The Inside Line

Preface: I don’t know for a fact that anyone has ever cheated in a top-tier professional bass tournament. I mean, it’s obvious that someone, at some time, has broken the rules purposely, but as f …

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No stop on the Bassmaster Elite Series excites me more than the Thousand Islands in Upstate New York. It’s beautiful there, and the fishing is fantastic. Both smallmouth and largemouth are plentiful …

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BASS Communications and (subsequently) BassFan ran a story about the efforts of two-time NFL Pro Bowler Trent Cole’s to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic. I have nothing at all against Cole. Well, I …

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The Brandon Palaniuks and Jacob Wheelers of the world don’t necessarily have to worry about timing. They’re going to get theirs, whether it’s an early schedule, a late schedule, a diverse schedule, o …

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Each year, the Bassmaster Elite Series finds its way to Lake Fork … and for good reason. At just over 27,000 surface acres, the East Texas reservoir is an absolute big bass factory.  …

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This offseason hasn’t been quite as short as the COVID-addled 2020-21 gap, but it still seems brief. It seems like we were just filling out the final Classic berths last week and now everyone is gett …

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