Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour
Div 88 Alabama East Central
Director: Rhonda Ford
(706)936-4530
Mike Garlen
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| 9/26/2020
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Weiss | Little River |  |
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| 10/04/2020
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Neely Henry | Coosa Lansing | |
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| 11/14/2020
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Weiss | Little River | |
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| 12/12/2020
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Neely Henry | Coosa River | |
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| 1/02/2021
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Weiss CANCELED | Little River | |
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| 3/27/2021
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Weiss | Little River Marina | |
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| 4/25/2021
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Neely Henry | Coosa Landing | |
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| 5/09/2021
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Weiss | Little River Marina | |
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| 6/12/2021
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Weiss | Little River Marina | |
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| 7/24/2021
7/25/2021 |
Neely Henry/Weiss | Coosa Landing/Little River Marina | |
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| 10/20/2021 10/22/2021 | Kerr Lake | Occoneechee State Park | |
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| Division 88 Points Top 25 | ||||
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| Place | Name | Events | Fish | Points |
| 1 | Doug Orazine | 6 | 23 | 752 |
| 2 | Charles Anderson | 4 | 17 | 748 |
| 3 | James Collette | 7 | 26 | 746 |
| 4 | Michael Garlen | 7 | 16 | 742 |
| 5 | Keith Bryant | 5 | 12 | 738 |
| 6 | Rhonda Ford | 5 | 16 | 734 |
| 7 | Tyler Youngblood | 3 | 7 | 554 |
| 8 | Johnny Parsons | 3 | 6 | 419 |
| 9 | John Childress | 2 | 10 | 374 |
| 10 | Karl Youngblood | 2 | 7 | 370 |
| 11 | David Wesson | 2 | 5 | 236 |
| 12 | Colin McCullough | 2 | 5 | 235 |
| 13 | Thomas Bayer | 2 | 3 | 234 |
| 14 | Damien Willis | 1 | 5 | 189 |
| 15 | Michael Harrell | 1 | 5 | 188 |
| 16 | Larry Wheat | 1 | 5 | 187 |
| 16 | Michael Richardson | 1 | 5 | 187 |
| 18 | Charles Murphy | 1 | 1 | 186 |
| 19 | Alvin Parrish | 1 | 4 | 185 |
| 20 | Mike Duke | 1 | 3 | 184 |
| 21 | Richard Adams | 1 | 2 | 182 |
| 22 | Richard Cross | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 22 | Bill Hamlin | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 22 | Judson Parker | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 22 | Raymod Youngblood | 1 | 0 | 50 |
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D88 Postpones 12/1 Tournament to Sunday 12/2 American Fishing Tour District 88 had postponed this Saturday's tournament, due to the forecasted high winds and potentially severe weather. The tournament has been rescheduled for the following day Sunday 12/2. Angler safety is our number one concern and hope to see you all there Sunday. For more information on this or any future event in this division contact Rhonda Ford at 706-936-4530. |
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Jamey Collette Wins Division 88 Championship and AOY
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Ford Wins on Weiss Lake
The anglers had perfect weather for a bass tournament with overcast skies and temps in the mid-60s with 10 mph winds from the southwest. |
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Orazine Early Bird Win
Doug Orazine, of Springville Alabama, is one step closer to the 2018 ABA National Championship with a 1st Place win during the RAM American Fishing Tour, Alabama East Central D88 tournament held on Lake Weiss in Cedar Bluff, Al. The tournament was held on the 26th of August, and proved to be a challenge for the field of six anglers. Doug managed to land 4-bass which weighed in at 6.53 lbs. He caught all these fish before 7:00 am, then went without another keeper the rest of the day. |
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Anderson Wins on Neely Henry
From Division 88, Alabama East/Central Charles Anderson of Rocky Face, Georgia won the AFT D88 event held on Neely Henry on October 8th in Gadsden, Alabama. Charles caught 14.85 pounds to secure the win. He also landed the largest bass of the day with a 4.64 pound largemouth. |
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Anderson Wins D88 Lake Weiss
Charles Anderson of Rocky Face, Georgia is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a First Place win in the AFT D88 event held on Weiss Lake on September 10, 2016. Charles used a vibrating jig and finesse worm and caught a winning weight of 15.02 pounds. |
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Draskovic Wins at Neely Henry
