SPRINGFIELD, Va., August 31, 2020 – Last year, 76,418 recreational boaters had a reason to summon nonemergency, routine assistance from TowBoatUS, the nation’s largest on-water towing service for recreational boaters. Accidentally running aground, dead batteries and dead engines were the chief culprits. Instead of giving your favorite boater a pair of socks for birthday or Christmas […]
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri – Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s has received national accolades for excellence in customer service, receiving “America’s Best-In-State Customer Service 2020” award from Newsweek. The outlet recognized the outdoor retailer as a top customer service provider in 16 of the 20 states surveyed, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New […]
McKendree University enters the 2020-21 season as back-to-back winners of the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. They are just the second team in the history of the program to do so, and are looking to become the first-ever school to win three titles in a row. This past weekend […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Have you ever wondered how old, discarded fishing line is recycled and reused? You may be surprised to learn that turning fishing line into new products is labor-intensive, requiring a series of workers to comb through, sort, clean, remove hooks and weights, and separate out miles of encrusted debris in entangled fishing […]
Lamar State College-Orange leads, Adrian College sits in 2nd, and Lawrence Technological University is in 3rd SAN ANTONIO, TX (8/20/2020) – The 2020-21 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia kicked off on July 1, 2020, and promises to be one of the tightest races in the history of the all-inclusive […]
The new season for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu began on July 1st, and the year-long chase to become college fishing’s best program is already heating up. Today the Association of Collegiate Anglers has released the standings for the most all-inclusive ranking system in collegiate bass fishing. Ranked at […]
It’s time for another new episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast! This week we will be talking with Jameson Simion & Cameron Wilt from Bowling Green State University. These two anglers won the FLW Regional on Lake Erie with a five-fish limit weighing 16 lbs 1 oz. That victory also earns their school 750 points […]
In partnership with T-H Marine, and other great partners, The Direction is offering $1,000 scholarships to youth anglers between the age of 17-22 years old that participate at any level of competitive fishing. A total of five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded that can be used for students’ tuition at a college, trade school, […]
This feature of “On The Water” is by Keaton Roadman from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Centralia Lake, in Illinois, is one of many lakes in Illinois people have never heard of. This body of water is in a small town named Centralia, approximately an hour and ten minutes east of St.Louis, Missouri. This lake has healthy […]
One of the newest brands to partner with the Association of Collegiate Anglers for the 2020-2021 season is Tactacam, and the Tactacam Fish-i camera. The Fish-i camera was developed specifically for the fishing market and offers anglers the perfect compact camera package to film their experience. Constructed with a waterproof, replaceable lens system, Fish-i is […]