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In this River Rat panel episode of the Serious Angler Bass Fishing Podcast, host Bailey Eigbrett sits down with Elite Series pro Seth Feider, longtime tournament angler Chris Grohe, and backwater specialist Keith Poche to break down everything about fishing rivers and skinny backwaters for bass. The panel covers reading current seams and cut banks, breaking down a river visually before making a cast, bait selection for topwater, moving baits, and flipping, and how to use Google Earth and drawdown history to find untouched backwater fish. Also featured: Keith Poche's wild 10-day, Minneapolis-to-Gulf-of-America boat trip down the entire Mississippi River. Whether you fish the Mississippi River, small rivers, or backwater creeks and oxbows, this episode is packed with practical river bass fishing tips and strategy you can use right now.

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Most anglers idle right over the most consistent big-bass spots on the lake without ever knowing they're there. Full-time fishing guide Caleb Bell breaks down how to find springs — groundwater seeps that hold stable 55-65° water and giant bass year-round — and why they're the key to surviving the toughest transition of the year.

In this episode, Caleb covers:
- How to spot a spring using old Corps of Engineers maps and satellite imagery
- What a spring actually looks like on your graph (the "crater" and vegetation donut)
- Why springs hold giant stripers and largemouth all summer and winter
- How the summer-to-fall transition really works (and why rushing it costs you fish)
- Community holes, schooling fish, and why numbers matter more than big-bite grinding right now
- Steep banks vs flats and where to focus if you're fishing from shore
- His 6-bait arsenal for this transition: glidebait, Koiki, jig, buzzbait, fluke (with his skipping technique), blade baits, and mini A-rigs
- The biggest mistake anglers make this time of year — and how to reframe a slow day into a scouting win

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Ever pull up on a massive highland reservoir with creek arms running in every direction and have no idea where to start? Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jacob Foutz breaks down his exact system for finding bass faster on big water — no matter how many creek arms you're staring at.

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Jake Slager, National Fish Habitat Partnership board member and corporate industry representative, joins the Serious Angler Bass Fishing Podcast live from the AFS conference to break down why fish habitat conservation matters far beyond the water. Jake explains what the National Fish Habitat Partnership and the Fish Fund actually do, how regional Fish Habitat Partnerships get conservation dollars on the ground, and why corporations, gas stations, restaurants, and entire local economies depend on people having access to healthy fisheries and outdoor recreation. This episode dives into water stewardship, habitat restoration, the marketing and storytelling gap in conservation, and why healthy water truly means healthy fish and healthy people. A must-listen for anglers and outdoor industry professionals who want to understand the business and policy side of fisheries conservation.

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Ty Manarola joins the Serious Angler Bass Fishing Podcast to break down his first career tournament win, a 62.5 pound smallmouth bass total caught over three grueling days on the Columbia River, complete with a full gear and bait breakdown and the six-foot-wave grind that came with it. The episode also features an unfiltered rant on what's really holding competitive bass fishing back: not forward-facing sonar, but the toxic comment sections and online negativity scaring off non-endemic sponsors and stalling the sport's growth. Expect practical smallmouth bass fishing tips, tournament strategy, gear talk, and a candid take on fishing industry drama and why choosing positivity matters for the sport's future. This is bass fishing storytelling and commentary in one episode: a hard-earned win and a hard truth about the state of the community.

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The Serious Angler Bass Fishing Podcast sits down with West Coast Super 60 standout Joe Mariani to break down the toughest transition in bass fishing: the late-summer drawdown on Northern California reservoirs like Clear Lake, Berryessa, and Don Pedro. Joe explains why largemouth push shallow into dying grass while spotted bass and smallmouth abandon the bank entirely, why big square bills and topwater still fool giants in low, clear water, and how to locate suspended fall bass using forward-facing sonar on main-lake structure. The conversation also covers Joe's switch from Nitro to Bass Cat boats, tournament strategy for the no-practice BAM Super 60 series, and mental game lessons from grinding out top-10 finishes. A must-listen for bass anglers dealing with fall drawdown conditions, tournament anglers chasing forward-facing sonar techniques, and fans of West Coast bass fishing.

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The Serious Angler Bass Fishing Podcast welcomes back West Coast bass fishing legend John Murray for a deep dive into the free rig, why it outperforms a jig, Texas rig, or drop shot for hookup ratio, and his exact rod, line, and hook setup for flipping grass and laydowns. John traces the origins of West Coast staples like the drop shot, football jig, and swimbait, shares rare bass fishing history including the true origin of the split shot rig and a 1990s deep-water story from Lake Castaic, and breaks down the koiki bait trend sweeping the Bassmaster Elite Series and BPT. The episode also covers scoping's rise in Tennessee, forward-facing sonar's return to 2D-style fishing, and John's advice for young anglers following in his footsteps. A must-listen for bass anglers, tournament fishing fans, and anyone into bass fishing history and technique.

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The Serious Angler Bass Fishing Podcast sits down with Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation fisheries biologist Nate Hall for a deep dive into black bass management, harvest regulations, and cutting-edge electrofishing research. Nate breaks down Oklahoma's landmark 2022 length-limit change, why statewide bass harvest rates sit under 3%, and how genetic stunting affects bass growth in lakes across the country. The episode also covers groundbreaking forward-facing sonar research showing electrofishing boats miss up to 70% of large bass, plus Florida bass stocking success at the 34th parallel and fish care education for tournament anglers. A must-listen for bass anglers, fisheries students, and anyone interested in lake management, tournament fishing regulations, and bass biology.

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Matthew Brannon has cracked the code on catching big bass consistently across the country, and on this episode of the Serious Angler Podcast he breaks down exactly how. Matthew is a California angler who has put in serious time on big bass fisheries from coast to coast, and he shares the techniques that translate no matter where you're fishing, whether you're chasing giants or grinding out numbers.

We get into how his day job with the Coast Guard has shaped his understanding of marine electronics and fishing technology, and how that knowledge translates directly to finding and catching more bass. Matthew also breaks down his tournament mindset: instead of grinding numbers on milk runs, he covers as much water as fast as possible to put himself in front of as many big bites as he can.

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In this episode we sit down with Tai Au to break down a livescope settings hack that most anglers overlook, but makes a huge difference in image clarity on the water. Tai walks through exactly how he dials in his settings for a cleaner picture, along with the baits that consistently produce for him fishing the West Coast. Whether you are new to forward facing sonar or looking to sharpen your setup, this episode is packed with practical tips you can use on your next trip. Tune in to learn how small settings changes can lead to a lot more bites.

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