DECATUR – The top college fishing teams from across the country will visit Wheeler Lake and Decatur next month for the 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship at Wheeler Lake.
Scheduled for April 9-11, 143 teams of the nation’s best collegiate anglers have qualified to compete in the 16th annual College Fishing National Championship, hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism.
They will battle for a $43,500 prize package, including a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki Marine outboard, an additional $10,000 and 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 runners-up will also receive a Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard and advance to the 2025 Toyota Series Championship, where they will compete as pros for a top prize of up to $235,000.
Both members of the third-place team will receive $4,000 and advance to the 2025 Toyota Series Championship to compete as co-anglers for a shot at winning a $33,500 Phoenix 518 pro with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard.
Anglers will launch 7 a.m. each day from Ingalls Harbor in Decatur. Weigh-ins will be held at Ingalls Harbor and will begin at 3 p.m. and will be livestreamed daily. Fans are welcome to attend the event or tune in to the weigh-in and follow the online coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com .
Sponsors of the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI are 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Bubba, 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.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular College Fishing updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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