Kentucky Lake one of the most well know bass fisheries in the nation will play to host to over 500 college anglers this coming week. Those angler will be competing in the Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley. The anglers will be coming from all over the nation to represent their school bass fishing teams with hopes of catching big bass and winning one of the 80 plus prizes available at this week’s event. The field will feature a stacked field of 15 of the Top 20 ranked schools in the nation according to the Cabela’s School of the Year standings, so not only will this be the largest field of college anglers, it’s also going to be a talented one.
“This is a great format that will reward collegiate anglers over $30,000 in prizes this weekend as well as play a pivotal role in determining the 2017 Cabela’s
School of the Year,” said Wade Middleton, Director of the ACA. “This year’s field will feature some great anglers, top schools, and will be nationally televised onseveral networks while also having a lot of digital coverage to include live coverage during the fishing action.”
Prizes will be awarded for the ten heaviest bass weighed during each of the 8 sessions over two days of action. In addition, the winner of the Power-Pole Overall Big Bass of the event will be awarded nearly $5,000 in prizes in addition to the session prizes. Take-off and session weigh-ins will be held at Paris Landing State Park Marina.
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 school operated regional events nationwide and owns the Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, the largest participatory collegiate tournament circuit in the country. With dedicated collegiate fishing programming on several television networks, four 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 Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com. For more information on Cabela’s visit Cabelas.com,
By: Amanda Gutierrez
