There’s lots to like about this 1976 Wal-Mart Fishing ad, but nothing as good as the photo of the week’s largemouth bass winner in their Fishin’ Contest, Guido Hibdon, of Versailles, MO. Guido was still just a guide at this point when he landed this double-digit Missouri bass. But all that was about to change over the next couple years. Guido would start entering a few big local bass tournaments, and his win streak was nothing short of phenomenal. Here’s the run down;
1978 – Guido wins the BCA (Bass Casters Assoc.)-Schlitz Pro-Am Bass Tournament on Lake of the Ozarks, and receives $4,500 cash, including a $2,000 Schlitz bonus award, a boat and trailer.
1979 – Guido wins the BCA-Schlitz Pro-Am again, this time pocketing $6,200, including a $3,000 valued 1500 VEE Bass Cat Boat and Silvertrail Trailer, $1,200 cash, plus a $2,000 Schlitz Cash Bonus Award.
1980 – Missouri Invitational B.A.S.S. Tournament win $10,500 including a $5,500 bass boat.
1981 – Missouri Invitational B.A.S.S. Tournament $11,700 including $5,000 cash and a $6,700 Ranger bass boat.
Guido would go on to win 3 other BASS events, including the 1988 Bassmaster Classic, along with a pair of AOY titles (1990, 1991), and a pair of FLW Pro Circuit titles ($125,000 each).
