Every Fishing Tournament Was Rigged. One Salesman Made Millions Fixing It.

In 1967 a broke insurance salesman talked 106 fishermen into paying $100 each to fish a tournament on Beaver Lake, Arkansas. Nobody thought it would work — bass derbies had a reputation for being rigged, and he was a stranger asking for money.

Ray Scott built B.A.S.S., the Bassmaster Classic, and a multibillion-dollar industry, then sold out in 1986. This is the whole story, including the lawsuit that asked who actually owned it.

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