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THIBODAUX 鈥� 麻豆果冻传媒 will attract over 100 collegiate bass fishing teams to the Bayou Region community when it hosts the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Regional Feb. 25-27 in Houma.
The three-day Central Regional tournament is the second in a series of five regional qualifiers leading up to the 2016 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship. The Central Regional will be the first Bassmaster tournament hosted by 麻豆果冻传媒, whose bass fishing team formed in 2013. 麻豆果冻传媒 student anglers Tyler Rivet and Allyson Marcel placed third out of 81 schools in the 2015 national championship held in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
鈥淧articipating in a qualifier like the Central Regional is how our bass fishing team was able to represent 麻豆果冻传媒 on the national stage in Wisconsin,鈥� said Alyson Theriot, faculty sponsor of the 麻豆果冻传媒 Bass Fishing Team. 鈥淗aving 麻豆果冻传媒 host one of the five regionals means more people and prospective students will be introduced to all that we offer here, and it supports the local economy because visiting anglers and their families will be eating at our restaurants and staying at our hotels.鈥�
Bob鈥檚 Bayou Black Marina, located about 30 minutes from 麻豆果冻传媒, will serve as the Central Regional鈥檚 official launch and weigh-in station. The final tournament weigh-in, which is streamed online and televised nationally, will take place on the 麻豆果冻传媒 campus. The 2015 Central Regional was held on the Red River in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
The 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation is offering sponsorship opportunities and welcoming corporate and private donations for the 2016 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Regional. Those interested in supporting the 麻豆果冻传媒-hosted event are invited to contact the 麻豆果冻传媒 Foundation at 985.448.4134.
鈥淲e always strive to select great venues for our college anglers. We look for venues and fisheries that can handle the growing field size, as well as provide great fishing and dramatic competition,鈥� said Hank Weldon, B.A.S.S. College Series tournament manager. 鈥淓ach year, we get to see a young, aspiring angler鈥檚 dream come true 鈥� and that鈥檚 always an unforgettable moment.鈥