Ray Gildow is a professional fishing guide with over thirty-five years of guiding experience. He started guiding out of Sugar Point Resort […]
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You’ll find more than just fishing celebrities in this list. One can make a significant impact on the lives of many without ever being well known. It is important to honor all of those who had a great influence on the great sport of fishing, whether famous or not. Corporate advances tend to be much more visible to us. For it’s their products that shape the evolution of the sport of fishing.
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Sybil Smith
Inducted 2021
“Fishing sure beats housework…and most anything else you can think of,” says Sybil Smith, who has been publishing fishing guides and writing […]
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Paul Thorne
Inducted 2021
From a young age, Paul Thorne pursued his passion for fishing with an intense focus. As a child, he was often seen […]
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Minnesota B.A.S.S. Nation
Inducted 2021
Founded in 1974 Minnesota B.A.S.S. Nation (MNBN) is a member of the B.A.S.S. Nation. The B.A.S.S. Nation is a global network of […]
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Class of 2022
Al Baert
Class of 2022
The idea of a fishing museum began in 1990 after Al Baert, a World War II and Korean War veteran, attended a […]
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Gregg Thorne
Class of 2022
Fishing was never a leisurely past time for Gregg Thorne. Realistically…it would be described as an obsession. Like so many kids in […]
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Wired2Fish
Class of 2022
Constantly breaking boundaries in unique business development, identical twins Marty and Scott Glorvigen set the standard for out-of-the-box thinking around several highly […]
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Joe’s Sporting Goods
Class of 2022
Joe’s started as a Buick repair garage in 1930. When founder Joseph J. Rauscher recognized his customers’ need for live bait, he […]
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Scott Glorvigen
Class of 2022
Constantly breaking boundaries in unique business development, identical twins Marty and Scott Glorvigen set the standard for out-of-the-box thinking around several highly […]
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Marty Glorvigen
Class of 2022
Marty Glorvigen was born and raised on a small lake near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. He was very much influenced by his parents […]
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