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Precht had the honor of interviewing Bush when he made his first presidential run.
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Gone fishin’
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 writing it until I’m...
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Fish more, live longer
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 you’re having fun....
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Catching and releasing
June 14, 2019
The 1971 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Mead, Nevada, is remembered as the first world championship of bass fishing — the inaugural running of what has become the Super Bowl of...
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Looking ahead to Classic 50
April 24, 2019
Misti Lewis Satterfield swept her hand toward a parking lot in front of Knoxville’s Jacob Building.“This is where the anglers’ boats will be lined up,” she said.Satterfield...
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The top of my bucket list
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 idea of a fishing...
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The beauty of belonging
February 25, 2019
“Psychologists say we can’t be mentally healthy if we don’t have a sense of belonging and being accepted by others.”In the late 1980s and ’90s, when I was editor of this...
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Bush, the Bassmaster
January 5, 2019
“Bush used Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘bully pulpit’ to promote sportfishing and the protection of aquatic resources.”Numerous tributes were published in the outdoor media following...
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Swapping teammates
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, some people opposed them...
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No more survival mode
November 4, 2018
Cliff Pirch and his teammate had just won the Angler of the Year trophy from Arizona’s most competitive team trail.At the time — in his early 20s and a rising star in...
<b>1974</b><br>Bill Dance was back on top in 1974 with pure consistency. In claiming his second crown, he was the first AOY champion who didn't win an event that season.
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A reason to lose
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 remember him as one of the...
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Harry 'N' Charlie redux
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 jerseys with their...
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The aughts and ESPN
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 crash because...
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The Western swing
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 dismissed outside...
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The golden boy of bass fishing
April 22, 2018
“If Roland stopped to comb his blond hair before heading to the weigh-in, he knew he was about to get his picture taken.”Especially in its infancy, every sport needs at...
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My most memorable Classics
February 27, 2018
The lights were dimmed and the curtains at the entrance to the arena were opened. Most in the audience probably expected a tow vehicle to drag in a sleek, new bass boat. It...
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