2012 Collegiate Bass Fishing Open Registration Underway
OutdoorHub 02.20.12
The Association of Collegiate Anglers has opened registration for the 2012 Collegiate Bass Fishing Open, Presented by Pepsi. Students may now register online by clicking here.
This unique event features a true team format that allows teammates to share information and work together to amass the largest amount of weight possible over two days of competition. The winning team will be determined by the combined weight of each team’s top two boats each day. This will be the final ACA School of the Year sanctioned event, and the 2012 School of the Year Champions will be announced at the conclusion of Sunday’s weigh-in.
Serving as host for the third consecutive year, The Henry County Alliance of Paris, Tennessee, and the Paris Landing Marina will be tournament headquarters on Kentucky Lake. Fishing takes place June 23-24, with the registration, dinner, and activities to be held Friday, June 22, 2012.
To kick off the event, anglers will be participating in a “Spirit Parade” through town, featuring the trucks, boats, and of course, school spirit. The route will lead everyone to the Henry County Fairgrounds, where anglers will be treated to a fish fry and registration banquet. In addition to the competitors, the public is invited to come out and meet the students and attend free professional fishing seminars by some of the nation’s top touring bass professionals.
Tournament Director, Wade Middleton, commented, “The parade, the fish fry, and the seminars and social are the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Series and ACA’s version of a pep rally the night before the big game. The anglers have a blast in the Collegiate Bass Fishing Open, Presented by Pepsi, and it’s certainly a big game for the teams. We film more fish catches in those few days, than we would normally film in a month. The south end of Kentucky Lake is simply amazing, especially that time of year.”
The Collegiate Bass Fishing Open, Presented by Pepsi is one of three nationally televised tournaments hosted as part of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Series. These no entry fee events are open to all full-time students of university-recognized fishing programs. Competitions are broadcast as part of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Television Series, seen on NBC Sports Outdoors and available to over 76 million homes.
