“Let me get this straight. You have a load of boats that you own and you don’t know where you’re taking them and someone is going to call and tell you but you don’t know who that is?”
Category: B.A.S.S.
Interested in learning more about the Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society (B.A.S.S.) and how it started? Want to learn more about Ray Scott and what he did for the bass fishing community? Did you know it was Ray Scott and B.A.S.S. who steam rolled the Clean Water act through congress? If not, then you need to come by the Bass Fishing Archives.
At the Bass Fishing Archives we take a deep dive into the world of bass fishing and with that, a deeper dive into the beginnings of our sport and the Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society. Read old tournament reports from the birth of B.A.S.S., how Scott came up with the concept of tournament bass fishing as well as old articles on subjects such as bass boat safety and the horsepower race.
Also at the Bass Fishing Archives we talk about old bass fishing ads related to every subject of bass fishing. These ads offer a lot when it comes to dissecting the subject but can also be quite funny. Interested in finding out how a technique started? at the Bass Fishing Archives we research everything, including technique origins, and give credit where credit is due.
If you’re a basshead, you won’t be disappointed in the material we’ve put together and keep adding. Stop on by and see what we have to offer.
Season at a Glance: 1975 Bassmaster Trail – Classic Five
Then the rumors started to run rampant as Chamblee started up the docks – he’d blanked. No one in the crowd could believe it, including Hains. Then, when Chamblee came up with an empty bag, it was for certain. Jack Hains was the 1975 Bassmaster Classic Champion and first rookie to with the Bass Masters Classic.
The Chattanooga Bass Club and Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society
Then one morning I got a call from Ray Scott. He said, “I hear you’re starting a bass club in Chattanooga.” I replied, “You’ve been talking to Bob Cobb,”
Season at a Glance: 1975 Bassmaster Classic Contenders
Classic V had three 5-time Classic qualifiers: Roland Martin, Tom Mann and I’ll let you guess who the third was.
Season at a Glance: 1975 Bass Master Federation Championship
In 1975, though, B.A.S.S. changed up the rules and instead of inviting the top overall angler to the Classic, the top angler on the winning team would get to go
Lonnie Stanley 1945 to 2021
Lonnie Stanley changed the bass fishing industry through his tackle company by creating baits such as the original Stanley Jig, Stanley Wedge and Vibra Shaft Spinnerbaits and more recently, the Stanley Ribbit.
Season at a Glance: 1975 Bassmaster Trail – Part Two
“Daves grew up on Kerr where his folks operate a dock at Palmer Point. Last year he almost led the Virginia State BASS Federation team to the national championship, but Lady Luck spoiled it.
There He Is
Cobb describes Dance as being, “one of those 10-percent guys.” In other words, one of the 10-percent of the angler population who catches 90-percent of the fish.
Twig Pigs and Bush Hogs – More Rip Nunnery
In the lead-in picture, there’s Rip and Gerald Blanchard holding his day-one record limit as well as the combined boat record of 180 pounds.
A Record That Won’t Be Broken
Rip Nunnery of Huntington Park, California shocked everyone with a stringer that required assistance to get from the boat to the weigh-in area. Nunnery’s bass weighed 98 pounds and 15 ounces.