Season at a Glance: 1979 BASS Masters Classic
Season at a Glance: 1979 BASS Masters Classic looks back at one of the most important Classics in the history of the sport.
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Posted by Terry Battisti | Sep 26, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern |
Season at a Glance: 1979 BASS Masters Classic looks back at one of the most important Classics in the history of the sport.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Sep 18, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern |
1979 BASS Masters Classic Contenders looks back at the anglers who qualified for the 1979 Classic and their bios.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Sep 12, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern |
In today’s post, 1979 Bassmaster Trail – Part Two, we’ll look at the final four events for the 1979 Bassmaster Season and the AOY race.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Sep 6, 2022 | B.A.S.S., Eastern |
1979 Bassmaster Trail – Part One takes a look back at the first two events of the 1979 Bassmaster season as well as the schedule and rules
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Feb 21, 2021 | Old Tournament Organizations, Western |
“Being in the lead, I did look over my shoulder a lot to see who the challengers were behind me. But you can’t dwell on that. No matter what happens or who was behind me, I knew I still had to catch a good limit each day. I knew I couldn’t be worrying about who was behind me.”
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 23, 2021 | Old Tournament Organizations, Western |
Until this time, rarely, if ever, had a southern angler ventured west to fish unless it was for one of the few events B.A.S.S. held in the west. This event was different, though. The promise of a big payday brought anglers from 22 states. Names like Roland Martin, Bobby Murray, Forrest Wood, Basil Bacon, Harold Allen, Don Butler, Cliff Craft, Rick Clunn and Ricky Green would face off against the West’s best.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Jan 12, 2021 | Western |
Then there’s Dee Thomas and his protégé Dave Gliebe, both just after taking the southern B.A.S.S. events by storm with the new Flippin’ technique. Another western legend in this mix is Mike Folkestad, who also put a hurtin’ on some of the events in the east and still takes a good sum of cash from western anglers today.
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