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Our main guest is on a path to become one of the best pro bass fishermen in the game. After only two years on the Bassmaster Elite trail, Bassfan has him ranked #15 in the world. Patrick Walters just won the Bassmaster Elite Toyota Texas Fest and a check for a cool $125,000. This young man can fish, and he gives a really great interview. Give Patrick Walters a listen, please.

Dan Johnston from St. Croix talks about power fishing versus finesse fishing.

Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine Executive Editor Ken Duke checks in with a report on the state of the fishing tackle industry

Look up the phrase “class act.” It’s likely you won’t find a definition but instead, you’ll find a picture of pro bass fisherman Clark Wendlandt. Clark just nailed down his fourth Angler of the Year title. He won three in FLW and now has one on the Bassmaster Elite circuit. The man is a great fisherman and is a totally wonderful human being. He does a great interview, too.

Dan Johnston from St. Croix answers some of the most popular questions that anglers ask him.

Floridian Tim Trone caught a new Georgia record blue catfish that weighed over 110-pounds. Can you believe it?

Cue the music! “Ice, Ice, Baby!” by Vanilla Ice would be the perfect intro music for our guest, Brian “Bro” Brosdahl. Bro is as good as it gets when it comes to hauling in fish through the frozen water. If you are in ice country, you’ll appreciate Bro’s tips. If you are from a warm weather climate, listening to Bro will make you want to travel north to give this tremendous sort a try. Bro is a great guy who lives to ice fish!

This is a mind blower! Eighth grader, Emory Carver, a 13-year-old from Alabama, caught a 15-pound, 6-ounce largemouth bass and he is here to tell the incredible story!

Dan Johnston from St. Croix helps get us prep for the rapidly approaching ice fishing season.

They call our main guest, Miles Burghoff, “Sonar.” Is that because he is so good with his electronics or because his father is Gary Burghoff who played “Radar” O’Reilly in both the “M*A*S*H” movie and television show. We’ll ask Sonar about that as well as get into good discussions on lithium ion batteries and the not technique know as Ned rigging! This one is a lot of fun.

Dan Johnston from St. Croix talks about end of season tackle maintenance.

Jesse Simpkins, newly elected Chairman of the Board of the American Sportfishing Association joins us to recap the ASA’s recent Sportfishing Summit.

Jason Przekurat is one of the country’s best walleye fishermen and he proved it by winning the Cabela’s National Walleye Tour Championship on Lake Erie. He’s no stranger to cashing big checks. The man is a walleye master, to be sure.

Dan Johnston from St. Croix helps get us ready for cold water fishing as we go deeper into the calendar.

Joe Opager was just promoted from being the FLW PR Director to the Major League PR boss man. Congratulations, Joe. He tells us about his job, one of the coolest careers around.

Bassmaster Elite angler, Brandon Palaniuk, is on a roll! He just won $100,000 at Santee Cooper in South Carolina. Earlier this year, Brandon won a huge Elite event at Lake Champlain. Palaniuk has earned five Elite wins and qualified for nine Bassmaster Classics. He was the 2017 Bassmaster Angler of the Year. The best in Brandon’s career is yet to come. Listen to a great interview with a great bass fisherman.

Dan Johnston talks about what the terms, “action” and “power” mean when selecting a rod.

One of the sport’s good guys, Rich Belanger, explains his new position with Take a Vet Fishing and Operation Fishing Freedom.

She’s back! Marianne Huskey is making a dramatic return to the arena of competitive walleye fishing. Marianne is the only woman to ever win an Angler of the Year title in any professional fishing league in the entire country. Can she make it two? We would never bet against her.

Dan Johnston turns the tables on Dave Kranz and asks him questions about his efforts in fishing the FLW Toyota Series Northern Division.

American Sportfishing Association VP of Government Affairs, Mike Leonard, is here to update us on the great progress the organization is making for our sport.

Did you know there were two pro bass fishermen named John Cox? Neither did our host, Steve Sarley. Listen to Steve get totally flustered as he confuses the two anglers. John Cox didn’t get mad, he had a really good time doing this highly entertaining interview. This John Cox is on a hot roll in the bass world and he shares some great stories and tips. Give it a listen.

Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on board to talk about late season open water fishing and getting ready for ice.

Betty Baumann from Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing tells us about her groups latest big event.

He has the coolest nickname in all of fishing. Jim Saric is “The Musky Hunter.” His show will be starting its fifteenth season after the first of the year. Jim explains to us how he films those great shows showing how he catches giant fish with humongous teeth. If you’ve never fished for muskies before, we are sure that after listening to Saric, you’ll want to give it a try.

Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on board to recall memories of the great Tommy Skarlis who passed away last week.

Jeff Kolodzinski is the “Marathon Man.” Kolo just broke his own record for catching the most fish in a 24-hour period than anyone in history!

He’s the man who came up with the idea Major League Fishing. If that doesn’t make Boyd Duckett the smartest man in the fishing business, listen to this great interview to find out many of the other successes he has accomplished. Don’t forget the fact that Boyd won the Bassmaster Classic too!

Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on board to reel selection. Great stuff from Dan, as always.

Hunter Nitti won a big AIM Walleye tournament with his uncle. Hunter explains the importance of lure color and how the team paints their baits.