The Association of Collegiate Anglers is saddened to learn of the passing of Travis Ely. Ely was a Junior at Purdue University and a member of the school’s bass fishing club. Ely and fellow bass fishing club teammate Hunter Heckman were involved in a car accident on the south side of Indianapolis, IN early Monday […]
3rd ranked Murray State finishes in 2nd, and 2nd ranked University of Montevallo claims 3rd RUSSELLVILLE, AR (October 15, 2023) – Tournament competition has concluded at Lake Dardanelle for the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open. The second stop of the 2023-24 season for the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series saw 240 plus boats travel […]
Campbellsville University and King University sit in 2nd and 3rd places RUSSELLVILLE, AR (October 14, 2023) – Day 1 of tournament competition is complete at the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open. Over 240 of the top teams in collegiate bass fishing competed on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR for the no-entry-fee, nationally televised event. This is […]
Three-time defending title winner Montevallo is in second, and Murray State University is ranked third San Antonio, TX (October 13, 2023) – The race for the 2023-24 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia is beginning to tighten as the fall tournament schedule ramps up. Two-time title winner (2019, 2020) McKendree […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 11, 2023) – This upcoming weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers will host its second event of the season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. The AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open will be contested at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR on October 14-15, 2023. Over 450 of the top collegiate […]
The special guest for this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast is Mat Higby from Arkansas Tech University. Mat, and his fishing partner John Foster Case, won the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open on Lake Dardanelle last year. Mat joins host Kyle Curry to talk about how the lake is setting up and what the field […]
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SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 10, 2023) – The playing field for the upcoming AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open on October 14-15 will be Lake Dardanelle. Located in Russellville, AR, this fishery along the Arkansas River is comprised of 34,000 acres of surface water which boasts 315 miles of shoreline loaded with abundant fish-holding cover that makes […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 9, 2023) – The Association of Collegiate Anglers is excited to announce a partnership with Trailer Valet. Through this partnership, Trailer Valet will support collegiate anglers throughout the 2023-24 season on the Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. As part of this partnership, Trailer Valet will be featured on-site at events, receive vast […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 9, 2023) – On October 14-15, 2023, the Association of Collegiate Anglers will contest its second event of the 2023-24 season, the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open. The title sponsor of the tournament, AFTCO, is dedicated to conservation and protecting lakes, rivers, and streams for future generations. As part of this initiative […]