CAMDEN, Ala. — Winning a bass tournament is always a thrill, especially when its one of the largest in the state and on your home lake, like the one Jeremy Baltzell and Joey Mann won Saturday.

Baltzell and Mann won the Alabama Bass Trail South Division tournament on the Alabama River that was staged out of Roland Cooper State Park in Camden with a five-fish limit that weighed 20.51 pounds. Baltzell and Mann are from Camden.

“It’s always great when you win one, but this one means a little bit more,” Mann said.

Coby Carden and Chris Rutland finished second with 19.89 pounds. Ken Sessions and Greg Sessions were third with 19.24 pounds.

Baltzell and Mann won $10,000 plus $250 for being the highest placing team that wore Alabama Bass Trail apparel during the tournament. Carden and Rutland won $5,000. Sessions and Sessions won $4,000.

Baltzell said he and Mann used a variety of baits, including spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and plastic frogs. “We were junk fishing.” Mann said the best bites came on spinnerbaits.

“We caught our best fish early, then the bite slowed down. That’s when we started throwing a little bit of everything and going from spot to spot trying to catch some more big fish,” Baltzell said. Their catch was anchored by a 5.28 pounds largemouth.

Carden said the early bite was the best for he and Rutland.  “We had all our best fish before 8:00, then the bite dropped off.,” Carden said. “We needed one more big fish. We caught some more fish after the bite dropped off, but were never able to cull up again.”  Carden and Rutland caught their best fish on spinnerbaits.

Sessions and Sessions also used spinnerbaits to catch their keepers.  “We probably caught 40 fish, but they were all about the same size. We only culled eight or nine times,” Ken Sessions said.

Josh Aaron and Derrick Roberts finished in fourth place with 18.58 pounds. Charles Phillips and Mike Norwood finished fifth with 18.45 pounds.

Gregg Giggers and Barry Landrum had the big fish for the tournament, a 6.95 pounds largemouth.  Griggers said he caught the big fish on a swim jig. “She smoked it pretty good, It was a fun catch.”

Rounding out the top 10 were David Caylor and Allen Hayes with 17.90 pounds, Ben Etheredge and Patrick Currie, 17.88 pounds, Kevin Dees and Jim Smith, 17.85 pounds, Chad Schroeder and Chase Schroeder, 17.75 pounds, and Adam Waid and Brad Martin, 17.25 pounds.

The final regular season tournament for the South Division is June 7 on Lay Lake in Pell City.

The next North Division tournament is May 31 on Wheeler Lake in Decatur. Here is your TOP 30 Below:

1	JOEY MANN-JEREMY BALTZELL	5/5	20.51		5.28	20.51	200	10000
2	CHRIS RUTLAND-COBY CARDEN	5/5	19.89			19.89	199	5000
3	KEN SESSIONS-GREG SESSIONS	5/5	19.24		6	19.24	198	4000
4	JOSH AARON-DERRICK ROBERTS	5/5	18.58		4.95	18.58	197	3000
5	CHARLES PHILLIPS-MIKE NORWOOD	5/5	18.45		4.69	18.45	196	2000
6	DAVID CAYLOR-ALLEN HAYES	5/5	17.9			17.9	195	1000
7	BEN ETHEREDGE-PATRICK CURRIE	5/5	17.88			17.88	194	900
8	KEVIN DEES-JIM SMITH	5/5	17.85			17.85	193	800
9	CHAD SCHROEDER-CHASE SCHROEDER	5/4	18.75	1		17.75	192	700
10	ADAM WAID-BRAD MARTIN	5/5	17.25			17.25	191	600
11	JARROD DOWNEY-TOMMY BRIDGES	5/5	16.76			16.76	190	500
12	BRIAN GRAHAM-JOHNEY WEAVER	5/5	16.75			16.75	189	500
13	ANTHONY GOGGINS-CJ KNIGHT	5/5	16.62		3.99	16.62	188	500
14	LARRY BLOUNT-ROBERT BLOUNT	5/5	16.53			16.53	187	500
15	DALE WESTMORELAND-LANCE YOUNGBLOOD	5/5	16.4		6.19	16.4	186	500
16	MITCH MCCALL-JIMMY SIMMONS	5/5	16.01		5.73	16.01	185	500
17	WILL RIGSBY-GREG SMITH	5/5	16		6.1	16	184	500
18	WAYNE MILLER-RICK HAYNIE	5/5	15.98		5.41	15.98	183	500
19	JACK TIBBS-DURWARD HENDERSON	5/5	15.9			15.9	182	500
20	MICHAEL PRESLEY-LAMAR INGRAM	5/5	15.82			15.82	181	500
21	JESTON ANDERSON-ROBBIE ROBINSON	5/5	15.48			15.48	180
22	GREG GRIGGERS-BARRY LANDRUM	5/5	15.46		* 6.95	15.46	179
23	CHRIS WARD-HERBERT WARD	5/5	15.32			15.32	178
24	DALE ROGERS-BOBBY COX	5/5	15.19			15.19	177
25	LOWELL EVERETT-LAWRENCE CURD	5/5	15.08		4.71	15.08	176
25	WAYNE MCDADE-RICHARD HOWELL	5/5	15.08			15.08	176
27	PAM MARTIN-WELLS-STEVEN WELLS	5/5	15.07			15.07	174
28	JOHN POLLARD-DALLAS WELDON	5/5	15.03			15.03	173
28	NICHOLAS TURNER-JOE LAY	5/5	15.03			15.03	173
30	KENNY SMITH-JAMES PURVIS	5/5	14.97		4.52	14.97	171