LAS VEGAS – National Guard FLW College Fishing is headed to Lake Mead May 8 for the second of four stops in the Western Division. Forty collegiate teams will be competing for a top award of $10,000 to be split evenly between the school and bass fishing club.
“The spawn and postspawn fish will be in shallow water for this tournament. I wouldn’t go any deeper than 20 feet,” said FLW tour pro Brett Hite of Phoenix, who will also fish at Lake Mead in an FLW Series Western competition that same weekend. “Finesse-style fishing using a drop-shot with a Texas-rig worm or Yamamoto Spider Jig should work really well. If the wind picks up, reaction baits such as jerkbaits, spinnerbaits and tubes work well.
“The wind could be a big factor in this tournament; it often blows in April and May and can determine where you can and cannot fish. It can get pretty rough out there, and teams should have a backup plan just in case.
“Lake Mead is a superclear deep reservoir. Teams should use light line and stay close to the banks, and they should do fine.”
Anglers will take off and weigh in at the Callville Bay-Forever Resorts Concessioners of NPS located at HCR-30 in Las Vegas. Takeoff is at 7 a.m., while weigh-in will begin at 1:30 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
A complete list of registered College Fishing teams competing in the tournament is available online.
The top five teams from each tournament will qualify for the regional championship where the first-place team wins $25,000 cash for their school and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for their fishing club. The top five teams from each regional advance to the national championship where the first-place team wins $50,000 for their school and $25,000 cash and a Ranger 177TR bass boat for their fishing club.
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.
About FLW Outdoors
FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010. FLW Outdoors has also taken fishing mainstream with FLW Fantasy Fishing awarding the largest prizes in the history of fantasy sports. FLW Outdoors memberships are available featuring numerous benefits including Player’s Advantage. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000. For more information about FLW Fantasy Fishing, visit FantasyFishing.com.