The Inside Line

Brought the Sizzle, Left the Steak at Home

Brought the Sizzle, Left the Steak at Home

Posted by Pete Robbins on Sep 10th 2025

I have more tackle than anyone has a right to own – and likely more than I’ll use in this lifetime, although I keep on acquiring more. Whether it’s fear of running out, fear of havin …

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2025 Lake St. Clair B.A.S.S. Elite

2025 Lake St. Clair B.A.S.S. Elite

Posted by Bernie Schultz on Sep 4th 2025

Lake St. Clair is a key part of the Great Lakes system. It lies between lakes Huron and Erie, and separates Michigan from Ontario, Canada. At approximately 275,000 surface acres, it’s about the …

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How Far We’ve Leapt

How Far We’ve Leapt

Posted by Pete Robbins on Sep 2nd 2025

In the first club tournament I won on a hollow-bodied frog, I fished it on 20-pound test monofilament, a line that I’m guessing most Capital-S-Serious bass anglers don’t even own today. Br …

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How Far We’ve Leapt

How Far We’ve Leapt

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 27th 2025

In the first club tournament I won on a hollow-bodied frog, I fished it on 20-pound test monofilament, a line that I’m guessing most Capital-S-Serious bass anglers don’t even own today. Br …

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A Robotically-Shaped Writing Career

A Robotically-Shaped Writing Career

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 13th 2025

Thinking back on it, I shouldn’t be surprised that I still hold Roboworm’s original straight tail worms in such high regard. They were critical elements in the first two Classics I covered …

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Be Like Mike

Be Like Mike

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 8th 2025

I’m old enough and still sentient enough to remember when Mike Bucca was “Triton Mike” on the old Bass Fishing Home Page. Always positive, always helpful, but not yet a full-time mem …

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