Into this fray came Oklahoman OT Fears III, who’d left a Federal job two years earlier to pursue a career in bass fishing. He’d fished nearly three dozen B.A.S.S. events by the time of the 1987 All-American, including two Classics
Category: Breaking Through
Ever wonder how an angler made it in professional bass fishing? In Breaking Through we talk to anglers about the key moment that made their career. Was it a specific event, an epiphany they had on the road, or a certain day on the water that changed their career – we cover it all here at the Bass Fishing Archives.
Breaking Though – Randy Blaukat
Blaukat removed the drain plug from his boat, along with the outboard cowling and trolling motor. “I flooded the whole floor and my partner and I lay on the front deck and pulled the boat through.” Fortunately, he had a 360-series Ranger, which had low sides and, more importantly, a flat transom.