WHAT:
The Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship Presented by Columbia PFG will premiere this Saturday on CBS Sports Network. The three-day event, filmed earlier this year and hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism, showcased the nation’s best collegiate anglers competing on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama.
WHEN:
Saturday, Nov. 22, 9-10 a.m. ET
WHERE:
CBS Sports Network
NOTES:
The 16th annual College Fishing National Championship featured 135 teams of the nation’s best collegiate anglers competing for a $43,500 prize package, including a new Phoenix 518 pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard, an additional $10,000 and the opportunity to advance to the 2025 Toyota Series Championship and REDCREST 2026 – MLF’s most prestigious championship – to fish for top prizes of $235,000 and $300,000, respectively.
The MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI season featured college teams from across the country competing in nine regular-season tournaments. The top 12% of teams from each regular-season tournament qualified to compete in this event, the 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship on Wheeler Lake Presented by Columbia PFG.
The full television schedule can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI include: 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, Columbia PFG, Deep Dive App, E3 Sports Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Humminbird, Lew’s, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota , WIX Filters and YETI.
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