Friday, April 4 – 9:15 PM
This will conclude live blog coverage of the final official practice day. Read the event preview article here.
Tournament coverage will continue bright and early tomorrow, beginning with the live blog on the website. Also, be sure to follow along on ACA social media channels for more content and coverage!
Friday, April 4 – 6:40 PM
The registration and angler meeting in now complete! Over 270 teams came through registration tonight and are set to compete in the Pickwick Slam on Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL.
Friday, April 4 – 2:10 PM
Anglers have been fishing all over Pickwick Lake throughout practice. Pickwick is a diverse fishery that offers anglers a multitude of different places to fish. A majority of the bass this week are likely in the pre-spawn phase. Warming temperatures in the previous days should have worked to warm the water up and put fish on the move up to the shallows. Anglers who are able to target those key transition areas will be able to pick bass off as they move up. Each of the last two times the ACA has contested this event here during the spring, it has been won with two different patterns. We will soon learn in the coming days what the winning combination will be this go around!
Friday, April 4 – 12:51 PM
The Pickwick Slam is a no-entry-fee tournament that will pay out more than $20,000 in prizes and contingencies. This payout includes prizes to the Top 20 teams, and a Power-Pole for the Overall Big Bass. The prize list includes product and gift cards from Bass Pro Shops, AFTCO, Power-Pole, Bajío Sunglasses, Rapala/Crush City, 13 Fishing, T-H Marine, Turtlebox, and Trailer Valet. View the complete prize list here.
Friday, April 4 – 12:00 PM
Tournament contingency bonuses offer anglers a great way to earn additional payouts when they place well in sanctioned events. This weekend’s tournament is eligible for the Yamaha Power Pay. The premier tournament contingency program rewards anglers for running a Yamaha Outboard and finishing well in eligible events. Read more about this program and sign up at this link.
Friday, April 4 – 11:10 AM
The 2024-25 campaign marks the historic 20th season for the Association of Collegiate Anglers. For close to 15 years now, the ACA has been contesting major college fishing events at Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL. The lake, community, and team with Visit the Shoals have been extremely supportive and welcoming to college anglers each and every year.
The ACA would like to express its thanks to the host site of Florence, AL for their help in growing the sport of college fishing throughout the years.
Friday, April 4 – 10:15 AM
The Pickwick Slam is the third ACA major event of the season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. Schools will be eligible to earn points for their two highest-finishing teams inside of the Top 150 for the final tournament standings, and first place will receive 1,750 points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.
Entering this event, the University of Montevallo is in first place. A total of 24 of the Top 25 teams are set to compete at Pickwick Lake this weekend. View the complete current rankings at this link.
Friday, April 4 – 9:15 AM
The presenting sponsor of today’s live blog is Yamaha. Yamaha is also the presenting sponsor of the ACA’s collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha. This was created to reward anglers for their efforts and success in the classroom. So far this season, a total of six anglers have been recognized.
At the registration meeting this afternoon, three more anglers will be named to the All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha.
Friday, April 4 – 8:40 AM
Weather patterns during the spring can change daily, as temperatures fluctuate, and storm systems build. At Pickwick Lake this week, anglers have seen temperatures in the upper 70’s and showers popping up throughout the day. Those same weather patterns are forecasted to continue into tournament days.
Friday, April 4 – 7:20 AM
Good Friday morning from Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL! The Association of Collegiate Anglers is set to host its third event of the current season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, the ACA’s historic 20th season. The Pickwick Slam will be contested on April 5th – 6th. Today marks the final day of official practice for this no-entry-fee, nationally televised, double points event. Live blog coverage for the last day of practice is presented by Yamaha.
Stay tuned here throughout the day for product features, updates from on-the-water, and more!
