The 2010 Southern Collegiate Bass Fishing Series (SCBFS) Championship attracted almost 120 collegiate anglers from the southeast to compete for the 2010 title at Wheeler Lake located in Decatur, Alabama. Hosted by the Auburn University Bass Sports Club, the SCBFS is the largest regional collegiate fishing series in the nation. The 23 school championship field showcased the most talented anglers in this region of the country. The unique team tournament format allows each school to field up to 4 boats. Winners are determined by the combined weight of each school's top 2 boats each day.
The 2010 Southern Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship event is sanctioned by the Association of Collegiate Anglers and will be featured on the BoatU.S. Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship television series which will air on the Versus network this fall. The series will include coverage of several regional events culminating with the crowning of the 2010 national champions.
The weather on day one provided near perfect temperatures and brisk southerly winds. The majority of the field brought 5 bass limits to the scales with many of them weighing only 6-8 pounds. However, one of the boats representing Auburn University landed a limit in excess of 13 pounds. An Auburn team also claimed the Costa and Abu Garcia Big bass awards with a 5.31 pounder. Northwest Shoals Community College claimed the day one lead with 22.59 pounds.
Takeoff on day two was delayed approximately 2 hours due to a severe thunderstorm that didn't clear the Wheeler Lake area until 9:00 am. Following passage of the storm, the weather was picture perfect the rest of the day and catches improved compared to day one.
Beginning day two in third place with 20.22 pounds; the University of Tennessee-Knoxville refined their pattern from day one to secure the win by less than a pound with a total weight of 43.07 pounds. The team started each day fishing bushes located in shallow main lake pockets. During the sunny afternoon conditions, team members concentrated their efforts on river channel ledges that featured scattered stumps and shell beds in about 6' of water. They utilized a number of techniques and lures including jigs, lipless crankbaits and buzzbaits. The biggest bass weighed in by the team was caught sight fishing. Team members thanked Pure Poison jigs, Air National Guard, EOD Tech and Coca-Cola for their sponsorships.
With the biggest bag of the event on day two, Tennessee Tech University rallied from fifth place to finish second with a total weight of 42.85 pounds, earning the Berkley Big Bag award in the process. Team members reported catching all their fish super shallow with spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and Senkos. They wish to thank All Pro Rods, Tackle Warehouse, John Miles Custom Rods, All Terrain Jigs, and Vicious Fishing for supporting the team.
The University of Tennessee-Chatanooga improved on their weight from day one but slipped from second to third place with a total weight of 41.98 pounds. The team's pattern involved fishing main lake pockets early then moving out to bluff banks later in the day. They utilized a variety of lures including several different Texas rigged soft plastics, spinnerbaits, jigs and lipless crankbaits. Team members thanked Choo Choo jigs, Stan Sloan's Zorro Baits and Joe Burns Rods for their support.
Northwest Shoals Community College slipped from first to fourth place on day two but won the Cabela's Angler Cash award as the highest finishing qualified team.
Rounding out the top 10 is:
5th Auburn University 38.73
6th University of North Alabama 38.55
7th Kennesaw State 37.28
8th University of Alabama 35.95
9th University of Georgia 32.96
10th Clemson University 32.32
In addition to the aforementioned prizes, the second through seventh place teams were also awarded Columbia gift cards and Lazer Trokar gift packs.
"The SCBFS has continued to grow over the past three years with more than 460 anglers participating in the 4 event series this year," commented Jann Swaim, tournament director and Auburn University Bass Sports Club Director. "I'm very excited for the Tennessee schools, especially for the University of Tennessee-Knoxville since they're the first SEC school to win this championship. It was great to see Nick Tate competing again after being sidelined with an illness earlier this year."
For additional information and complete results, visit http://www.auburn.edu/student_info/bass_fishing/entrychamp10.html.
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