California Lunker Club August 1974
Today in California Lunker Club August 1974 we finish our look back at the first bass organization in California
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Posted by Terry Battisti | Dec 21, 2022 | Old Tournament Organizations, Western |
Today in California Lunker Club August 1974 we finish our look back at the first bass organization in California
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Dec 14, 2022 | Old Tournament Organizations, Western |
In California Lunker Club July 1974, continue our look back into the genesis of bass fishing in the Golden State.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Dec 7, 2022 | Old Tournament Organizations, Western |
In California Lunker Club June 1974 we continue our look at the earliest bass-centric newsletter published in California.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | May 9, 2022 | Sticks of the Past, Technique History |
Flippin’ Bacon is a look back when Basil Bacon was on a tear using the flipping technique in the Midwest tournament scene.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Nov 23, 2021 | Tackle History |
Not happy with the standard skirt materials of the day – primarily marabou, vinyl and hair – Hauck set out to find a material that had more action. What he came up with was what he called “living rubber.” At that time, Hauck went into business mass producing the material under the name Frank Hauck’s Living Rubber Lure Components.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Oct 25, 2021 | Tackle History, Technique History |
Staring at me was an original 1976-era The Whole Flippin’ Story. I dropped everything else, sat back in my chair and read every word in it. The I compared it to the version printed in the American Bass Fisherman (ABF) magazine I had.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Apr 21, 2021 | Technique History, Western |
In New Western Technique, Controlled Structure Fishing, Sure to Sweep the Country, we present the first article on flipping.
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