The Inside Line

The Harris Chain of Lakes lies within an hour of my hometown, yet I rarely fish there. It’s not that I don’t like that waterway, I do. It’s just that there are so many other options closer to hom …

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When I first joined a bass club in 1995, there was a guy named Steve who kindly invited me to fish with him quite often. Steve only had three, or maybe four, places that he ever fished. One of th …

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For most of the past decade, my wife, Hanna, and I have been fortunate enough to take two trips a year to Mexico for bass. Usually the first one comes in January or February, just to escape the c …

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On Saturday, my wife Hanna and I went fishing. It was her first time in quite a while and it seemed like she wanted to do everything at once – flinging spinnerbaits and jerkbaits and even a big o …

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Each year, the Bassmaster Elite Series travels to Lake Fork — the renowned trophy bass destination in East Texas. Although small by tour standards, the lake supports a healthy population of …

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A few years ago I had a chance to go on a fishing trip with an all-time athlete, one of the top 50 to ever play his particular sport, first-ballot Hall of Famer, yada yada yada. He seemed like he …

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