Season at a Glance: 1979 Bassmaster Trail – Part One
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
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Tag: Greg Hines
Hines wins U.S. BASS World Title
“Greg Hines displays Stanley Vibra-Shaft spinnerbait he used to win the U.S. BASS World Championship.” Staff photo by Steve Lightfoot
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The Big Bopper – AKA The One-Ton
Turns out the Big Bopper was what we today, or as long as I can remember, call the One-Ton Jig – a big 1-ounce football head that, at the time, was adorned with a Garland Spider Jig or a Yamamoto Hula Grub.
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The U.S. Open 1981: An Event that Changed Bass Fishing – Part Three
“Before that the top anglers didn’t think much of us at all. They didn’t even think we had bass out west much less than whether or not we could compete with them. After the Open, though, anglers like Roland [Martin] and Jimmy [Houston] would actually tell sponsors that we were good fishermen.
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The U.S. Open 1981: An Event that Changed Bass Fishing – Part Two
“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.”
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The U.S. Open 1981: An Event that Changed Bass Fishing – Part One
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.
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