Collegiate anglers from all over the Southeast will travel to Alabama’s Lake Guntersville March 9-10 for the first event of the 2012 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series, a Southern Super Regional.
In late October on the Alabama/Georgia state line, members of the Auburn and Georgia fishing teams take Army Rangers fishing on Lake Harding through the Heroes on the Hooch Foundation.
In a bass fishing battle that featured two SEC powerhouses going head-to-head, Auburn topped rivals Alabama to exact a little revenge and claim the Bassmaster College Classic trophy and bragging rights until the two schools meet again.
On-the-water decisions make the difference for Stephen F. Austin anglers Andrew Upshaw and Ryan Watkins, the Mercury College B.A.S.S. National Champions.
The “Final Five” teams are now one day away from determining the new Mercury College B.A.S.S. National Champion after a hot Day Two, and Auburn's Jordan Lee and Shane Powell may have done the most sweating.
The 2011 Bassmaster College Classic will coincide with the final leg of the Bassmaster Elite Series’ Toyota Trucks All-Star Week.
Ben Cleary and John Hickman from the University of Georgia took the title from a strong field of local Alabama teams.
Photos of participants in the 2010 Bassmaster College Classic, with the University of Alabama coming in first.