New for this year, Yamaha has introduced its Power Pay tournament contingency program. Power Pay rewards tournament anglers for running Yamaha engines and finishing well in a wide range of fishing tournaments. Specifically for college anglers, students competing on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series are eligible to cash in at each ACA […]
The 2019-2020 season out on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series is in the books! With that comes the culmination of the chase for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. McKendree University takes home that title as college fishing’s best program for a second-straight season as they […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/20/2020) – “To us, it means everything to finish in the Top 5 nationally,” said Will Phillips from Auburn University. “As a self-funded, non-scholarship team, we take great pride in competing with some of the top schools in the nation. Auburn has always had a great history in this sport, and to […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/19/2020) – Year after year, Pickwick Lake shows out during the annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. On average, it takes a two-day total exceeding 40 pounds to win the National Championship. Tournament rules allow anglers to fish both Pickwick and Wilson Lakes during competition, but it […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/18/2020) – One of the most consistent teams in the history of collegiate bass fishing is Murray State University. In six of the past seven seasons prior to 2019-2020, Murray has finished in the Top 5 for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. The club was […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/18/2020) – Mark Harris & Cameron Rhodes entered the final day of the 2020 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops in 2nd place. The two anglers representing Dallas Baptist University weighed in a total of 19.08 pounds of Pickwick Lake bass on Day 1 of competition. Entering Day […]
This week’s episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast is a double feature. We begin the show by talking with Gary Nesty from Solar Bat Sunglasses. He joins us to talk about his brand, the detail that goes into each pair of their sunglasses, and how to properly care for the lenses and frames on your […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/17/2020) – For the second consecutive year, Adrian College finishes the season ranked third in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. The anglers from Michigan entered the week ranked third, and while they did gain 230 points on the leaders, still remained in third when the […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/17/2020) – The third-place team in the 2020 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops was the University of North Alabama pairing of Triston Crowder & Martin McCravy. Weighing in 21.03 pounds on Day 2, the hometown team from Florence, AL jumped up from 50th on Day 1 to […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/16/2020) – The second-place team in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia to end the 2019-2020 season is the University of Montevallo. This is the team’s highest School of the Year ranking in the history of their program. Montevallo’s two highest-finishing teams at the BoatUS Collegiate […]