Bass Pro Shops
Type	Private
Founded	1972
Headquarters	Springfield, MO
Key people	John L. Morris, founder and CEO
Industry	Sporting goods
Products	Sporting goods, hunting
Revenue	$1.9 billion USD
Slogan	Your Adventure Starts Here
Website	www.basspro.com

Bass Pro Shops is a privately held sporting goods and outdoor goods store headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. The original Outdoor World store, referred to as the "Grand Daddy" is located at the corner of Sunshine and Campbell in Springfield. Bass Pro Shops rings up an estimated $1.9 Billion in sales in over 43 large retail stores in the United States and one in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It also owns and operates subsidiaries such as Tracker Boats, Big Cedar Lodge, RedHead, XPS, and American Rod and Gun. Bass Pro Shops is known for a large selection of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor gear. Its major competitors operating in the US, include Cabela's, Camping World, Eastern Mountain Sports, Gander Mountain, L. L. Bean, R.E.I., Sierra Trading Post, Sport Chalet, and Sportman's Warehouse, as well as national sporting goods retailers such as Sports Authority, Big 5 Sporting Goods, and Dick's Sporting Goods, web retailers such as Moosejaw.com, Altrec.com and Backcountry.com, and a host of other local independent retailers. While Bass Pro operates some stores with "Sportsman's Warehouse" as part of the name, it should be noted that the company is not affiliated with the retailer simply known as Sportsman's Warehouse. Image File history File links Basspro. ... A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Springfield is the third largest city (pop. ... Look up revenue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Springfield is the third largest city (pop. ... Motto: The City above Toronto Vaughans location in York Region. ... Cabelas (NYSE: CAB) is a Sidney, Nebraska-based direct marketer and specialty retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. ... Camping World is an American corporation specializing in selling parts and service for recreational vehicles and supplies for camping. ... The new EMS logo Eastern Mountain Sports (or EMS) is an outdoor apparel and equipment retailer in the U.S. Northeast. ... Gander Mountain is a chain of stores which specializes in the sale of outdoor sporting goods, primarily those relating to hunting and fishing. ... L.L.Bean, Inc. ... Modern R.E.I. Logo The REI store in Mountain View, California REI (Recreational Equipment Inc. ... Based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Sierra Trading Post sells outdoor and adventure gear, shoes and boots, casual clothing, fine suits and apparel, childrens clothing and home decor. ... Sport Chalet is a retailer of sporting equipment, apparel, shoes, and accessories in the United States. ... A location in Eden Prairie, MN Sports Authority is a full line sporting goods retailer. ... Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in El Segundo, California with 336 stores in 10 western states. ... Dicks Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) is the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the world. ... Moosejaw. ... Backcountry. ...

History

Main entrance to the original Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri

The owner, John L. Morris, began his career in sporting goods with a fishing section in the back of a Brown Derby liquor store owned by his dad, located in Springfield, MO on the road to Table Rock Lake and Branson, Missouri. That small fishing department sold homemade bait and worms, proving popular enough that Bass Pro Shops incorporated in 1972. These homemade baits were so popular that many people wanted the opportunity to buy these when they had returned home. Thus began the Bass Pro Shops catalog first mailed in 1974. Soon, it became the world's largest mail order sporting goods store. In 1975, to meet the burgeoning demand for Bass Pro Shops exclusive products, American Rod and Gun [[1]] was established. Acting as a separate wholesaling entity ARG serves more than 7000 independently owned retail stores world wide. In 1977, Bass Pro Shops introduced the first fish-ready complete boat motor and trailer package with the Bass Tracker. In 1984, construction began on the Outdoor World Catalog Showroom in Springfield, MO. Big Cedar Lodge opened in 1988 on Table Rock Lake. In 1995 Bass Pro Shops Sportsman's Warehouse opened in Atlanta, GA, this is the first store outside the state of Missouri. In November of 2001, the State of Missouri made use of Outdoor World's popularity as a tourist destination, and opened the Wonders of Wildlife museum next door to the store in Springfield. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 264 KB) Main entrance to the original Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, Missouri. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 264 KB) Main entrance to the original Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, Missouri. ... Table Rock Lake is a manmade lake in The Ozarks of southern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas. ... A typical busy night on The Strip (Hwy 76) The Titanic Museum is shaped to look like the real Titanic and is a popular tourist attraction in Branson The Duttons performing their famous song where they all play each others violins at their theater in Branson Missouri Herkimer and Cecil... Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. ... Table Rock Lake is a manmade lake in The Ozarks of southern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas. ... Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Missouri, showcases more than 225 species of live animals, fresh and saltwater aquariums, interactive displays and educational programs. ...

Retail Stores

A Bass Pro Shops store ranges from 300,000 square feet all the way down to 42,000 square feet, many of them have two levels and are around 150,000 square feet. Around the stores, you will see taxidermy mounts native to the area. All of the stores have an indoor water feature that showcase fish species that are indigenous to the area with the larger stores having more than one water feature. In some of these aquariums professional anglers and store pro-staff hold demonstrations showing the use of an artificial bait. Bass Pro Shops is also known for its Outdoor Skills Workshops. These classes are free and open to the public on a first come first served basis. They teach skills as varied as fly-casting, Dutch oven cooking, archery hunting, and GPS navigation. The stores offer people any kind of outdoor equipment they could ever want in one store. Bass Pro has published one-page ads in outdoor magazines that claim their stores are “so big, you might need to hire a guide."

