Our first ice fishing podcast from 2017!  We cleaned it up and just couldn't bring ourselves to get rid of it.  Some great information that never gets old.  If you have listened to it before...give it another listen.  If you haven't heard it before, we think you will like it!

It's early season and the holidays are over.  Time to start looking at your equipment and getting ready for that first tournament.  Now is the time to check everything on your boat and start to order replacement fishing gear.  Make sure everything works so if repairs are needed you have plenty of time to get parts ordered and the repairs done.  Evaluate your tournament schedule and start your research into the lakes listed on your schedule.  Good preparation breeds success.   

It's that time of year.  The boats are all snug in their beds with visions of hard water dancing in your head.  The ice houses are all set up with care in hopes Mr. Walleye will soon be there.  Now on Ford, Dodge, Toyota, Chevy, Nissan and GM but don't get to crazy the ice isn't quite thick enough yet.  Early ice and where to start looking! 

Let the debate begin!  Custom painted baits vs. Stock out of the package beauties.  There is a definite art form to painting custom baits and some look like fish catching machines, but the question and the debate comes down to...do custom baits catch more fish?  I know they catch more fisherman.  Are they worth the extra money?  We discuss our thoughts on custom baits and what we think is overkill and what seems to be the perfect extra touch.  

Ever wonder how some of these guys get into fishing tournaments?  Or how you can get started fishing your local circuit?  What drives a person to turn a weekend hobby into a competitive sport?  This winter we are going to start a new series talking about tournament fishing.  We are going to cover all aspects of tournament fishing and have you fired up and ready to go when tournament season 2020 rolls around.  In this episode each of us tell you how we got started and the motivation we have to fish competitively.  Don't miss the start of what will have you ready to rock this spring.  

We all have that favorite story of heading to the lake in the fall to test your luck one last time before ice forms and you get into them.  Maybe that trip wasn't about catching big fish or a bunch of fish, maybe that trip was with someone you may never get to take fishing again.  In this weeks episode we recall some of our favorite fall fishing memories and the meaning they have for us.