The Inside Line

There’s still a chance that the upcoming Bassmaster Classic will be won with traditional power fishing techniques. They’re far from dead. But it seems more likely that one or more top fini …

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Is the Yamamoto Hinge Minnow the ultimate scoping minnow? If you ask MLF Bass Pro Tour Angler, Jake Lawrence the answer would be a resounding, “YES”. After all, Lawrence spent over a year …

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The upcoming Bassmaster Classic will be my 22nd. That includes 21 as a member of some form of media and 16 working for BASS. I’ve enjoyed each one of them for different reasons, and not necessar …

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When Florida’s Kissimmee Chain was announced as site of the first Bassmaster Open for 2026, my mind began to race. I have so many great memories of fishing there. It’s where I won my first …

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Introduced last summer at ICAST, the Uni is a new finesse bait that is unlike anything Yamamoto has brought to market before. “The Uni is an urchin style bait,” said MLF Bass Pro Tour Angl …

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My wife and I had a booth for our fishing travel business, Half Past First Cast, at last week’s Chicagoland Fishing Expo. Despite challenging weather and one day without heat, it was a very succ …

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