Episode 1216: BEST ON TOUR THIS WEEK - EPISODE #4 (MARCH 25TH, 2025)

BASS TALK LIVE

Mark Jeffreys

Bass, Dallas, Sports, Outdoor, Fishing, Bassfishing

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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BEST ON TOUR THIS WEEK is a short weekly show hosted by BTL's Matt Pangrac and industry veteran Dave Rush from Best On Tour. Every Tuesday morning you'll get an objective look at what happened of the past week in professional bass fishing on the water and in the industry.

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0:00.0	Best on Tour this week is presented by Best On Tour.
0:03.8	Sign up for free at bestontour.net.
0:08.0	Welcome to another episode of Best On Tour this week, presented by Best On Tour.
0:14.3	I'm your host, Matt Pangrak, along with my co-host Dave Rush from bestontour.net.
0:22.0	And Dave, it was Bassmaster Classic week this past week in Fort Worth, Texas.
0:26.9	Yeah, we are hot off a busy week in Fort Worth, Matt, got home last night, and we got a lot to talk about.
0:32.6	We do.
0:33.3	Easton Fathergill wins the 2025 Bassmaster Classic. A total weight is 76 pounds, 15 ounces.
0:40.7	The heaviest winning weight in Bassmaster Classic history,
0:45.0	averaging just over five pounds per bass to win $300,000 cash.
0:51.3	Yeah, unseating Kevin Van Damme in the process for the heaviest classic winning weight.
0:56.3	Easton takes that title, but does not unseat KVD for the lowest classic winning weight,
1:02.0	which was 1215 at the 2005 Classic in Pittsburgh. Not taking that one down at Ray Roberts.
1:10.3	Trey McKinney finishes in second just after his 20th birthday Easton Fathergill 22 years old
1:17.8	combined.
1:19.4	They have been on this planet, Dave, for 42 years.
1:24.2	Interestingly, less than a year ago, Rick Klan retired after 50 years fishing professionally.
1:30.2	So definitely a youth movement at the top of the Bass Master Classic leaderboard.
1:35.9	Absolutely, Matt. Young in years, but definitely not young in time on the water.
1:42.0	Interesting, Mary to baits that got the job done.
1:44.8	Easton said he caught 80% of his fish on a nail-weighted Nico rig, while the other 20%
1:51.8	came on an unnamed jerk bait.
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