The Inside Line

All in All, Not Just a Fish on the Wall

Posted by Pete Robbins on Aug 25th 2019

All in All, Not Just a Fish on the Wall

Some people are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Others can’t give up the Beanie Baby habit. A select group feel compelled to eat dirt or paste.My addiction is fish replicas.It didn’t start until I was 4 …

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A Reverse Bucket List

Posted by Pete Robbins on Oct 28th 2018

A Reverse Bucket List

Over the past dozen years my writing has opened doors that enabled me to experience all sorts of incredible fishi …

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A Tiger in the House

Posted by Pete Robbins on Oct 2nd 2017

A Tiger in the House

We’ve been home from Africa for 11 months, but we just got a new reminder of the trip – a replica mount of Hanna’ …

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Reading Is For Losers

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 14th 2016

Reading Is For Losers

Despite taking up angling only a decade or so ago, my wife consistently seems to outfish more experienced anglers, including but not limited to yours truly. When we go to El Salto, she consistently ca …

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Catch A Tiger By the Toe

Posted by Pete Robbins on Nov 13th 2016

Catch A Tiger By the Toe

While fishing wasn’t the exclusive reason that we just spent three weeks in Africa, it was a big enticement to make the trip across both the big pond and the equator. Tigerfish look like a cross betwe …

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Africa Prep - An Intracontinental Storm

Posted by Pete Robbins on Oct 31st 2016

Africa Prep - An Intracontinental Storm

In preparing for our latest trip of a lifetime, I’ve scoured just about every YouTube video of tigerfishing on the Zambezi, looking for any little nugget of information that I can get that might help …

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