Bass Magazines 1960s and 70s
Today’s video is a look back at some of the more popular bass magazines from the 1960s through the 1970s and how they faired over time
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American Bass Fisherman 1974
American Bass Fisherman 1974 takes a look at another old bass tournament organization that started after B.A.S.S. and lasted until 1978
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1975 Bass Master’s Classic Press Guide
The 1975 Bass Master’s Classic Press Guide. What makes this special is this Press Guide comes from the time when the Bass Master’s Classic was a mystery lake and very few people showed up at the event unless they were the anglers, B.A.S.S. staff or their families.
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Season at a Glance: 1975 Bassmaster Classic Contenders
Classic V had three 5-time Classic qualifiers: Roland Martin, Tom Mann and I’ll let you guess who the third was.
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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: 1972 Bassmaster Trail – Part One
Scott made a decree at the beginning of ‘72 that all B.A.S.S. events would be “Catch and Release” events. He invested in the production of a 525-gallon aerated livewell, which he coined “Big Blue,” and each fish that came to the dock would be promptly weighed and placed into Big Blue so they could later be released.
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