This past week we wrapped up our 2025 season at the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation state championship on Eufaula. When all was said and done Lee Byrd and Wallace Williams took the AOY crown on the boater and co-angler side respectively. The boater AOY race was as close as you could get with only one point separating  each place for 1st-4th place. On the co-angler side Wallace took the top spot by 4 points over Charles Rosato. Wallace also ended up finishing in 2nd place in the Nation AOY standings. Congrats to both Lee and Wallace!

As we reflect on 2025, it was another awesome year for us as a club. We had great participation and strong performances as a club in the Nation tournaments as well as the club only derbies. A lot of good times and memories were had this year and club camaraderie is strong heading into 2026! If you are looking for a club to fish with in 2026 please get in touch with us via social media or the website. We are accepting new members to fish with us in 2026 on the boater and co-angler side. Be on the look out over the next couple months for meeting announcements as we will be getting together to set up the 2026 season.

Lastly, thank you to everyone who fished with us this year. It does not go unnoticed those who take time out of their busy lives to keep this club going and make it so great. Here's to another great year in 2026!

-WS

Guys, please let Bruce Sargent know if you are fishing our next tournament at Logan Martin on Sept. 6th. He needs to know by Thursday evening before the tournament. Ramp location is still TBD at this moment. This is our 6th derby of the year and with only a couple left to go the AOY races are starting to shape up. Should be a fun one and it will be good to be back on the Coosa!

-WS

The annual Old Man vs Young Guns tournament has come and gone with the Old Men emerging victorious this year. The Old Men sacked up 109.98lbs over 2 days on a very hot Lake Guntersville. Bruce Sargent and Wallace Williams led the way with 18.27 lbs and a 5.61 big fish on day 2. They also had the most weight over the 2 days with 32.52 lbs.

The young guns finished the event with a 2 day total of 71.89 lbs. Matthew Hebert and Alex Roberts led the way for the Young Guns with 30.33 lbs which was 2nd most behind Bruce and Wallace.

While the fishing was good, the club fellowship we had this past weekend was even better. We had a lot of great times off the water hanging out and grilling out at the cabins together. This is always the most fun tournament of the year and this one was another one for the books! Thank you to Matthew Hebert and Bruce Sargent for organizing and running this event. Next up is our club only derby on Logan-Martin on September 6th. See y'all there!

-WS

Set the dates in your calendars because the annual Old Man vs. Young Guns tournament is on the books. This year will be a little different format as we will be fishing 2 days on August 16th and 17th on Lake Guntersville. We are going to fish in the mornings only to beat the heat and allow for club fellowship in the afternoon. Bruce has already booked us 3 cabins to stay in that sleep up to 8 people in each cabin. We have the cabins Friday-Sunday. We will start accepting sign-ups and collecting ages at the beginning of August so be on the look out for that. Looking forwarding to seeing everyone there!

​-WS

The final tournament of the Alabama BASS nation regular season wrapped up at Wheeler lake on June 14th. The season long dominance of Birmingham Bass Club co-anglers continued with 3 of our guys finishing in the top 10. Martez McDuffie led the way with 9.60lbs which was good for 2nd place overall. Wallace Williams and Charles Rosato followed him in 4th and 6th place respectively. Wallace and Charles are now 1st and 2nd in the co-angler AOY standings for the nation and the club. Incredible year by both of them so far.

On the boater side, Scott Holmes led the way with 14.54lbs and a 10th place finish. Lee Byrd and Charles Nowling followed him in 20th and 22nd place respectively. Going into the championship on Eufaula this fall we will have 4 boaters and 5 co-anglers in the top 20 of the Nation AOY standings. Definitely something to be proud of as a club!

Next tournament is not until our club derby Sept. 6th on Logan Martin. Hope everyone has a great and safe summer!

