Our guest used to play hockey and he pronounces the word “about” as “aboot.” Do you think he’s from Canada? You are darned right he is. He proves it by the way he catches bass, both largemouth and snallmouth. This top stick just cashed a $125,000 paycheck in the big FLW tournament on the Harris Chain in Florida. He is Chris Johnston. Liz Ogilvie is the Chief Marketing Officer for the ASA as well as the Director of Keep America Fishing. Liz joins us to share some excellent news for anyone who loves to fish. Cheryl Smith from St. Croix talks about teaming up with Dave Kranz to fish tournaments in Illinois.

They call this guy “The Original Champ.” He was the first big money walleye tournament winner when they started paying big bucks for catching ‘eyes. He’s a great fisherman and an even better guy, meet our new friend, the one-and-only Mark Martin. John Knight just ran the huge Pan-American Bass Tournament that was won by Roland and Scott Martin. John talks to us while he is standing in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Dan Johnston from St. Croix isn’t in Rome but he still joins us with his special brand of fishing knowledge.

The Black Crowes sang, “Pretty little thing let me light your candle, cause mama I’m too hot to handle.” Our guest is a candle who is not too hot to handle. Meet walleye expert Johnnie Candle. You’ll really enjoy the tips and tricks that Johnnie shares in this interview. Dan Johnston from St. Croix brings his special brand of expertise. We visit with the William Tell of fishing – Ed Devries from the Bowfishing Association.

Takahiro Omori joined us within hours of his winning the big Bassmaster Elite event on Lake Martin in Alabama. This former Bassmaster Classic champion doesn’t do many audio interviews so we are quite honored to have him join us. The story of how a young Tak left Japan against the wishes of his family to come to the U.S.A. to become a preofessional bass fisherman is quite inspirational. We also talk about mapping with Dan Johnston from St. Croix. Captain Ralph Steiger, a wizard on Lake Michigan smallies, trout and salmon talks about his upcoming seminar at www.captainsteiger.com

He just won $100,000 at the big FLW tournament on Okechobee. Did he really use the money to buy a Porsche? You’ll have to listen to the interview with Tim Frederick to find out! We also talk to Dan Johnston from St. Croix about knots and swivels and snaps. Ed DeVries has his arrows sharpened and he is ready to talk about bowfishing with us.