Abu Garcia Renews Ties with the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series and the Association of Colle

San Antonio, Texas--
Abu Garcia and the Association of Collegiate Anglers have announced their partnership for the 2015 Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series.

Established in Sweden over seventy years ago, Abu Garcia has been a leading developer of superior fishing gear since its inception. Producing high quality rods and reels like the Veracity Series and the new Revo Beast, Abu Garcia has been able to maintain its long standing reputation as one of the foremost fishing brands in the world.

"We are very excited to be involved with the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series. This partnership allows us to connect directly with collegiate anglers and affords us the opportunity to promote this important segment. We look forward to supporting these anglers and facilitating the growth of competitive collegiate bass fishing," said Andrew Wheeler, Brand Business Manager for Abu Garcia.

As part of the partnership, collegiate anglers competing in the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series will have an opportunity to win Revo Reels by catching the big bass of each day, at each of the four events. To qualify to win, you must catch the daily big bass on a Revo reel. The awards will be given out after each daily weigh in following the events which are scheduled for the following dates and venues:


· Cabela's Collegiate Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley

- March 13-15, 2015 - Kentucky Lake - Paris, TN

· Collegiate Bass Fishing Open

- April 17-19, 2015-Lake Chickamauga-Dayton,TN

· Collegiate Bass Texas Shootout

- April 25-26, 2015 - Lake Texoma - Denison, TX

· BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Cabela's

- May 20-22, 2015 - Pickwick Lake - Florence, AL


Abu Garcia is also proud to support the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Angler with a discount purchase program. To qualify for the program, you must be fishing one of the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series' events and have a valid college email address. For more details, please contact Roxanne Coleman at grcoleman@purefishing.com.

For more information about the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, please visit

www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com and check us out on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CollegiateBassChampionship.