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St. Lawrence River to host Bassmaster college national championship

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WADDINGTON, N.Y. — The nation’s best bass-fishing college teams will converge on the St. Lawrence River in Waddington for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship Aug. 12-14. Clarkson University and its bass-fishing team are the local hosts, along with the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and Village of Waddington, according to B.A.S.S., a […]

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WADDINGTON, N.Y. — The nation’s best bass-fishing college teams will converge on the St. Lawrence River in Waddington for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship Aug. 12-14.

Clarkson University and its bass-fishing team are the local hosts, along with the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and Village of Waddington, according to B.A.S.S., a bass-fishing organization with 515,000 members.

The Carhartt Bassmaster college series championship will field as many as 130 teams of anglers representing colleges and universities across the U.S. qualifications are based on the teams’ finishes in four college-tour stops as well as a wild-card event being held throughout the country.

“Collegiate anglers and their families will have a great opportunity to experience New York’s Northern border on and off of the water during the peak of summer in St. Lawrence County,” Brooke Rouse, St. Lawrence County Chamber director of tourism, said in a B.A.S.S. news release. “The River is internationally recognized and is surrounded by trails, museums, outdoor festivities and warm local charm.”

B.A.S.S. says it has hosted 20 major events on the St. Lawrence River, which it calls a smallmouth bass paradise.

Jornal Staff