SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 16, 2023) – Conservation is defined as ‘prevention of a wasteful use of a resource.’ For competitive tournament anglers and organizations, conservation is at the forefront of everything we do. The goal is to promote and practice high-quality fish care that helps to keep fish alive and return them back to […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 15, 2023) – Who doesn’t like to win extra cash?! At each Association of Collegiate Anglers event, thousands of dollars in contingency and bonus programs are available to reward anglers for their brand loyalty and success during a tournament. One of those programs is Yamaha Power Pay. A tournament contingency program […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 7, 2023) – In major collegiate athletics, the transfer portal has been a talking point at the epicenter of college sports for several years now. The transfer portal allows student athletes to leave their current institution and explore their opportunities to further their athletic and academic careers at a new school. […]
Anthony Vintson of northern Alabama helped put Yamaha Power Pay contingency payouts over the $1 million mark with his 7th place finish during a recent Alabama Bass Team Trail event on Wheeler Lake. Vintson, who served eight years in the U.S. Army, most of which as part of the 101st Airborne Division, became President of […]
In partnership with the Association of Collegiate Anglers, Big Bite Baits offers college fishing teams/clubs a discount on its baits and gear. Schools are able to apply to receive codes to be used on the Big Bite Baits website that are good for a 40% discount on baits and 20% off gear. Many teams/clubs at […]
On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with college angler Blake Tinsley. Tinsley spent the last several seasons at Winona State and is transferring to McKendree University for this upcoming season. Tinsley and McKendree University Head Coach Jon Rinderer had met several times out on the college trail last season […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 28, 2023) – At the start of each new school year comes the beginning of a new tournament season. In preparation for another collegiate fishing season, anglers will soon start prepping their tackle and gear for tournament competition. One of the important details to tend to is the quality of the […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 27, 2023) – For many college anglers, their passion for fishing started as a young child. Whether that be fishing for perch with a bobber and worm in a pond or going out onto a lake in a boat to target fish on bigger water. “I grew up fishing. Both sides […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (July 24, 2023) – Topwater baits are a great way to catch bass during the summer months when bass are feeding up on shad. Both the early morning and late evening feeding windows provide ideal low light conditions to present a topwater bait to predatory bass. At ICAST 2023 in Orlando, FL, […]
At ICAST 2023, Rapala introduced its new CrushCity soft baits. Developed from America’s top professional bass anglers, anglers see how versatile and effective these baits are, they will be using them to crush other species on multiple bodies of water all over the country. With the introduction of five soft baits, Rapala aims to show […]