The Inside Line

Two weekends ago my friend and I met at the lake on the only day we were both able to fish. It was 34 degrees when we launched with 20 mile per hour winds. One of us stated half-seriously that if …

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Hang around the fishing world long enough and you’re going to run into some world-class talkers. Heaven help you if they’re your partner on the stressful day of a big tournament. The best you can …

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In a lot of ways, 2022 was an unsettling year for me on the fishing front. We had a few exceptional trips, but others that were merely good when we expected them to be great. Even on our November tri …

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The greatest and most popular American pastime is not baseball or football or NASCAR. It is not Black Friday shopping or debating whether chili should have beans in it. It’s not politics, e …

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After 30 years of semi-serious bass fishing, the major lessons don’t come that often anymore. Nor do new techniques – every once in a while a capital-G-game-changer like the drop shot or the Senk …

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For years, the 3.75” Shad Shape Worm has been one of my favorite soft plastic baits. Its shape and profile make it the ideal baitfish imitator. If you follow the Inside Line you know that I have …

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