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: 1970 Bass Master Trail – Part OneRoland Martin would make his Bass Master tournament debut – which almost didn’t happen after he saw the weights posted at the Eufaula National in 1969. It took some cajoling from Ray Scott to get Martin to test the waters that year – Martin never looked back. The post Season at a Glance: 1970 Bass […]
- Pflueger Pocket Catalogs 1960sThe post Pflueger Pocket Catalogs 1960s appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- One Inspiration – Two IdeasIn today's Sunday Sonnett, One Inspiration – Two Ideas, Bill goes over the history of the rubber skirt and using rubber as a garnish for lures The post One Inspiration – Two Ideas appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Carl Maxfield 1976Today's Throwback Thursday historical photo, Carl Maxfield 1976, remembers Bassmaster Pro Carl Maxfield before he became a tour pro. The post Carl Maxfield 1976 appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Classic Electronics Observations 1984In today's Throwback Thursday historical image, Classic Electronics Observations 1984, we look back to see the electronics controversy The post Classic Electronics Observations 1984 appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Season at a Glance: 1970 Bass Master Trail – Part One
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