I fish for Tennessee Tech University. Currently 2nd in Cabelas School of the Year points.
I fish all events and this fall we have had 5 tournaments. I pre fish the weekend before and leave thursday nigh before the tournament on saturday, miss one day of school per tournament.
Bass boats is the only way to go. If you qualify for any of the big tournaments, FLW, BASS, BoatUS, You got to be in a bass boat.
Fish bite year round, people also want to fish year round. Theres your answer.
See if there is a college trail in your area. We fish another schools trail with many other teams in Tennessee. If theres not then yes. There has to be some sort of competition or people will lose interest.
If you have any more questions just send me a PM