The Association of Collegiate Anglers Announces Partnership with MillerTech

San Antonio, TX (September 4, 2025) – The Association of Collegiate Anglers announces a partnership with MillerTech Lithium Batteries to support college anglers for the 2025-26 season of the Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  MillerTech’s partnership with the ACA will include extensive product promotion across a variety of platforms to thousands of college anglers, a discount purchase program for eligible anglers, as well as support at the 2026 Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops to take place at Pickwick Lake.

Lester Miller, the inventor and founder of MillerTech Energy began the journey of developing lithium batteries in the middle of the woods.  Close to 10 years ago, Lester started to work to develop a high-quality lithium battery that met his standards.  Today, out of a distribution center based in Middlefield, OH, MillerTech provides anglers with high-quality marine batteries, chargers, and more to meet their daily needs.

“We are excited for this partnership with MillerTech for the upcoming season,” said Kyle Curry, ACA Managing Director.  “These young anglers demand quality products to allow them to compete at events nationwide.  The support, products, and programs offered from MillerTech will provide college student anglers with opportunities and gear they need to find success out on the water.”

MillerTech’s support of college anglers will be throughout the 2025-26 season of the Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  The ACA’s first event of the new season will be the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley.  MillerTech will be a presenting sponsor for one of the seven weigh-in sessions to take place that weekend at Kentucky Lake.  The prize payout for that session will include product and prizes from MillerTech.

Eligible college anglers will also be able to participate in the MillerTech discount program.  MillerTech is offering a 20% discount to qualified student anglers.  A form to apply for a discount code can be found here on the ACA website.  Upon applying, student anglers will be reviewed and verified for eligibility to receive a discount code.

Throughout this upcoming season, MillerTech will receive extensive promotion across ACA properties to include social media, digital assets, e-blast, national television coverage, on-site at events, and much more.  MillerTech will also support anglers at the ACA’s 21st National Championship to take place at Pickwick Lake next May.

About the Association of Collegiate Anglers

The Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) is a division of CarecoTV that was created over twenty years ago to facilitate growth, development, and provide 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 allowing fans to follow anyway they choose on any device.  These major events have no entry fees and no membership costs associated with them for the college anglers competing. 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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