Thursday, May 23rd 5:20 AM The first day of tournament action is here! Anglers will officially begin making their way out onto to Pickwick Lake beginning at 6:00 AM. Many of the competitors are dumping their boats in the water as we speak. We will have camera operators and staff start the morning covering […]
Wednesday, May 22nd 1:20 PM The stage is set for tonight’s Angler & Sponsor Banquet. Tonight marks one of the grandest nights of the year. Sponsor representatives for brands that support the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series will be on hand. Scott Martin is the key note speaker for the event. Anglers […]
ACA Creates Supporting Documents and Videos to Help College Bass Clubs College bass fishing is a sport that continues to grow at a rapid rate. Just 15 years ago, bass fishing programs at the collegiate level hardly existed. Fast forward to today and collegiate bass fishing has exploded and now features three major tournament trails: […]
Wednesday, May 22nd 7:35 AM The final day of official practice is happening now! Anglers have until 3:30 PM to search for that winning school of fish. Following the conclusion of practice, competitors will make their way to the Angler & Sponsor Banquet tonight. Today is a crucial practice day for some, while others […]
Tuesday, May 21st 12:15 PM Here’s a nice one from Cole Breeden representing Drury University. There appears to be plenty of bites to be had from fish in the 3.5-5 lb. range. The key will be finding five of those size bites on tournament day. 20 lbs. is the magic number here for a […]
Tuesday, May 21st 8:00 AM Official practice day #3 is under way. We received this on-the-water picture from Ty Cox of Blue Mountain College this morning. Blue Mountain enters this week in fifth place for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. The School of the Year Race will […]
Monday, May 20th 2:00 PM The crew is hard at work today preparing items for later in the week. Right now we are filling snack bags for the anglers. Each participating boat will receive a bag full of snacks and water to take with them for each day of competition. The Day 1 snack […]
Monday, May 20th 8:20 AM Good morning from Florence, AL for the 2019 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops! A full field of college anglers are here in northwest Alabama to compete on Pickwick Lake for this two day event. The live blog will be your source for everything you […]