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Final day coverage of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
This week on Pursuit Channel "We Deliver The Outdoors"
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10 Teams Earn Automatic Qualification into the 2023 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
Last weekend, the Association of Collegiate Anglers contested its final nationally televised, no-entry-fee, double points event before the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, SC on May 25-26.
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BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
Both Pickwick and Wilson Lakes are official tournament waters for the longest consecutive running collegiate National Championship bass fishing tournament.
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2022 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Championship
With the inaugural Association of Collegiate Anglers Championship event contested in 2006, 2022 will mark the 17th installment of this National Championship tournament.
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Active Duty Service Members Get Free 1-Year BoatUS Membership
If you’re a member of the military and enjoy boating, the nation’s largest recreational boating advocacy, services, and safety group has an offer that will make your off-duty boating life better. Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS)
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Registration for the 2019 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Now Open
This year, every university/college will be allowed to send up to 3 boats to the Championship.
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Top-5 factors in boating accidents | Reminders for 4th of July
Just like Americans’ hectic Thanksgiving Day holiday travel habits, July 4 is recreational boating’s biggest holiday of the year. The nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water predicts crowded launch ramp and marina facilities with significant recreational boat traffic congestion on lakes, rivers and coastal waters. Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, machinery failure, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents according to the U.S. Coast Guard, and each could come into play on boating’s biggest time of the year. Here are five July 4 safety tips from the BoatUS Foundation:
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Expansion of E15 Gasoline Sales Backed by President and Opposed by BoatUS
It’s the kick off to summer boating season, but thanks to President Trump’s recent announcement to allow the sale of E15 (15 percent ethanol) fuel year-round, some boats could be headed for the dry docks. Misfueling, reliability and safety issues, as well as environmental questions have recreational boaters concerned.
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Registration Is Now Open for the 2018 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
13th Annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Cabela's to Take Place in Florence, AL
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Free Online Boating Safety Course from BoatUS
The BoatUS Foundation's boating safety course is the only free online educational tool that helps boaters obtain their state's boating safety education certification easily and affordably. To help keep the course free, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit is asking for tax-deductible donations to help educate the next generation of recreational boaters.
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Scout Boats Joins BoatU.S.
Scout Boats - the leading independent marine manufacturer - and BoatU.S.- the nation's largest recreational boating advocacy, services and safety group – have inked a deal that will provide a complimentary year of membership to anyone purchasing a new Scout model. The partnership will commence at the upcoming Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show Nov 1-5, 2017.
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15 new film shorts from BoatUS | How-To Fix and Do Boating Projects
What are the common boating tasks that drive boat owners to ask for help? Editors at BoatUS Magazine, the trusted voice of American boating, compiled a list of the top topics and announced the kickoff of a "BoatUS Summer How-to Film Festival" today with the release of 15 short, easily-watchable videos.
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BoatUS Skewers Latest Big Ethanol Effort
Big Ethanol is at it again. In a new advertising campaign timed with the start of boating season, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), the leading trade association for America's ethanol industry, continues to spread mistruths in its support of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a 2005 law that mandates the blending of biofuels such as corn-ethanol into our gasoline. The nation's largest recreational boating advocacy, services and safety group Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) clarifies the ad campaign's spin with hard truths.
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Save a Life: Become a Life Jacket Loaner Site
Across the United States, there are over 550 BoatUS Foundation Life Jacket Loaner sites that collectively loan out children's life jackets more than 140,000 times each year. That makes it one of the largest and most successful boating safety programs in the country. Becoming a new loaner site is now easier with an application cycle that allows marinas, boat clubs, waterfront restaurants or government agencies to apply at any time, speeding the review process. There is no cost to set up a loaner site and it's easy to do at BoatUS.org/life-jacket-loaner.
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Comments Urging EPA to Stop Adding More Ethanol to the Nation's Gasoline Supply
A sticker on the pump mixed in with all the other labels may be the only warning for E15 gasoline," said Podlich. Most marine engines are built to only work with up to 10% ethanol, and it is illegal to use gas containing more than 10% ethanol in any marine engine.
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BoatUS Offers Map of Life Jacket Loaner Sites
If you need to borrow a kid's life jacket for the day or weekend, chances are there is one near you at one of the over 1,500 life jacket loaner sites across the country at BoatUS.org/loanermap.
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Big Bass Earns Power-Pole Award at the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
The BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's is known for its big payouts, and when the event is held on a big bass factory such as Pickwick Lake, this event is also known for its big bags of fish. University of Dubuque's Austin Brimeyer was able to cash in on both aspects as he brought in the biggest bass of the event to the scales on Day 2.
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BoatUS and NMMA Caution About Fuel Choice, Misfueling Risks
As the Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer boating season, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) and National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) urge boaters to be mindful when selecting fuel for their boats, especially as the federal government's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is increasing the risk of consumer misfueling. Even one mistake at the pump can be the source of expensive, warranty voiding repairs and dangerous engine failure.
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BoatUS Foundation Awarded $150K to Address Marine Debris Challenges
Boaters know the dangers that marine debris can pose, both to their own vessel and the environment. Long known for its successful national fishing line recycling program, the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water will be tackling the challenging problem of waterborne junk in three projects this spring that will help remove large debris, a sunken fishing boat, and will explore the issue of boats running afoul of commercial fishing gear.
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Registration Now Open for the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
Registration is now open for the eleventh annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's. Collegiate anglers that meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to register now for the event. The championship event will be held for the fifth consecutive year on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama for a week long schedule of activities.
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