The Hall Monitor - HOF Summer 2024 Newsletter
2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Fred Arbogast
2024
Anyone who has ever caught a bass on a spinnerbait, buzzbait or skirted jig owes a special thanks to Fred Arbogast, one of the most creative innovators of fishing lures in the history of sportfishing....
Mike McKinnis
2024
It might be tempting to identify Mike McKinnis primarily as the son of the late Jerry McKinnis of The Fishing Hole fame. That would be a huge mistake. While Jerry’s impact on the sport of...
Skeet Reese
2024
Raised in Northern California, Skeet Reese is arguably the most influential West Coast angler in the sport. Though his impact is much broader than his California roots. He achieved legend status for three reasons: 1)...
Alfred Williams
2024
Racial desegregation may have been mandated by federal laws and court rulings in the 1950s and ’60s, but in reality, almost insurmountable barriers between the races continued to exist across the South, especially in the...
Mark Zona
2024
Mark Zona grew up in a southern suburb of Chicago. He caught his first bass at the age of 4 when his parents traveled to Sturgis, Michigan on a family vacation. That first bass sparked...
Bass Fishing Archives- Beer, Bass and Grits GreshamIn today's Throwback Thursday historical image, Beer, Bass and Grits Gresham, we look at one of the most wellknown bass writers of all time The post Beer, Bass and Grits Gresham appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- The California Lunker Club – Dave Coolidge – Part One“Here I was holding an event where I was responsible to hand out $100 and I only had nine members,” he said. “Then we show up at Cachuma and 37 anglers show up to participate – 28 of which were new members.” The post The California Lunker Club – Dave Coolidge – Part One appeared […]
- 1975 World Championship OpenIn today's post, 1975 World Championship Open, we look back at the highest paid event in the mid-1970s and some of the anglers who fished The post 1975 World Championship Open appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Night Fishing with Cal JohnsonThe post Night Fishing with Cal Johnson appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Nip-I-What?In today's Sunday Sonnett, Nip-I-What?, Bill gives a little history and a couple stories about one of South Bend's most prolific baits The post Nip-I-What? appeared first on Bass Fishing Archives.
- Beer, Bass and Grits Gresham
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