... 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 guide, Tommy Martin in 1974 ...

... Wallace, governor of Alabama a few decades back and also a presidential candidate in 1968. Tom Mann of Eufaula, Ala., lure maker and professional bass fisherman, created the lure and named it for his governor. LAKE CONWAY Rick Bates at Bates Field ...

... hottest in fish catchers, knowing all along that first, the lures have to catch the fishermen who buy them. Biggest lure maker in the nation, in the world, is Fort Smith's PRADCO, the handy name for Plastics Research and Development Co. PRADCO ...

... Classic on a just-developed crank bait called the Fat Free Shad. Bruce Stanton of the PRADCO staff, the Fort Smith lure makers, laughed as he told of the rush on Fat Free Shads, which were barely into production at the time. Nearly all anglers ...