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Doug Hannon developed a number of fishing products and caught a lot of big fish.
By Special to OutdoorChannel.com
TAMPA, Fla. -- Doug Hannon, a legend in the fishing world known as the “Bass Professor” for his expertise in a wide range of design skills and academic subjects in and outside of angling, died Thursday at his home in Keystone, a north Tampa suburb.
Hannon was 66.
He recently had neck surgery and was recovering at home, said friend Russ Riley, a family spokesman and president of WaveSpin/MicroWave, a fishing components design company Hannon launched 8 years ago, and which he served as its chief engineer.
Hannon, who was best known by recreational anglers for catching-and-releasing more than 800 largemouth bass of 10 or more pounds...