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ALABAMA TEAM SCORES BCWC WIN

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 Jan 29th, 2009 by OutdoorsFIRST 

Modified Jan 29th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

A six-man team from Alabama came from behind last Saturday to win the 2008 Bass Club World Championship on Fort Gibson Lake in Oklahoma.

With a team total of 125 pounds, 8 ounces, the River Region Bass Fraternity made up a deficit of more than 5 pounds on the final day. The team outfished 38 other teams made up of BASS Federation Nation club members from across the country.

Each member of the Alabama team won a $50,000 Skeeter/Yamaha boat rig.

The winning Alabama anglers were Mike Keel of Auburn, Chris Rutland of Wetumpka, Mark McCaig and Tim Hurst of Oxford, Coby Carden of Calera, and Jamie Horton of Centreville. Keel’s three-day total of 40 pounds, 12 ounces, was the biggest contribution to the team’s total weight.