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• Steve Krakowski of Chesapeake City, MD writes:

  Friday, May 20, 2022

  RE: Balog on starting over – If bass fishermen were salaried athletes, I'd agree with zeroing on the final day for fan excitement. But they're not. They are competitors paying to compete. Opportunities to win are infrequent, and discounting 3 good days is a huge injustice. Ultimately, payday is greatly slanted to the winner, so until anglers are paid and not fishing for their own money, all days should be counted equally. As a fan, I actually find the "win from the back of the pack" very unsatisfying.

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• Mike Entile of Aurora, IL writes:

  Wednesday, May 18, 2022

  RE: Sonar on Scott – A very well-written, heartfelt piece.

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• Tom Tanner of Jonestown, PA writes:

  Friday, May 13, 2022

  Ray Scott's contributions to the sport of fishing are almost hard to put into words. I read about the very first Bassmasters Classic in a Sports Afield article back in 1972 and joined bass at age 17. Trout fishing was the big thing back then, but I was immediately captured by the new bass fishing wave and getting my Bassmaster magazine in the mail was like Christmas every month.

  My interest led me into a lifelong career in the fishing industry where I had the opportunity to meet Ray Scott and many other legends of the sport. I hope that the younger generation of fisherman can remember and appreciate everything that these great men did for us. Fishing would certainly be a lot different today without the men like Ray Scott, Jerry McKinnis, Forrest Wood, Darrell Lowrance, Tom Mann, Blake Honeycutt, Ron Lindner, Jim Bagley, Lonnie Stanley, Homer Circle and many, many others who pioneered the boats, tackle, and techniques that we have today.

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• Chad Keogh of Victoria, BC writes:

  Tuesday, May 10, 2022

  RIP Mr. Scott. Thank you for starting bass fishing down a reputable, environmental and safe road.

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• Jason Reid of Medford, NJ writes:

  Thursday, May 5, 2022

  Balog on big baits – It's addicting, my friend. I got into the big stuff a few years back because, like you mentioned, it was an uncharted area for me and I wanted to learn a whole new way to catch better fish. It's still a learning process, four years into it. I may have destroyed my savings account, but the number of bigger fish makes that okay with me. I could never put all other tactics aside and fish big baits only, however. That is just crazy to me.

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