Bassmasters is a bass fishing

Bass fishing

Bass fishing is the activity of angling for the North American gamefish known colloquially as the black bass. There are numerous black bass species considered as gamefish in North America, including largemouth bass , smallmouth bass , Spotted bass or Kentucky bass , Guadalupe bass Bass fishing is...

 television series and the longest-running sportsman show on television. Airing since 1985, the series is hosted by Ray Scott

Ray Scott

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 and features some of the best fishing lakes in the United States as well as valuable information on fishing. The show was referenced on an episode of The Ren and Stimpy Show

The Ren and Stimpy Show

The Ren & Stimpy Show, often simply referred to as Ren & Stimpy, is an American animated television series, created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on the titular characters: Ren Höek, a psychotic chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a good-natured, dimwitted cat...

. Bassmasters airs in syndication on various sports networks nationwide, including Versus

Versus (TV channel)

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