From Division 88, Alabama East/Central Ken Draskovic from Scottsboro, Alabama is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a first place win in the AFT event held on Lake Neely Henry in Gadsden, Alabama this past weekend. This was the first event in D88 counting towards the 2017 season. Ken did not prefish this lake, but applied patterns that worked on his home water to catch 9.67 pounds including one spotted bass. Topwater baits were the key to his success. Ken earned $245 for his efforts. |
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Childress Wins Divisional Championship For D88
From D88, Alabama East/Central, David Childress of Calhoun, Georgia won the Divisional Championship held on both Neely Henry and Weiss lakes Saturday and Sunday July 16th and 17th, with a total weight of 23.17 pounds. He pocketed $752 for his efforts. |
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Doug Orazine Wins on Weiss Lake
From Division 88, Alabama East/Central, Doug Orazine of Springville, Alabama is one step closer to the American Fishing Tour National Championship with a first place win in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on Weiss Lake the 4th of June 2016. Doug caught his limit flipping bank grass and hard cover with heavy equipment. Doug’s weight of 10.11 pounds secured the victory. |
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Matthews Tops Weiss Lake Crowd
Mark Matthews of Jacksonville, Alabama is one step closer to the Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship with a first place win in the AFT Division 88 event held on Weiss Lake 28th of May 2016. Mark caught two of his fish on a deep diving crankbait ledge fishing and finished his limit flipping for a wining weight of 14.06 pounds. |
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Chip Rodgers Wins on Weiss Lake
From Division 88, Alabama East/Central Chip Rodgers of High Point, GA is one step closer to the ABA National Championship with a First Place win in the American Fishing Tour bass tournament held on Weiss Lake April 16th. Chip visited numerous brush piles he had located with his side imaging unit and landed four fish that weighed in at a whopping 22.55 pounds. A Secret Lures 2XHD jig was credited for his day’s catch. |
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Charles Anderson Wins at Lake Weiss
Charles Anderson is one step closer to the Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship with a first place win in the Division 88 Alabama East/Central tournament held on Lake Weiss on December 19th. Charles brought in a sack of 19.86 pounds, caught on a spinnerbait. Second place winner Derrell Parker, and Third Place Ken Draskovic each caught over 19 pounds. Big bass was awarded Terry Tucker for catching a 5.76 pound largemouth. |
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Mike Garlen Tops Field
Mike Garlen is one step closer to the Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship with a first place win in
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Etheredge Wins Division 88 Event
 From Division 88, Alabama East/Central, Joel Etheredge is one step closer to the Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship with a first place win in the Ram American Fishing Tour Division 88 tournament held on Neely Henry this past weekend. Joel's five bass limit weighed in at 12.20 pounds. Big Bass was awarded to Mike Garlen for catching a 3.76 pound largemouth.
The top five anglers were:
1. Joel Etheredge 12.20 lbs.
2. Ken Draskovic 10.22 lbs.
3 Charles Anderson 10.05lbs.
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From Division 88, Alabama East/Central Jamey Collette of Summerville Ga, won the Division Championship held on both Neely Henry and Weiss lakes Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 19th of 
Division 88 of the American Fishing Tour held its latest tournament on Weiss Lake November 18, 2017. Weiss Lake (pronounced “Wice”) is an Alabama Power impoundment with approximately 30,000 acres. Known in the 80s as the crappie capital of the world is also a tremendous Bass Fishing Lake. It’s no surprise that Rhonda Ford of Cave Springs, GA brought in a limit of bass weighing 17.31 anchored by a big bass weighing 7.06 pounds.
the Alabama East Central Division 88 tournament held at Neely Henry on November 21, 2015. Mike’s five bass limit weighed in at 13.55 pounds. Big Bass was a tie between Doug Orazine's largemouth bass and Joel Etheredge's spotted bass each weighing in at 4.65 pounds.
Championship with a first place win in the Ram American Fishing Tour bass tournament held at Lake Weiss on October 31, 2015. Derrell was encouraged to participate in this, his first ABA tournament. He joined at the ramp and dusted the competition. Derrell caught his fish using a vibrating style jig near rocks. Second place winner, Jamey Collette, reported a hard head jig cranked along riprap was his key to success. Big Bass was awarded to Joel Etheredge for catching a 4.54 pound largemouth using a beaver style bait flipped to wood.