Why do tournaments not allow live bait? I'm just wondering because in all my years of fishing ( 12 so far ) I have never caught a bass on a night crawler, to this day it's something I try to accomplish but I can't seem to catch one one a worm. So why is it banned? I can haul in 400-600 bass a year on artificial baits, why don't they allow live baits?

Ray Scott is an avid fisherman, but he is also a business man. He had a vision for B.A.S.S. and how to turn a hobby

into a sport. To fund the new sport required sponsors and lure companies were a natural target. A little later a guy

from Flippin, AR brought a boat he had custom built to a tournament in Alabama. Today we think of Forrest Wood

and his Ranger Boats as the original bass boats.

Ray Scott grew his dream and drew the top fishermen in the Midwest and Mid South to his events. Those Young

Guns are today's Ole Tigers. Well beyond their accomplishments as fishermen, most of the original "pros" turned

this hobby into their business.

So, the "sport" has been built one brick at a time. Artificial lures are part of the tradition and lore. Fishing is

much more today than just bringing food to the table. Did you know Ray Scott is responsible for that, too?

He came up with the concept of Catch & Release, novel at the time.

Wow roadwarrior, thank you for taking the time to reply. I learn something new everyday on here.

How boring would it be to watch KVD drowning nightcrawlers?

How boring would it be to watch KVD drowning nightcrawlers?

True.

great thread