Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - July 2024

pounds to climb 8 places. For their 2nd place finish, Bowers & Rodgers earned $2,500.

The Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops is the final event of the 2023-24 season for the Association of Collegiate Anglers on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. This week’s tournament was also the final ACA event to count towards the Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. In the coming days, the ACA will provide detailed write-ups on the event and contingencies awarded, publish a new episode of the Rapala #WeAreCollegiateBass Podcast, as well as update the points for college fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system. The ACA would like to send a special thanks to Bass Pro Shops, the presenting sponsor of this National Championship tournament, as well as all of the series partners that support these college anglers. Another “thank you” goes to Visit the Shoals for their hospitality and help hosting this event in Florence, AL. The host city once again rolled out the red carpet to the anglers, coaches, and college fishing fans.

Rounding out the Top 3 are Nathan Reynolds & Banks Shaw, with a two-day total weight of 42.72 pounds. They also represented the 3rd ranked University of North Alabama. Reynolds & Shaw were in 13th place after Day 1 with 18.61 pounds, but thanks to a five fish limit weighing 24.11 pounds on Day 2, the duo was able to climb into 3rd overall in the final tournament standings. Reynolds & Shaw won $1,500, as well as claimed the $2,000 top prize for being the highest finishing Yamaha Power Pay eligible team. On Day 2 of tournament competition, anglers again found a great deal of success out on Wilson and Pickwick Lakes. Added cloud cover and steady rain presented conditions that allowed anglers to find bites in a multitude of ways. From shallow to deep, and everywhere in between, this elite field of 400 anglers caught plenty of quality fish out on these two Tennessee River fisheries.