BASS

BASS LLC is an international fishing and media organization co-owned by Don Logan and headquartered at 3500 Blue Lake Drive in the Colonial Center Blue Lake. It publishes "Bassmaster", "BASS Times", and "Fishing Tackle Retailer" magazines and operates the Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic fishing tournaments.

A television production company operated by co-owner Jerry McKinnis is located in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The company was founded by Ray Scott in Montgomery in 1968. He sold it in 1986. In 1994 Birmingham courted B.A.S.S. officials to bring its headquarters to the city, perhaps in concert with public investment, such as moving the Birmingham Zoo to the same site.

B.A.S.S. purchased by ESPN in 2001. Logan and other investors purchased it in 2010. The headquarters was moved to Birmingham from Celebration, Florida in November 2011.

References

• Tomberlin, Michael (September 8, 2011) "BASS to move into Colonial Center Blue Lake in Birmingham." Birmingham News