We always say that we are pleased to offer you conversation with the most interesting, the most informative, the most entertaining, as well as some of the biggest names in the world of fishing. This week we cover all three categories in a single guest. We are honored to be able to talk to “America’s Favorite Fisherman,” the one-and-only Jimmy Houston! What else can we say? Please give Jimmy a listen!
Legendary bass professional, Mike McClelland, joins us to talk bass fishing and using Big Bite Baits, one of the hottest plastics on the market.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to talk about equipment maintenance. I guess that means that fishing season is nearing its end. Boo!

Hall of Fame! It doesn’t get much better than that. Tommy Keenan was just elected to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame for his legendary career in walleye fishing. He’s a man who was once handed a check for $300,00 for catching monster ‘eyes. He stood on the stage after being crowned the 2019 Angler of the Year and shocked the world by announcing his retirement. Listen to Tommy recap his career and talk about what he is doing right now.
Ken Duke, the editor of Fishing Tackle Retailer magazine, knows more about the fishing industry than anyone we know. He joins us to share an update on the state of today’s fishing business.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix explains one of fishing’s hottest technologies – forward-facing sonar.

Michael Neal is one of fishing’s best kept secrets. Well, he was a secret. On Lake St. Clair, Neal, a Tennessee angler, boated the heaviest Championship round weight in MLF Bass Pro Tour history – 58 bass weighing 168-11. Neal destroyed the field and finished 76-pounds – 2-ounces ahead of the second-place finisher. Amazing! Neal should never have been a secret, as he entered his third season on the MLF Bass Pro Tour with 32 Top 10’s, three major wins and over $1,000,000 in career winnings. This guy in darned good!
Dave was recently fishing a huge Toyota Series MLF event on the Potomac River. When his amateur partner got in the boat, the angler took out a fly rod. Was Dave shocked by Kierran Mooney’s choice of fishing techniques? Listen to Dave and Kierran talk about it.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix explains one of fishing’s true mysteries – fall turnover.

He’s the man with fishing’s coolest nickname – Mister Crappie Wally Marshall. He is the busiest guy around, running the Red River Challenge on September 30 through October 2. It’s the annual Crappie Classic Invitational, a $250,000 tournament to crown the 2021 crappie champion. The event also features “Crappie Expo,” miles and miles of exhibits featuring all things crappie! The Crappie Expo also features the world’s biggest crappie fry! No catch and release here, folks. Listen to Wally Marshall talk crappies!
Trey McKinney is the only 16-year-old fisherman to ever win an Angler of the Year award in a major fishing tournament circuit. Trey is the goods! Listen to him talk about his incredible career. There’s no limit to what Trey McKinney can do in his fishing career.
Spinning or casting? Casting or spinning? Who better to ask about that than Dan Johnston from St. Croix, that’s who!

When your father is a champion walleye angler, wouldn’t it make sense for the son to follow in his footsteps chasing big ‘eyes? Not in this case! Adam Neu has broken the mold and has become a professional bass fisherman. And quite the successful bass fisherman this young man has become. He’s mixing it up with the big boys on the Bass Opens and doing a heck of a great job. Is the Elite Circuit and a Bassmaster Classic in Adam Neu’s future? We certainly think so. Listen to Adam tell his story.
He used to be the Field Marketing Manager for Daiwa. Who deserves a promotion more than our good friend, Marc Mills. Let Marc tell us all about it and also what’s going on at Daiwa!
Who better to talk to as we roll from late summer fishing into early fall fishing? Dan Johnston from St. Croix, that’s who!