{"id":13818,"date":"2025-10-11T06:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T12:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/?p=13818"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T17:05:31","slug":"american-bass-anglers-team-championship-coming-to-florence-alabama-and-pickwick-lake-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/11\/american-bass-anglers-team-championship-coming-to-florence-alabama-and-pickwick-lake-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"American Bass Anglers Team Championship Coming to Florence, Alabama and Pickwick Lake in 2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Florence, AL.  American Bass Anglers (ABA) is excited to announce that the 2026 ABA Team Series National Championship will take place in Florence, Alabama, on the renowned Pickwick Lake from April 11 to 17, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event will bring together the top teams from across the tour, along with their families and fans, for a week of competitive bass fishing. Known for its excellent fisheries and vibrant local culture, Pickwick Lake and Florence have a strong reputation as a prime destination for anglers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPickwick Lake is one of the crown jewels of bass fishing, and Florence is a fantastic host community,\u201d said Morris Sheehan, President of American Bass Anglers. \u201cWe are thrilled to bring our anglers, their families for a fun week of competition.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week-long event will kick off with official practice starting April 11, followed by the championship competition on April 15, 16, and 17. Teams will compete on Pickwick Lake for cash prizes, national recognition, and championship titles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the competition, the ABA Team Championship will have a great economic impact on Florence and Lauderdale County by bringing in visitors to hotels, restaurants, and local businesses from all over the country. The event will also showcase the community\u2019s tourism attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau<\/a> will host the event and work alongside ABA to provide a smooth experience for anglers and fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis event is not just about world-class bass fishing; it\u2019s about highlighting the best of Florence and Pickwick Lake,\u201d said Brody Gravitt of  Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau  \u201cWe are happy to welcome American Bass Anglers back and look forward to the excitement this championship will bring.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event Snapshot: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Event: 2026 ABA Team Series National Championship <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Dates: April 11 to 17, 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Host Location: Florence, Alabama \u2013 Pickwick Lake <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about American Bass Anglers and the Team Series Championship, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Florence, AL.  American Bass Anglers (ABA) is excited to announce that the 2026 ABA Team Series National Championship will take place in Florence, Alabama, on the renowned Pickwick Lake from April 11 to 17, 2026.  This event will bring together the top teams from across the tour, along with their families and fans, for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13818","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-team"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13818"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13856,"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13818\/revisions\/13856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanbassanglers.com\/news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}