Entries by Kyle Curry

15 Teams Earn Automatic Qualification to the 2024 Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops

SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 17, 2024) – The Association of Collegiate Anglers recently contested its third event of the 2023-24 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  The Hartwell Slam saw close to 450 anglers compete on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC for more than $20,000 in prizes and contingencies, as well […]

Fothergill & Dumke From 2nd Ranked Montevallo Win the Hartwell Slam

Ryan Lachniet & Tavin Hodgens from 3rd ranked Campbellsville claim 2nd, and Nick Owens & Quade Lobo from 14th ranked Adrian College take 3rd ANDERSON, SC (April 14, 2024) – Tournament competition is complete for the first Association of Collegiate Anglers event on the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  A full field […]

Price & Ruckman from Top Ranked Carson-Newman Take Day 1 Lead at the Hartwell Slam

Brayden Nichols & William Tew from 8th ranked LSU-Shreveport are in 2nd, and Dalton Mollenkopf & Derek Rodriguez from 14th ranked Adrian College are in 3rd ANDERSON, SC (April 13, 2024) – Saturday marked Day 1 of tournament competition at the first Association of Collegiate Anglers event of 2024 on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate […]

Full Field Set to Compete at Lake Hartwell for the Hartwell Slam

ANDERSON, SC (April 11, 2024) – This upcoming weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers will host its third event of the 2023-24 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  The Hartwell Slam will be contested at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC on April 13-14, 2024.  500 of the top collegiate anglers are set […]

EP. 201 – Former College Angler Hunter Bland Talks Boating Safety

On Episode 201 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with special guest Hunter Bland.  Hunter is a former college angler at the University of Florida.  While fishing at an event in 2017 on Lake Seminole, Hunter and his fellow teammate were involved in a boating accident.  The pair had an unexpected mechanical […]

The Association of Collegiate Anglers Announces the Schedule for its 20th Season in 2025

SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 10, 2024) – In 2025, the Association of Collegiate Anglers will celebrate its 20th season of hosting major collegiate bass fishing tournaments. What first started with an approximately 50 boat field at the National Championship event on Lake Lewisville in 2006, almost 20 years later has grown into a robust tournament […]

Sign Up to Earn T-H Marine Atlas Awards at ACA Events in 2024

SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 9, 2024) – Anglers competing in Association of Collegiate Anglers events in 2024 are eligible to register for T-H Marine Atlas Awards.  To qualify for the tournament contingency bonus, anglers must register prior to the event and run a T-H Marine ATLAS Jack Plate.  Anglers that are registered for Atlas Awards […]

EP. 200 – Celebrating the 200th Episode with Special Guest Dustin Connell

This episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast marks the 200th!   For going on over four years now, the Association of Collegiate Anglers has been producing this podcast highlighting college fishing and other major news in the fishing industry.  To celebrate the 200th episode, in partnership with the program’s title sponsor Rapala & Crush City, […]