2026 Season Premieres July 4th, Bringing Tournament Action, Big Personalities and Some of the Biggest Bass in the South to Fans Across the Nation.
DECATUR, Ala. – The Alabama Bass Trail (ABT), the Southeast’s premier competitive bass fishing organization and the second-largest tournament trail in the United States, today announced that the Alabama Bass Trail TV Show has found a new broadcast home with three of Gray Media’s Broadcast Sports Networks – Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment, Peachtree Sports Network and Tennessee Valley Sports & Entertainment. The 2026 season will premiere July 4, 2026, marking an exciting new chapter for the organization and its rapidly growing fanbase.
The 30-minute weekly program will deliver the full ABT experience – elite tournament competition, compelling storylines, and some of the most impressive catches in competitive bass fishing – to audiences across these Gray Broadcast Sports Networks’ far-reaching broadcast footprint. The partnership opens a significant new avenue for fans to follow the Alabama Bass Trail’s North and South Division stops, as well as the Alabama Bass Trail 100 Tournament Series throughout the season.
Now in its thirteenth season, the Alabama Bass Trail has built a reputation as one of the most exciting and competitive bass fishing circuits in the country.
The stakes are high: Every regular season tournament features a $15,000 guaranteed first place prize and over $64,000 total payout at all ten events. Then comes the Championship – no entry fee, no excuses – featuring a jaw-dropping $50,000 top prize and over $100,000 in total payouts. By the time it’s all said and done, more than $750,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded across the full season.
And that’s not all. The Alabama Bass Trail 100 is also back, and the stakes are quite serious. The highly competitive, 100-boat series showcase a $25,000 first place prize and $100,000 in total payout at each of its three tournaments. This is big-time team fishing at its finest, and somebody is walking away with a life-changing check.
Tune in to find out who is taking home all that cash, how they catch them, and what they are catching them on. Catch your favorite anglers fishing for life-changing money – don’t miss a single cast.
The TV partnership with Gray’s Broadcast Sports Networks reflects the organization’s continued growth and its commitment to bringing the sport to wider audiences. The ABT continues to sell out each year, and in 2025 the season sold out in a lightning-fast under five minutes – a testament to the trail’s momentum and passionate fanbase.
“There is one thing you can count on in life, and that is change. And not all change is exciting but this one sure is. Our fans, anglers and future anglers will have more opportunities to watch all the action with two regularly scheduled Saturday and Sunday timeslots. The change to Gray Sports Networks introduces the Alabama Bass Trail to over 11.9 million households in 25 markets right smack in the middle of the country’s bass fishing landscape, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. We are excited to partner with Gray Sports Network in 2026 to be the new home of Alabama Bass Trail TV.” — Kay Donaldson, Program Director, Alabama Bass Trail
“Gray looks forward to bringing this show to viewers free, over-the-air on our Broadcast Sports Networks. Gray appreciates the opportunity to work with the Alabama Bass Trail.” — Joshua Pila, Vice President, Gray Media
The Alabama Bass Trail TV Show premieres on Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment, Peachtree Sports Network and Tennessee Valley Sports & Entertainment on July 4, 2026. Fans can visit AlabamaBassTrail.org for airing dates and times in their market. In addition, live on-the-water coverage, the weigh-in, and Live Leaderboard for each event will be streamed live at AlabamaBassTrail.org, on Facebook at Alabama Bass Trail Series, and on the Alabama Bass TV YouTube channel.
ABOUT ALABAMA BASS TRAIL
The Alabama Bass Trail is a program of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association. The tournament series has established itself as the second-largest tournament trail in the United States and Alabama’s premier weekend tournament circuit for amateur bass anglers. The ABT’s mission is threefold: to promote Alabama as a year-round fishing destination, to preserve natural resources for generations to come, and to educate high school and college-aged students to be good stewards of natural resources. For more information, visit AlabamaBassTrail.org.
The Alabama Bass Trail is a program of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association.
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