The Inside Line

Close to the Classic

Close to the Classic

Posted by Pete Robbins on Feb 9th 2023

Just six weeks until the Bassmaster Classic, the second time the big show will be held in Knoxville, and while there’s lots of fishing to go before the competitors launch their boats, at the same …

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Regular or Extra Christie?

Regular or Extra Christie?

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jan 19th 2023

Hang around the fishing world long enough and you’re going to run into some world-class talkers. Heaven help you if they’re your partner on the stressful day of a big tournament. The best you can …

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Who’s the Best, RIGHT NOW?

Who’s the Best, RIGHT NOW?

Posted by Pete Robbins on Dec 18th 2022

For a remarkably lengthy period of time, no one held a candle to Kevin VanDam on the water. You could have him fishing a puddle of parking lot antifreeze, and put someone else on the best lake in …

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It’s the Experiences, Stupid

It’s the Experiences, Stupid

Posted by Pete Robbins on Dec 8th 2022

Most of my college classmates likely make more money than I do. Most of my law school classmates almost certainly make much more money than I do. Yet I’m almost certain that none of them have …

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Betting on Yourself 

Betting on Yourself 

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 24th 2022

Prior to this season, New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge turned down an offer to stay with the Bombers for 7 years, for a total of over $213 million. That, my friends, is what we call real mone …

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How Do You Know You Have Too Much Tackle?

How Do You Know You Have Too Much Tackle?

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 3rd 2022

The other day I had to move about a dozen or so rods out of the way so that I could find a space for the three big boxes of Yamamoto plastics I’d just received. Seven hundred bucks worth of green …

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