This is huge! Bryan Thrift is a great husband, a great father, a great Christian, oh, and by the way, have we told you he is a great fisherman? Well, North Carolina’s Bryan Thrift is one of the best bass anglers on the entire planet. Thrift just won Major League Fishing’s Redcrest Championship at Charlotte’s Lake Norman this past weekend. He picked up the incredible Redcrest trophy, as well as a check for $300,000. Listen to Bryan Thrift explain how he was able to gain a victory in one of the most prestigious events in professional fishing.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to talk about depth. Where the heck are they? Are they deep? Are they shallow? Are they someplace in between? Dan Johnston will help you figure that out.
Brad Fuller, the President of the National Professional Fishing League, joins us to talk about the kickoff of their huge 2023 bass fishing season.

One of the best fishermen on the planet is on his way home! Our good friend, Bryan Thrift is headed home to North Carolina’s Lake Norman to attempt to win the Redcrest Championship, Major League Fishing’s number one event. Does home field advantage make a difference? Bryan Thrift explains that theory in addition to his analysis of what the bite at Redcrest will be like. Who will win the Redcrest if not Bryan Thrift? Bryan shares his opinion on that too. Please give Bryan Thrift a listen.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us and makes a lot of sense, or did I mean to say “scents?” Dan talks about scent as an added trick in trying to catch fish.
Ken Duke, the esteemed editor of Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine is on the show this week to handicap the upcoming Major League Fishing Redcrest Championship at Lake Norman in North Carolina.

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.