2nd ranked McKendree closes gap to 1,255 points between 1st, and Auburn University falls to 3rd overall SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 13, 2021) – The first major Association of Collegiate Anglers double points event of the season, the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open, has provided some major shake-ups to the standings in the Bass Pro Shops […]
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Nothing beats the smile on a kid’s face when they catch a fish! That’s the inspiration behind the Johnny Morris Happy Fishin’ Contest, where 10 passionate youngsters ages 17 and under will win their very own boat and join in the fun at the US Open National Bass Fishing Championships on Table Rock […]
Auburn University trails by less than 2,000 points in 2nd, and two-time School of the Year winner McKendree University is in 3rd SAN ANTONIO, TX (October 6, 2021) – The race for 2021-22 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia is heating up as anglers prepare to compete in the first […]
San Antonio, TX (October 6, 2021) – The 2023 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops will be the 18th edition of this National Championship event. First hosted on Lake Lewisville in 2006, the capstone event of each season for the Association of Collegiate Anglers is the longest-running National Championship in collegiate […]
Hundreds of college fishing’s top anglers will be in Russellville, AR at Lake Dardanelle to compete in the first Association of Collegiate Anglers event of the season San Antonio, TX (OCTOBER 3, 2021) – The AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open will be the first major televised Association of Collegiate Anglers event for the 2021-22 season. Set […]
On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by Christie Graham, Executive Director-Russellville Tourism & Visitors Center. The town of Russellville and Lake Dardanelle will play host to the upcoming AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open. Russellville and the surrounding areas offer plenty of great activities, wonderful restaurants, shopping, and tons of […]
The gifting season is fast approaching(!), but now is the time to treat yourself — or the mariner in your life — to the latest Garmin g3 cartography updates! This morning, Garmin released its newest g3 cartography update, v2022.0, for BlueChart g3 coastal charts and LakeVü g3 inland maps featuring over 400,000 updates to global chart content, NOAA rasters, high-resolution […]
Today’s special guests on the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Cole Breeden and Cameron Smith from Drury University. The duo won the 2020 AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open at Lake Dardanelle. Drury University went on to place another team inside the Top 5 at that event, and jumpstarted what turned into a historic season for the team […]
San Antonio, TX ( September 15, 2021) – The AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open is the first major Association of Collegiate Anglers’ event of the 2021-2022 season. A new school year is now underway, and hundreds of the nation’s top collegiate anglers are eager to begin a new season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass […]
Check out the latest episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast! Host Kyle Curry is joined by special guests Bailey Bleser and Devon Rathbun from number three ranked McKendree University. The duo from the two-time Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia won the Wabash Valley College Invitational earlier this week. Bleser […]