Last weekend, Tucker Smith & Hayden Marbut from nationally ranked Auburn University won the Bassmaster College Series National Championship at Pickwick Lake. With a three-day total of 53 pounds and 12 ounces, Smith & Marbut secured their second National Championship title of the summer. Back in May, at Lake Hartwell, the pair won the Association […]
The first of a three-part feature article series will take a look at teams ranked 16th – 25th San Antonio, TX (8/17/2023) – The Association of Collegiate Anglers, which operates the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia, is excited to showcase its third annual pre-season rankings for college bass fishing, according […]
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 […]