🎣 Save the Date: 2025 Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Induction Banquet & Auction

Join us on Thursday, September 25, 2025, for the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, where we’ll proudly honor Randy Hopper, Craig Lamb, and William Shakespeare, Jr. for their outstanding contributions to the sport.

The celebration kicks off earlier that week with the "Celebrate Bass Fishing" Online Auction, opening on Monday, September 22—your chance to bid on exclusive gear, experiences, and memorabilia in support of our mission.

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2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Randy Hopper

2025

Few, if any, people have had a more powerful influence on bass boating and fishing over a longer period of time than Randy Hopper of Flippin, Ark. Having worked his way up from laborer to...

Craig Lamb

2025

Harold Sharp, legendary B.A.S.S. tournament director, once called him “The Original B.A.S.S. Groupie.” Today, Craig Lamb of Murfreesboro, Tenn., wears the nickname proudly, even though it doesn’t even hint at all the ways he has...

William Shakespeare, Jr.

2025

Level-wind baitcast reels of today owe their original design to William Shakespeare Jr., who in 1896 invented the ground-breaking feature that enables anglers to evenly wind their fishing line on the spool. That practical feature...

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