SAN ANTONIO, TX (September 20, 2016) — The Association of Collegiate Anglers has announced that Garmin will continue its support of the 2017 Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. As a series sponsor, Garmin will continue to be able to reach collegiate anglers with their new lineup of fishing electronics and enjoy extensive promotion with collegiate anglers throughout the nation at numerous events as well as on the television series.
The ACA and the Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series have been honored to have Garmin as a leading series sponsor since the very first season of the collegiate series over ten years ago. As part of the partnership, Garmin is proud to continue it’s one of a kind discount program designed exclusively for collegiate anglers competing in college fishing events.
“Garmin is proud to support the Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series and the collegiate anglers who compete, because they’re the future of the sport,” said Ted Gartner, Garmin’s Director of Corporate Communications. “Garmin marine electronics offer anglers leading-edge features that are easy to use. And with this discount program, we’re excited to introduce more and more young anglers to experience the Garmin difference.”
“Garmin is an industry leader in navigation and support to bass fishing as well as the outdoors in general. I’ve always been impressed with the ease of operation when it comes to operating any of Garmin’s units and collegiate anglers will too. No matter whether they’re on the water, in their vehicles heading to the water, or any other outdoors activity they will find the Power of Simple from Garmin to be something they will embrace” said Wade Middleton, President of CarecoTV, and Director of the Association of Collegiate Anglers. “It continues to be an honor to call them our partners in this series.”
Collegiate Anglers will continue to enjoy a sizeable discount when purchasing Garmin products to help them navigate waters, roadways, or trail ways. The discount program details can be found on line at the
Discounts and Incentives page on the Collegiate Bass Championship website. In addition, anglers using Garmin products during select college fishing events are eligible for a variety of contingency prizes.
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About Garmin International Inc.
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications – most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin’s virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
About the ACA
The Association of Collegiate Anglers, a division of Careco TV, is a sanctioning body developed to facilitate growth, development, and structure within competitive collegiate bass fishing. The ACA provides support to dozens of school operated regional events nationwide and owns the Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, the largest participatory collegiate tournament circuit in the country. With dedicated collegiate fishing programming on several television networks, four nationally televised collegiate bass fishing events, and thousands of members, the ACA is the leader in competitive collegiate bass fishing.
