Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast

On today's episode:

• Praying for the family of Will Roberts
• Five tips for wading small creeks
• Examining exactly how many combos we own
• Top 5 summer pond lures
• Switching treble hooks for single hooks on topwaters
• Spending more on rods vs reels
• And more!

Tackle Talk is presented by:

The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY

Additional support provided by:

Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com

Humminbird | www.humminbird.com

Minn Kota | www.minnkotamotors.com

Ladies and gentlemen… it's here! Our annual ICAST episode. Buckle up for a full, sincere, comprehensive look at everything we saw at ICAST 2026. The good, the bad, the ugly, the exciting, the disappointing, the cheap, the expensive, the original, the unoriginal, all of that and more!

Tackle Talk is presented by:

• The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY

Additional support provided by:

• Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/
• Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/
• Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

On today's episode:

• Tackle organization
• Skunk patterns?!
• FluxJet kayaks
• 3 Baits for weedy ponds
• SPRO reels
• Top 4 things to consider when buying your first kayak
• And more!

Tackle Talk is presented by:

• The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY

Additional support provided by:

• Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/
• Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/
• Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

On this week's episode:

• Early sneak peeks and leaks of products that will debut at ICAST next week
• Status update on the MLF BPT and Bassmaster Elite AOY races
• New Tackle Talk hats drop today!
• Fishing Poll presented by Humminbird & Minn Kota: What is your biggest weakness as an angler?
• The Mailbag powered by Amped Outdoors: Sunfish hybridization, cheap vs expensive combos for kayak fishing, targeting fish in hot/muggy weather, and more!

Tackle Talk is presented by:

• The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY

Additional support provided by:

• Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/
• Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/
• Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

We're back!! Fresh off of our latest mini series, we are now back to our regularly scheduled programming and boy do we have a lot to cover. The fishing world has gone completely crazy for coike's and I can't wait for it to end, we have a review on the brand new Ark Gravity BFS Avid reel, we tackle the best summertime largemouth baits in this week's Fishing Poll, and we open up The Mailbag to answer some of YOUR overdue fishing questions.

Tackle Talk is presented by:

The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE

Additional support provided by:

Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/

Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/

Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode four of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guests are Senior Project Manager of Freshwater Bait at Pure Fishing Nathan Ragsdale and Director of Fish Science and Testing at Pure Fishing Mark Sexton.

To learn more about Pure Fishing, visit https://www.purefishing.com/pages/pure-fishing-brands

Tackle Talk is presented by:

The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE

Additional support provided by:

Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/

Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/

Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode three of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guest is the Vice President of Brand Management at PRADCO Outdoor Brands, Mr. Chad Warner.

To learn more about PRADCO Outdoor Brands, visit https://www.pradcooutdoorbrands.com/fishing-brands/

Tackle Talk is presented by:

The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE

Additional support provided by:

Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/

Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/

Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode two of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guest is the President of Rapala/VMC USA, Mr. Travis Tuma.

To learn more about Rapala/VMC, visit https://www.rapala.com/us_en/rapala

Tackle Talk is presented by:

The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE

Additional support provided by:

Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/

Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/

Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode one of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guest is the Senior Vice President of Fishing at GSM Outdoors, Mr. Crispin Powley.

To learn more about GSM Outdoors, visit https://www.gsmoutdoors.com/our-brands/

Tackle Talk is presented by:

The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE

Additional support provided by:

Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/

Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/

Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

We have a very special episode for you today, as we unveil a project that we've been working on for months and is finally set to release next week: the next 4-part mini series produced by the Tackle Talk Podcast! In addition to giving you the full scoop on what you can expect from Tackle Talk over the next four weeks we'll also recap MLF's Heavy Hitters and more!

Tackle Talk is presented by:

The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAMAY

Additional support provided by:

Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com

Humminbird | www.humminbird.com

Minn Kota | www.minnkotamotors.com