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The Best Fishing Towns in America
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Guntersville, Ala.
The Bass Fishing Mecca
If ever there were a classic "bass town," Guntersville is it. It sits on a peninsula in northern Alabama, surrounded by its namesake, 69,000-acre Lake Guntersville. A regular stop for many professional bass tournaments (with 950 miles of shoreline), Lake Guntersville is to bass fishing what Augusta National is to golf: steeped in Old South tradition, picturesque, and uniquely challenging, yet rewarding. It can get hot in the summer, but the climate is pretty mild, and falls are colorful. Guntersville was ranked among the 100 Best Places to Live in America by -Relocate_America._com in 2002, thanks to its excellent schools, artsy culture, and relative proximity to major cities like Nashville (150 miles to the north), Atlanta (160 miles east), and Birmingham (70 miles southwest).
The Bass Fishing Mecca
If ever there were a classic "bass town," Guntersville is it. It sits on a peninsula in northern Alabama, surrounded by its namesake, 69,000-acre Lake Guntersville. A regular stop for many professional bass tournaments (with 950 miles of shoreline), Lake Guntersville is to bass fishing what Augusta National is to golf: steeped in Old South tradition, picturesque, and uniquely challenging, yet rewarding. It can get hot in the summer, but the climate is pretty mild, and falls are colorful. Guntersville was ranked among the 100 Best Places to Live in America by -Relocate_America._com in 2002, thanks to its excellent schools, artsy culture, and relative proximity to major cities like Nashville (150 miles to the north), Atlanta (160 miles east), and Birmingham (70 miles southwest).
Photo courtesy of: Curt Staley's Pitch and Cast Guide.
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