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The Age of Analytics

The Age of Analytics

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jan 4th 2024

It’s “silly season” in bass world, with some anglers leaving longtime sponsors, and others making unexpected moves in all directions. We’ve seen, dissected and discussed videos from Jacob Foutz& …

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Reading is Fundamental

Reading is Fundamental

Posted by Pete Robbins on Dec 28th 2023

When I was a kid, I definitely did not want to go grocery shopping with my mom. It usually occurred when I’d rather be watching cartoons, and the woman was known to compare produce for far longer tha …

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The Medium is the Message

The Medium is the Message

Posted by Pete Robbins on Dec 14th 2023

We are living in a golden age of bass fishing information. It’s not just that you can watch every minute of every Elite Series tournament, from 12 different angles, close-captioned for the language-i …

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Legendary

Legendary

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 23rd 2023

Jordan Lee was not the legend who I expected to come back to BASS this year. Part of that is just his age – at 32 has enough time lapsed to merit the title. I mean, Jim Brown retired from footbal …

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Money, It’s Gotta Be The Shoes

Money, It’s Gotta Be The Shoes

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 16th 2023

Running is cheap, right? You don’t even need specialized equipment, just your old sneakers and a straight stretch of pavement, and certainly not four graphs, 12 rods and a boat. But if you want to …

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Rules Matter

Rules Matter

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 9th 2023

I’m still not ready to concede that forward-facing sonar should be banned, or even limited, at the top levels of professional bass fishing. I may someday reach that conclusion, but at this time I thi …

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