They call him “The Cowboy!” Joey Cifuentes is fishing on the prestigious Bassmaster Elite circuit for the first time. His runaway victory on Georgia’s Lake Seminole last week was only his second Elite event that he has participated in. What an incredible start! Is the Rookie of the Year award a possibility? Dare he even dream about the possibility of winning the Angler of the Year? Joey talks about the special friendship he has developed with his traveling partner, the legendary Larry “The General” Nixon. Listen to Joey Cifuentes talk about his career rise from being a co-angler to becoming a winner in FLW to fishing the Bassmaster Opens to qualify for the Elites. Joey Cifuentes is going places.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk one of the most important questions that faces every fisherman. When you are having a tough time getting bites, how long do you give it before you decide to make a move?
Illinois’ Clayton Yantis represents The Fallen Outdoors, a group that organizes hunting and fishing trips for veterans of every generation and all branches of the military. Clayton is a great guy representing a great organization.

Chris Lane just won the first Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour event on the Kissimmee Chain near Orlando, Florida. Talk about miracle finishes! Lane caught the winning largemouth with a mere 45-seconds left on the clock! Talk about pressure! Chris, a great guy, talks about Florida fishing, a subject he knows well, as he grew up fishing the area and his family still has a fish camp on the Kissimmee Chain. Lane, a former Bassmaster Classic champion talks about his quest to win his first MLF Redcrest Championship next month on North Carolina’s Lake Norman. Please give Chris a listen.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about early spring patterns. The weather seems to be changing for the better and Dan will help you to prepare for your first open water trips of the season.
Cat Sero is the Executive Director of Reeling and Healing, an organization for women recovering from and dealing with cancer. They provide wonderful fly-fishing instruction and escapes for these ladies. What a wonderful organization! Listen to Cat tell the story.

Texan Larry Walker has just published a new book, “From Minnows to Marlin.” The man has traveled the world in the pursuit of giant swimming monsters. He took time to talk to us while preparing for a repeat fishing trip to French Polynesia. He has fished in more than 45 countries including some too dangerous for most people to think about. He’s caught black marlin and bluefin tuna weighing over a thousand pounds each, but his favorite sportfish is the incredibly nasty peacock bass. Larry Walker has caught over 135 largemouth bass that hit the scales at over ten pounds. This man has lived a life one can only dream about. Please listen to him tell his amazing story!
Take a Vet Fishing is one of our favorite organizations. Dave VanDoorn spends his time hosting our nation’s heroes in his boat for a day of fishing. These veterans certainly deserve the attention and recognition, to say the very least. VanDoorn has a huge heart and is here to explain what his organization is all about.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to talk about tackle organization. Stop putting it off, folks. Dan Johnston will help you to get that chore accomplished.

Gary Klein is the co-creator of Major League Fishing. In four short years, MLF has revolutionized the world of competitive bass fishing. Gary Klein takes time from his busy schedule to discuss some thoughts about today’s landscape in pro bass fishing, the recent rule changes in MLF and the upcoming 2023 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour schedule. Gary Klein is one of the smartest guys in pro fishing, so please give him a listen.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about extreme weather. Mother Nature is a cruel trickster who can bedevil us with Saharan heat one day and cold rainstorms the next. What does a fisherman do when confronted with these extreme weather situations?
Dan Stefanich is a skilled outdoorsman who has some incredible experience in the world of ice fishing. Dan drops in to update us on the ice fishing scene on the legendary Lake of the Woods.

Bill Kutka from Hayward, Wisconsin is a true legend in the world of walleye fishing. A successful tournament angler for over forty years, Bill Kutka was a “Sportsman of the Year” on the In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail. Kutka spends his time guiding for Wisconsin walleyes but will also take clients to Lake Superior for monster smallmouth bass and to Lake Erie, the country’s number one destination for catching incomparable walleyes. Please listen to a true fishing legend offer some tips that will increase your own catch rate.
Louis Monetti won the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket earning him a berth into the 2023 Bassmaster Classic, as well as paid entry into all nine of 2023’s Bassmaster Opens. Monetti also gets to use a fully rigged Toyota Tundra and Nitro boat for a year. This young man is truly living a dream.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to talk about the many high school and college level competitive fishing programs that exist today and what they bring to the sport.