This week we are speaking with Brett Herder of Agape Angling about his journey with his fishing partner Dave to catch a new state record black or white crappie in his home state of Missouri. Brett's journey over the last two years have put over 52 3lbs crappie in the boat along with FOUR over 4lbs with one just ounces away from the state record! Listen to how Brett and Dave are hunting down these huge crappie and what they've learned over the last two years of targeting trophy crappie.

Topics Include:

Top 4 factors for finding trophy crappie (3lbs+)

Huge crappie are loners and you have to pick them out

Targeting Trophy Crappie you will inherently catch big bass as well so you need tough gear

Fertile waters

North to South Lake vs East to West Lake

Mastering Livescope

Marrying the Bass world to the Crappie world

How to locate areas to target for these trophy Crappie

And SO MUCH MORE!

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This week we are joined by returning guest and fishing guide Mike Carter of Guntersville, AL to talk about his number ONE bait for big, trophy bass post spawn, The Bull Shad Swimbait. This is a must listen to episode for catching monster bass in June!

Topics Include:

WHY throw a Big Swimbait in June

Gear needed for throwing larger swimbaits

WHERE and WHEN to throw them

Which Bull Shad for the application needed

Slow sinking vs Fast sinking application

Underwater grass close to deep water

Boat positioning

Bull Wake vs Bull Shad

And SO MUCH MORE

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This week we are joined by Adrian Farley of AWF Outdoors to talk about an effective way to catch big Bull Bluegill which consists of fishing with a fly rod and topwater popper! This conversation is focused on introducing others into a fun way to fish that can be very effective for targeting big bluegill.

Topics Include:

Why fly fish for bluegill

Topwater poppers vs wet fly's and streamer

Inexpensive options for getting into a fly fishing setup

Deep water beds vs shallow beds

Topwater popper presentation for the biggest bites

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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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