Fishing Has Always Been Great
First, let me say that you that I turned 81 years old this past Christmas Day and there are a lot of things I may not remember. I was given a certificate as a charter member of BASS in 1968.
Remembering The Early Years
The phone call I received early one evening in 1967 remains etched in my memory. The voice on the other end said, "I'm Ray Scott. Your name was given to me by W.A. Bill Cox Jr. He said you worked with him on a spotted bass article. I'm hoping you'll be able to help me. I recently organized a bass tournament that was held on Beaver Lake in Arkansas. The tournament was a success and I am excited!"
70-Year-Old Tackle
In the mid-'60s, I fished from the bank, or a small aluminum johnboat, mostly small ponds and lakes close to home. I fished with minnows some when I was a kid.
Treated Like A Lady
I had been fishing for a lot of years before BASS came along. I read about it in Field & Stream magazine, and I said, "I gotta get in on that. Anything that had to do with fishing, I wanted to be part of it."
Fastest Rig On The Water
When BASS was founded, it sounded like a good thing to me, so I joined. Ray Scott and BASS taught us how to have tournaments. There was a lot of cheating in those days. There'd be "runaway tournaments" ; you'd go get your check and find out they were bankrupt.
The Bass That Changed My Life
The Story of how one bass caught in 1969 changes a man's future.
B.A.S.S. Nation
BASS Federation: 2008 Western Divisional
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Temperatures swung upwards more than 30 degrees between practice and the first day of the BASS Federation Nation Western Divisional on Coeur d'Alene Lake, but anglers...
Elite returns to ‘Classic’ state
Both Davy Hite and Casey Ashley are hoping to cash in on their history on Lake Murray.
Serving up swimbaits
The news, when it happens, is nearly always the same: a 15- to 20-pound bass, caught in California, on a swimbait.
Practice Makes Perfect
I'm on my way to fish Lake Murray after a short break with my family. We — my wife Sherry, the kids and I — went to New York and visited the Natural History Museum and Ground Zero.
