#WeAreCollegiateBass

Daylon Milam & James Dubose from number one ranked University of Montevallo join host Kyle Curry on EP. 227 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast.  The two anglers just won the latest Bassmaster College Series event at Smith Lake with a total weight of 29 pounds 14 ounces.  Montevallo's two highest-placing teams finished in 1st and 2nd overall.  This earned the four-time defending Bass Pr...

Check out EP. 226 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  The special guest for this episode is Scott Estes - President, Denali Fishing.  Denali Fishing produces a great deal of high-quality products including fishing rods, fishing reels, and tungsten weights.  During this podcast episode, Scott will talk about the latest products from Denali Fishing, discuss the ins and outs of developing fi...

On EP. 225 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by anglers from Georgia Southern University.  Brayden Batchelor & Quinn Williams won the recent Bassmaster College Series event at Lake Okeechobee.  The pair took home the victory with a two-day total weight of 42 pounds 3 ounces.  Tune in now to hear how it all played out, as well as learn more about the Georgia...

The special guests on this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Jake Peck & Luke Wyle.  Representing 12th ranked Auburn University, Jake and Luke won the first Bassmaster College Series event of 2025 at the Harris Chain in Florida.  The pair won the event with a one-day total weight of 23 pounds 2 ounces, including a big bass going 8 pounds 14 ounces.  Tune in to hear the ang...

On Episode 223 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by special guest Dan Quinn, Director of R&D and Field Promotions for Rapala.  Last year, Rapala made a big splash with its Crush City lineup of soft plastics.  They've since introduced several new bait styles that Dan will break down during this interview.  Rapala's partnership with the ACA includes Rapala, Cr...

Tarleton State University is currently 6th in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  The team from Stephenville, TX was picked 20th in the ACA Pre-Season Poll, and has finished six of the past nine seasons ranked inside of the Top 25.  A strong start this fall has the team just over 1,500 points behind 1st place.  Tarleton State has earned over 3,000 points at each ACA eve...

On Episode 221 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by special guests Harmon Marien and Maxwell Trotter.  The two anglers are members of the 5th ranked McKendree University Bass Fishing Team.  McKendree has accumulated a total of 12,150 points to count towards the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Approximately 2,000 points behind...

Tune in now to EP. 220 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  The special guests for this episode are members of the 26th ranked Murray State College bass fishing team; Sam Sutter, Shaden Farley, and Pakanli Brock.  Each of these anglers competed in the inaugural Junior College National Championship contested at Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma.  Sam & Shaden won their division, and Pakanli fini...

Bethel University is a past winner of the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  The team from Tennessee finished the season ranked number one in 2018.  Halfway through the 2024-25 season, Bethel is currently ranked 2nd overall in college fishing's only all-encompassing National Rankings system.  The special guests on EP. 219 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Cole...

The special guests on EP. 218 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Tripp Berlinsky and Bryce Dimauro from 7th ranked University of North Alabama.  The duo won the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR.  With a two day total weight of 30.96 pounds, Tripp and Bryce took top honors to earn close to $5,000 in prizes and contingencies.  Tune in to hear them talk ab...

The Association of Collegiate Anglers is set to host the second event of its historic 20th season this upcoming weekend.  The AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open will take place on October 12-13 at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR.  On EP. 217 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by Mat Higby from Arkansas Tech University.  In 2022, Mat and his fellow teammate won this p...

In the latest update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia, Carson-Newman University moved into the number one spot.  On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by Carson-Newman anglers to talk about their latest National Ranking.  Tune in to episode 216 to hear from Cason Price, Joe Vaulton, and Jacob Deel.

The Association of Collegiate Anglers recently contested the first event of its historic 20th season.  Close to 600 anglers competed at Kentucky Lake last weekend for the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley.  Evan Mabrey from Top 10 ranked University of Montevallo won the event with a bass weighing 7.11 pounds.  Tune in to this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast to he...

It's time for another new episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  On this episode, host Kyle Curry is joined by members of the Top 25 ranked Murray State University bass fishing club.  Those anglers are; Archer Smith, Adrian Urso, and Braiden Koerber.  The Association of Collegiate Anglers will kick off its historic 20th season this upcoming weekend at Kentucky Lake.  Over 600 of the...

Listen to EP. 213 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  The special guests on this episode are Cooper Gilroy & Hayden O'Barr from the University of Alabama.  Gilroy & O'Barr won the latest MLF College Series event on the St. Lawrence River.  Tune in to hear the two anglers talk about the victory, the history of their program, and goals for the team this upcoming season!

Garrett Smith and Andrew Blanton are the special guests on Episode 212 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast.  The two Lander University anglers recently won the Bassmaster College Series National Championship contested at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC.  Garrett and Andrew weighed in a three day total weight of 49 pounds to secure the major National Championship victory.  Last season, Lander...

The special guest on Episode 211 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast is Shawn Dalrymple.  A former college angler at the University of North Alabama from 2009-2011, Dalrymple is now the CEO of Army Bass Anglers.  Out of high school, Dalrymple served in the US Army.  After serving in Afghanistan, he then enrolled in grad school at UNA.  Today, Dalrymple now works to give back to active and v...

On Episode 210 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass, host Kyle Curry is joined by members of the Carson-Newman University Bass Fishing Team.  Carson-Newman finished the 2023-24 season ranked 3rd in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Tune in to hear Blake Wheat, Riley Faulkner, Szymon Piton, and Dylan May talk about their team, goals for this upcoming season, and much mor...

Anglers from 2nd ranked University of North Alabama are the special guests on Episode 209 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  Nathan Reynolds, Dylan Nutt, Carter Nutt, and Preston Kolisek join host Kyle Curry to break down the team's 2023-24 season.  For the third time in three years, UNA ends the season ranked inside of the Top 10 for the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Ab...

This week, the Association of Collegiate Anglers released the final rankings for the 2023-24 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  The University of Montevallo finished in 1st place with 40,305 points.  Montevallo has now finished the year ranked number one in college fishing's only all-encompassing National Rankings system four times, doing so in four straight seasons.  On E...

Lucas Bowers & Fisher Rodgers from Top 50 ranked University of South Carolina finished in 2nd place at the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.  With a two-day total weight of 43.74 pounds, the duo finished in 2nd out of the 200 boat field and earned a payout of $2,500.  Lucas & Fisher are the special guests for EP. 207 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcas...

The special guests on this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Dylan & Carter Nutt from 3rd ranked University of North Alabama.  This twin brother team won the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops contested at Pickwick Lake on May 23-24.  Their two-day total weight of 52.36 pounds bested 2nd place by close to nine pounds.  For their victory, the d...

The next event for the Association of Collegiate Anglers is the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.  College fishing's longest running National Championship event is set to take place on Pickwick Lake in Florence, AL on May 23-24.  On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, we are joined by members of the Top 25 ranked Blue Mountain Christian Universi...

On Episode 204 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, we talk with Luke Loewe, Social Media Manager at Rapala.  Luke is a former college angler from the University of Minnesota, who also played on the university's basketball team.  Following college, Luke has merged his career with his passion for fishing.  After getting his foot in the door of the fishing industry, Luke is now working as Soc...

The guests on Episode 203 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Blair Erickson & Jackson Pontius from number one ranked University of Montevallo.  The duo won the most recent Bassmaster College Series event at Kentucky Lake with a two-day total weight of 42 pounds 1 ounce.  Their fellow teammates, Nick & Easton who were previous guests on the podcast, finished in second overall.  ...