All About Bass Fishing

The history of the very popular bass fishing makes for an absorbing read. It was towards the end of the eighteenth century that people took to bass fishing and the sport evolved steadily up until this day.

In all likelihood, this activity was in the beginning pursued for the purpose of food, by the people living towards the south of America. From that time, it started increasingly attracting numerous enthusiasts belonging to all age groups and countries. At present, countries like Cuba, Australia, United States, South Africa, and several parts of Europe engage in this activity.

Chronological Events

Bass fishing as a sporting activity was launched sometime between the years 1768-1770. It was a person called Simus Ustonson, who presented his original multiplying reels to seasoned anglers and fishing enthusiasts. This was converted into the bait caster afterwards.

William Shakespeare Jr. played a leading role in developing the level wind device. In 1897, he got it patented.

The William J. Jamison Co. in 1915 launched the excessively decorated Shannon Twin Spinner, which was further improved upon to produce the current spinner baits.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1932, set up the formation of Tennessee Valley Authority. He supported the design and manufacture of several dams. The very same dams were afterwards used for growing several species of bass fishes.

About five years from then, the DuPont Company filed for nylon fishing nets patent rights. These nets were soon after improved upon to make nylon monofilament fishing lines.

The year 1992 witnessed amongst the most celebrated events in bass fishing history. Larry Nixon, the legendary angler, in the annals of bass fishing history, won an outstanding prize of one million dollars in this very sport, in that year.

Bass Fish

Numerous species of fish that are caught during bass fishing events include:

Largemouth Bass or Micropterus Salmoides (Lacepede)

Smallmouth bass or Micropterus Dolomieui

Kentucky Bass or Micropterus Punctatus

Various other related species of Micropterus, too are caught but the favorite of all continues to be the Largemouth bass. On the other hand, it needs to be stressed that the Australian Bass are quite dissimilar to the North American varieties of Bass, even though a majority of them have identical features.

Maybe, it was sometime in the 1950s, which saw bass fishing witnessing stupendous growth. The recognition that this sport received at that time, served as a launching pad to the growth and improvement of the latest fishing gear ranging from fishing rods, lines, bass boats, lures, and diverse fishing equipment.

Electronic gears too were included among the plethora of fishing gear that bass fishers availed of during that time. Several kinds of reels, which were necessary for hauling and hoisting, too were manufactured.

The bass fishing sector has made significant contributions of around fifty to seventy billion dollars to the United States economy, and the numbers are rising further. According to statistics, the number of people involved in this sport has increased considerably and a growing number of people are moving towards this activity rather than taking to golf and tennis.