Though smallmouth bass are targeted by drifting shad below Wheeler and Wilson dams, largemouth bass can also be taken.

 
Fishing with Damon Abernethy, Tonya Mayberry caught her biggest largemouth bass to date, 6-pound, 10-ounces, from Guntersville Lake on November 1, 2009.

David R. caught this huge bass, 5-12, from a Macon County pond in September of 2009.

This father-son teamed up to catch this fine bass during a cub scout outing, September 2009.

Andrew McDonald catches his personal best and a huge summer bass, seven pounds, from a secret Pike County pond.

Mike Tolbert shows his son a real bass: 5-pounds, 4-ounces, from Guntersville Lake.

Fishing is a great family activity.

Chris Steele caught this big bass from Lake Guntersville on June 6, 2009, using a plastic bait.

Shane says night fishing is the ticket for big bass in Mobile County during the summer.

 
Cordero Houston caught these two largemouth bass weighing better than 9 pounds at Chambers County Lake.

Andrew Ekema caught this largemouth bass from Flint Creek on May 25, 2009.

Simms Kaak, age 12, caught this mammoth bass from a pond in Opelika.

It is fun to catch big largemouth bass on a Rattle Trap on Guntersville Lake, like this one caught in early April of 2009.

 
Doug Darr catches a 19-1/2 inch largemouth bass from a Chambers County pond on March 20, 2009.

Guntersville Lake produces lots of big largemouth bass.  These were taken in March of 2009 

These largemouth bass were caught in March of 2009 from Pickwick Lake. with  guide Steve Hacker.

 
Guntersville Lake is noted for its big largemouth bass. This one was taken by fishing guide Chris Jackson with a Jackall lure, March 2009.

This fine Guntersville Lake largemouth bass was taken March 11, 2009 with a Jackall lure and the help of guide Chris Jackson.