Nominate an Angler for the ACA’s Collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Association of Collegiate Anglers is accepting nominations for the 2025-26 school year for its collegiate All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha.

Click here to nominate a deserving angler.

Last school year, as part of its historic celebration of the 20th season of college bass fishing, the ACA created the All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha to reward anglers for their success in the classroom.

At each ACA tournament during the 2025-26 season, 3 nominees will be selected to the All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha for that event. Throughout the season, a total of 12 student anglers will be selected to the All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha. In partnership, the ACA and Yamaha will award scholarships to the recipients of this prestigious honor. Each of the 12 recipients will be honored on-site at the event for which they were selected. Anglers selected to the All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha will be featured in national television coverage, press releases, social media, and more.

The first three nominees will be announced at the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley, during the mandatory angler meeting on Friday, September 19.

The 2025-26 season will conclude at Pickwick Lake in May of 2026 with the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. At the ACA’s annual Angler & Sponsor Banquet, an Academic All-American presented by Yamaha will be selected from the 12 All-Academic Team recipients from that season.

The nomination submission form will require the following information:

• Angler Name
• School
• Year/Classification
• Degree field
• Cumulative GPA
• Semester GPA

Student anglers can be nominated by anyone, including themselves. The above information will be required on behalf of each nominee, to include official documentation confirming the student’s grades and academic standing.

All-Academic Team presented Yamaha members and the overall award recipient will be selected based on their all-around performance in the classroom, to include overall GPA, as reviewed by ACA staff through a diligent process.

College fishing is a demanding and rewarding sport that requires anglers to balance their time spent on the water and in the classroom. Remaining dedicated in the classroom and showcasing academic success are great standards for an angler to achieve. It is because of this hard work and required dedication that the ACA has created the All-Academic Team presented by Yamaha. To find out more information about the program and nominate an angler, click here.

The Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) is a division of CarecoTV that was created over twenty years ago to facilitate growth, development, and provide structure within competitive collegiate bass fishing, with emphasis on competitive fishing events nationwide. The ACA created the original BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship which has now evolved into the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, which is now recognized as the longest-running consecutive collegiate bass fishing series in existence. The ACA has also created various other programs such as the Collegiate School of the Year Rankings system, College Bass Fishing Open, Collegiate Big Bass Bash and the College Bass Fishing Springtime Slam.

The ACA lineup of major college fishing events includes a variety of nationwide tournaments that are multi-day tournaments, all of which are televised and streamed on several networks, as well as streamed on a variety of connected platforms allowing fans to follow anyway they choose on any device. These major events have no entry fees and no membership costs associated with them for the college anglers competing. The ACA also provides support to numerous schools operating regional events nationwide which is an effort to provide more opportunities to grow the exposure and awareness of college fishing.

The ACA owns the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, Bass Pro Shops School of Year presented by Abu Garcia program, and associated assets which is widely regarded as the most comprehensive and prestigious collegiate bass fishing title today.

Thanks in part to the large diversity of media exposure the ACA provides, the series boasts the largest amount of televised and streaming coverage of any collegiate fishing series. This includes a dedicated television series on numerous television networks and streaming platforms, as well as additional coverage of select events inside other programs.

This combination includes coverage from national and regional television networks as well as being streamed online on various apps and connected devices. You can also find coverage via video on demand online at any time of past events thanks to coverage on OutdoorActionTV.com and PursuitUp.com

For more information on the ACA or the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, visit www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com.

For more information on CarecoTV, visit www.CarecoTV.com

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