The Inside Line

*photos courtesy of BASS/B.Kanies You might not believe that Brandon Palaniuk is the greatest closer in bass fishing history. A case could reasonably be made that Kevin VanDam, Denny Braue …

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Bassmaster 2021: Big bass, big dreams, big question marks. Pickwick Elite. POSTPONED Neely Henry Elite. POSTPONED Smith Lake Open. RESCHEDULED. When the press release came out titl …

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For years and years I lived in a bass-only bubble, where largemouths, smallmouths and (to a lesser extent) spots were all that I cared about it. I thought I was happy, I thought I was living my …

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The Elite Series was set to start up in Alabama again today, and just as we saw the last time they were there  (for Pickwick), floods of Biblical proportions have descended on Neely Henry …

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When the field blasts off on the first day of this year’s Bassmaster Classic, I will not be there. I had the option to work the event for B.A.S.S, as I have every year since 2010. If for …

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By Bernie SchultzFrequently referred to as the “Crown Jewel of Texas Bass Fisheries,” Lake Fork is home to a tremendous population of Florida-strain largemouth — big ones, too. Double-digit fish are c …

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