Flashback: Ray Scott’s first tournament
This is the first Ray Scott tournament, which he held right before he founded B.A.S.S.
Ray Scott
Flashback: 1971 Bassmaster Classic
In October 1971, Ray Scott stepped off a plane in Las Vegas, Nev., leading a group of 24 anglers into the first ever Bassmaster Classic.
Daily Limit: Great Scott, it’s been 50 years!
B.A.S.S. would not have gotten off the ground or gone as far as it did without Ray Scott, who a number of veteran anglers say was absolutely the right man...
Daily Limit: 50 years since Scott’s first tournament
This week Ray Scott’s first bass tournament turns golden. It’s the 50th anniversary of the B.A.S.S. founder’s inaugural event. On June 5, 1967, the All-American Invitational Bass Tournament launched on...
Bass came of age at 1984 Classic
Joe Mosby is the former Outdoors Editor of the Arkansas Gazette. He held that position for more than 30 years. In that time, he covered 26 Bassmaster Classics from 1974 to 1999.
Founding Principles of B.A.S.S.
When Ray Scott founded the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society in 1968, he laid out the "B.A.S.S. Purposes."
