... 1974; and a cropduster pilot, Jack Hains in 1975. Even the kingpins of bass fishing in the 1970s, Roland Martin and Bill Dance, depended on their television shows and other avenues for comfortable livings. Today there are dozens or participants ...

... bass tournaments took off in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mann was an early standout, along with Roland Martin and Bill Dance. The Little George was a lure than virtually every tournament anglers used at times, and this was before "bass professional ...

... the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame." Among the currently enshrined Hall of Fame members are Ray Scott, Johnny Morris, Bill Dance, Cotton Cordell, Denny Brauer, Stan Fagerstrom, Roland Martin, Bob Cobb, Guido Hibdon, Jimmy and Chris Houston ...

... 1973. That Classic was won by another Arkansas angler, the late Rayo Breckinridge of Paragould, who narrowly beat out Bill Dance of Memphis, on his way to a long-running television success with his outdoor program. Now, 35 years later, Jerry ...

... field test and promote his fishing baits, and one of the first in his lineup was a Memphis furniture salesman named Bill Dance. Interestingly, some of the machines for molding plastics that Creme used in the early 1950s and that he moved to Tyler ...

... tournament in the past, say 10 years ago, but is not currently on the pro circuit, will he or she be eligible? Could Bill Dance or Bobby Murray fish it? Both are former BASS luminaries. The fine print of the rules expand on the amateur definition ...

... tournament in the past, say 10 years ago, but is not currently on the pro circuit, will he or she be eligible? Could Bill Dance or Bobby Murray fish it? Both are former BASS luminaries. The fine print of the rules expand on the amateur definition ...

... an Arkansan and the other an Alabamian, were the best known figures in bass fishing, even ahead of Roland Martin, Bill Dance and all the rest of the competitors. But times and circumstances change. People change. Businesses change hands ...

... is sponsored by Tracker Marine, a subsidiary of Morris' Bass Pro Shops. Morris and Westmorland will fish. So will Bill Dance, his first competition in many years. He and Roland Martin were the top anglers, the best-known bassers, in 1974 ...

... bigger names to the public than Cochran. Roland Martin, Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston took to the television springboard ... etched the inscription deeper. Neither Roland Martin, Bill Dance nor Jimmy Houston has won a Classic nor an FLW Championship ...