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1st Place	Big Bass
Results

The Alabama River Team Trail kicked off the 2004 tournament season on February 28th at Cooter's Pond in Prattville, Alabama. 17 teams turned out for a cold morning that would prove to be a great day for being outside and catching nice bass. The river had seen a lot of rain the week before the tournament giving the anglers the challenge of heavily stained, cold moving water. Every single team caught fish and the quality of the fish was a big topic of conversation at the weigh-in at three o'clock. The top pattern turned out to be a shallow water, pre-spawn bite for largemouth with plastics, jigs and spinnerbaits. There were a couple of large spots weighed in but largemouth dominated the tournament.

1st Place - 20.51 lbs. Joey Alford and Mike Brooks of Prattville weighed in 5 fish at 20.51 lbs. 1st place payout was $1125.00

2nd Place - 20.18 lbs. Bert Patterson of Millbrook and Steve Burns of Prattville weighed in a nice limit of largemouth at 20.18 lbs. 2nd place payout was $600.00

Big Fish - 5.97 lbs. Brian Royal and Sean Custard of Montgomery weighed in the big fish at 5.97 lbs.

Next Tournament: The Alabama River Trail's next event is at Swift Creek in Autaugaville, AL on March 27th.

Alabama Team Trail Sponsor's include: J&K Sporting Goods, River Rats, Pepsi, International Paper, D&G Spotsticker and Prattville Printing.