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Ray Scott
Ray Scott is the founder of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS). As the godfather of modern bass fishing, he created the first national bass tournament trail (the Bassmaster Tournament Trail), Bassmaster Magazine, The Bassmasters television show and the BASS Federation. He is also recognized for his important contributions to conservation, the environment and boating safety.
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Perception Of Cheating Still Sport's Biggest Threat
The Nate Wellman incident at the Erie Bassmaster Northern Open has been a highly painful and personal ...More 
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A Hero At Classic ‘09
I have been taken to task by some BassFan readers for not commenting on the recent Classic in Shreveport/Bossier ...More
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2004 Columns
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Iraq Report: U.S. Troops Doing A Fantastic Job
WHOOMP! Thump-thump-thump. The distinctive sound of the U.S. Army's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter vibrates in my ear as we make a low-altitude ...More
12/14/2004
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Return To Africa: Scott Tracks Tale Of Record Bass
To quote Yogi Berra, it was "déjà vu all over again" as I settled into my South African Airways seat for the 17-hour flight to Capetown, ...More
11/30/2004
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BASS In Zimbabwe: African Record But American Pedigree
Like most people who have been there I love "safari" Africa – the southerly part of the continent so eloquently described by famous ...More
10/20/2004
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BASS International
The sport of professional bass fishing has officially gone global with the 2004 Bassmaster Classic win by Japan's Takahiro Omori. In 1968, when ...More
9/1/2004
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Road To The Classic: What's In A Name? Everything
From the beginning, it carried the hallmark of a true championship – the "test of the best." We called it the BASS Masters Classic, ...More
7/22/2004
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Sometimes Light Is Right: Big Fish Scores New Alabama IGFA Record
Any bass angler landing the next world record bass – over the recognized 22 pounds, 4 ounces registered by George Perry so long ago – will need ...More
7/1/2004
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It Began In Oklahoma And With The Federation
Every ending must have a beginning. The 2004 BASS Federation Championship that played out on Lake Keystone, April 22-24, near Tulsa, Okla. climaxed ...More
5/17/2004
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You CAN Go Home Again
I think it was the American poet Robert Frost who said "You Can't Go Home Again." I'm inclined to disagree.
The new ESPN/BASS ...More
4/7/2004
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Zero Tolerance
At the time, it was 3 days before I conducted my first national bass fishing tournament on Beaver Lake in 1967. I was regularly waking up in ...More
3/30/2004
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Live Vest Law Needed: Anglers And Boaters Are Still Dying
(A personal note from Ray: January's cold-weather water and the imminent danger of hypothermia make the following column -- make that the ...More
2/26/2004
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Everyone Loses In 'Wave Rage'
Everyone lost in the New Orleans "wave rage" incident.
No, I'm not impressed by the Plaquemines Parish DA who had videotaped evidence ...More
1/23/2004
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