Bass Fishing News

B.A.S.S. News

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Moose and bass don’t normally go together, but according to viewers of The Outdoor Channel, The Bassmasters television show is worthy of the industry’s highest praise — a Golden Moose Award.

The Bassmasters, a year-long series that covers the professional Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic, was voted tops in the category “Fan Favorite Fishing Series.” Other nominees in the category included Bill Dance Saltwater and Speargun Hunter.

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B.A.S.S. News

CELEBRATION, Fla. — Jim Sexton of Birmingham, Ala., has been named Chief Digital Officer of B.A.S.S. LLC, with oversight of all strategy and execution, including content, for Bassmaster.com and B.A.S.S. social media, mobile and online video properties.

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B.A.S.S. News

SPRINGVILLE, Tenn., & CELEBRATION, Fla. — Garry Mason, founder and CEO of the “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame, announced that the B.A.S.S. organization would be the 2011 recipient of the “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame’s American Outdoor Organization of the Year award.

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B.A.S.S. News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Don Logan, one of three new owners of B.A.S.S., was named the Distinguished American Sportsman for 2011 by the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Logan, an Alabama native and resident of Birmingham, was honored for his lifetime of contributions to sports, including his ownership of the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team, his service on the Auburn University Foundation, and his recent purchase of B.A.S.S.

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FLW Outdoors News

Gov. Walker of Wisconsin signing the bill allowing culling in bass tournaments (SB-62)

Kathy Fennel, President of FLW Outdoors Operations Division reports that,
“The state of Wisconsin made a positive move today that will benefit the fishing industry and the state’s economy with the signing of the bill lifting culling restrictions for bass tournaments. FLW Outdoors fully supports this move. This opens the opportunity to bring a major FLW tournament to Wisconsin. Some of the finest fisheries and fishing enthusiasts are located in Wisconsin. This is a great move for the sport and will also serve as an economic stimulus to the state.”

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B.A.S.S. News

CELEBRATION, Fla. — B.A.S.S. LLC has acquired JM Associates, one of the nation’s oldest and largest outdoor programming production companies, B.A.S.S. announced today.

JM Associates was founded by Jerry McKinnis, one of three private investors — along with Don Logan and Jim Copeland — who purchased B.A.S.S. from ESPN in November 2010. The group bought JM from Atlanta-based CSE, which has owned it since 2007.

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B.A.S.S. News

Award-winning writer Don Barone will be providing his unique perspective on the Bassmaster Elite Series again in 2011

B.A.S.S. LLC and Wired2Fish.com have joined forces to bring Barone’s take on the trail as well as on fishing in general to readers of both Bassmaster.com and Wired2Fish.com.

“Don Barone writes about the anglers’ hearts, about why we fish,” said Jerry McKinnis, a B.A.S.S. owner.

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BASS News

Kevin Wirth has an odd, yet fun, assignment in front of him: hunt and hook a single bass worth $1 million — not to him, but to his fishing partner for the day, Michael Skidmore of Chicago.

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