The Hook One Pod

What if 1 fish could win you over $300,000 in boats?! Well, it can! The Walleye Slam and Fall Brawl on Lake Erie are two derbies that run through the fall and give out incredible prizes to the winners. This year belonged to Ed Hatten and Len Heffron, tournament partners for over 20 years, from New York. Ed weighed in a 31.25" 12.30lb monster! Since they were signed up for both derbies they took home both top prizes; a Warrior 238 and a Ranger 622. We sit down with Ed and Len and talk all about their win. Fishing Tactics, stories of being on the boat, info from bait shops and everything in between, they said nothing was off limits and they answered it all. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!

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Join us this week as Capt Rob Barnes of Barnestormer Sportfishing joins us. We talk about the craziness of guiding the Detroit River in April, the grind of being a guide and the importance of being a professional in this industry. Capt Rob is one of the best and touches on a lot of important topics as well as some great tips for fishing the Detroit River and Lake St Clair. Capt Rob also has a giveaway this episode as he gives away 3 Pro Cure Scent Packs, tune in to win!

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Join the Hook One crew this week as thye sit down and preview the upcoming Ultimate Fishing Show in Novi, Jan 9th-12th. The Ultimate Fishing Show is the BIGGEST fishing show in Michian and offeres everything an angler can imagine. From open water to ice, salmon to panfish, this show has it all. This will be our 3rd year at the show with the store and this will be the bigest yet! Tune in to get a sneak peak of what we are brigning, the show specials we will have, and find out how you can win 2 FREE tickets for this years show!

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Join us this week as we talk how good the fall fishing on the St Clair River has been! We've been dealing with stale water temps and we are losing water fast but the fishing has been great in November!

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Join us this week as we're joined by Capt Erich Carlson of Reel Effect Charters in Northeast Michigan. Erich is a tournement fisherman and is jumping into the guide world fishing out of Presque Isle, MI. He's also very well versed on all the inland lakes up north including Hubbard, Long Lake and others! In his "spare time", Capt Erich is a full time art teacher for high school and college art classes and makes some of the most unique art we've seen. 

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Join us this week as we take you into the shop! The store is the most full it's ever been and we want to take you into the shop to show you all the new inventory and the WHY behind it all! 

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Join us this week for a great episode! We have Jake Romanack, co-host of Fishing 411 TV. Fishing 411 is going on 19 seasons of their tv show and it is packed full of information from fisheries all over the United States and Canada! Jake joined us last year for episode 40 talking about the process of creating a crankbait and the Bill Lewis Precise Walleye Crank. This week Jake talks about the success the bait has had after production and we also talk about their process and what goes into filming a full season of Fishing 411. Just like any of their shows, Jake is full of information and doesn’t hide anything in this episode, from tips and tricks to a sneak peak into some of their new episodes for 2025!

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Join us this week as Capt Joe from Smallmouth Heaven joins us to talk about a summer recap on Lake St Clair and a peek into fall fishing! Capt Joe has spent 115+ days on the lake this year and helps break down all of summer fishing on the Lake and what he has learned. Joe has a great youtube channel (www.youtube.com/@joebauerfishing) to give all sorts of info for catching smallmouth on Lake St Clair! You can also book a trip or follow his reports at www.LakeStClairBass.Com What else would you like to hear from the guys, let us know below!

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Join us this week as Pete sits down with fellow shop mate Nate as they break down how the 2024 Hook One Spring Derby went. From a dirty 30" walleye winner to a run of 10+ lb Atlantic Salmon, the fishing really showed out. With inconsitent weather and inconsistent fishing, we had the best derby yet and are already looking forward to 2025! Stick around until the end for a giveaway for some rum! Our sponsor Papa's Pilar is giving away a choice of 3 rums, see the video for details!

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Join us this week as Aaron Jagdfeld joins the show. Aaron is a decorated college angler for Adrian College and just finished in 2nd place in the Bassmaster Open on Lake St Clair, weighing in 71lb 12oz of bass in 3 days! Aaron tells us what it was like fishing (and beating) many of the Bassmaster Elite Pros during this tournament. Check it out, and be sure to check out our sponsors and use the codes below to save some $$$

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