The Inside Line

Don’t Shake What Your Mama Gave You

Don’t Shake What Your Mama Gave You

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jun 23rd 2022

We spend so much time learning to manipulate bass lures – to make topwaters skitter, to make frogs walk, and to make gliders glide – that it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that a …

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2022 Lake Fork B.A.S.S. Elite.

2022 Lake Fork B.A.S.S. Elite.

Posted by Bernie Schultz on Jun 9th 2022

Each year, the Bassmaster Elite Series finds its way to Lake Fork … and for good reason. At just over 27,000 surface acres, the East Texas reservoir is an absolute big bass factory.  …

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A Most Strugglicious Year

A Most Strugglicious Year

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jun 2nd 2022

I know that 2020 and 2021 were tough on a lot of people, and I don’t mean to make light of anyone’s tragedy, but for me so far 2022 has sucked in a lot of ways, at least in terms of fishing. Back in …

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The End of the Hard Sell

The End of the Hard Sell

Posted by Pete Robbins on May 19th 2022

Back in the day, when I was more attuned to the college scene, occasionally you’d see a shirt that said something like: “Michigan: The Harvard of the Midwest” or “Vanderbilt: The Harvard of the South …

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My Senko Story

My Senko Story

Posted by Mark Fong on May 17th 2022

My first encounter with the Yamamoto Senko came many years ago. I was fishing as a AAA at a Clear Lake WON Bass Pro-Am Tournament and at this time, the Senko was just taking off on the West Coast …

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Respect Your Elders

Respect Your Elders

Posted by Pete Robbins on May 11th 2022

As I write this, my friend Terry Battisti – who wrote for Yamamoto before I did, and was actually the one who recommended me to the then-powers-in-charge – is waging a tough war on behalf of bass …

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