Guess who our featured guest is this week. Here are a few clues. He always fishes on the right SPOT. A trophy from Lake Fork is what he has GOT. When it comes to fishing, this guy is HOT. Lifetime winnings, he’s won a LOT. Nicer guys in Major League Fishing there are NOT. If he enters an event, he’ll win the POT. He drives a Nitro, not a YACHT. His birth certificate says “Arthur,” but everybody calls him “OTT.” That’s right, Ott DeFoe joins the We Fish ASA podcast for episode #196. We love the guy and you will too after you listen to this timely interview.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about how fishing benefits your mind, body and soul, especially in these times of social distancing and voluntary quarantines.
The smartest man in the fishing business, Ken Duke from Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine checks in to talk about the state of fishing today.

In 1971, Ray Scott loaded the best 24 bass fishermen in America onto an airplane in Atlanta. They had no idea where they were headed. Once in the air, Ray told them that they were going to Lake Mead in Nevada, a waterway that none of them had ever seen before. They were headed to fish the very first Bassmaster Classic. The winner was our guest, Bobby Murray. His grand prize was $10,000. What was the second-place prize? It was a big fat zero. Yep! The first Classic was a winner-take-all affair. Unbelievable! Bobby Murray did a great interview with us talking about the event, his second Classic win in 1978 and his illustrious career in fishing.
Martina “Marty” Drugovich caught an incredible 2.12-pound perch through the ice in Maine. It is the new state record and totally blew the old record away. She explains to us how she caught it.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about getting ready for the fast-approaching open water season.

Like emcee Dave Mercer said at the Bassmaster Classic weigh-in, this is the Classic that has a cherry on top! That’s right, the winner of the 50th Bassmaster Classic is Hank Cherry, Jr. Believe it or not, Hank was gracious enough to give us a half-hour of his precious time within less than 20 hours of hoisting the first-place trophy! What a great guy he is! He tells us all about his wire-to-wire victory on Lake Guntersville. You won’t believe what he is doing with some of his $300,000 in winnings. This is a great interview.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix helps wrap up the Classic for us.
Shannon O’Quinn from the Tennessee Valley Authority joins us to talk about how the TVA manages Guntersville and other waterways in the Southeast.

Kristine Fischer is one heck of a great fisherman. She is the top star in the rapidly-growing world of kayak fishing. She fishes over 20 tournaments a year and always seems to do well. Her true passion is fishing for giant muskies from a kayak. Unbelievable! In addition, Kristine Fischer is a very intelligent and well-rounded individual who has a lot of interesting things to say. Give her a listen!
Eric Stark joins us to talk kayaks and his business, Chi-Yak adventures.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix is with us to talk about how the Bassmaster Classic impacts our sport.

The 2020 Bassmaster Classic is coming to Lake Guntersville in Birmingham, Alabama the weekend of March 6, 7 and 8. Our lead guest is the man we think may have the best shot of taking home the gold at the Classic – he is Paul Mueller. Paul is riding a great streak right now, with an Elite victory late last season and a first-place finish in the first 2020 Elite event at Florida’s St. John’s River. The last time the Bassmaster Classic was held on Lake Guntersville, Paul Mueller finished second to Randy Howell. Well, Randy isn’t fishing this year’s Classic, but Paul Mueller is. We think Paul has a great shot at winning the 2020 Bassmaster Classic. Don’t you?
John Knight from USA Bass brings us up to date on what this incredible organization has on its schedule for 2020. They are really busy and hopefully set to bring home more gold for Team USA.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix talks about what he thinks are the biggest innovations in the fishing industry to come out in the past few years.