We’ve got the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year – Seth Feider. The lanky Minnesotan virtually ran the table for the 2021 AOY. What an incredible season. There’s nothing harder than winning the AOY. You have to be really great every time you launch your boat. One bad tournament and you have blown it! Seth Feider was excellent every time he fished this year. Give him a listen!
Kevin Brannon from Reel Guppy Outdoors stops by to tell us about his group’s programs that teach “guppies” (children) how to fish.
Is your favorite lake or pond choked up with weed growth? Not to worry, Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to explain the ins and outs of “slop fishing.”

Chris Groh is a fisherman on the Bassmaster Elite circuit. He had one of his best performances ever in the last Elite event on the St, Lawrence River. Was it enough to earn him an invitation to fish the Elites again in 2022? He’s not sure. Listen to Chris explain the difference between fishing for a check and fishing for your future. Groh, one of the most popular anglers on the circuit, tells the story of how a regular guy from Illinois becomes a Bassmaster pro, It’s a great story that many of us can identify with. Give Chris Groh a listen.
Our friend, Michael Brand, is now handling the youth angling projects for U.S. Angling, one of our favorite organizations. Give Michael a listen, please.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is back from Orlando and on hand talk about the highlights of the ICAST Convention.

Steve and Dave are in Orlando at ICAST and Steve was unable to record an interview with our usual superstar-caliber main guest. Instead, we go back into the vault and bring back an interview with the most popular fisherman of all time, the one-and-only Bill Dance from 2017. It’s always a pleasure to hear from Bill and it’s nice to be able to hear Steve and Dave together in the studio for the first time in close to a year-and-a-half. Check out one of our favorite interviews of all time.
Marianne Huskey made walleye fishing history recently when she bested the field and won the H2H Pro Walleye Series event on the Mississippi River. It is believed to be the first time a woman angler has won a major walleye tournament. Marianne joins us to talk about it.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is on hand to dissect the very important topic of fishing deep weed edges.

Our featured guest is certainly not up Schmitt’s Creek! No way! Maryland’s Bryan Schmitt just scored a huge six-figure payday in the big Bassmaster Elite Series event on legendary Lake Champlain. He was in it from day one through the third day and then lost his mojo. He scored the big smallie that put him in first place with less than a half-hour to go in the tournament. What a thrilling finish. Listen to Bryan Schmitt tell you all about it.
The biggest fishing event of the year is the huge ICAST convention in Orlando, Florida held from July 20 through 23. It is the world’s largest sportfishing trade show. All the latest and greatest equipment will be on display and all the biggest names in fishing will be in attendance. Both Dan Johnston from St. Croix and Ken Duke from Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine are with us to give an ICAST preview.

He is “On Em!” Pour yourself a nice Tin Cup whiskey and listen to a great interview with a true “good ole boy, Matt Robertson. The Kentuckian is a real “everyman” who uses $79 Ugly Stick rods rather than $500-plus sticks. Matt is an awful lot like the average fisherman and he’d love to offer some tips to make you a great fisherman, just like he is. Robertson is an extremely likable guy who had an outstanding performance in the recent Bassmaster Classic. Listen to a great interview that shows why Matt Robertson is one of the most popular anglers in pro bass fishing today.
Do you call it a flogger? Do you call it a bathyscope? Whatever you choose, this piece of equipment has caused a firestorm of discussion over its use. Elite pro Chad Pipkens joins us to talk about a method that he was one of the first to use in tournament competition.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about fishing safety, a very important subject.