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**Re-Post from McKendree University Coach Jon Rinderer**
“A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT ACA, JOHNNY MORRIS, AND BASS PRO SHOPS!
These guys are unbelievable! While I was working on one of our boats in the motel parking lot in Anderson, South Carolina, a BASS PRO SHOPS repair truck rolled in and parked by the team from Winona’s boat. What absolutely incredible service! The kids had a broken leaf spring on their trailer and called Shelley with ACA. The ACA always provides an on site repair trailer at the championship for the kids. Over the years they have always had the Yamaha service trailer.
Mercury as been there when they can, and now they also have BPS guys. All of these outstanding services are at no charge to the anglers, and believe me, they are very busy making repairs all day long. l know all the college anglers, their parents and coaches greatly appreciate everything the ACA does to help out these kids!
Today’s house call went way above and beyond. Not only did they drive out here, they tore down the trailer, identified everything needed and are coming back to do all the repairs….they also made repairs on the engine while they were here.  Unbelievable service!
These college anglers are so lucky to have such a great tournament organization with all their incredible sponsors supporting them!”
Yamaha Service Trailer – On-site and ready to help!

Every year, Yamaha sends their service trailer to the ACA Championship to be on-site and ready to assist collegiate anglers throughout official practice and tournament days.

The Yamaha Service Trailer will be at the south boat ramp  at Green Pond Landing to help ACA competitors get back on the water this week if issues arise.

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Bass Pro Shops’ Service Truck On-site!

We’re excited to have Rob and Jesse from the Bass Pro Shops boat center on site at Green Pond Landing this week to service all Nitro, Triton, and Ranger boats!
They will be located at the green service trailer at the south boat ramp (as shown) at Green Pond Landing to help ACA competitors get back on the water this week if issues arise.
The ACA would like to thank Bass Pro Shops, Triton Boats, Ranger Boats, and Nitro Boats for their continued support of college fishing!
Monday – May 22, 2023 – Weather Forecast for the Week

The weather forecast for Championship Week on Lake Hartwell is pretty much the same all week long with high temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 80’s and lows nearing 60.

Right now, there are only slight chances of rain all week with winds around 10-15 out of North-North East. How this will affect fishing remains to be seen, however, as the forecast stands now the anglers are not going to be met with any crazy weather changes.

Monday – May 22, 2023 – Championship Week is HERE

The 18th annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops is set to be contested on Lake Hartwell | Anderson, SC this week!

400 of the best collegiate anglers in the nation from 80 colleges/universities are practicing for the tournament that will crown our National Champions on Friday, May 26th.

Read more about it Here and check back throughout the day for pics and updates from the ACA staff.