#WeAreCollegiateBass

The special guests on Episode 202 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Easton Fothergill and Nicholas Dumke from 2nd ranked University of Montevallo.  The duo recently won the Hartwell Slam, the first event of 2024 on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  That victory earned the anglers valuable prizes & contingencies, as well as 1,750 points to count towards the Bass P...

On Episode 201 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with special guest Hunter Bland.  Hunter is a former college angler at the University of Florida.  While fishing at an event in 2017 on Lake Seminole, Hunter and his fellow teammate were involved in a boating accident.  The pair had an unexpected mechanical failure that led to them both being ejected from the boat.  S...

This episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast marks the 200th!   For going on over four years now, the Association of Collegiate Anglers has been producing this podcast highlighting college fishing and other major news in the fishing industry.  To celebrate the 200th episode, in partnership with the program's title sponsor Rapala & Crush City, the special guest is professional angler...

The guests for this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Harrison Heins & Hunter Slone from Tennessee Tech University.  Harrison & Hunter won the most recent Bassmaster College Series event at Douglas Lake in Tennessee.  The victory earned their team valuable points and moved them up to a tie for 80th in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Tune...

With less than four months remaining in the race for 2023-24 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia, Carson-Newman University is currently the 2nd ranked team in all of collegiate bass fishing.  The team from Tennessee has put together a great season thus far.  With a total of 21,310 points, Carson-Newman is just over 1,000 points behind top ranked Montevallo.  During the 2023-2...

Peyton Harris & Dalton Head from top ranked University of Montevallo started off the 2024 season on the Bassmaster College Series with a major victory at Lake Murray in South Carolina.  The pair weighed in a two-day total of 43 pounds 12 ounces to secure the victory, and earn valuable points towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  Montevallo is currently ranked...

Anderson Jones from 4th ranked Lander University got the victory at Clark Hill Lake for the second event of 2024 on the Bassmaster College Series.  Anderson joins host Kyle Curry on this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast.  We start by talking to him about the event and how he caught the winning fish.  Following that, Anderson talks about the current season of the Bass Pro Shops Sc...

On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with former college angler Emil Wagner.  Emil was recently selected as the AFTCO Bass Boot Camp recruit for this upcoming year.  AFTCO Bass Boot Camp is a nine episode series that will be on the AFTCO YouTube Channel.  Throughout the course of the nine event season on the Bassmaster Opens, Emil will video his entire...

On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with Lucas Washburn & Braylon Eggerding.  The two anglers from 12th ranked Adrian College recently won the MLF College Series Championship at Lake Toho with a two-day total of 42 pounds and 4 ounces.   This major victory earned the team 2,000 points to count towards the 2023-24 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year p...

Last week, anglers competed in the first major college event of 2024 to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  The MLF College Series held an event at the Harris Chain in Florida.  Dylan & Carter Nutt from third ranked University of North Alabama won the tournament with a limit of bass weighing 21 pounds 12 ounces.  Tune in to this episode of the Rapala #...

On episode 192 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with Carter Nutt, Nathan Reynolds, and Bryce Kistler from 3rd ranked University of North Alabama.  UNA is chasing college fishing history, as they are in pursuit of winning their third title as Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  If they were able to achieve this task, they would become the sec...

The University of Montevallo is currently ranked number one in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  This marks the first point this season in which the three-time defending title winner has been in the top spot.  Montevallo has amassed a season total of 13,270 points, and is roughly 500 points ahead of second ranked Carson-Newman.  On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCol...

The AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open was the second event of the 2023-24 season for the Association of Collegiate Anglers on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  Wyatt Pearman & Ridge Rutledge from Top 25 ranked Campbellsville University won with a two-day total of 28.13 pounds.  For their victory, the duo received close to $6,000 in prizes and contingencies, as well as 1,750 points t...

The special guest for this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast is Mat Higby from Arkansas Tech University.  Mat, and his fishing partner John Foster Case, won the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open on Lake Dardanelle last year.  Mat joins host Kyle Curry to talk about how the lake is setting up and what the field of more than 460 elite anglers can expect this weekend.  Tune in to hear about...

The Association of Collegiate Anglers recently contested its first no-entry-fee, nationally televised, double points event of the 2023-24 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  Harlan Thomas from Top 10 ranked Murray State University won the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley on Kentucky Lake with a largemouth bass weighing 6.31 pounds.  The victory, combined...

On this episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with Laindree Richardson from Drury University. Laindree started her collegiate fishing career at Wabash Valley College.  Upon completing her Associates Degree, Laindree transferred from WVC to Drury University. This upcoming season, Laindree will be competing for Drury University where she hopes the team will finish...

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 of Collegiate Anglers’ National Championsh...

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 and that grew into an opportunity for th...

At ICAST 2023, Rapala introduced its new CrushCity soft baits.  Developed from America’s top professional bass anglers, anglers see how versatile and effective these baits are, they will be using them to crush other species on multiple bodies of water all over the country.  With the introduction of five soft baits, Rapala aims to show how defined the soft bait category can be with attention to det...

On Episode 183 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with Drake Hemby from 3rd ranked Carson-Newman University.  Drake, along with his teammate Ewing Minor, finished in 2nd place at the 2023 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.  The duo's 2nd place finish helped to contribute to Carson-Newman's triple points opportunity that sealed th...

Two weeks ago, the Association of Collegiate Anglers completed its 18th season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  With that came the culmination of the race for Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia.  The University of Montevallo achieved collegiate bass fishing history by becoming the first school to ever win the title three times.  Tune in to this episode...

It's time for another new episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  On this episode, we talk with Tucker Smith & Hayden Marbut from 2nd ranked Auburn University.  The duo won the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Lake Hartwell.  Tune in to hear how they caught their fish, as well as talk about Auburn's 2nd place finish in the Bass Pro Shops S...

On the latest episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry talks with Charlie Wright & Logan Plueger from number one ranked University of Montevallo.  The duo bested the elite field of more than 200 teams competing in the Pickwick Slam presented by Evolution Fishing to win the first event of 2023 on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.  By bringing in a two...

It's tournament week on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series!  The Association of Collegiate Anglers is set to host its first event of 2023, the Pickwick Slam presented by Evolution Fishing.  Taking place in Florence, AL at Pickwick Lake, this no-entry-fee, double points event currently has close to 230 teams registered to compete for over $20,000 in prizes and contingencies.  On this...

Tune in to listen to Episode 178 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast!  On this episode, host Kyle Curry talks with Peyton Harris & Dolton Head from number one ranked University of Montevallo.  Peyton & Dalton recently won the Bassmaster College Series event contested at Cherokee Lake in Tennessee.  With a one-day total of 17 pounds 4 ounces, the duo bested the full college field to...