Biography

B.A.S.S. Co-Owner Jerry McKinnis Publishes Biography

As his hopes of becoming a major league baseball pitcher began to fade, Jerry McKinnis gave himself over to another passion: fishing. Baseball's loss was fishing's gain as McKinnis progressed from local television fishing show host to cable television pioneer to bass fishing icon. It's all documented in McKinnis' homespun style in his new autobiography, Bass Fishing, Brown Dogs & Curveballs, to be released this week. His bass fishing and baseball exploits are just part of what McKinnis calls "a very interesting 78-year adventure."