Bass fishing legend Doug Hannon is inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame at the 2014 Induction Ceremony, held concurrently with the Bassmaster Classic in Birmingham, Ala.
Hannon is known throughout the bass-fishing world as "The Bass Professor." Across a career of writing, studying, publishing and education, Hannon caught and released more than 800 bass over 10 pounds. He was also an inventor with nearly 20 patents, as well as a diver, underwater photographer and musician. Alongside authorship of hundreds of articles published in newspapers and outdoor magazines, he was also co-host of an internationally syndicated TV show for more than 15 years. Hannon patented the weedless propeller, which revolutionized the trolling-motor industry and allowed anglers to fish vast areas of previously inaccessible weedbeds. He also invented the award winning WaveSpin System for spinning reels, as well as the MicroWave line-control system -- a new train of rod guides for spinning rods. Hannon died in March 2013 at the age of 66.
