John Cox Bluegill to Bass

Terry Battisti

Terry knew he wanted to major in fishing at the ripe old age of four. He spent most of his formative years tormenting bass and trout at the parks and golf courses close to his home and at the local southern California Lakes. At the age of 14 he landed his dream job working at a local tackle shop. Unfortunately, his parents didn’t find fishing to be a good career choice and after high school he was forced to go to college in order to obtain a job where he could afford his hobby – bass fishing. Undergraduate and graduate school passed, he landed his first job working with Homer Simpson at the local nuke plant when one day, in a doughnut-induced coma, he had a vision – to write about bass fishing. This vision has led Terry to write for a number of publications which include In-Fisherman, BassFan and Inside Line, to name a few. Fortunately, he still gets to wet a line from time to time and chase the fish he considers sacred. His favorite waters include the California Delta, Lake Powell and Lake Erie.