FSU PC in Panama City, Florida debuts bass fishing team

• FSU Panama City will launch a collegiate bass fishing team and a fishing club in the fall.
• The team is for experienced anglers while the club welcomes all levels of fishing experience.
• This will be the school’s second collegiate sports team, following the addition of esports in 2023.
• The school is working with a local high school bass fishing coach to organize the new team and club.

PANAMA CITY — FSU Panama City is expected to launch a collegiate bass fishing team later this year.

The team is expected to debut in the fall semester. In addition to the fishing team, FSU Panama City will host a fishing club as one of its registered student organizations this fall.

According to a press release, the club will provide students of all levels of experience with a way to learn more about diverse types of fishing and participate at a comfortable level. The team, meanwhile, is for experienced anglers looking to compete.

FSU Panama City began competing in the Peach Belt Conference esports league in 2023.

Timothy Kessler-Cleary, director of Student Affairs for FSU Panama City, said the school is working with Travis Page, coach of Mosely High School’s Bassmasters fishing team, to help organize the college’s club and team.

The bass fishing team will be the school’s second collegiate sports team. More details can be found at pc.fsu.edu/esports.

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“Bass fishing teams are growing at the high school and college levels,” Kessler-Cleary said in the release. “Given the popularity of the sport in the local community and the region, we see starting the team as an excellent opportunity to bring the sport to the FSU Panama City campus and provide an opportunity for students who are competing at the high school level — as well as current FSU Panama City students — to compete at the college level.”