Tracker Marine Group

In 1978 Bass Pro Shops introduced the first "fish ready" professionally rigged boat packages and in so doing changed the way the marine industry sold boats. The Bass Tracker came complete with motor, trailer and optional marine gear. The Tracker Marine Group produces more recreational boats then any other company in the world. It's brands include Tracker Boats, Nitro, Sun Tracker, Tahoe, Fisher, Procraft, Kenner, Mako, Myacht and Sea Craft. It sells these boats in showrooms attached to every Bass Pro Shops store, in stand alone Tracker dealerships and to independent marine dealers through out the United States.

Locations

• Springfield, Missouri (headquarters, Catalog Outlet, and main store)

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• Leeds, Alabama (planned, near Birmingham, Alabama)
• Spanish Fort, Alabama (planned, near Mobile, Alabama)
• Prattville, Alabama (near Montgomery, Alabama)

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• Mesa, Arizona (near Phoenix)

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• North Little Rock, Arkansas (Plans approved and awaiting ground breaking ceremony)

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• Bakersfield, California (planned, construction pending)
• Manteca, California (planned, construction pending, east of Oakland)
• Rancho Cucamonga, California (opened on July 18, 2007 Victoria Gardens (shopping center), east of Los Angeles)
• Sacramento, California (planned, construction pending)

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• Denver, Colorado (in Northfield Stapleton)

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• Destin, Florida (east of Pensacola, Florida)
• Dania Beach, Florida (near Ft. Lauderdale)
• Fort Myers, Florida
• Islamorada, Florida (World Wide Sportsman, Islamorada)
• Miami, Florida (under construction)
• Orlando, Florida (International Drive)

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• Lawrenceville, Georgia (in Discover Mills, near Atlanta)
• Macon, Georgia
• Savannah, Georgia

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• Gurnee, Illinois (in Gurnee Mills north of Chicago)
• Bolingbrook, Illinois (in The Promenade Bolingbrook southwest of Chicago)

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• Clarksville, Indiana (across the Ohio River from Louisville)
• Portage, Indiana (near Gary, Indiana)

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• Council Bluffs, Iowa (across the Missouri River from Omaha)

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• Bossier City, Louisiana (near Shreveport)
• Denham Springs, Louisiana (under construction near Baton Rouge)

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• Olathe, Kansas (near Kansas City)

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• Hanover, Maryland (in Arundel Mills near Baltimore)

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• Foxborough (currently under construction near Boston, Opening November 2007)

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• Auburn Hills, Michigan (near Detroit)

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• Bloomington, Minnesota (300,000 sq ft store in Mall of America, near Minneapolis) {opening to be announced}

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• Pearl, Mississippi (near Jackson)

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• Branson, Missouri (a major tourist area)
• Columbia, Missouri
• Independence, Missouri (under construction near Kansas City)
• St. Charles, Missouri (near St. Louis)

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• Concord, North Carolina (in Concord Mills near Charlotte)

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• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Reno, Nevada (planned)

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• Auburn, New York (near Syracuse)
• Buffalo, New York (planned, demolition set to begin in 2006/2007, will be located downtown on the Inner Harbor at site of old War Memorial Auditorium "The Aud" and will be Bass Pro's first urban store)

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• Fairfield, Ohio (in Cincinnati Mills near Cincinnati)
• Rossford, Ohio (near Toledo; announced 10-17-06, construction began with ground breaking 30 October 2007, opens 2008)

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• Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (near Tulsa)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (in Bricktown entertainment district)

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• Vaughan, Ontario (Vaughan Mills, near Toronto)

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• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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• Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (a major tourist area)

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• Memphis, Tennessee
• Nashville, Tennessee (in Opry Mills)
• Sevierville, Tennessee (Kodak community; near the Smoky Mountains tourist area)

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• Garland, Texas (near Dallas)
• Grapevine, Texas (between Dallas and Fort Worth)
• Katy, Texas (in Katy Mills near Houston)
• Pearland, Texas (under construction) near Houston, Texas
• San Antonio, Texas (Largest store in Texas. Fourth largest in USA.)

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• Hampton, Virginia (the Peninsula portion of the Hampton Roads area)
• Richmond, Virginia (planned)

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Affiliation with NASCAR

Bass Pro Shops and its owner John L. Morris have had a longtime interest in NASCAR racing. Bass Pro Shops has sponsored such racers as Dale Earnhardt, Kerry Earnhardt, and Martin Truex Jr. Truex won the 2004 and 2005 Busch Series championships in the #8 Bass Pro Shops Chevy, and currently drives the #1 Chevy in the NEXTEL Cup series when the team moved up in 2006. Bass Pro Shop also sponsors the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 during the regular NASCAR season. Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Martin Lee Truex, Jr. ... Most recent champion(s) Kevin Harvick The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ...

See also

• Fishing
• Hunting
• Backpacking

Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... “Hunter” redirects here. ... Backpacking is traveling long distances with a backpack. ...

External links

• Bass Pro Shops