The Inside Line

Welcome to the Show

Welcome to the Show

Posted by Pete Robbins on Jan 21st 2024

At the end of this month, my wife Hanna and I will have a booth for our fishing travel business at the Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo. As best I can remember, I went to my first o …

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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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Retail Therapy

Retail Therapy

Posted by Pete Robbins on Dec 7th 2023

Did you make a Black Friday tackle purchase? How about a new graph on Cyber Monday? I made the former, and was greatly tempted by the latter. In the end, it was only about $75 out of pocket …

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