The First Family of Bass Boats Legends – Greene Bo...
Posted by Terry Battisti | Aug 16, 2022 | Old Bass Boats, Short Strikes | 2
The First Family of Bass Boats Legends – Greene Bo...
Posted by Terry Battisti | Aug 15, 2022 | Old Bass Boats, Short Strikes | 3
Stay Tuned-Bagley’s Lead Lip
Posted by Mike Orzell | Aug 14, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History | 1
Harold on BASS
Posted by Brian Waldman | Aug 12, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Friday Finale | 0
Cliff’s Craft
Posted by Brian Waldman | Aug 11, 2022 | Throwback Thursday | 0
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Bass Fishing Darwin Awards

Spiderman, Spiderman. Who Knew He Was a ...

1971 – A Bad Year for Boat Manufacturers...

Paper Graphs and Their Demise

There He Is

The First In-Fisherman Magazine

Innovative Rod Handles Part 2

Brauer Flips for Win
B.A.S.S.
LatestHarold on BASS
by Brian Waldman | Aug 12, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Friday Finale | 0 |
Harold on BASS is a look back at a 1982 article written on Harold Sharp and how he helped Ray Scott lead B.A.S.S. beyond just tournaments
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Mickey Bruce SUPER BASS
by Brian Waldman | Aug 4, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Throwback Thursday | 0 |
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Season at a Glance: Bassmaster Trail 1978 – Part Six
by Terry Battisti | Jul 11, 2022 | B.A.S.S. | 0 |
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Season at a Glance: Bassmaster Trail 1978 – Part Five
by Terry Battisti | Jul 5, 2022 | B.A.S.S. | 0 |
Electronics
LatestSonar Bird Dog for Anglers
by Brian Waldman | May 26, 2022 | Electronics, Throwback Thursday | 2 |
Today's Throwback Thursday, Sonar Bird Dog for Anglers, goes back to 1962 and a picture of Arlen Lowrance holding a nice string of fish.
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Tom Mann and Humminbird
by Terry Battisti | Feb 23, 2022 | Electronics | 2 |
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Lowrance Electronics 1971
by Terry Battisti | Feb 15, 2022 | Electronics | 2 |
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Before GPS – LORAN-C
by Terry Battisti | Feb 2, 2022 | Electronics | 0 |
Old Bass Boats
PopularOld Bass Boats – 1975 Part 3
by Terry Battisti | Jan 12, 2022 | Old Bass Boats | 12 |
In Old Bass Boats – 1975 Part 1 and Part 2 we covered the bass boat manufacturers of 1975 and what...
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Old Bass Boats – 1976 Part 1
by Terry Battisti | Mar 30, 2022 | Old Bass Boats | 4 |
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The First Family of Bass Boats Legends – Greene Boat and Motor – Part One
by Terry Battisti | Aug 15, 2022 | Old Bass Boats, Short Strikes | 3 |
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Old Bass Boat Ads – 1974
by Terry Battisti | Oct 31, 2021 | Old Bass Boats | 2 |
Retro Ads
Top RatedAds from the Past – Heavy Cover Specialist
by Pete Robbins | May 14, 2021 | Retro Ads, Tackle History | 0 |
The Japanese reel manufacturer, Shimano, introduced the Bantam Brush Buster baitcasting reel, which noted on its hood that it was “Designed Exclusively for Flipping.”
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Pork: The Forgotten Bait – Part One
by Terry Battisti | Apr 27, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History, Technique History | 2 |
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Bass Boats of 1964
by Terry Battisti | Sep 6, 2021 | Old Bass Boats, Retro Ads | 2 |
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Graphite too Expensive?
by Terry Battisti | Jul 18, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History | 0 |
Technique History
PopularThe Alexandria Drafting Company
by Terry Battisti | Nov 17, 2021 | Short Strikes, Technique History | 2 |
Yesterday we featured the book Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers – the first major treatise on structure fishing. This week we delve into a smaller publication on the subject, published by the Alexandria Drafting Company, called Bass Structure Fishing.
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Pork: The Forgotten Bait – Part One
by Terry Battisti | Apr 27, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History, Technique History | 2 |