​-WS

Despite the muddy water and tough conditions the club still had a great showing at Neely Henry. We placed 2 boaters and 3 co-anglers in the top 10 overall. Joey Aderhold led the way with 16.39lbs and a 3rd place finish and Jeff Corley finished in 10th with a solid bag of 12.21. Joey takes over the top spot in the club AOY standings and moves up to 6th in the Nation AOY standings.

On the co-angler side, Charles Rosato brought in 9.34lbs and a second place finish. Jonathan Watson and William McRee followed him in 9th and 10th place respectively. The co-anglers have been showing out all year and we now have 4 co-anglers in the top 10 of the Nation AOY standings with Jonathan sitting in the top spot.

Next tournament will be our first club only derby of the year. It is May 3rd at the Warrior River. Bruce is still working on which ramp we will use but go ahead and let us know in the Facebook group or GroupMe if you plan on fishing with us. Hope to see everyone there!

-WS

The second stop of 2025 is finished and the club had another respectable showing at Eufaula. Despite super muddy conditions from storms our guys were able to figure the bite out and bring in some solid bags of fish! Lee Byrd led the way on the boater side with 15.53 and a 10th place finish. Bruce Sargent was not far behind in 12th place with 15.29.

The co-anglers once again showed out and the angler of the year race is shaping up to be a good one out of the back of the boat. Lee Fowler finished 5th thanks to two Eufaula giants that gave him 9.94. Wallace Williams, Jacob George and Charles Rosato followed him in 8th, 9th and 10th place respectively. All in all, we had 7 co-anglers finish in the top 20 in this tournament. Strong work gentlemen!

Our next tournament is a quick turn around on April 12th at Neely Henry. This will be the third stop on the AL Bass Nation this year. Looking forward to seeing everyone there again. It will be good to have a tournament close to home on the Coosa!

Before I sign off, I want to give a big shoutout and thank you to Matthew Hebert, Charles Nowling and everyone else who helped make the crawfish boil at Eufaula possible. It was a great time and good fellowship as a club.

​-WS

First derby of the year is in the books and we had a strong showing as a club! Joey Aderhold led the way on the boater side with a limit of 11.82 which was good for 4th place overall. Lee Byrd, Charles Nowling and Thad Spates all had good finishes on the boater side too, coming in 19th, 29th and 31st respectively.

The co-anglers really showed out though! Jonathan Watson brought in 3 fish for 10.57 anchored by 6.39 largemouth to win the co side and big bass for the entire tournament. Wallace Williams followed him in second place and Jacob George came in at 6th overall. Charles Nowling and Jonathan Watson also combined to win the team portion of the event. Congrats to all those guys on an awesome tournament!

Our next derby is March 22nd at Eufaula. If you haven't already secured lodging please look into it asap as the options are dwindling. Also, if you haven't joined the club GroupMe please look into that as it is a great way for us to communicate easily and quickly at the nation events. Can't wait to see everyone at Eufaula it should be a smash fest.

-WS

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First meeting of the year is in the books and we had a great turnout tonight! We had 14 in attendance at On Tap Sports Cafe in Liberty Park. A big thank you to Lee Byrd for securing us a private room there. Also, a big thank you to Thad Spates and Bruce Sargent for running the meeting tonight while Lee was under the weather.

Topics discussed:
-Bruce went over the club financials at the moment and for this upcoming year.
-Recap of the club changes going into this year.
-Bruce read over the new by-laws and they were voted on and passed.
-Discussed possibility of a Birmingham Bass Club Jr. Club. (tabled)
-Went over everyone who is signed up for the first tournament at Martin.
-Discussed a weekend at Triple D Ranch in May. (Bruce will make a post on this soon)

The first ABN of the year is in 12 days at Lake Martin. This will be the first points tournament of the year for Club AOY. Looking forward to seeing everyone, it's already looking like we're gonna have a great representation there. Make sure to join the Club GroupMe so we can keep up with everyone at the all the ABN tournaments this year. The link to join is in the Facebook group. Lets have a great 2025!

-WS