 1st Place win and $315 in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on  Lake Mitchell this past weekend.  Four bass limit weighed in at 7.09. Second place went to Sean & Michelle Brown with a weight of 5.86. Woman’s big bass was awarded to Diane Hill for catching a 2.92 pound large mouth. Men’s big bass went to Sean Brown with a 2.47 large mouth.

“If We Weren’t Fishing...”

ATHENS, Ala. – A jockey, a bowler, a famous dice roller…. If you weren’t fishing, what would you be doing? That’s the theme of the 2010 American Bass Anglers American Couples Series National Championship, slated for Aug. 30-Sept. 4 in LaGrange, Ga.

Running out of Highland Marina Resort, about 200 of the top angling couples in the nation will compete on West Point Lake, a 25,900-acre impoundment on the Alabama-Georgia state line near LaGrange. The competitors practice Aug. 30 and Sept. 2. Then, the two-day tournament runs Sept. 3-4 with the weigh-in beginning at 3 p.m. each day.

Team of Michele and Raymond Archer Win at Chatfield Reservoir

From Division 13 July 19, 2010, Colorado - Michele and Raymond Archer from Ft. Collins win their very first event in the American Couples Series. Michele and Raymond take home $225.00 for their victory in the American Couples Series Team tournament held on Chatfield Reservoir. Michele and Raymond’s 4 bass limit weighed in at 4.56 pounds....

Team of Peter and Dana Merkel Win at KY/Barkley Lake

From Division 8 on 6/27/10, KY & Barkley Lake – Peter and Dana Merkel from Lynville, IN are now one step closer to the American Couples Series Championship with this first place win in the American Couples Series team tournament held on Barkley Lake.