Berkley Renews Partnership with the Association of Collegiate Anglers for the 2025 Season
San Antonio, TX (May 2, 2025) – The Association of Collegiate Anglers announces a renewed partnership for the 19th year in a row with Berkley for the 2025 season of the Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. Berkley has also long been the presenting sponsor of the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley, and this will continue with its support of the 2025 event set to take place on Kentucky Lake later this year in September.
“We are proud to continue our support for the amazing athletes that participate in the ACA Collegiate Bass Fishing Series,” stated Marc Kempter, VP of Marketing Communications for Berkley. “The science-based development of Berkley lures and baits gives these athletes the best chance at success on the water.”
The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley has long been one of the most anticipated events of the season out on the Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. The 2024 event once again boasted a record-breaking field. Over 600 anglers traveled to Henry County and Paris, TN to compete for more than $40,000 in prizes and contingencies, as well as double points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.
The 2025 installment of this event will take place September 20-21 at Kentucky Lake.
In 2019, the ACA, in partnership with Berkley, put in place a rule where anglers competing in the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley are permitted to use only Berkley baits on day two of competition. Year in and year out, anglers find great success on Day 2 of tournament competition using only Berkley baits. This past fall, each of the Top 4 overall biggest bass of the event were caught during Day 2 of competition.
“The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley continues to be an extremely popular event amongst the college anglers,” said Wade Middleton, Director of the Association of Collegiate Anglers and CarecoTV President. “Berkley’s support throughout the past 19 years, including at the Big Bass Bash, has been amazing. It’s awesome to see the growth of this sport, and the role that Berkley, as well as that particular event, have played in providing anglers with the opportunity to compete.”
About the Association of Collegiate Anglers
The Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) is a division of CarecoTV that was created twenty years ago to facilitate growth, development, and structure within competitive collegiate bass fishing, with emphasis on competitive fishing events nationwide. The ACA created the original BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship which has now evolved into the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, which is now recognized as the longest-running consecutive collegiate bass fishing series in existence. The ACA has also created various other programs such as the Collegiate School of the Year Rankings system, College Bass Fishing Open, Collegiate Big Bass Bash and the College Bass Fishing Springtime Slam.
The ACA lineup of major college fishing events includes a variety of nationwide tournaments that are multi-day tournaments, all of which are televised and streamed on several networks, as well as streamed on a variety of connected platforms. These major events have no entry fees and no membership costs associated with them. The ACA also provides support to numerous schools operating regional events nationwide which is an effort to provide more opportunities to grow the exposure and awareness of college fishing.
The ACA owns the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, Bass Pro Shops School of Year presented by Abu Garcia program, and associated assets which is widely regarded as the most comprehensive and prestigious collegiate bass fishing title today.
Thanks in part to the large diversity of media exposure the ACA provides, the series boasts the largest amount of televised and streaming coverage of any collegiate fishing series. This includes a dedicated television series on numerous television networks and streaming platforms, as well as additional coverage of select events inside other programs.
This combination includes coverage from national and regional television networks as well as being streamed online on various apps and connected devices. You can also find coverage via video on demand online at any time of past events thanks to coverage on OutdoorActionTV.com and PursuitUp.com
For more information on the ACA or the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com.
For more information on CarecoTV, visit www.CarecoTV.com
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