REMEMBERING THE BASS TRACKER

Big bass tracking expert John Hope passes at 82
  • Texas big bass expert John Hope spent nine years during the 1980-90s tracking movements of bass weighing six to 15 pounds on 15 different lakes. Hope passed away on Feb. 22. (MLF Photo)
    Texas big bass expert John Hope spent nine years during the 1980-90s tracking movements of bass weighing six to 15 pounds on 15 different lakes. Hope passed away on Feb. 22. (MLF Photo)
  • The thumb-sized transmitters were placed inside the bass’ body cavities. (MLF Photo)
    The thumb-sized transmitters were placed inside the bass’ body cavities. (MLF Photo)
    Texas big bass expert John Hope passed away on Feb. 22 following complications from a pair of strokes he suffered in January. He was 82.Hope was a well-known fishing guide at Houston County Lake near Crockett in the late 1980s and 1990s. He was so obsessed with big bass and their habits that he began equipping big fish with thumbsized electronic transmitters so he could monitor their dai...

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