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Article: BASS attitude.(special)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- May 2, 1997
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1/3 Meet America's fish. In terms of angling dollars and hours, the largemouth bass is ranked No. 1. It's estimated that 25 million to 30 million bass addicts have spend $30 billion annually - on bass boats, bass clothes, bass hats, bass baits, bass books and bass clubs - in pursuit of the fish.
It's America's most popular fish also because it's widespread, roaming lakes and rivers from California to Maine, from Minnesota's pine-shrouded lakes to Florida's swamps and Texas' stock ponds.
The bass is a fish of indomitable spirit. It'll attempt to consume almost anything that moves above or below its watery realm. A largemouth on the prowl will inhale ...