The Inside Line

I am in the midst of 17 days on an Island in Panama, the interim period between hosting two groups to chase tuna, billfish and various inshore species like roosterfish and cubera snapper. Our first tr …

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Prior to the Elite Series event on Santee Cooper, I spent a practice day in the boat of Andrew Loberg and another in the boat of Tucker Smith. When I say “a day,” that effectively means da …

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We point out enough of the arguably bad stuff that goes on in fishing, so it’s only fair that when something good happens that should get at least as much press – and Randy Howell delivere …

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Lake Norman is North Carolina’s largest manmade body of water. It boasts 32,500 surface acres and roughly 520 miles of shoreline.  Vast and clear, the reservoir is defined by countless poin …

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Just in time for Frog Season, The Frog Factory has recently added three new hollow body frogs to its line up: the Boom Box, the Baby Boom and the Biggie Boom.  Designed in conjunction with long t …

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The oldest joke in the sport of professional bass fishing is that the competitors are long haul truck drivers who happen to make a few casts now and then. Most of the long-timers I’ve been aroun …

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