Pete Robbins is a Senior Writer for Bassmaster Magazine, a prolific blogger and has written for numerous other magazines, websites and outdoor television programs. He is a Board Member of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, consults for numerous companies endemic to the fishing industry and hosts trips to destinations including Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Panama and Alaska. Pete and his wife Hanna operate Half Past First Cast, a website devoted to fishing travel. They live in Vienna, Virginia, with their Australian Shepherd Rooster and call the Potomac River their home waters.
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