BIG FISH! BIG TEETH! BIG FIGHT! The fish that our guest catches every day eat the fish that most fishermen catch every day. Amazing! Our guest is “The Musky Hunter” himself, the one and only Jim Saric. “Fish of a Thousand Casts?” Not for Jim Saric and not for the anglers who practice what Jim preaches on The Musky Hunter television program. The show is in its 16th year and the info is always new and exciting. Let Jim Saric teach you the secrets of catching freshwater fishing’s top apex predator.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about ICAST 2022 in Orlando on July 19 through 22. It’s fishing’s biggest event of the year and all the big names will be there. The newest and most revolutionary products will be introduced at ICAST and Dan will give us a preview.
The 2022 XVI Black Bass World Championship will take place on Lake Murray in Columbia, SC, October 16 through 22. The legendary Charlie Evans is the coach of Team USA. He previews the event and talks about the possibility of bass fishing becoming an Olympic event. Cool!

Pam Martin-Wells is the most accomplished female bass angler of all time. She is the sport’s winningest female competitor and the only woman to reach the top 25 in the annual Bassmaster Classic, against a field of the top male competitors in the world. Martin-Wells is the women’s tour’s all-time leading money winner, a five-time Angler of the Year and has been inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame. She now faces the biggest challenge of her life as she valiantly battles cancer. This angler is so tough and determined that she actually won a big LBAA tournament a mere one week after a chemotherapy treatment. In addition, Pam is coaching the fishing team at Georgia’s Emmanuel College. They don’t come any tougher or better than Pam Martin-Wells. Please give her a listen!
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about all of the new people who are taking up fishing and what we can do to keep them doing it.
Kristine Fischer from USA Bass and the USA Kayak Fishing team joins us for an update on the two organizations. Kayak fishing is the hottest thing going in the world of fishing, you know.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July! This week we spend time with a true legend in the game. Tim Horton has been a fierce competitor in the ranks of professional bass fishing tournaments. As a rookie in 2000, he was the only angler in the history of the sport to win the BASS Angler of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Since then, he has been a four-time Bassmaster Champion and qualified for 11 Bassmaster Classics. Horton has six major wins and nearly $2 million in winnings in his career. Believe it or not, Tim Horton has announced that he is retiring from competitive fishing after this season ends. Why, Tim? Tim Horton explains this major career decision to us. Please give him a listen.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about something that sounds extremely complicated – the thermocline. Well, it really isn’t and it’s something that you really ought to get to understand. It will really help your fishing.
Trey McKinney from Illinois may be the best young bass fisherman in the country. He does nothing but win and win and win again. This young man is a virtual bass catching machine! He talks to us about his most recent successes and what’s in store for him in the future. Is he the next KVD? We can’t wait to see how Trey’s career plays out!

You’ve never heard of Brandon Lester? Brandon was the 2018 points champion in the Bassmaster Eastern Opens. He has two Top 10 finishes in the Bassmaster Classic and 39 Top 20’s at B.A.S.S. tournaments. He has started 2022 off on a hot streak, winning the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at the Kissimmee Chain. He followed that up with a big win and a six-figure payday at the Bassmaster Elite event on Pickwick Lake. Do you think a fisherman could be any hotter than Brandon Lester is right now? Probably not. Keep your eyes on this fine young man. We don’t think there is any stopping him!
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about emerging summer patterns. Weren’t we just talking about ice fishing a few weeks ago?
The smartest guy in the fishing business, Ken Duke, the Editor of Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine, joins us to talk abut the upcoming ICAST Convention. ICAST comes to Orlando in July, and it is the biggest thing to happen in the fishing business all year.

Our guest is merely 34-years old and has already lived a life that has been totally filled with excitement and adventure. Ryan Salzman just won his first Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour event on Watts Bar. He is a true American hero who retired from the U.S. Army after serving ten years including multiple war deployments to the Middle East. Thank you for your service, Ryan. He is a college graduate. He is a very successful fishing guide on the Tennessee River System lakes including Guntersville. Ryan owns True Bass Swimbaits, a popular lure company. Ryan Salzman has certainly been one busy fella in his lifetime. This Major League Fishing rookie is on track to keep on winning. Listen to Ryan Salzman talk to us about his career and his fishing philosophies.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to reminisce about the six years he has been with us on the show. He also talks about a fun family fishing trip from which he has just returned.
Steve Sarley joins Dave for a segment in which they pat each other on the back for making it to a true milestone. This episode is #312 – that’s right – six complete years of shows without missing a solitary week. We are extremely proud of this and thank all of you for sticking with us.