Glen Lau Heading for HOF And…

…Filming That Turtle Bait?!

Glen Lau of “Bigmouth” fame will be inducted into the Bass Fishin’ Hall of Fame (HOF) at next year’s Classic. Imo he definitely deserves it, for helping anglers change the way they think about bass. Stuff we take for granted now (mentioned below), but it wasn’t always that way.

Some highlights from an article on ocala.com:

> For 62 years, Glen Lau has been fascinated by largemouth bass. Very little of it has seemed like work to Lau…so when he recently got word he was being inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, he was taken by surprise.

> “I never thought it would happen,” said Lau. “The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame has people like Roland Martin and Bill Dance, legendary tournament fishermen. I’d never thought they’d give me consideration. I was tremendously surprised and am looking forward to being inducted.”

> Lau started his career as a fishing guide on Lake Erie, but it was his 1973 documentary “Bigmouth” that garnered him the most recognition from the fishing world. The film, shot at Silver Springs near Ocala, was the first time the life cycle of the bass was documented. It showed how and why the fish strikes, and how and where they live. The film, which cost $2,000 to make, became an instant success and is still popular among fishermen.

> “When that film came out, the theaters would sometimes have to run the film every night for 30 days to allow everyone who wanted to see it,” Lau said. “It definitely changed how people fished.”

> One of the things the film showed was a bass striking an artificial lure and spitting it out several times. The fisherman, above water, would feel only a slight nibble, but was unaware that the fish had taken the bait. “Now, whenever a fisherman feels anything he tries to set the hook,” Lau said.

And…

Remember the bass swimming around on Bassmaster.com? Those were, and still are, in Glen’s 10,000-gallon fish tank. He still films them and other stuff, and one thing he’s working on now is a commercial “for a new lure that mimics a small turtle….”

Glen says in the article, “It’s a delicacy to them. They go after it.” Could it be these?

Glen is now 76 and fishes “at least” 3 days a week. “That’s what I love to do,” he said.
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Here’s Glen on one way to fish a big plastic worm…by trolling it and using what looks like light spinning gear….