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2018 Series Payout
The 2018 tournament schedule on the Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) includes a payout of cash and prizes of more than $566,000, including a grand prize new boat giveaway.
Each tournament will have a $10,000 guaranteed first place prize and will pay 40 places. The winning team of the championship will walk away a fully rigged bass boat valued at $45,000. In the championship, places 2-25 will win a portion of the cash prize of $40,000. There also is a $5,000 bonus cash prize for Angler of the Year and $2,500 for runner-up Angler of the Year.
2018 Payout Schedule:
| First place | $10,000 |
| Second place | $5,000 |
| Third place | $4,000 |
| Fourth place | $3,000 |
| Fifth place | $2,000 |
| Sixth place | $1,500 |
| Seventh place | $1,100 |
| Eighth place | $1,100 |
| Ninth place | $1,100 |
| Tenth place | $1,100 |
| 11th – 20th (each) | $750 |
| 21st – 40th (each) | $500 |
2018 Tournament Schedule
NORTH DIVISION
- PICKWICK LAKE
February 17, 2018
HOST: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism - LAKE GUNTERSVILLE
March 10, 2018
HOST: Marshall County CVB - WHEELER LAKE
April 21, 2018
HOST: Decatur-Morgan County CVB - WEISS LAKE
May 12, 2018
HOST: Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce - LOGAN MARTIN LAKE
June 9, 2018
HOST: Pell City Chamber of Commerce
SOUTH DIVISION
- LAY LAKE
February 24, 2018
HOST: Shelby County Commission - LAKE MARTIN
March 24, 2018
HOST: Alexander City Chamber of Commerce - LAKE EUFAULA
April 7, 2018
HOST: Eufaula-Barbour Chamber of Commerce - LAKE JORDAN
May 5, 2018
HOST: City of Wetumpka - ALABAMA RIVER/COOTER’S POND
June 23, 2018
HOST: City of Prattville Parks and Recreation
2018 CHAMPIONSHIP
- NEELY HENRY LAKE
October 26 & 27, 2018
HOST: Gadsden Parks and Recreation