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The great beat down

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

One of the great things about working for BASS is that we have so much of the history of our great sport — not all of it, mind you, but a lot.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

More than a fish

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

Do you know the story of Leroy Brown? No, not the Leroy Brown in the Jim Croce song from the early 1970s. I'm talking about Tom Mann's Leroy Brown — the fish.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Where have you gone, Harold Hays?

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

Did you know that 26 men won the very first BASS tournament they ever fished? Talk about starting off on the right foot! That's as good as it gets.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Outliers

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

A couple of months ago I read Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers. At the risk of oversimplifying it, it's about the unusual or unexpected factors in life that set up one person for success and another for failure.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Notes from backstage

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

I hope that everyone reading this took a look at the postseason coverage on BASS Insider and Bassmaster.com. A lot of work from a lot of people went into it, and I thought it was pretty successful.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

The best without a major title

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

I want to find the best angler who has never won a major championship — either a Bassmaster Classic or a Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009

The best without a major title

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

I want to find the best angler who has never won a major championship — either a Bassmaster Classic or a Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009

The best without a major title

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

A few months back, I wrote a column about the best angler who never won a BASS event and concluded that it was Paul Chamblee. I wrote another column about the best angler who never won the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award and decided it was Tommy Martin. But who is the greatest angler who never won a major championship — that is, a Bassmaster Classic or an Angler of the Year title?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 09, 2009

What's on your bass bucket list?

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

The first time I ever heard the term "bucket list" was when watching a commercial for the Jack Nicholson/Morgan Freeman movie, where the two characters list the things they want to accomplish before they "kick the bucket." Here are some of the things that would have to be on my bass fishing bucket list.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009

What's on your bass bucket list?

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

The first time I ever heard the term "bucket list" was when watching a commercial for the Jack Nicholson/Morgan Freeman movie. You know the concept, I'm sure.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 25, 2009

One more for Bassmore

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a column speculating on who should appear on Mount Bassmore — the would-be bass fishing equivalent of Mount Rushmore.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009

That was it!

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

Remember that "tap" you got fishing a Texas rig last weekend? Or that explosion on your floating frog the week before that?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Our own Mount Rushmore

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

In the Black Hills of South Dakota there is a gigantic sculpture paying tribute to four former presidents — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009

Glimpses of ICAST

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

When you're working the show, the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) can be a whirlwind. A lot happens over just four days.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 20, 2009

Flattery will get you everywhere

Ken Duke, BASS member since 1976

It's that time again, time for manufacturers, retailers and outdoors media to get together to do what else — stare at fishing tackle. That's right, it's time for ICAST.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 14, 2009