Chad Morgenthaler didn’t get to use a landing net during most of his professional bass fishing career, but he never forgot how to corral and capture his targets. Check him out in action, chasing airborne wildlife with remarkable grace.

I’ve been riding in bass boats for over 20 years, but despite occasional short spurts behind the wheel, I’ve generally avoided learning to drive one. Pete is a critical teacher. Finally, I decided that it was time to learn, so I asked the much more patient Chad Morgenthaler to be my instructor. Here’s the rundown – it’s not so hard.

I thought we were the only angling family crazy enough to have an Australian Shepherd (we didn’t learn the first time), but there are several of them out on the bass tours. Here are their thoughts on the breed.

I already showed you how we “shot docks” for crappie on my recent trip to Table Rock to fish with Chad Morgenthaler. After teaching us how to locate and catch them, the next step was to learn how to get them ready for the pan. As you can see in this video, he made it look easy.

I appeared on BTL twice in 2022, and Matt Pangrac continues to be very, very good for my career, my ego, and HPFC. He was kind enough to invite me back on the show this past Monday to talk about some of the legendary and lesser-known beefs in the history of professional fishing.

In the Robbins house we are constantly thinking about the next meal, or even the next meal after that. I guess you could call us foodies. We are willing to try almost anything. Of course, some meals stand out more than others. In a year full of great dining, both at home and on the road, here are some of my favorites.