04-21-2011, 04:10 PM
EUFAULA, Ala. - National Guard FLW College Fishing is headed to Lake Eufaula April 30 for the third of four stops in the Southeast Division. Forty college teams will be competing for a top award of $10,000 to be split between the school and bass fishing club; $7,500 for bass club and $2,500 for their school.
"The whole lake is just really full of fish," said EverStart pro Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Ala. "There will be a few fish left on beds, but the majority of the fish will be post-spawn. There will be a lot of fish guarding fry. And the weights won't be what you typically see when you think of Lake Eufaula.
"I would just pick an area and figure them out in that area," Tharp added. "It's going to be shallow fishing. You're just going to have to figure out a way to get them to bite depending on the mood they're in."
Tharp said popular baits for the event will include topwater baits, swimming jigs, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits.
Anglers will take off from Lakepoint State Park in Eufaula, Ala., at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Weigh-in will be held at the Lakepoint State Park beginning at 1 p.m. Takeoff and weigh-in are free and open to the public.
Schools competing in the Lake Eufaula tournament, which is hosted by the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, include:
Auburn University
Auburn University - Montgomery
Austin Peay
Bethel University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina
Columbus State University
Florida Gulf Coast
Freed-Hardeman University
Georgia College
Georgia Southern
Jacksonville State University
Kennesaw State University
Lagrange College
Lander University
Lipscomb University
Middle Tennessee State
Mississippi College
North Alabama
North Greenville
Seminole State College
South Alabama
South Carolina
Southern Mississippi
Southern Polytechnic
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Wesleyan College
Trevecca Nazarene University
University of Alabama - Birmingham
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Montevallo
University of Tennessee
University of South Carolina - Upstate
University of South Florida
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
University of Tennessee - Martin
Young Harris College
The top five teams from each tournament will qualify for the regional championship where the first-place team wins $12,500 cash for their school and $12,500 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat with a 90 horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard wrapped in school colors for their fishing club. The top five teams from each regional tournament advance to the national championship where the first-place team wins $25,000 for their school and $50,000 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat with a 90 horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard wrapped in school colors for their fishing club.
College Fishing is free to enter and FLW Outdoors provides boats and drivers for each competing team along with travel allowances. All participants must be registered, full-time undergraduate students at a four-year college or university and members of a fishing club recognized by their college or university.
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWCollegeFishingand on Twitter atTwitter.com/CollegeFishing.
ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS
FLW Outdoors is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 191 tournaments in 2011. FLW Outdoors has taken fishing mainstream with the world's richest fantasy sports game, FLW Fantasy Fishing presented by Straight Talk, where competitors can play for free as well as sign up for Player's Advantage to gain an edge. For more information about FLW Outdoors and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FLWOutdoors.com or FantasyFishing.com.
Media Contact<br />
Chad Gay, Public Relations Manager<br />
(270) 703-3346 or cgay@flwoutdoors.com
"The whole lake is just really full of fish," said EverStart pro Randall Tharp of Gardendale, Ala. "There will be a few fish left on beds, but the majority of the fish will be post-spawn. There will be a lot of fish guarding fry. And the weights won't be what you typically see when you think of Lake Eufaula.
"I would just pick an area and figure them out in that area," Tharp added. "It's going to be shallow fishing. You're just going to have to figure out a way to get them to bite depending on the mood they're in."
Tharp said popular baits for the event will include topwater baits, swimming jigs, chatterbaits and spinnerbaits.
Anglers will take off from Lakepoint State Park in Eufaula, Ala., at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. Weigh-in will be held at the Lakepoint State Park beginning at 1 p.m. Takeoff and weigh-in are free and open to the public.
Schools competing in the Lake Eufaula tournament, which is hosted by the Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce, include:
Auburn University
Auburn University - Montgomery
Austin Peay
Bethel University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina
Columbus State University
Florida Gulf Coast
Freed-Hardeman University
Georgia College
Georgia Southern
Jacksonville State University
Kennesaw State University
Lagrange College
Lander University
Lipscomb University
Middle Tennessee State
Mississippi College
North Alabama
North Greenville
Seminole State College
South Alabama
South Carolina
Southern Mississippi
Southern Polytechnic
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Wesleyan College
Trevecca Nazarene University
University of Alabama - Birmingham
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Montevallo
University of Tennessee
University of South Carolina - Upstate
University of South Florida
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
University of Tennessee - Martin
Young Harris College
The top five teams from each tournament will qualify for the regional championship where the first-place team wins $12,500 cash for their school and $12,500 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat with a 90 horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard wrapped in school colors for their fishing club. The top five teams from each regional tournament advance to the national championship where the first-place team wins $25,000 for their school and $50,000 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat with a 90 horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard wrapped in school colors for their fishing club.
College Fishing is free to enter and FLW Outdoors provides boats and drivers for each competing team along with travel allowances. All participants must be registered, full-time undergraduate students at a four-year college or university and members of a fishing club recognized by their college or university.
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWCollegeFishingand on Twitter atTwitter.com/CollegeFishing.
ABOUT FLW OUTDOORS
FLW Outdoors is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 191 tournaments in 2011. FLW Outdoors has taken fishing mainstream with the world's richest fantasy sports game, FLW Fantasy Fishing presented by Straight Talk, where competitors can play for free as well as sign up for Player's Advantage to gain an edge. For more information about FLW Outdoors and FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FLWOutdoors.com or FantasyFishing.com.
Media Contact<br />
Chad Gay, Public Relations Manager<br />
(270) 703-3346 or cgay@flwoutdoors.com