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Black Bass Fishing: Robert Page Lincoln – Part Two
by Terry Battisti | May 11, 2022 | Book Reviews, Tackle History, Technique History | 2 |
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Doodle Socking 1961
by Terry Battisti | Aug 8, 2022 | Technique History | 2 |
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Dobyns Hillock Take 1990 Title
by Brian Waldman | Jul 22, 2022 | Friday Finale, Western | 0 |
Today's Friday Finale, Dobyns Hillock Take 1990 Title, looks back at Gary Dobyns when he was winning boats instead of making rods.
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Dee Thomas Passes
by Terry Battisti | Jul 20, 2022 | Western | 4 |
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Western Bass Volume 1 Number 1
by Terry Battisti | Jun 28, 2022 | Western | 0 |
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Klein Comes Through
by Brian Waldman | May 12, 2022 | Throwback Thursday, Western | 0 |
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Hines wins U.S. BASS World Title
by Brian Waldman | Jan 27, 2022 | Old Tournament Organizations, Throwback Thursday, Western | 0 |
The Bearded Viking – Al Lindner
by Terry Battisti | Aug 17, 2022 | Midwest, Short Strikes | 2 |
The Bearded Viking – Al Lindner is a look back at an old article on Al Lindner from a 1971 The Lunker Hole magazine.
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Sticks of the Past: Jack DeBord – “The Midwest Angler”
by Brian Waldman | May 25, 2021 | Midwest, Sticks of the Past | 0 |
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1972 Bass Pro Shops Spring Sale
by Terry Battisti | Feb 19, 2021 | Midwest, Tackle History | 0 |
Season at a Glance: 1977 Bassmaster Trail – Classic Seven
by Terry Battisti | Apr 20, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern | 0 |
Season at a Glance: 1977 Bassmaster Trail – Classic Seven is a look back at the 1977 Bass Masters Classic held on Lake Toho.
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Season at a Glance: 1977 Bassmaster Classic Contenders
by Terry Battisti | Apr 17, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern | 0 |
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Season at a Glance: 1977 BASS Federation Championship
by Terry Battisti | Apr 11, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern | 0 |
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Season at a Glance: 1977 Bassmaster Trail – Part Two
by Terry Battisti | Apr 4, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern | 0 |
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Season at a Glance: 1977 Bassmaster Trail – Part One
by Terry Battisti | Mar 29, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern | 2 |
Takumi Ito Video Games to Elites
by Terry Battisti | Mar 20, 2022 | Breaking Through, Japan, Videos | 0 |
Takumi Ito Video Games to Elites is Taku's story about how he got interested in bass fishing from an American video game and where it led him
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Daisuke Aoki’s Classic Path
by Terry Battisti | Mar 9, 2022 | Japan, Videos | 0 |
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Japan-Only Ranger Bass Boats
by Terry Battisti | Jul 19, 2021 | Japan, Old Bass Boats | 0 |
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Tiny Boat Revolution
by Terry Battisti | Jul 13, 2021 | Japan | 0 |
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Who’s That Covering the 1986 US Open?
by Terry Battisti | Apr 28, 2021 | Japan | 0 |
Videos
LatestHallman’s Path to the Pros
by Terry Battisti | Aug 6, 2022 | Videos | 0 |
Hallman’s Path to the Pros is a look at Bradley Hallman's career, how he got to the pros and who helped him along the way.
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Spinner History with Bernie Schultz and Hildebrandt
by Terry Battisti | Jul 30, 2022 | Tackle History, Videos | 0 |
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Shaw Grigsby Sight Fishing Evolution
by Terry Battisti | Jul 23, 2022 | Videos | 0 |
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Elwood “Buck” Perry 1974
by Terry Battisti | Jul 16, 2022 | Retro Ads, Sticks of the Past, Videos | 4 |
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Bass Magazines 1960s and 70s
by Terry Battisti | Jul 9, 2022 | Videos | 0 |
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