2025-2026 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented

by Abu Garcia

The Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented Abu Garcia Qualifying Events list will be updated periodically as 2025/2026 schedules are released and additional student-run events are approved for SOY sanctioning.  (Last updated: May 1, 2025)

Qualifying EventLeagueLake/LocationDate(s)
College Bass Tour School-Run/Other Event MuskegonJune 14, 2025
Bassmaster College Series – National ChampionshipB.A.S.S.Cherokee LakeJuly 10-12, 2025
College Bass Tour School-Run/Other Event Lake St. ClairJuly 13, 2025
College Bass Tour School-Run/Other Event St. Mary’s RiverAugust 2-3, 2025
MLF Abu Garcia College FishingMLFPotomac River
September 14, 2025
SC BASS Nation College Series School-Run/Other Event Lake HartwellSeptember 20, 2025
Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by BerkleyACAKentucky Lake – Paris, TN September 20-21, 2025
MLF Abu Garcia College FishingMLFPickwick LakeOctober 3, 2025
SC BASS Nation College Series School-Run/Other Event Santee CooperOctober 11, 2025
AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open ACALake Dardanelle – Russellville, AR October 11-12, 2025
MLF Abu Garcia College FishingMLFLake HartwellOctober 24, 2025
SC BASS Nation College Series School-Run/Other Event Clark’s HillNovember 8, 2025
Logan Parks NSANE TournamentBonus PointsLake MartinNovember 14-16, 2025
Hartwell SlamACALake Hartwell – Anderson, SC March 28-29, 2026
Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops ACAPickwick Lake – Florence, AL May 21-22, 2026