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2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Randy Hopper

2025


Few, if any, people have had a more powerful influence on bass boating and fishing over a longer period of time than Randy Hopper of Flippin, Ark. Having worked his way up from laborer to...

Craig Lamb

2025


Harold Sharp, legendary B.A.S.S. tournament director, once called him “The Original B.A.S.S. Groupie.” Today, Craig Lamb of Murfreesboro, Tenn., wears the nickname proudly, even though it doesn’t even hint at all the ways he has...

William Shakespeare, Jr.

2025


Level-wind baitcast reels of today owe their original design to William Shakespeare Jr., who in 1896 invented the ground-breaking feature that enables anglers to evenly wind their fishing line on the spool. That practical feature...

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