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Fight for Your Right

Fight for Your Right

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 10th 2023

It seems that just about every dusty rear windshield on every car and every truck in Alaska has a sticker showing their absolute distaste for the Pebble Mine project, which many believe would des …

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Do the tour schedules need an overhaul?

Do the tour schedules need an overhaul?

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 4th 2023

For reasons that should be obvious to anyone who’s ever experienced shrinkage in any form, it’s probably not a good idea to hold bass tournaments on Champlain, St. Clair or Bay de Noc in January …

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What Would You Do To Catch a Fish?

What Would You Do To Catch a Fish?

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jul 27th 2023

I am not by nature an adrenaline junkie. I take great pleasure in the “click” of a buckled seatbelt and have no desire to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Nevertheless, in pursuit of fish – …

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Playing the Long Game

Playing the Long Game

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jul 21st 2023

I don’t remember precisely when the Senko was introduced or if Yamamoto was at ICAST that year. I know it was developed before I became affiliated with the company circa 2005, and while I wasn’t …

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Big Ten Inch

Big Ten Inch

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jul 17th 2023

I am excited about the Yamatanuki because to me it’s altogether new, and I’m excited about the new Yamamoto Livescope bait because that’s still a foreign language to me. There are some great new …

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A New Twist On a Proven Shape

A New Twist On a Proven Shape

Posted by Mark Fong on Jul 9th 2023

Since its introduction, the original 4” Zako has been my number one bladed vibrating jig trailer. Subsequently, when Yamamoto released the Swimming Zako, it instantly became a mainstay&nb …

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