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Pictures of Certified Trophy Anglers

Alabama Certified Trophy Anglers for Largemouth Bass

Certified Trophy Anglers have had their caught of a largemouth bass ten pounds or larger certified by the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division.  A Certified Master Angler program will document largemouth bass eight pounds or larger.

 

twelve-pound largemouth bass from Guntersville Lake
Ben McGuire caught this twelve and a quarter pound largemouth bass from Guntersville Lake on December 31, 2008.


Aubrey Boothe of Coker, Alabama, holds the Oliver Pool lake record as of December 30, 2006, after catching an 11-pound, 10-ounce largemouth bass.


Matthew Applebaum earned the Trophy Angler Certificate with this 11 pound largemouth bass, which he caught in Perry County on May 8, 2008.  

Blake Gowen caught this certified trophy largemouth bass from Guntersville Lake
Blake Gowen shows of his largemouth bass that earned him a Trophy Angler Certificate. The ten-pound, four-ounce bass was caught from Guntersville Lake on March 23, 2007

Gary Gunthrie with the first fish presented for the Alabama Lake Record program.
April 16, 2007, Gary Guthrie of Jasper, Alabama, caught a 10-pound,  4-ounce largemouth bass from the Sipsey Creek arm of Smith Lake. The bass was the first official lake record largemouth bass for Smith Lake, and it is the first record of the new lake record program.

Eleven pounds and two hundredths largemouth bass from Smith Lake in 2007
David Lockhart shows off a 2007 eleven pound largemouth bass from Smith Lake on June 3, 2007. This current Smith Lake record largemouth bass was caught at night on a shakey head jig and finessse worm. He gave special thanks to his net man, Heath Smith. David also earned a Trophy Angler Certificate.