The Inside Line

The oldest joke in the sport of professional bass fishing is that the competitors are long haul truck drivers who happen to make a few casts now and then. Most of the long-timers I’ve been aroun …

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Part of the Chattahoochee River system, Lake Eufaula proper begins just north of Lake Point State Park at Cowikee Creek and stretches southward about 30 miles to the dam. It serves as a boundary betwe …

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The operators of Leesylvania State Park – the largest tournament launch site on the Virginia side of the Potomac River – recently came up with an illogical policy. Starting this year, from …

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Since its debut, Rat'l Trap fans everywhere have been singing the praises of the newest addition to the Bill Lewis family of lipless crankbaits, the Hammer Trap. Perhaps no one is a bigger fan than Ma …

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I’ve always been a tackle store junkie. Whether I’m in California or Deep South Texas or the Northwoods of Minnesota, I like to stop in at the local shops and see what’s going on. Th …

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During the recent Bassmaster Classic, we celebrated Dakota Ebare’s 7-pound-plus “meanmouth” (smallmouth bass/Alabama bass hybrid). It’s yet to be 100% confirmed that’s wh …

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