The Inside Line

As you read this, the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series is about to begin. And in my opinion, it’s a great schedule. Nearly every venue is guaranteed to produce big winning weights — some may even ecl …

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Just six weeks until the Bassmaster Classic, the second time the big show will be held in Knoxville, and while there’s lots of fishing to go before the competitors launch their boats, at the same …

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My non-fishing brother and his non-fishing family went to Japan over New Year’s, and as a thank you for watching their (assumedly non-fishing) Portuguese Water Dog while they were gone, they brou …

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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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