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Author: Pete Robbins

Ads from the Past – Heavy Cover Specialist

Posted by Pete Robbins | Jan 7, 2025 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |

In Ads from the Past – Heavy Cover Specialist, we look back to the days when companies were producing reels specifically for flipping

Technology in Overdrive – the GPS Revolution

Posted by Pete Robbins | Aug 14, 2024 | Electronics |

In Technology in Overdrive – the GPS Revolution, Pete looks at the “new” GPS technology that was unveiled in 1991.

40 Years of the Shad Rap

Posted by Pete Robbins | Oct 25, 2022 | Retro Ads, Tackle History |

In 40 Years of the Shad Rap, Pete Robbins looks back at the meek intro of the lure in late 1982 and how it vaulted to one of the best baits.

The Red Man Trail – The First Season

Posted by Pete Robbins | May 24, 2022 | Old Tournament Organizations |

The Red Man Trail – The First Season takes a look back at Operation Bass and their winning venture with Red Man chewing tobacco.

Casting With or Without Castro

Posted by Pete Robbins | May 17, 2022 | Short Strikes |

Casting With or Without Castro is a look into bass fishing in Cuba along with U.S. anglers trying to get to the island for its bass fishing

Catching Up with John Hale

Posted by Pete Robbins | May 8, 2022 | Sticks of the Past, Tackle History |

Catching Up with John Hale looks into Hale’s long-standing relationship with Lonnie Stanley and his career fishing the Bassmaster Trail.

How Stanley Jigs Was Born

Posted by Pete Robbins | May 1, 2022 | Sticks of the Past, Tackle History |

How Stanley Jigs Was Born is a look back at Lonnie Stanley and the birth of Stanley Jigs. This article was originally published in 2015.

Smallmouth Magazine

Posted by Pete Robbins | Dec 22, 2021 | Old Bass Magazines |

By the 1980s, some smallmouth aficionados decided that their needs weren’t being fully met and out of that need came Smallmouth, Inc.

Texas Trophies, Then and Now

Posted by Pete Robbins | Dec 20, 2021 | World Record Chase |

In early 2021, Lake OH Ivie near San Angelo went on a trophy tear reminiscent of that experienced at some of the SoCal lakes in the late 80s and early 90s.

B.A.S.S.’s First Woman Angler

Posted by Pete Robbins | Nov 28, 2021 | B.A.S.S., Lady Anglers |

Her first day partner, Homer Humphreys, told the Orlando Sentinel that ”[s]he was a fantastic partner. She was the most aggressive lady I’ve ever fished with – more aggressive than most men are – when it came to keeping her lure in the water