It’s kind of a unique format,” said Tournament Director Wade Middleton. “You’ll see kids from different schools fishing together in the same boat, sometimes as many as three in a boat. The idea is to increase participation.”

Middleton explained that the anglers will fish eight hours Saturday and eight hours Sunday, with weigh-ins scheduled every two hours.

“You will see 2 pounds win prizes and sometimes 10 pounds will win. That means there is some strategy involved. These kids will sit out there and figure what it takes to get paid,” he said.

Prizes will be awarded for the five heaviest bass weighed during each session, plus a prize will be awarded for the overall heaviest bass weighed each tournament day and a grand prize will be awarded for the overall heaviest bass of the tournament.

“There is more than $20,000 in prizes, ranging from $1,000 Cabela’s gift cards to Garmin Fish Finders, all the way down to rain gear from Frogg Toggs.”

Middleton said 180 college anglers have signed up for the tournament, representing more than 60 schools across the nation.

Collegiate fishing fans, family members, and friends of competitors can follow the action by visiting CollegiateBassChampionship.com and Facebook.com/CollegiateBassChampionship. Televised coverage will be seen on NBC Sports Outdoors and the Pursuit Channel and other networks during the year.

“The biggest event of the year in all of college fishing – the Boat-US Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship – will be held at the end of May on Pickwick Lake,” Middleton said.

 

Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash

Apr 4-6, 2014

Kentucky Lake

Paris Landing

www.collegiatebasschampionship.com