Rules of B.A.S.S.

The foundation of competitive bass fishing was built not only on rules Ray Scott created, but on his strict implementation of them.

Ray Scott: A celebration of life

Nobody needs to be reminded who Ray Scott was, though, like a prism held in the light, he cast beams of different colors in different directions depending on one’s perspective. Several...

The legacy of Ray Scott

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. For bass anglers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was busy like beavers building dams across the South,...

Ray made me feel like a VIP

I met Ray Scott for the first time on May 8, 1996, just before the opening-round weigh-in of the Bassmaster Top 100 event on Alabama’s Neely Henry Lake. I was...

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