We wanted to have a bass angler on for our guest this week. We also wanted to have a great pro walleye fisherman on as a guest this week. We also wanted to have a musky expert on this week. We decided to cover all the bases by having John Hoyer on the show. John fishes, and wins, tournaments for bass, walleyes and muskies. He may be the best multi-species fisherman in the country today. Listen to John and let him make you a better fisherman.
Jeff Kolodzinski is the Marathon Man. He has the world record for the most fish caught in a 24-hour period. He’s going to try to break he record again. Can he do it? We’ll ask him about it.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to talk about line. Braid? Fluoro? Mono? Dan will tell you what you ought to be using.

Bassmaster Elite pro Chris Johnston jumped brands to take a huge win in the Major League Fishing Toyota Series Northern Division event on the Saint Lawrence River. This event has confounded Johnston in the past, but now the monkey is off his back Everyone thinks Chris Johnston is a smallmouth specialist but the Canadian grew up catching largemouth. Listen to him explain how he has mastered the smallmouth world.
Executive Director Pat Neu of the National Professional Anglers Association joins us to invite all to the huge annual NPAA Conference that will be in Northern Ohio this year.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to talk about seasonal movements, a great topic.

$205,000!!! Now that is some serious payday! Jimmy Washam from Covington, Tennessee took home the big prize at this past week’s second annual Major League Fishing Tackle Warehouse TITLE on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Jimmy is no flash in the pan, this young man already won $55.000 in a Toyota event on Lake Guntersville earlier this year. Listen to Jimmy Washam explain how he caught repeat limits to score his huge win.
We liked him so much last week, we asked him to join us again. Hank Shaw is a James Beard Award winning chef who loves cooking game and loves cooking fish. He catches the fish he cooks and has written award winning cookbooks including his latest, “Hook, Line and Supper.” Hank is incredibly interesting and definitely worth a listen.
It may still be in the 90’s outside, but Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to start talking about early fall patterns.

Hot stick? Nope! This guy is the absolute hottest stick in professional bass fishing. Three wins in top level tournaments so far this season and it’s not over yet. Jacob Wheeler, ranked #1 in the world by Bassfan.com, is totally crushing the competition in Major League Fishing. Jacob Wheeler was the youngest angler to ever win the Forrest Wood Cup and was the first angler in history to win the first two Bassmaster Elite Series events he competed in and he hasn’t slowed down since. At the tender age of 30, this Indianan has won over two-million bucks in pro fishing. The sky is the limit for Jacob Wheeler. Listen to him tell you what makes him so good.
Hank Shaw is a James Beard Award winning chef who loves cooking game and loves cooking fish. He catches the fish he cooks and has written award winning cookbooks including his latest, “Hook, Line and Supper.” Hank is incredibly interesting and definitely worth a listen.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to explain the differences between fishing on lakes as opposed to fishing rivers.

He’s back! Mike Iaconelli is the only angler to ever win the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Angler of the Year, and the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship. He just won a huge tournament, the B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series at Chesapeake Bay. Yes, that is correct – a kayak tournament! With over three-million dollars in career winning, Ike proved he is not only one of the best fishermen on the planet but the most versatile, as well. Give Ike a listen.
We’ve had enough of synchronized diving. We want to see fishing included in the Olympics as a sport. John Knight and Tony Forte are here to explain the efforts of US Angling to get that monumental task done.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to offer his thoughts on how the sport of fishing is going to keep all the new fishermen that are giving our sport a whirl.