Bass Madness : Bigmouths, Big Money, and Big Dreams at the Bassmaster Classic

by Schultz, Ken

• ISBN13: 9780471746270
• ISBN10: 0471746274
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-06
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

In Bass Madness, fishing authority Ken Schultz goes behind the scenes of the so-called "Super Bowl of bass fishing" to uncover what turned an unassuming sport into a full-blown sporting spectacle complete with athletes, spectators, TV cameras, and intense drama. This is an entertaining and enlightening guide to the history, legends, and lore of bass fishing's greatest championship.

Author Biography

KEN SCHULTZ, member of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and former holder of seven world fishing records, is the award-winning author of Ken Schultz's Fishing Encyclopedia & Worldwide Angling Guide (Wiley), as well as more than a dozen other books. He was a commentator for the weekly show BassCenter on ESPN2 and, for three decades, was fishing editor and a staff writer at Field & Stream. He is currently the Fishing Editor and a featured columnist for ESPNOutdoors.com. Schultz has been a guest on countless radio and television shows. His Web site is www.kenschultz.com.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	ix
INTRODUCTION	1	(6)
ONE Putting On a Show	7	(12)
TWO Urban Fishing	19	(17)
THREE At the Office	36	(12)
FOUR Little Fish, Big Enthusiasm	48	(13)
FIVE Loudmouths	61	(17)
SIX Hooking Viewers	78	(24)
SEVEN Fulfilling a Dream	102	(19)
EIGHT Why Bass?	121	(12)
NINE Fishing for Inducements	133	(13)
TEN The Rise of BASS	146	(12)
ELEVEN The Birth and Growth of the Classic	158	(18)
TWELVE Romancing the Media	176	(16)
THIRTEEN More Money	192	(16)
FOURTEEN Growing the Sport	208	(14)
FIFTEEN Anglers, Gambling, Women, Locations	222	(23)
SIXTEEN Sporting Issues	245	(10)
SEVENTEEN Records, Star Angler, Melt	255	(16)
EIGHTEEN Turbulence	271	(13)
NINETEEN Another Dreamer Triumphs	284	(7)
EPILOGUE	291	(12)
INDEX	303