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BoatU.S.
Collegiate Bass Fishing OPEN presented by Pepsi Gets Underway
More than 160 student anglers
representing 40 universities from
across the nation are headed to
Paris, Tennessee where they will
compete on Kentucky Lake to
determine the best collegiate bass
fishing team in the nation.
"We're excited to be the host of the
inaugural Collegiate Bass Fishing
Open presented by Pepsi on Kentucky
Lake," said Carl Holder of the Henry
County Alliance Tourism Initiative.
"It is our hope to establish Paris
Landing State Park as the permanent
venue for this tournament, making it
an annual event. We feel this is a
great partnership that combines the
Association of Collegiate Anglers'
extensive experience organizing
collegiate bass tournaments with our
expertise serving as the host of
major, highly successful events."
The tournament will pit university
against university in a true team
format. The unique format allows
each university to send as many
teams as they like. A team may
consist of up to 6 anglers and 3
boats and there's no limit to the
number of teams that can
participate. The full field will
compete both days. Winners will be
determined by the combined weight of
each team's two heaviest boat
weights each day. For clubs that are
only able to send 1 boat, the single
boat weight will be doubled each
day. Numerous prizes and awards will
be made to the top finishers.
"Pepsi has been a longstanding
supporter of bass fishing and we're
pleased to extend that support to
the collegiate level through this
event," said Adrian Blanco, senior
sales manager, Pepsi-Cola North
America Beverages. "We hope this
championship will introduce more
people to this exciting form of
competition and the beauty of Paris
Landing Park."
Extensive coverage of the event will
be nationally televised on the
Versus network from August -October
2010 as part of the BoatU.S.
Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
Series. The television series will
also feature coverage of the Stephen
F. Austin Bucketmouth Bass
Tournament, Arkansas Tech University
Invitational, Southern Collegiate
Bass Fishing Series Championship and
the BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing
Championship.
"This is our newest collegiate event
and it's designed to allow more
anglers to participate and
experience the thrill of national
competition," said Wade Middleton,
Tournament Director. "We're looking
forward to crowning the 2010 Open
team champions and providing
increased television coverage again
this year. Since our humble
beginning in 2006, the BoatU.S.
Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
Series has continued to grow at an
amazing pace. The Open event will
contribute greatly to the future
growth of collegiate bass fishing
and Pepsi's support will help make
this a truly special event."
The anglers will pre fish through
Wednesday and the two day
competition will begin on Thursday.
Weigh-in on Thursday and Friday will
begin at 3:00 p.m. All activities,
including daily weigh-ins will take
place at Paris Landing State Park.
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