+ Thoughts and takeaways

+ Eye-opening details and repercussions

+ How to handle similar events

+ Did Capt. Dean really take a angry fisherman on a 14-mile adventure?

* Explaining Bathymetric Data and how it can be a game-changer for inshore and offshore approaches

* How to use -- and not use -- shallow-running boats

* Best crossover lures from freshwater to saltwater

* How CCA dollars are being allocated

* How bay boats these days are just built different ... behind the science and engineering

* Not all moon and post-front conditions are the same, especially this time of year.

* Lots of rain coming. How it affects different bays

* Grim reminders how dangerous can be

* So much for disbanding TPWD

* WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

*Will the oyster license buyback program work?

*What Texas bay systems could look like if even 25-percent come back

*If you could only have one: Power Pole/Spot lock ... Starlink/VHS ... Light bar/deck lighting

*WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

* Do some state records deserve asterisks?

* The record most likely to fall next

* Don't tell grandpa ... age-old lessons that may or may not stand the test of time

* Plus, if it sounds as if your host is coming out of his skin, there's a reason for that

* What you should know if fishing Louisiana fishing tempts you

* Did Indian Summer bite us ... and change the bit?

* The things that separate truly great rods

* How the Bates Reels phenomenon came to be

* WWSD? WWCD?

* A lively Q&A from the Houston Fishing Show

* How the show and fishing has changed the last 50-years

* All about baits, tips and field-testing

* What consumers influence in fishing

* How downsizing your wade belt offers an edge

* From replacing treble hooks, to re-tying in the midst of a hot bite, to jig head weights, weedless jigs, pace of your retrieve and drift sock ... are you always doing the right thing?

* The lengths you've gone to hid your fishing expenses from your significant other.

* Capt. Dean update and dealing with fishing-related ailments on the water.

* It's Fishing Show time!

* WWSD? WWCD?

* Fishing road-trip stories you don't always hear about: Fights, AR-15s, accusations, cheating and bathroom breaks -- in the truck.