2019 checklist for John Hoyer – Win a major walleye tournament – check! Win a major muskie tournament – check! What’s next for John Hoyer? Will it be bass? Will it be crappies? Will it be catfish? John Hoyer is quickly making a name for himself as one of the best multi-species fishermen in the nation. We talk to him about what makes him so good.
Ken Duke from Fishing Tackle Retailer Magazine checks in to discuss the state of the bass tournament fishing world and also what the President’s China tariffs mean to the average fisherman.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us for a discussion about how to bring lapsed fishermen back to the sport.

Edwin Evers won the Redcrest Championship for Major League Fishing last weekend. He already won the total points title for the inaugural MLF season and a big event at Lake Conroe in Texas. he may be the best fisherman in the USA today. He honors us with the first electronic interview he gave after winning the Redcrest. Thank you, Edwin. You are one of our favorites, to be sure.
Jamie Hartman just won a huge $100,000 Bassmaster Elite event at Lake Cayuga in New York last week. This is the second Elite event that Hartman has won this year. Threepeat, anyone? You never know. Listen to Jamie explain how he won a second Elite this season.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix joins us to talk about the transition from summer fishing to fall fishing. Good stuff!

“Catfish” may be a goofy dating tv show on MTV but real fishermen know that “Catfish” means one of the most sought after gamefish in the USA! We get the chance to visit with a guy we consider the top catfish expert in the country – Glenn Flowers. Whether it’s channel cats, giant blue cats or the granddaddy of them all, the monstrous flatheads, Captain Glenn knows how to catch them. Listen to him tell us how he does it!
Bill Siemantel is back to talk about the Big Bass Junior Championship.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix discusses how you should select what rod length you need for your particular application.

Bryan Thrift is the 2019 FLW Champion! He just won the $300,000 Forrest Wood Cup. He was on with us last week, talking from the front of his boat while he was practicing for the Cup. Now he’s the champ. Hear Bryan talk about how he achieved this stupendous victory.
Big fish expert Bill Siemantel joins us to talk about the huge largemouth that swim in Southern California’s small waters.
Dan Johnston from St. Croix offers some excellent advice about fishing in dirty water.

Bryan Thrift just won a huge FLW Costa Series event on Lake Champlain. He’s back on top of his game and ready to do some damage at the FLW Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Hamilton at Hot Springs, Arkansas. Bryan does us a huge favor by allowing us to interview him while he is in the front of his boat pre-fishing for the biggest tournament of the year! What a guy!
Dan Johnston from St. Croix talks rods! He explains what “action” and “power” mean when an angler is selecting what rod to use. Good stuff!
Joel Nelson from Joel Nelson Outdoors is a multi-media celebrity, a writer, educator and all-around fishing expert. He joins us for some great conversation.