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Hall of Fame Nominations are Open

Hall of Fame Nominations are Open

Posted by Pete Robbins on Dec 15th 2024

Most of us – no matter how much we’d like the honor – are never going to be inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. There’s a high bar for future entries, as there should be. However, unlike …

Bass Fishing’s Woodstock

Bass Fishing’s Woodstock

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 28th 2024

Amidst all of the acrimony and complaining about the state of professional bass fishing, I’d like to inject my once-a-decade ray of sunshine. We have the path forward, a model for what things cou …

Peace on Earth

Peace on Earth

Posted by Pete Robbins on Apr 10th 2019

We’ve reached peak velocity in the professional fishing world, with all three major tours holding events this wee …

Baksay: Two Decades of Waiting

Baksay: Two Decades of Waiting

Posted by Pete Robbins on Feb 19th 2019

I knew Terry Baksay even before I really knew Terry Baksay. I met my fishing mentor Bill Roberts in the summ …

Bolton vs. Boltin'

Bolton vs. Boltin'

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jan 21st 2019

photo courtesy of FLWFISHING.com In November of 1997, I was a third-year associ …

The Future is Now

The Future is Now

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jan 8th 2019

Can it be?After an offseason where we spent more time talking about the tournament landcape – and perhaps less ab …