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17 maj 2021 · David Fritts’ legacy as a professional bass angler is a storied one, inching ever closer to four decades in duration, and growing in notable achievements by the year.
Blessed with natural talent and a strong work ethic, David Fritts’ early interest in fishing was nurtured by an aunt on his mother’s side, Becky Sowers. After many outings centered on catfish, carp, and bream (sunfish), this North Carolina boy set the hook on his first bass and it changed his life. Growing up without a bass-fishing mentor ...
21 lis 2023 · — After a career that spanned parts of five decades, decorated professional angler David Fritts of Lexington, N.C., has announced his retirement from B.A.S.S. The 1993 Bassmaster Classic champion and 1994 Bassmaster Angler of the Year said his declining health and the rigors of the various B.A.S.S. schedules were the major factors in his ...
Fritts is one of the few anglers to win both a Forrest Wood Cup Championship and a Bassmaster Classic. His most recent win came in 2009 at Lake Guntersville. Fritts cites Lake Eufaula as his favorite place to fish because of it’s abundance of structure.
David Fritts. In the mid-1990s, David Fritts was revered throughout central North Carolina as the King of the Yadkin. He was known nationally as the crankbait guru who won the 1993 Bassmaster Classic on Logan Martin Lake in Alabama, and the Bassmaster Angler of the Year title the following year.
Listen as Fritts, a legend in tournament bass circles, goes into detail on his crankbait fishing approach – you’ll hear secrets you can put to use on the water this season. In addition, you’ll hear about a close call with a lightning bolt that almost ended his career about eight years ago.
Favorite place to fish: Buggs Island/Kerr Reservoir. Career highlights: David is one of the few anglers to win both the Bassmaster Classic (1993) and Forrest Wood Cup (1997). He also won Angler of the Year honors in 1994. In his storied B.A.S.S. career, David has finished in the Top 20 56 times.
