March 30, 2017 ... When I learned this week that Ray Scott has sold his storied farm near Pintlala, Ala., the news brought back a flood of memories.Soon after his Bass...
April 17, 2017 ... My youngest son and his wife inspired me to declutter my life, and I’m glad they did.Descending from a long line of hoarders, I needed to purge my...
August 23, 2013 ... Ray W. Scott turns 80 years old Saturday, Aug. 24. In observing this milestone, I think it’s appropriate to celebrate the evolution of the sport...
January 23, 2017 ... Is it just my observation, or is the Texas rig going the way of flip phones and road maps? Sure, people still use those things, but mainly because they...
June 10, 2017 ... In the spring of 1967, when Ray Scott began promoting his All-American Bass Tournament at Beaver Lake, Arkansas, almost nobody believed in him or...
January 10, 2018 ... If you’re a bass angler who wants a fast track to greatness, I can’t think of a better head-start than the bass club circuit of the B.A.S.S. Nation.I’m...
May 1, 2018 ... Well into the 1990s, B.A.S.S. and its tournament trail were Southern to the core. Bass tournament fishing, like stock car racing in the early days, was...
May 16, 2018 ... Late in 1999, two topics came up in frequent conversation: the “Y2K” problem, and what to call the decade of 2000-2009.Some feared the global economy would...
June 12, 2018 ... I feel sorry for the high school anglers of today. Sure, they get to skip class to practice for the next Bassmaster high school tournament and wear cool...
October 3, 2018 ... Millions of fishing fans know Bill Dance as the host of The Bill Dance Outdoors TV show, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Others...
November 12, 2018 ... “The camaraderie in these events seems intensified by the competition, and vice versa.”Fifty years ago, when B.A.S.S. began conducting tournaments,...
March 3, 2019 ... You learn a lot about people when you spend a day in the boat with them, and most of what you learn is good.Ernest Hemingway apparently didn’t relish the...
July 18, 2019 ... No doubt you’ve heard an older person wonder out loud, “Where has the time gone?” And often in response, someone answers, sarcastically, “Time flies when...
September 5, 2019 ... This is my 353rd column for Bassmaster Magazine, and by far the hardest I’ve had to write.Like almost all my previous columns, I’ve procrastinated in...
December 17, 2016 ... On Feb. 5, Houston will host an event some have come to know as “The Bassmaster Classic of Football.” Officially, it is Super Bowl LI.I was fortunate...
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