Season at a Glance: 1978 Bassmaster Trail – Part Two
1978 Bassmaster Trail – Part Two looks at the 1978 BASS Champs event where 10 Classic pros fished against the top-10 Federation amateurs.
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The St John’s River ’73 – A Pool Full of 10s
The St John’s River ’73 – A Pool Full of 10s is a story about the 1973 Bass Master event on the St. Johns River and all the big fish weighed.
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Season at a Glance: Bass Master Trail 1973 – Part One
“It looks like a pregnant guppy, has better moves than a hopped-up go-go dancer, costs even more than a prime cut New York Strip and with it, bass fishing professionals, that can find one, are winning big dollars.”
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Season at a Glance: 1972 Bass Master Trail – Part Three
“As I got in the back of the cove, I saw some fallen brush and stick-ups, He said. “This was too much, it looked just like Eufaula Oklahoma, ‘Spinnerbait Heaven.’ Without any hesitation, I picked up the S.O.B. (Small Okiebug) and for the next two hours had a ball.”
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Season at a Glance: 1972 Bass Master Trail – Part Two
To summarize Martin’s achievements for the 1972 season, he placed in the Top-4 in each of six events, he won two events, he won his second AOY in a row and in doing it, he accumulated 203 out of a possible 210 points. He made his 17th straight check from B.A.S.S. and bumped his all-time earnings up to $21,175 – second only to Bill Dance’s $21,490.
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Season at a Glance: 1970 Bass Master Trail – Part Two
The third event at Ross Barnett would be a different story, though. Martin missed the event, which would give Dance some breathing room. Dance ended up the victor of the tournament and by the end of three tournaments, Dance would be in the lead for the new Bass Master Angler of the Year award by 7500 points.
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