Flw Podcast

We check in with standout Tackle Warehouse Invitationals pro Marshall Robinson after a wildly successful rookie season. Listen in for a full breakdown of what it took to win the Polaris Rookie of the Year title, his take on some key moments and what to expect next from the young pro.

Nearing the end of his first season on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Travis Harriman has had an up-and-down year. To start, he bombed at Okeechobee, before almost beating Dakota Ebare at Clarks Hill. One of the best in the field when it comes to random drawings, Harriman has had a busy few years and has interesting experiences mapping for Lowrance, fishing the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American and more.

Winning the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats event on Lake Champlain with 59 pounds, 11 ounces, Brett Carnright put on a spawning smallmouth clinic. In this episode of the MLF Bass Fishing Podcast, Carnright goes in-depth on his strategy and the meaning of the win.

With a lot of tournament action recently in the rearview and coming up, Marty Stone stops by to cover it all. Within, Marty and Jody talk through the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American, fish landing percentages, the points races on the Bass Pro Tour and Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Cayuga and a lot more.

Missouri pro Mike McClelland has been involved in a lot of bait design over the years, working on baits like the popular SPRO McStick and SPRO RkCrawler as well as soft plastics like the Big Bite Baits Battle Bug. So, he stopped by to go in-depth on the design process, some specific characteristics of each bait, and also talk about what makes a good lure designer.

Texas superstar Todd Castledine joined the show to talk through his record-extending fifth Toyota Series Presented by Phoenex Boats Angler of the Year title. Plus, the seasoned pro dishes on how to be a consistent angler, the difference between fishing regionally and nationally, bait design and a lot more.

The winner of the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine All-American, Emil Wagner stops by for a breakdown of how he won the event. Listen in to learn a lot about fishing for bass on herring lakes and the backstory that led to a multi-lingual kid from Denmark winning the All-American.

Recent Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats winner Kennie Steverson hits up the podcast to introduce himself and dive into how he fished his way to the top at the Harris Chain of Lakes.

Ron Nelson swings through to talk about the upcoming Tackle Warehouse Invitationals season, mentally preparing to fish, learning new baits and dialing in the bite.

Second-year pro Phillip Dutra recaps his rookie season and some of the things he's learned after a year fishing back east. Then, the California transplant dives into the nitty gritty of successfully applying big swimbaits in tournament situations.

Heading into his second year as a pro and fishing the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Cole Hewett stops by to recap his rookie season on the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit. Hewett discusses the season that was, some of the high and low points, and his strategy for a career in fishing.

After being cut from the Bass Pro Tour, Mike McClelland is looking to reset his career on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals. The Missouri pro goes deep on how he got to this point, the BPT format change, modern technology, the 2023 schedule and more.

One of the new faces on the Bass Pro Tour in 2023, Mitch Crane recaps his rapid rise to the top of professional fishing from a single full Costa FLW Series season back in 2019. Plus, Crane goes deep into the mental side of pro fishing, practicing for events with limited time on the water, the utility of research and a lot more.

Matt Stefan stops by for a discussion about his reasoning behind fishing the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals in 2023, the exciting schedule and a few rule tweaks. Plus, he talks about practice, losing fish, his new bait company and a lot more.

Marty Stone joins Jody for a recap of the great seasons from Jacob Wheeler and Michael Neal, and a general look back at the 2022 season. The two also discuss the current youth movement, the strength of this Bass Pro Tour field and Kevin VanDam's perch as the all-time best. Then, they dig into some of the format changes for the 2023 season and wrap up with a look at Stone's new coaching venture.

Polaris Rookie of the Year Nick Hatfield joins the show to discuss his extremely successful season. In addition to a season recap, Hatfield talks about what he learned in his first year as a pro and what is on the docket for 2023.

A high-level tournament competitor and winner of this summer's Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit event on Lake Champlain, Kyle Hall also caught the second-biggest bass in Texas in 2022. So, with a little smallmouth talk mixed in, Hall goes in-depth on forward-facing sonar, big fish behavior, the ShareLunker program and a lot more about giant Texas largemouth.

Turning in a wire-to-wire performance, Josh Bertrand beat out Spencer Shuffield to win the WON BASS U.S. Open on Lake Mohave. The most important tournament in the west, the U.S. Open is a milestone win for Bertrand and the second major victory of his career. Along with a little history of the tournament, Bertrand explains the lake in great detail and dives into his pattern and how it changed throughout the event. Plus, he recaps the finish to his Bass Pro Tour season at Mille Lacs.

Having retired this winter after working in many capacities for Operation Bass, FLW and MLF since 1989, Bill Taylor is a fount of information about bass fishing tournaments. In this conversation, Taylor talks about his early life, his introduction to bass fishing, buying crankbaits for $1.98 and plenty of tournament and career subjects as well.

Headed to the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals in 2023, Derik Hudson won the Angler of the Year title in the Toyota Series Central Division this season. Fishing against huge fields, the Virginian made three cuts along the way and nearly won the season-opener at Guntersville. Get to know Hudson a little more and learn about his quest to reach the top.