Collegiate bass anglers will have even more opportunity to cash in on tournament success in 2017 thanks to the continued support of Ranger Cup University. The contingency program, designed by Ranger Boats exclusively for college anglers, includes many opportunities to win for the 2017 season.
Signup is free of charge and open to all college anglers, regardless of the brand of boat they own. To remain qualified in the program, anglers need only adhere to simple clothing and logo requirements while fishing select ACA and FLW-affiliated events.
For the 2017 season, each Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series qualified event will feature a $500 cash prize paid to the Ranger Cup University-qualified team/angler with the highest place of finish in each of the following events:
- Cabela's Collegiate Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley (March 10-12, 2017)
- Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Open (March 24-26, 2017)
- Texas Collegiate Challenge presented by Abu Garcia (April 30, 2017)
- Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship (May 24-26, 2017)
In addition to payouts at regular-season events, a $2,000 cash prize will be awarded to any Ranger Cup University-qualified team/angler that wins either the Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship or the FLW College Fishing National Championship. In the event that the winners of either major Championship are not Ranger Cup University participants, a $1,000 cash prize will be paid to the Ranger Cup-qualified teams/anglers with the highest places of finish in the championship events.