2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Fred Arbogast
2024
Anyone who has ever caught a bass on a spinnerbait, buzzbait or skirted jig owes a special thanks to Fred Arbogast, one of the most creative innovators of fishing lures in the history of sportfishing....
Mike McKinnis
2024
It might be tempting to identify Mike McKinnis primarily as the son of the late Jerry McKinnis of The Fishing Hole fame. That would be a huge mistake. While Jerry’s impact on the sport of...
Skeet Reese
2024
Raised in Northern California, Skeet Reese is arguably the most influential West Coast angler in the sport. Though his impact is much broader than his California roots. He achieved legend status for three reasons: 1)...
Alfred Williams
2024
Racial desegregation may have been mandated by federal laws and court rulings in the 1950s and ’60s, but in reality, almost insurmountable barriers between the races continued to exist across the South, especially in the...
Mark Zona
2024
Mark Zona grew up in a southern suburb of Chicago. He caught his first bass at the age of 4 when his parents traveled to Sturgis, Michigan on a family vacation. That first bass sparked...
Bass Fishing Archives- Season at a Glance: 1971 Bass Master Trail – Part OneThe 1971 Bassmaster season, or as they used to call it, “The Society’s Tournament Trail,” became the second such season where an angler would be recognized for consistency throughout the year. This title, as called out in the 1971 Nov/Dec issue of Bassmaster Magazine, was the Point Scoring Crown, known today as the Angler of […]
- Fish Line Facts by GladdingThe post Fish Line Facts by Gladding appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Whistling Down Memory LaneIn today's Sunday Sonnett, Whistling Down Memory Lane, Bill and his buddy talk about a unique bobber made by the W. J. Jamison Company The post Whistling Down Memory Lane appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Paulin Legendary CommunicatorPaulin Legendary Communicator looks back at Cliff Paulin who started the first bass fishing courses at Indiana State University The post Paulin Legendary Communicator appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Klein and Clunn HeadlineToday's Throwback Thursday historical image, Klein and Clunn Headline, features a piece from 1981 with gary Klein and Rick Clunn The post Klein and Clunn Headline appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Season at a Glance: 1971 Bass Master Trail – Part One
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