#WeAreCollegiateBass

The special guests on EP. 252 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Benjamin Travis & Carty Shoen.  The anglers from Top 25 ranked Auburn University won the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two-day total weight to 45.30 pounds.  Edging out their closest competitor by just over one pound, Travis & Shoen earned $5,000 along with an additional $...

The special guest on EP. 251 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast is Clent Davis. Earlier this year, in late April, former professional angler Clent Davis was named Head Coach at the University of Montevallo.  Close to 20 years ago, as a student at that time, Davis started the Montevallo fishing team.  He graduated in 2009 and pursued a career as a professional angler for 14 years, where he...

Tune in to EP. 250 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  The special guests of this episode are Clayton Ellis and Chandler Howell with 6th ranked Blue Mountain Christian University.  They won the last Association of Collegiate Anglers event contested at Pickwick Lake, the 2025 Pickwick Slam.  Check out this episode to hear them preview Pickwick Lake, as well as talk about their team's succe...

The CrushCity Hartwell Slam presented by Sufix is set to be contested March 28-29 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC.  This will be the Association of Collegiate Anglers' first event of 2026 on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  Close to 290 teams have registered to compete for more than $20,000 in prizes and contingencies, as well as triple points to count towards the Bass Pro Shop...

Earlier this year, 5th ranked Emmanuel University won the Bassmaster College Series event at Lake Okeechobee.  Team members Peyton Dunn & Luke Mcguffin got the win with a two-day total weight of 32 pounds 14 ounces.  That victory helped Emmanuel to jumpstart their 2026 campaign and propel them into 5th place currently in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Tune in t...

Garrett Ring & Trace Antunes from number one ranked University of Montevallo won the latest Bassmaster College Series event at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.  The duo weighed in a two-day total weight of 53 pounds 6 ounces to take the tournament title.  In the latest points update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia, five-time defending title winner University of Montevall...

The MLF College Series recently contested its National Championship at Lake Murray in South Carolina.  Matthew Knopp and Logan Russell from 5th ranked Lander University won the event with a three-day total weight of 70 pound 10 ounces.  Matthew and Logan are the special guests on EP. 246 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast.  Tune in now to hear them discuss the major victory, as well as tal...

Garrett Ring and Trace Antunes from 2nd ranked University of Montevallo won the recent Bassmaster College Series event at the Kissimmee Chain in Florida.  The pair weighed in a two-day total weight of 47 pounds 12 Ounces.  The major victory earns Montevallo very valuable points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Montevallo has won the title five straig...

On EP. 244 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by Grace Olsen & Emmarie Bires from 4th ranked Wabash Valley College.  On the previous episode, we talked with Jackson Roumbanis from Murray State College who recently traveled to South Africa to represent Team USA.  Grace and Emmarie both made the trip to South Africa as well.  Grace competed for Team USA and Emm...

Tune in to listen to EP. 243 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  The special guest for this episode is Jackson Roumbanis from 15th ranked Murray State College.  A freshman competing in his first year of college fishing, Jackson is a member of the Murray State College Bass Fishing Team in Oklahoma.  So far this season, Jackson has competed in tournaments from Kentucky Lake in Paris, TN all...

The special guests on EP. 242 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Aiden Grad, Brennan Osborn, and Jaiden Sobczyk.  These anglers are members of the 39th ranked Simpson University Bass Fishing Team in California.  They travel from the west coast, making multi-day long road trips, to compete in major college fishing events.  Simpson University anglers have competed in numerous Association...

Tripp Berlinsky & Bryce DiMauro from 3rd ranked University of North Alabama won the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR.  The Association of Collegiate Anglers' second event of the 2025-26 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series saw over 270 anglers compete for more than $20,000 in prizes and contingencies, as well as double points to count tow...

The AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open is the second event of the season for the Association of Collegiate Anglers on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  The nationally televised, no-entry-fee, double points event will take place October 11-12 at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR.  More than 280 teams are currently registered to compete for the tournament title, as well as over $20,000 i...

Listen to EP. 239 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  On this episode, host Kyle Curry is joined by Jared Mizell from 10th ranked Tarleton State University.  Jared bested the elite field of more than 630 anglers to win the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley with a bass weighing 7.93 pounds.  The victory at the first Association of Collegiate Anglers event of the 2025-26 sea...

Next weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers will kick off its 2025-26 season for the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley will take place at Kentucky Lake in Henry County and Paris, TN on September 20-21.  On EP. 238 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by members of the Murray State Universit...

Tune in to listen to EP. 237 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  The special guest on this episode is Kyle Wood, Senior Product Manager with Rapala.  During this interview we highlight several great products from Rapala, including the Pigstick, PXR Deep Maverick 110, DT Series, and more.  A new school year is kicking off and fall is a great time of the year to be out on the water, so list...

On EP. 236 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, the special guests are Garrett Smith & Andrew Blanton from Lander University.  The two anglers won the Bassmaster College Series National Championship at Cherokee Lake last month. Lander also finished the 2024-25 season ranked 14th in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Tune in to hear about the winning moment a...

The special guests on this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Drew Pitts, Alex Gore, and Nick Dellaporta from Carson-Newman University.  Carson-Newman finished the 2024-25 season of the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia ranked 3rd.  This marks three straight seasons in which Carson-Newman has ended the year ranked third, and sixth consecutive season fini...

Peyton Harris & Dalton Head from number one ranked University of Montevallo won the Association of Collegiate Anglers' historic 20th National Championship event.  The pair took the victory at Lake Hartwell for the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two-day total weight of 37.14 pounds.  Montevallo's Top 3 highest-placing teams at that tournament finished in...

The Association of Collegiate Anglers will soon contest its historic 20th National Championship, the 2025 Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.  College fishing's longest-running National Championship tournament will take place at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC.  Palmer Parrish from nearby Clemson University joins host Kyle Curry on EP. 233 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiate...

Trey Marco & Jake Rowlands are the special guests on EP. 232 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast.  The two anglers from 33rd ranked King University won the latest Bassmaster College Series event contested at Buggs Island.  Trey & Jake won the event with a two-day total weight of 38 pounds 9 ounces.  Both anglers are also registered to compete together at the upcoming Collegiate Bass...

On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by Brody Robison and Peyton Sorrow.  The two anglers from top ranked University of Montevallo won the MLF College Series National Championship on Wheeler Lake.  Montevallo's two highest placing teams at that event finished in 1st and 2nd overall, earning them the maximum number of points available that week.  Tun...

The special guests on this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Chandler Howell & Clayton Ellis.  Representing Top 20 ranked Blue Mountain Christian University, Chandler & Clayton won the Association of Collegiate Anglers' first event of 2025 for the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, the third event of its historic 20th season.  The duo won the Pickwick Slam...

The Association of Collegiate Anglers is set to host its first event of 2025 on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  The Pickwick Slam will be contested at Pickwick Lake on April 5-6.  This third major double points event of the ACA's historic 20th season will be the final event for the 2024-25 campaign before the year-end 20th Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass...

Shaden Farley & Sam Sutter from 26th ranked Murray State College recently won a MLF College Series tournament at Grand Lake.  The pair won with a five bass limit tipping the scales at 18 pounds 2 ounces.  This victory also nets the junior college team from Oklahoma valuable points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Tune in to this episode of the Ra...