Terry Battisti

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Young Guns Sport?

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 30, 2026 | Short Strikes |

To my surprise, the average age for the 1975 Classic field was 3.7 years younger than the average age of the combined BASS/MLF AOY anglers.

Before There was 360-Imaging

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 29, 2026 | Electronics, Retro Ads |

Before there was 360-Imaging, there was, in 1976, 360-imaging. Believe it or not. Ad is wasn’t from Humminbird but Flip Tail Lures

The Alabama Rig – Who Invented It?

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 23, 2026 | B.A.S.S., Technique History |

The Alabama Rig ® would bring to the forefront of bass fishing a ton of controversy both on the water and in the courts – some of which has been settled and a lot of which hasn’t.

Bass Club News: 1974 California Lunker Club

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 22, 2026 | Old Tournament Organizations, Western |

By 1974, bass clubs had been popping up all over the country as bass fishing became more popular. The clubs offered competition, but they also offered those wanting to learn a platform in which to do so

Old Bass Boat Ads – A Family Tradition 1979

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 21, 2026 | Old Bass Boats |

In Old Bass Boat Ads – A Family Tradition 1979 we talk with Rick Pierce of Bass Cat and find out a little more about their family tradition

Larry Snyder’s Twin T’s

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 15, 2026 | Short Strikes, Tackle History |

And although Gary Yamamoto has built a bait empire over the course of the last 35 years, one cannot talk about the origins of the company without mentioning Larry Snyder’s Twin T’s.

The First Issue of Bassmaster Magazine

Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 14, 2026 | B.A.S.S., Videos |

In this video we’ll go through the entire magazine, cover to cover. The magazine was designed to offer bass anglers unprecedented access to new fishing tips and techniques, written by anglers themselves, without the hard sell from professional writers and editors pushing product