2026 CLASSIC SERIES – SMITH LAKE EVENT

DATE:   Saturday, March 14, 2026

LAKE:  Smith Lake

LAUNCH:  Smith Lake Park Ramp

• 403 County Road 386, Cullman, AL 35057

WEBSITE: Alabama Northeast Division FOM

• All tournament information
• Pay online with added processing fee

LATE FEE DEADLINE: Friday, March 6, 2026 by midnight

• Entry fee must be paid by midnight on Friday, March 6, 2026 or there will be a $25 Late Fee added to payment

FINAL ENTRY FEE DEADLINE: Friday, March 13, 2026 by 7:00PM

• All entries MUST be received by 7:00pm
• NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED ON SATURDAY

OFFLIMITS:  NO off-limits prior to tournament except;

• All anglers MUST be off the tournament waters by 4:30pm on the Friday before the tournament
• No fishing within 100 yards of the ramp on tournament day after 1PM

PERMITTED FISHING AREA:  All water accessible by waters from the official launch site

BLAST-OFF PROCEDURES:  Blast-off will be conducted from pier

LIVE-WELL CHECKS:  Live-well checks during Blast-off by boat numbers

*** MANDATORY PRE-TOURNAMENT MEAL/MESSAGE/MEETING:

Friday, March 13, 2026

*** NOTE: At least one team member MUST be at the MESSAGE/MEETING and stay until the end for that team to compete in the tournament.  Any team NOT respesented by at least one team member will not only lose their team's 50 meeting points but will also be DISQUALIFIED for that event.  NO REFUNDS OF TOURNAMENT ENTRY WILL BE AVAILABLE. 

Location: Desperation Church Student Center (Meeting is NOT physically at the actual church)

Address:  202 Elizabeth Street NE, Cullman, AL 35055  

• Registration starts at 6:00PM
• Meal starts at 6:30PM
• REQUIRED ATTENDANCE - Message starts at 7:00PM
• REQUIRED ATTENDANCE - Meeting starts at 7:30PM
• REQUIRED ATTENDANCE - Boat numbers by 8:00PM

All times are subject to change.

LAUNCH PROCEDURES:

• All teams be in the water by 6:00AM
• Tournament information at 6:10AM
• "On the Water" devotion starts at 6:15AM
• Prayer and National Anthem starts at 6:25AM
• Blast-off by boat numbers starts at 6:30AM

All times are subject to change based on sunrise and weather conditions.

FLIGHT TIMES:

• Flight #1 (Boats 1 - 20) check-in by 3:00PM
• Flight #2 (Boats 21 - 40) check-in by 3:15PM
• Flight #3 (Boats 41 - 60) check-in by 3:30PM
• Flight #4 (Boats 61 - 80) check-in by 3:45PM
• Flight #5 (Boats 81 - 100) check-in by 4:00PM

WEIGH-IN PROCEDURES:

• Weigh-in before or after the trailering of your boat
• All teams are asked to come up on the stage to view scales during their weigh-in
• Please be prepared to share a little about your day
• $250 BIG FISH BONUS:  Any team WEARING a GAF Marine t-shirts weighing in the BIG FISH of the tournament will receive an additional $250 bonus

LEGAL WARNING AND CONTENT:

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE WILL BE VIDEOING AND TAKING PICTURES FOR US TO USE AS WE SEE FIT.  VIDEOS AND/OR PICTURES WILL BE POSTED ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.  IF FOR SOME REASON YOUR PICTURE AND/OR A VIDEO OF YOU PERSONALLY CAN NOT BE SHARED, WE REQUIRE A LETTER, HANDWRITTEN OR TYPED AND SIGNED.

MATTHEW 4:19 - And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Place	Team	Members	# Fish	Big Fish	Gross	Penalty	Net Wt	Points
1	38935	Brian Morris Jeff Miller	5	3.42	16.49	0	16.49	200
2	39017	Jordan Wiggins Justin Birge	5	4.66	15.75	0	15.75	199
3	38992	Tristen Jernigan walker holmes	5	5.24	15.23	0	15.23	198
4	30632	Dakota Bellew Houston Hill	5	3.3	13.7	0	13.7	197
5	39016	Jordan Thompson Justin Anglin	5	0	13.57	0	13.57	196
6	29885	Wesley Fielder Eric Schavey	5	0	13.38	0	13.38	195
7	26752	Chad Davis Lance Richards	5	4.57	13.07	0	13.07	194
8	39014	James Swindle Paul Earnest	5	3.64	12.9	0	12.9	193
9	38669	Gavin Jarrett Kinzleigh Turner	5	0	12.88	0	12.88	192
10	34252	Josh Reece Jimmy Reece	5	0	12.38	0	12.38	191
11	28711	Jamie Butler Clay Butler	5	0	12.23	0	12.23	190
12	11889	Ron Holler Elaine Holler	5	3.1	12.22	0	12.22	189
13	36163	Colby Sandlin Davis Dickerson	5	0	12	0	12	188
14	31592	William Kay James White	5	0	11.93	0	11.93	187
15	39018	Greg Tomlin Wyatt Tomlin	5	0	11.59	0	11.59	186
16	30493	Randy Cox Calvin Reese	5	0	11.38	0	11.38	185
17	23844	Keith Garrett James Morgan	5	0	10.84	0	10.84	184
18	39023	Roman Calvert Will Haynes	5	0	10.84	0	10.84	184
19	34253	JAMES WATERS DAVID AMELL	5	0	10.81	0	10.81	182
20	34254	George Bouldin Steve Hallman	5	0	10.78	0	10.78	181
21	38642	Chris Baldus Landon Moore	5	0	10.69	0	10.69	180
22	29930	Harris Housley Michael Ray	5	0	10.65	0	10.65	179
23	23856	Kyle Colley Marty Colley	5	0	10.54	0	10.54	178
24	31971	Luke Mason Zach Taylor	5	0	10.42	0	10.42	177
25	38643	Robert Sharp Kyle Scheer Jr	5	0	10.39	0	10.39	176
26	38648	Todd Davis John Bailey	5	0	10.13	0	10.13	175
27	6287	Greg Norris Jay Bucki	5	0	9.95	0	9.95	174
28	38645	Brian Moye Kimberly Moye	5	0	9.76	0	9.76	173
29	30413	Blake Johnson Ryan Rhoades	5	0	9.73	0	9.73	172
30	39012	James Mardant Kerry Strickland	5	0	9.72	0	9.72	171
31	39013	Myles Murray Robert King	5	0	9.48	0	9.48	170
32	38680	Josh Cantrell Micheal Richardson	5	0	9.19	0	9.19	169
33	38644	Barry Parsons Robert Scott	5	0	8.8	0	8.8	168
34	26593	Darryl Harris Johnny Jones	5	0	8.68	0	8.68	167
35	28694	Jimmy Parker Christy Parker	5	0	7.23	0	7.23	166
36	34255	James George Tammie George	2	0	3.56	0	3.56	165
37	30089	Raymond Youngblood Tyler Youngblood	0	0	0	0	0	164
38	38671	Luke Hurst Emily Graves	0	0	0	0	0	164
39	38719	Jeffrey Warren Chris Gable	0	0	0	0	0	164
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