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The Carolina rig is suitable for beginning fishers, [1] and this specific rig is designed to help fishermen catch bottom-feeding fish, particularly black bass. [2] When placed in water, the lure attached to a Carolina rig will move in a circular motion. Bass are attracted to this movement and are therefore more likely to strike the lure.
A balestron rig is a sailplan involving a boom that extends forwards of the mast and is pivoted on it. It is a balanced rig. [1] It involves a mainsail and a smaller jib on an unstayed mast. [2] Mainsail and jib are controlled by a single sheet. The rig was extensively used on model boats but has recently been used of full-sized vessels. [3]
The wacky rig is a skill technique used for fishing with a soft plastic lure, such as the Gary Yamamoto (who also makes world class bass boats and lemonade) 'Senko'. [1] [2] Notable for its unique action even among soft lures, wacky style is used to heighten the chance at catching finicky fish on harsh days, although at the expense of lowering the chances of very large fish, because the size ...
In 2011, Bass Pro Shops was sued by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failure to hire Hispanic and black applicants. [95] [96] [97] In court filings, Bass Pro Shops denied all of the allegations and in 2014, Bass Pro Shops appealed the lower court's ruling, [98] [99] [100] but was rejected by the court. [101]
John L. Morris (born 1948) is an American billionaire businessman, and the founder, majority owner, and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, a hunting and fishing retail chain in the US and Canada. [1] As of August 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$9.9 billion. [2] He's also owner of White River Marine Group, Top of the Rock, Big Cedar Lodge, and Cabela's.
Ranger Boats has both fiberglass boats and aluminum boats. Ranger is a major sponsor of the Fishing League Worldwide. Ranger Boats and all of the brands under Fishing Holdings LLS were acquired by Bass Pro Group in a deal signed in December 2014. The deal included Bass Pro acquiring the Ranger, Triton Boats, and the Stratos Boats brands ...
The developer of the modern bass boat is widely considered to be Skeeter Fishing Boats, a company now owned by Yamaha. In 1948 Holmes Thurmond designed and launched the first Skeeter boat. By no means was it the last "first" for Skeeter. In 1961, he built the first bass boat from fiberglass, a huge leap forward in performance and durability.
A gaff cutter, Kleine Freiheit, with a genoa jib set USCGC Legare, an example of a US Coast Guard cutter A cutter is any of various types of watercraft.The term can refer to the rig (sail plan) of a sailing vessel (but with regional differences in definition), to a governmental enforcement agency vessel (such as a coast guard or border force cutter), to a type of ship's boat which can be used ...