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$205,000!!! Now that is some serious payday! Jimmy Washam from Covington, Tennessee took home the big prize at this past week’s second annual Major League Fishing Tackle Warehouse TITLE on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Jimmy is no flash in the pan, this young man already won $55.000 in a Toyota event on Lake Guntersville earlier this year. Listen to Jimmy Washam explain how he caught repeat limits to score his huge win.We liked him so much last week, we asked him to join us again. Hank Shaw is a James Beard Award winning chef who loves cooking game and loves cooking fish. He catches the fish he cooks and has written award winning cookbooks including his latest, “Hook, Line and Supper.” Hank is incredibly interesting and definitely worth a listen.It may still be in the 90’s outside, but Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to start talking about early fall patterns.

Hot stick? Nope! This guy is the absolute hottest stick in professional bass fishing. Three wins in top level tournaments so far this season and it’s not over yet. Jacob Wheeler, ranked #1 in the world by Bassfan.com, is totally crushing the competition in Major League Fishing. Jacob Wheeler was the youngest angler to ever win the Forrest Wood Cup and was the first angler in history to win the first two Bassmaster Elite Series events he competed in and he hasn’t slowed down since. At the tender age of 30, this Indianan has won over two-million bucks in pro fishing. The sky is the limit for Jacob Wheeler. Listen to him tell you what makes him so good.Hank Shaw is a James Beard Award winning chef who loves cooking game and loves cooking fish. He catches the fish he cooks and has written award winning cookbooks including his latest, “Hook, Line and Supper.” Hank is incredibly interesting and definitely worth a listen.Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to explain the differences between fishing on lakes as opposed to fishing rivers.  

He’s back! Mike Iaconelli is the only angler to ever win the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Angler of the Year, and the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship. He just won a huge tournament, the B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series at Chesapeake Bay. Yes, that is correct – a kayak tournament! With over three-million dollars in career winning, Ike proved he is not only one of the best fishermen on the planet but the most versatile, as well. Give Ike a listen.We’ve had enough of synchronized diving. We want to see fishing included in the Olympics as a sport. John Knight and Tony Forte are here to explain the efforts of US Angling to get that monumental task done.Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to offer his thoughts on how the sport of fishing is going to keep all the new fishermen that are giving our sport a whirl.

We’ve got the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year – Seth Feider. The lanky Minnesotan virtually ran the table for the 2021 AOY. What an incredible season. There’s nothing harder than winning the AOY. You have to be really great every time you launch your boat. One bad tournament and you have blown it! Seth Feider was excellent every time he fished this year. Give him a listen!Kevin Brannon from Reel Guppy Outdoors stops by to tell us about his group’s programs that teach “guppies” (children) how to fish.Is your favorite lake or pond choked up with weed growth? Not to worry, Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to explain the ins and outs of “slop fishing.”  

 Chris Groh is a fisherman on the Bassmaster Elite circuit. He had one of his best performances ever in the last Elite event on the St, Lawrence River. Was it enough to earn him an invitation to fish the Elites again in 2022? He’s not sure. Listen to Chris explain the difference between fishing for a check and fishing for your future. Groh, one of the most popular anglers on the circuit, tells the story of how a regular guy from Illinois becomes a Bassmaster pro, It’s a great story that many of us can identify with. Give Chris Groh a listen.Our friend, Michael Brand, is now handling the youth angling projects for U.S. Angling, one of our favorite organizations. Give Michael a listen, please.Dan Johnston from St. Croix is back from Orlando and on hand talk about the highlights of the ICAST Convention.   

Steve and Dave are in Orlando at ICAST and Steve was unable to record an interview with our usual superstar-caliber main guest. Instead, we go back into the vault and bring back an interview with the most popular fisherman of all time, the one-and-only Bill Dance from 2017. It’s always a pleasure to hear from Bill and it’s nice to be able to hear Steve and Dave together in the studio for the first time in close to a year-and-a-half. Check out one of our favorite interviews of all time.Marianne Huskey made walleye fishing history recently when she bested the field and won the H2H Pro Walleye Series event on the Mississippi River. It is believed to be the first time a woman angler has won a major walleye tournament. Marianne joins us to talk about it.Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to dissect the very important topic of fishing deep weed edges.

Our featured guest is certainly not up Schmitt’s Creek! No way! Maryland’s Bryan Schmitt just scored a huge six-figure payday in the big Bassmaster Elite Series event on legendary Lake Champlain. He was in it from day one through the third day and then lost his mojo. He scored the big smallie that put him in first place with less than a half-hour to go in the tournament. What a thrilling finish. Listen to Bryan Schmitt tell you all about it.The biggest fishing event of the year is the huge ICAST convention in Orlando, Florida held from July 20 through 23. It is the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. All the latest and greatest equipment will be on display and all the biggest names in fishing will be in attendance. Both Dan Johnston from St. Croix and Ken Duke from Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine are with us to give an ICAST preview.     

He is “On Em!” Pour yourself a nice Tin Cup whiskey and listen to a great interview with a true “good ole boy, Matt Robertson. The Kentuckian is a real “everyman” who uses $79 Ugly Stick rods rather than $500-plus sticks. Matt is an awful lot like the average fisherman and he’d love to offer some tips to make you a great fisherman, just like he is. Robertson is an extremely likable guy who had an outstanding performance in the recent Bassmaster Classic. Listen to a great interview that shows why Matt Robertson is one of the most popular anglers in pro bass fishing today. Do you call it a flogger? Do you call it a bathyscope? Whatever you choose, this piece of equipment has caused a firestorm of discussion over its use.  Elite pro Chad Pipkens joins us to talk about a method that he was one of the first to use in tournament competition.Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about fishing safety, a very important subject.     

Three letters say it all – KVD. The best bass fisherman on the planet has found his game and is back on top, winning a huge Major League Fishing event on the Tennessee River System. Did he dig deeper because Steve “poked the bear?”  Probably not. KVD doesn’t need anyone’s help. He’s the best that ever was and is still on the top of the list. Listen to a great interview with the best ever.Joe McElroy just finished second in the B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series Championship. What he did with the $5,000 check he was handed for his excellent performance is a story that blew our minds. Listen to a great fisherman and an even better human being tell his story.Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to explain how weather affects fishing and what we can do to deal with it.

Some people complain about having to make a sixty-mile run to get to a hot fishing spot. Our lead guest traveled five-thousand miles to win a $100,000 check at last week’s Major League Fishing Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit event at the Potomac River. Straight from Firenze, Italy, please welcome Jacopo Gallelli. He may be a rookie on the MLF Pro Circuit, but the charming Italian has already competed in a Bassmaster Classic. Please listen to Jacopo do a great interview with us.

Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to explain what “power” and “action” mean when it comes to choosing a fishing rod.

Laurie Tisdale from B.A.S.S. joins us to explain their new “Go Out{side}” initiative.