University of South Alabama Announces College Fall Series and Online Registration
OutdoorHub 08.18.11
San Antonio, TX – August 16, 2011 – The University of South Alabama, an Association of Collegiate Anglers club, has announced the College Fall Series, Presented by Ono Performance Sunglasses. The series is set to kick off Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Lake Point Marina on Lake Eufaula, AL. The season opener is the first of three events open to any college anglers interested in participating. Teams that compete in two of the three events also qualify for the two-day year end championship that will take place on the Mobile Delta out of Chocolata Landing November 4th and 5th.
Entry fees for the regular season events are $60.00 per team and anglers will be competing for cash, collegiate bragging rights, and trophies. A portion of the entry fees are allocated towards the Championship, which includes a prize pack from the Association of Collegiate Anglers in addition to the prize money. Registration is currently open and anglers can register online courtesy of the Association of Collegiate Anglers at: http://www.collegiatebasschampionship.com/2011SouthAL-LakeEufala-Registration.html
“We’re excited to help another group of college anglers initiate a trail for their region,” said Danny Blandford, Program Director with the ACA. “With our collegiatebasschampionship.com website, we have the ability to help these students with promotion of their events, online registration, and communication with other collegiate anglers in their area. It is our pleasure to help the University of South Alabama get the College Fall Series started for the upcoming school year, and we encourage other students looking for help to contact us. We’ll gladly offer these services for recognized programs.”
The University of South Alabama, based in Mobile, AL, started their college fishing club in 2008, as national interest in inter-collegiate bass fishing heightened. USA began having local club tournaments in May of that year to qualify teams for competition at the national level on behalf of the Jaguars. Since that time, the club has fielded competitive teams with the ACA, Bass, and FLW while continuing to grow their program. Those interested in learning more about the Jaguar program can visit: http://www.southalabama.edu/usabassfishing/index.html or contact Secretary Ethan Wages at (251) 509-6286. A complete schedule, along with online registration, can be found at: http://www.collegiatebasschampionship.com/tournament-schedule.html
About the ACA
The Association of Collegiate Anglers, a division of Careco TV, is a sanctioning body developed to facilitate growth, development, and structure within competitive collegiate bass fishing. The ACA provides support to dozens of regional events nationwide and owns the BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Series, the largest collegiate tournament circuit in the country. With dedicated programming on the Versus network, three nationally televised collegiate bass fishing events, and thousands of members, the ACA is the leader in competitive collegiate bass fishing. For more information on the ACA, or the BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Series, visit www.collegiatebasschampionship.com. For more information on Careco TV, visit www.carecotv.com.
