#WeAreCollegiateBass

Earlier this year, 5th ranked Emmanuel University won the Bassmaster College Series event at Lake Okeechobee. Team members Peyton Dunn & Luke Mcguffin got the win with a two-day total weight of 32 pounds 14 ounces. That victory helped Emmanuel to jumpstart their 2026 campaign and propel them into 5th place currently in the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. Tune in to...

Garrett Ring & Trace Antunes from number one ranked University of Montevallo won the latest Bassmaster College Series event at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The duo weighed in a two-day total weight of 53 pounds 6 ounces to take the tournament title. In the latest points update to the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia, five-time defending title winner University of Montevallo...

The MLF College Series recently contested its National Championship at Lake Murray in South Carolina. Matthew Knopp and Logan Russell from 5th ranked Lander University won the event with a three-day total weight of 70 pound 10 ounces. Matthew and Logan are the special guests on EP. 246 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast. Tune in now to hear them discuss the major victory, as well as talk...

Garrett Ring and Trace Antunes from 2nd ranked University of Montevallo won the recent Bassmaster College Series event at the Kissimmee Chain in Florida. The pair weighed in a two-day total weight of 47 pounds 12 Ounces. The major victory earns Montevallo very valuable points to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. Montevallo has won the title five straight...

On EP. 244 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, host Kyle Curry is joined by Grace Olsen & Emmarie Bires from 4th ranked Wabash Valley College. On the previous episode, we talked with Jackson Roumbanis from Murray State College who recently traveled to South Africa to represent Team USA. Grace and Emmarie both made the trip to South Africa as well. Grace competed for Team USA and...

Tune in to listen to EP. 243 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast! The special guest for this episode is Jackson Roumbanis from 15th ranked Murray State College. A freshman competing in his first year of college fishing, Jackson is a member of the Murray State College Bass Fishing Team in Oklahoma. So far this season, Jackson has competed in tournaments from Kentucky Lake in Paris, TN all...

The special guests on EP. 242 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast are Aiden Grad, Brennan Osborn, and Jaiden Sobczyk. These anglers are members of the 39th ranked Simpson University Bass Fishing Team in California. They travel from the west coast, making multi-day long road trips, to compete in major college fishing events. Simpson University anglers have competed in numerous Association...

Tripp Berlinsky & Bryce DiMauro from 3rd ranked University of North Alabama won the AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR. The Association of Collegiate Anglers' second event of the 2025-26 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series saw over 270 anglers compete for more than $20,000 in prizes and contingencies, as well as double points to count...

The AFTCO Collegiate Bass Open is the second event of the season for the Association of Collegiate Anglers on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. The nationally televised, no-entry-fee, double points event will take place October 11-12 at Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, AR. More than 280 teams are currently registered to compete for the tournament title, as well as over $20,000 in...

Listen to EP. 239 of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast! On this episode, host Kyle Curry is joined by Jared Mizell from 10th ranked Tarleton State University. Jared bested the elite field of more than 630 anglers to win the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley with a bass weighing 7.93 pounds. The victory at the first Association of Collegiate Anglers event of the 2025-26...