The Spinner Company That Couldn’t
As soon as you take a good hard look under lure’s nether regions, you discover why the Mepps Bass Killer didn’t hook many bass let alone kill them.
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Month: April 2021
The Big Bopper – AKA The One-Ton
Turns out the Big Bopper was what we today, or as long as I can remember, call the One-Ton Jig – a big 1-ounce football head that, at the time, was adorned with a Garland Spider Jig or a Yamamoto Hula Grub.
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Who’s That Covering the 1986 US Open?
In 1993, at the Kentucky Lake Bassmaster Invitational, Tanabe became the first foreign angler to win a BassMaster event.
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Tow Tow Tow Your Boat
Today’s angler wouldn’t be caught dead towing their bass rig with anything less than a 3/4-ton pickup – diesel preferred. But back in the day, anglers towed their rigs with whatever they had to tow with.
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Technology in Overdrive – the GPS Revolution
Indeed, as a February 1991 Bassmaster article by Matt Vincent pointed out, “the long-awaited Global Positioning System (GPS)….(is) expected to become fully operational this year…”
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The Best Times
Later after I went to B.A.S.S. and became their tournament director, BassMaster Magazine was publishing a “Best Times” by Dan Barnett. I contacted Dan and asked him how he determined the times.
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Retro Bassin’
There is one gem on YouTube, though, and I think those of you out there who like bass fishing history will get a kick out of Chris Bohlman and his channel Retro Bassin’.
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New Western Technique, Controlled Structure Fishing, sure to sweep the country
A new technique, coined “Controlled Structure Fishing,” has been introduced and it’s been met with mixed reviews. The technique’s given the duo of Dee Thomas and Frank Hauck a trip to the winners circle in five out of the last seven events
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Bassin’ Across the Pond
The picture is the cover of Japan’s most revered magazine – Basser. The issue date is 1986 vol. 5 no. 2. In this issue Basser sent over writers to cover the 1986 Bass Master Classic and the 1986 U.S. Open, then run by US Bass.
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Old Swimbait Stories
In revving up for a recent article, I came across some interesting correspondence about those days and thought I’d share a note from Allan Cole, whose AC Plug ignited the fire.
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