Legendary Legacy Lakes property sold

Ray Scott, founder of Bass Anglers Sportsman Society and the Whitetail Institute of America, has sold his bass fishing property.

Jerry Joe Ingram, National Land Realty partner, represented Scott, in the sale of his legendary estate in Pintlala, Alabama.

The property created by Scott, known as Legacy Lakes, spans 200-acres with three lakes and a high-fence enclosure with Canadian-stocked whitetail. The property’s centerpiece, a 55-acre lake, has been featured in several fishing shows and was named the best private bass lake in America by Outdoor Life Magazine in 2010.

The property’s main lake, dubbed the Presidents Lake by the press, has had many famous visitors come to fish it including presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.

Many of the country’s top angling pros, various celebrities, Nashville entertainers and business CEOs have wet a line at the lake. Rick Clunn, bass fishing legend and winner of four Bassmaster Classic Tournaments, also caught his personal best, a 13 to 15-pound fish, on the lake.

Scott bought the land many years before recognizing the lake potential of the rolling acreage about 15 miles south of Montgomery in Pintlala. He finished developing the property in 1986 when he and his wife, Susan, moved into their recently finished house.

The asking price for Legacy Lakes was $3.4 million and sold for an undisclosed amount to a local buyer.