LANDRUM, S.C. – It’s not terribly rare for a son or daughter to pick up the family trade, and to continue in the employment footsteps of a successful parent. It IS pretty unique, however, when the family trade is professional bass fishing, and when not one but two siblings follow the path that was laid out by their dad (and very successfully, to boot).
But the Robinsons of Landrum, South Carolina, are pretty unique in their own right. MLF pro Marty Robinson came to the attention of bass fans in 2007, when he started fishing at the highest national level of pro tournaments. He was joined on the road by wife Iris and their two boys (3-year-old Marshall and 1-year-old Mitchell).
Sixteen years later, Marshall Robinson qualified into the Bass Pro Tour to fish alongside his dad. And in 2026, the youngest Robinson – now-20-year-old Mitchell Robinson – is competing in his first season on the Bass Pro Tour…