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Snead State Fishing Team Continues to Rise Nationally with Top Finishes and Academic Honors
23 May 2025

The Snead State Community College Fishing Team is reeling in more than just trophy catches this season. With an impressive resume of competitive finishes, academic success and community service, the 2024–2025 Snead State fishing team has proven to be one of the top collegiate fishing programs in the country.

Ranked as the second-highest community college team nationwide, Snead State also holds the No. 32 overall ranking among all collegiate fishing teams, regardless of classification — a remarkable feat given the competition from NCAA Division I schools.

Throughout the 2024–2025 season, Snead State anglers have posted top-tier finishes in some of the largest and most competitive collegiate tournaments in the country:

  • Mason George and Reece Knight placed third at the Auburn Bass Tournament on Lake Guntersville.
  • Walker Griffith and Brady McCamy earned fourth place out of 250 boats at the Southern Collegiate event on Lake Martin.
  • Mason George and Carter Maples placed sixth out of 250 boats at the same tournament.
  • Mason George also finished seventh out of 500 anglers at the Collegiate Bass Open on Kentucky Lake.
  • The duo of George and Knight secured a ninth-place finish at the Montevallo Tournament on Lake Guntersville.
  • Reece Knight and Sean Baugh placed 10th at the Auburn University Tournament at Lake Martin.
  • Brady McCamy placed 13th at the Collegiate Bass Open among 500 anglers.
  • Carson Floyd and Jarred Bodine claimed 14th place at the Southern Collegiate Bass Tournament on the Black Warrior River.
  • George and Maples also had a strong showing with a 32nd-place finish out of 300 boats at Lake Pickwick.

These results have qualified Mason George, Carter Maples, Reece Knight and Sean Baugh to compete in the National Championship this summer on Lake Hartwell. The sponsor of the Fishing Team is Dr. Tom Warren.

Knight was named Snead State’s first-ever Academic All-American. Knight was one of only 12 student-anglers nationwide — out of roughly 1,000 — to receive the honor at the Anglers and Sponsors Banquet ahead of the National Championship.