By John Hassan

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Ray Scott had a problem. The founder of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (BASS) wanted to raise the profile of his tour, but those postevent piles of fish rotting on docks weren't helping his cause. So, in 1972, he introduced "catch and release" to BASS tournaments, which mandated that, to be counted, fish had to be kept alive during and after contests. Thirty-five years later, the challenges of keeping the fish splashing remain the same: hooking and handling, of course, but also regulating wa ...

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