50th Anniversary of B.A.S.S.

The birth of baitcasters at Quantum

There are no sparkplugs, for instance, in a baitcasting reel, but the annual advancements in baitcasters and automobiles are uniquely comparable. It’s easy to see the cosmetic improvements, but the...

First B.A.S.S. employees reminisce

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ray Scott’s first two employees at B.A.S.S. met again and reminisced about how the bass fishing organization got off the ground 50 years ago. Employee No. 2 Helen...

KVD headlines 2018 BFHOF induction class

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Possibly the most telling line of the night had been delivered some two centuries earlier. Dr. James A. Henshall, author of Book of the Black Bass published in...

Daily Limit: From jumpsuits to jerseys

Editor’s note: 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of B.A.S.S. As part of our celebration we’re publishing stories, videos and photos about the history of the sport, including the one below. Signage...

A Charter Life B.A.S.S. member’s memories

Editor’s note: 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of B.A.S.S. As part of our celebration we’re publishing stories, videos and photos about the history of the sport, including the one below. In...

The gear that changed fishing

Daily Limit: Rolling with Roland

Editor’s note: 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of B.A.S.S. As part of our celebration we’re publishing stories, videos and photos about the history of the sport, including the one below. NAPLES,...

Daily Limit: Roland Rules

Editor’s note: 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of B.A.S.S. As part of our celebration we’re publishing stories, videos and photos about the history of the sport, including the one below. NAPLES,...

Where are they now: Robert Lee, from wrestling hawgs to showing pigs

In his short, 66-event career with B.A.S.S., Robert Lee, of Angels Camp, Calif., did what no other competitor has done. Multiple anglers have won more total events than he did,...

Daily Limit: Great Scott, it’s been 50 years!

B.A.S.S. would not have gotten off the ground or gone as far as it did without Ray Scott, who a number of veteran anglers say was absolutely the right man...