2018 Collegiate Angler Survey Results

ANGLER DATA

AGE: The average age of the anglers fishing the 2018 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Cabela’s was 21.9 years old. TOURNAMENTS: The anglers fishing the Championship stated that they fished on average 16 tournaments per year. SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE: In this year’s survey it should be noted that the anglers said on average they spend 1.3 hours daily on social media sites with 234 reply- ing they felt they were active in sharing or posting fishing information. Instagram was an overwhelming favorite among college anglers! Facebook, Twitter, and SnapChat followed as other choices, in that order. The reported average time spent daily on social media is down from the 2016 survey – where the average time spent viewing or posting on social media was closer to 2 hours of time daily. In addition, Facebook usage fell while Instagram usage rose. Twitter remained about the same overall. Snap Chat usage remains limited when it comes to fishing content by these anglers responding.