This week we are joined by Biologist Mike Jolley who is the Region 3 Reservoir Fisheries Manager in Tennessee. In this conversation Mike talks about the greatest risk to black bass fisheries (Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass) is the Alabama Bass. Alabama Bass have been introduced to waterways most likely by anglers where they are not native and this is a HUGE issue especially for Smallmouth Bass. Mike explains how Alabama Bass could destroy trophy Smallmouth fisheries like Dale Hollow Lake and Chickamauga through hybridizing with the native Smallmouth. Alabama Bass look so similar to native Spotted Bass that you can only really tell a difference by using genetic testing. This is a must listen to episode to understand was is at stake for our Smallmouth Reservoirs and other quality black bass fisheries.

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This week we are joined with Alabama District III Supervisor and Fisheries Biologist Chris Mckee to talk about the Alabama Bass. The Alabama Bass in the state of Alabama is commonly referred to by local anglers as "Spotted Bass" but Chris discusses how the Alabama Bass is genetically different from Native Spotted Bass found in other states. This is the reason in 2008 the Alabama Bass was identified and confirmed as its own species being genetically closer to the Red Eye Bass in Alabama compare to a Spotted Bass. This is an interesting conversation that you don't want to miss!

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This week we sit down with Daniel Nail about his decades of experience fishing locks, dams and the tailwater for big bass. Daniel is an engineer working with Alabama and Georgia Power on their dams and completely breaks down these topics to make you a more success angler. This is a must listen to episode!

Topics:

Why target Dams/Locks

Boat Positioning is EVERYTHING

Water Stability and why its important

Aerial/E-scouting from home

Eddies vs Seams

Reading Current

Drifting baits

Understanding the different patterns throughout the year while fishing a dam

Spotted Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass

And SO MUCH MORE!

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This week our friend Adrian Farley of AWF Outdoors stops by the show to discuss all things post spawn crappie & how to be successful in the post spawn time period!

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This week we sit down with Zeke Gossett and talk about his success targeting spotted bass during the months where little to no current is being generated from the dam's and wins tournaments with this pattern!

Topics:

Late summer /early fall patterns and how to master them

Non-conventional early morning strategy

What water depth to target

Boat positioning is EVERYTHING

Suspended fishing strategy on DEEP docks

Mid-Day top water action

And SO Much More!

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In this week's episode Jacob speaks with Josh Holley about one of his favorite times of the year to target spotted bass which is the late spring / post spawn for the spots and the shad spawn. This time frame is late April into early May where we are at once the water temperature gets to 70 degrees.

Topics:

How to build a Pattern to fish

Spawning locations for Spotted Bass

Post-Spawn fishing strategy for Spotted Bass

Spawn/Post Spawn bait selection and fishing approach

Current Fishing

And So Much MORE!

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With our second episode in our Spotted Bass series we have Josh Holley on the show to talk about how he targets water current eddies for catching BIG spotted bass. This is an interesting topic that will help you put more bass in the boat and make you a better angler!

Topics include:

How to find and approach an eddy

Boat positioning for the PERFECT cast and bait presentation

Not all eddies are created equal nor hold the same quality of fish

Learning to read current

Fishing the front, middle and backside of the eddy

Not relying on electronics alone

And So MUCH MORE!

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This week we are kicking off our series on spotted bass with Anthony Troncalli! In this episode we discuss the spotted bass itself and what makes it distinct and what makes it such an important fish here.

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This week we are discussing simple fishing with Josh Holley and how to craft an effective technique without so much help from high end gear! Subjects include learning how to pay more attention to what the fish are actually doing rather than what other anglers are doing, finding patterns, not getting confused with so many baits and techniques, learning to fish without graphs to become a more skilled angler in more situations and much more.

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Mike Carter is back for the second episode of our spring crappie fishing series! This time we dive deep into the spring crappie spawn and what you need to know to fish it effectively. We discuss identifying the spawn and what factors lead to it, how to fish after major weather events like spring floods or cold fronts, finding likely spawning areas using what you can see around you rather than electronics, why not all structure is created equal when it comes to crappie fishing, shooting docks, some major mistakes to avoid when spring crappie fishing, reading maps to find current eddies that will hold fish and TONS more!

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