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Tulibees! Burbot! Whitefish! I thought this was a fishing show! It certainly is! We’ve got the country’s #1 authority on ice fishing with us and some of the things Brian “Bro” Brosdahl talks about are the amazing (and delicious) species that are normally only caught during hard water season. Bro explains a lot of the ice fishing basics for beginners but also shares plenty of quality information for the more experienced hole hoppers out there. Did you know that a lot of great ice fishing tips can also be used to up your game on open water? Please give Bro a listen!Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to give tips on how to deal with cold weather and the impact it has on fishing. He’s not talking about ice, just the cold weather that most all of us face at this time of year.Joe Opager, Director of Communications for Major League Fishing is with us to talk about the upcoming MLF season, the huge Redcrest Cup Championship and the amazing Redcrest Expo!

13 major career victories, a Bassmaster Classic win, a Redcrest Championship, 119 total wins, $3.7 million dollars in earnings and in the top 5 of all-time money winners. Edwin Evers is definitely one of the greatest fishermen in the history of professional bass fishing. In addition, Edwin Evers is one of the nicest guys and best human beings that you’d ever want to meet. He just kicked off an exciting new video project on social media called “Project E.” We invite you to listen to a great interview with one of our favorite fishermen on the planet!Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to give tips on how to upgrade your catches to larger fish than you normally catch. Great subject! Andrew Lemle is the new unofficial record holder for catching the largest 5-fisn limit of smallmouth bass in the entire country. 36.9 pounds works out to be almost seven-and-a-half-pounds per fish! A limit of wall hangers! Listen to his great story!

Alton Jones, Jr. has spent his entire life watching his father, the legendary Alton Jones, Sr., fish major tournaments including a huge win at the Bassmaster Classic. Now it is Alton Jones, Jr.’s turn to win the big ones. One of 2021’s best bass fishermen, Jones, Jr. is ready to do some damage on the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour. Listen to a fine young man talk about his career and how he is preparing for his shot at the biggest of stages. We bet that 2022 will be a breakout year for this great guy!Dan Johnston from St. Croix is back with us to give a recap on the 2021 year in fishing and fishing tackle.Our good friend, Ken Duke, editor of Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine, joins Dave to talk about the upcoming year in fishing and gives a controversial opinion on the burgeoning high school and college fishing programs.

Jason Przekurat is one of the top walleye fishermen in the nation. He is also the father of Jay Przekurat who recently qualified to fish the Bassmaster Elite Series. Bass and walleye in one family? I’ll bet they have some great conversations around the Christmas dinner table! The father/son combo recently finished 12th out of a field of 4,000 fishermen in the recent million-dollar Johnny Morris Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Jay explains their successes and more.Shane Powell won the Bassmaster Team Championship and the ensuing Classic Fish-Off to score a spot in the upcoming Bassmaster Classic. Listen to him tell us how he did it.Dave interviews some guy named Steve Sarley in the weekly St. Croix segment. Never heard of him! Who is this guy?

A MILLION DOLLARS!!! That is what 23-year old Logan Parks and 20-year old Tucker Smith won at the Johnny Morris Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Parks and Smith, fishing buddies and Auburn University students from Shoal Creek, Alabama, not only won the $1 million first-place prize, but also a pair of Toyota Tundra trucks and a pair of 21-foot bass boats with motors. Parks and Smith join us to talk about how they won the most lucrative amateur fishing tournament of all time on Missouri’s Table Rock Lake.Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins Dave to talk about whether or not, the term “Made in America,” means anything anymore.Just in time to get the kids some quality reading material for Christmas, Noted children’s author, Bob Allen joins us to talk about his wonderful books.

He’s a three-time Angler of the Year. He’s won a Bassmaster Classic. They just placed him the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. He’s one of the nicest guys on the water. He is the one-and-only Jay Yelas. Jay talks about his career, about tournament fishing and about something near and dear to his heart, the C.A.S.T. for Kids Program. Jay Yelas is the Executive Director of the C.A.S.T. for Kids Program which is one of the biggest and most successful charitable programs in all of fishing. They sponsor events that enrich the lives of children with special needs, supports their families, and strengthens communities through the sport of fishing. Way to go, Jay!Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins Dave to talk about how to go about selecting the correct rod. Who is better to comment on that than Dan Johnston?Savannah Stenlund holds the all-new position of Angler Engagement Coordinator for St. Croix. She talks to Dave about what the importance of pro staff members is to the average angler. 

Mike Iaconelli has made his highly anticipated decision and he well be joining the Bassmaster Elite Series again. Ike did it the hard way and challenged himself to re-qualify for the tour by winning the Northern Series of the Bassmaster Opens. Ike has been off the Bassmaster Elites since 2018 and looks forward to competing and qualifying to fish the 2023 Bassmaster Classic, an event he has won in the past. This is a great interview and Steve and Ike have a lot of fun tossing around a few new ideas. Give it a listen!Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins Dave to talk about how to get a job in the fishing industry.Richard Nicholson caught a magnificent 18-pound, 1-ounce walleye to establish a new Pennsylvania record. The state just certified it. Congratulations, Richard!

Kristine Fischer just won the biggest event in the sport of kayak fishing – The Hobie Bass Open Series three-day Tournament of Champions on Alabama’s Lake Eufaula. Kristine is a multi-time national kayak tournament champion who is known for her prowess in musky fishing, bass fishing, ice fishing, as well as her mastery of yak fishing. Kristine explains how she figured out the water and the fish to win the crown. She offers some great fishing tips that will help anyone who fishes, whether its from a kayak, a boat or from shore. Give Kristine a listen, please.Dan Johnston from St. Croix turns the tables on Dave Kranz and interviews Dave about fishing for bass on a professional level. Don Morse from Autism Angers joins us. Autism is an incredibly misunderstood affliction. This is a great organization that is run by a great guy, and they are doing tremendous work.

Bassmaster Elite pro Chris Zaldain and his partner, Captain Ryan Rickard just won the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter out of Port Aransas, Texas this past week. Zaldain never fished for the feisty redfish before, but it didn’t take him long to fall in love with these stubborn brutes. Incredibly, one of Zaldain’s competitors in the big tournament was his wife, Trait Zaldain. How did that work out at home? We find that out along with many other interesting fishing facts from one of the sport’s top pros and one of the nicest guys around.  Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to talk about the use of electronics when it comes to ice fishing. Mike Leonard, Vice President of Government Affairs at the American Sportfishing Association is with us to give an update on what his incredible organization has been doing for all of us lately.

If there are no redfish swimming in the water of his home state of Kentucky, why is Bassmaster Elite pro angler Mark Menendez fishing in the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter this week? Good question and the affable Menendez comes up with a great answer. He talks to us while pre-fishing in Texas with his partner, Ricky Bort. Ricky even catches a couple of redfish while Mark talks to us. Mark Menendez was gracious enough to share his time in between the Redfish Cup and his recent wedding to the lovely Melissa. Congratulations, Mark. Thanks and good luck!Dan Johnston from St. Croix is out chasing whitetail deer, so Dave is joined by St. Croix pro staffer, Mark Hansen who tells us about the responsibilities that a pro staffer has. Mike Howe is an educator, writer, speaker and fisherman. He is also a top advocate for the sport of ice fishing. Listen to what Mike has to say!