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 […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/16/2020) – We’ve all heard this expression before, “You can’t win a tournament on Day 1, but you can definitely lose it.” The theory behind this is that though you can’t necessarily win a two-day tournament on the first full day of competition, you can position yourself in an advantageous position to […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/15/2020) – Following the conclusion of the final event of the season, the point totals are calculated for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. 365 days of true dedication culminate with an awards presentation on the shores of Pickwick Lake at McFarland Park in Florence, AL. […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (6/15/2020) – The 2020 edition of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops on Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL proved to be a hotly contested tournament. Top teams were separated by slim margins entering the final day, and the door was wide open for just about any team […]
Montevallo takes 2nd Place, and Adrian College Finishes 3rd in School of the Year Race FLORENCE, AL (6/11/2020) – Today marked the final day of competition in the 2019-2020 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. With that comes the culmination of the chase for the prestigious Bass Pro Shops School of […]