The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame’s annual ‘Celebrate Bass Fishing Week’ features an online auction with tons of bucket list items. These items range from duck boats to guided fishing trips, with proceeds going to support the Hall of Fame’s mission to preserve the sport.
Bidding opens on September 20 and runs until September 26. Participants can view items and place bids here or by texting ‘BFHOF’ to 243-725.
This auction features some really cool items, some of our personal favorites are listed below:
- Ben Milliken Fishing Experience
- Cranor’s White River Lodge (Ark.) Trout Trip for 2
- Brandon Palaniuk North Idaho Bass Trip
- G3 Duck Boat with 25HP Yamaha boat/trailer package
- Chase trophy Texas bass with Josh Jones
The event ends with an induction dinner on September 26 at Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium. This event honors the 2024 Hall of Fame class. Inductees include the late lure designer Fred Arbogast, producer Mike McKinnis, pro angler Skeet Reese, trailblazer Alfred Williams, and beloved outdoor personality Mark Zona.
Proceeds from the auction support the Hall of Fame’s mission to celebrate, preserve, and promote bass fishing, funding fisheries conservation, scholarships for students, and youth fishing initiatives.
“We look forward to hosting this special night for those who enjoy the sport of bass fishing, where we celebrate the Hall’s newest inductees, promote how the industry and anglers come together for this one evening to support a common cause, and provides the Hall’s Board the opportunity to raise funds to help preserve the sport through our conservation efforts,” said John Mazurkiewicz, Hall of Fame board president.
To conclude, the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame would like to acknowledge the generous financial support provided by their sponsors. These companies include B.A.S.S., MLF, Phoenix Boats; Gold sponsors: Bass Cat Boats, Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s, PRADCO, Wired2Fish, Rather Outdoors; Silver sponsors: AFTCO, Daiwa, Rapala, Yamaha; and Bronze sponsors: Simms, Costa, and Sunline.
