California BASS Federation Nation Representatives Ray Scott and Mark Torrez Ray W. Scott, Jr. is the godfather of modern-day bass fishing. As the founder of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) in 1968, Scott has been the single biggest influence on the growth of bass fishing in the world for the past three decades.

According to Field & Stream Magazine, he walks in the company of notables like Teddy Roosevelt, Rachel Carson, Gifford Pinchot and Aldo Leopold – some of the “Twenty Who Have Made A Difference” in the American outdoors over the past century. He’s Ray Scott, “the Bass Boss,” founder of Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, the Whitetail Institute of North America, and a media group that includes BASSMASTER Magazine, Southern Outdoors, Fishing Tackle Retailer and the award-winning national TV series, “The BASSMASTERS.”

Mark Chief Torrez of Camarillo, CA Joined August 16, 2010. I have been fishing since I was 5. I started bass fishing in 1985 when the swim bait craze started at lake Casitas and Castaic. I have seen some amazing baits. So I am a tournament angler & swim bait specialist. So if you ever have any questions please ask.