2026 CLASSIC SERIES – LAY LAKE EVENT

DATE:   Saturday, February 14, 2026

LAKE:  Lay Lake

LAUNCH:  Beeswax Creek Boat Ramp

• Beeswax Park Road, Columbiana, AL 35051

WEBSITE: Alabama Northeast Division FOM

• All tournament information
• Pay online with added processing fee

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

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

FINAL ENTRY FEE DEADLINE: Friday, February 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, February 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: Antioch Baptist Church

Address:  2870 Hwy 61, Columbiana, AL 35051

Phone: (205) 669-9706

• 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 5:30AM
• Tournament information at 5:40AM
• "On the Water" devotion starts at 5:45AM
• Prayer and National Anthem starts at 5:55AM
• Blast-off by boat numbers starts at 6:00AM

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:

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