... bass professionals usually had day jobs. The early BASS Classics were won by a young sporting goods store operator, Bobby Murray in 1971; a fishing lure maker, Don Butler in 1972; a cotton and soybean farmer, Rayo Breckenridge in 1973; a fishing ...

... Rockefeller, Harold Alexander, Rex Hancock, Larry Nixon, Jane Gulley and Jerry McKinnis; 1994 - George Purvis, Bobby Murray, Jane Stern and Charlie Craig; 1995 -- Dave Whitlock, Jane Ross, Bill Apple and George Fisher; 1996 - Pat Peacock ...

... Arkansas for his first bass tournament, our state has had a significant impact in the world of competitive fishing. Bobby Murray, the late Rayo Breckenridge, Larry Nixon, George Cochran and Mark Davis have seven BASS Masters Classic championships ...

... 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: "Any angler ...

... 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: "Any angler ...

... Rockefeller, Harold Alexander, Rex Hancock, Larry Nixon, Jane Gulley and Jerry McKinnis; 1994 - George Purvis, Bobby Murray, Jane Stern and Charlie Craig; 1995 - Dave Whitlock, Jane Ross, Bill Apple and George Fisher; 1996 - Pat Peacock ...

... Rockefeller, Harold Alexander, Rex Hancock, Larry Nixon, Jane Gulley and Jerry McKinnis; 1994, George Purvis, Bobby Murray, Jane Stern and Charlie Craig; 1995, Dave Whitlock, Jane Ross, Bill Apple and George Fisher; 1996, Pat Peacock ...

... Rockefeller, Harold Alexander, Rex Hancock, Larry Nixon, Jane Gulley and Jerry McKinnis; 1994, George Purvis, Bobby Murray, Jane Stern and Charlie Craig; 1995, Dave Whitlock, Jane Ross, Bill Apple and George Fisher; 1996, Pat Peacock ...

... Rockefeller, Harold Alexander, Rex Hancock, Larry Nixon, Jane Gulley and Jerry McKinnis; 1994, George Purvis, Bobby Murray, Jane Stern and Charlie Craig; 1995, Dave Whitlock, Jane Ross, Bill Apple and George Fisher; 1996, Pat Peacock ...

... Orville Henry. "Orville, here's a story on a fellow from Hot Springs winning $10,000 in a fishing tournament." Bobby Murray had won the first BASS Classic. Orville said, "Joe, go down to Hot Springs and do a story on this guy." Today ...