BASS TALK LIVE

Frank talks about making some adjustments for a big pre-spawn day in Ohio.  The guys also take questions from listeners as they prepare for show #200.  

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

Skeet Reese talks about his career and why he has decided to retire following the conclusion of the 2025 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour in 2025.  

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

Frank and Matt unpack a very somber weekend in professional bass fishing.  

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

John Pearl joins BTL for the first time after winning the WON Bass Clear Lake Open with 15 bass weighing a total of 102.81 pounds to set the winning weight record.   ORDER YOUR ST. JUDE BASS FISHING SAVES LIVES T-SHIRT BY APRIL 19TH, 2025.  100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: https://basstalklivestjude.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Matt is joined by Darold Gleason to talk about their recent trip to Columbia County, Georgia and Clarks Hill Lake (along with the Masters).  In the second half of the show, the always positive Charlie Hartley jumps on to talk about the Open in Mississippi.  

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

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. Become a better angler.  Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours.  Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now: Newsletter Signup | Best on Tour

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Matt is in studio with B.A.S.S. Nation angler, Josh Giroldi to talk about the B.A.S.S. Nation, Elite Series domination by Kyle Welcher, and Clear Lake slugfest.   ORDER YOUR ST. JUDE BASS FISHING SAVES LIVES T-SHIRT BY APRIL 19TH, 2025.  100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: Bass Talk Live Apparel | ATS Printing | powered by OrderMyGear

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Casey Scanlon talks about his recent Bassmaster Open victory on Norfork Lake in Arkansas.  

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Frank and Matt bloviate about the past week in professional bass fishing and Frank talks about smoking them on a crankbait over the weekend.  

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

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.  Become a better angler.  Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours.  Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now: https://bestontour.net/

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

Matt talks about the news in professional bass fishing that happened over the weekend and then is joined by Justin Lucas to talk about the 2025 Redcrest and Dustin Connell's historic third Redcrest victory.  In the second half of the show, MLF's Jody White joins the program to break down the tournament.   ORDER YOUR ST. JUDE BASS FISHING SAVES LIVES T-SHIRT BY APRIL 19TH, 2025.  100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: https://basstalklivestjude.itemorder.com/shop/home/ WANT TO DONATE DIRECTLY TO ST. JUDE THROUGH THE DICK HILEY ST. JUDE BASS CLASSIC?   https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/TAEvents/Events?px=3377842&pg=personal&fr_id=157183

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

Frank talks about how to determine if the bass are close to the beds based on visual cues.  ORDER YOUR ST. JUDE BASS FISHING SAVES LIVES T-SHIRT BY APRIL 19TH, 2025.  100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: https://basstalklivestjude.itemorder....

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025

Frank and Matt are back in-studio following the 2025 Bassmaster Classic and break down all the action.  ORDER YOUR ST. JUDE BASS FISHING SAVES LIVES T-SHIRT BY APRIL 19TH, 2025.  100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL: https://basstalklivestjude.itemorder....

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025

Matt and Mark talk about the Classic and professional Bass Fishing 

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

Easton Fothergill joins BTL to talk about his 2025 Bassmaster Classic victory.  

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

Matt Looney from Bass Cat Boats walks through the process of the new Bass Cat Lynx STS launch at the Bassmaster Classic this past week.

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2025

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. Become a better angler. Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours. Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships. The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free. Sign up now: https://bestontour.net/

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025

Matt talks about the good and the bad from the 2025 Bassmaster Classic.  

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

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. Become a better angler. Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours. Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships. The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free. Sign up now: https://bestontour.net/

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025

Matt is joined by writer Pete Robbins to discuss the upcoming 2025 Bassmaster Classic on Ray Roberts in Texas.  

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

Matt and Frank are joined by Dan Miguel from Great Lakes Finesse to talk about the new 2025 offerings.   MEET FRANK AT THE 2025 BASSMASTER CLASSIC EXPO PRADCO OUTDOORS BRANDS (BOOTH 416) SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND 12:30PM CST  SUNDAY, MARCH 23RD 11:30PM CST  ***LIMITED GIVEAWAY FOR BTL LISTENERS****

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

Matt is joined by BFHOF board of directors member Neil Paul to talk about the class of 2025 Hall Of Fame inductees.  Craig Lamb, 2025 inductee, also joins the program.  

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

Matt chats with Blake Capps about the first two Elite Series tournaments of his career.  

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

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.  Become a better angler.  Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours.  Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now: https://bestontour.net/

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

Matt chats with Chris and Trait Zaldain about the upcoming Classic Crawfish Boil in Ft. Worth on Monday, March 17th benefiting St. Jude and Cook Children's.   John Garrett joins BTL after a fast start to the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series season.   Classic Crawfish Boil BENEFITING ST JUDE & COOK CHILDREN’S MONDAY, MARCH 17TH TX Whiskey Ranch Fort Worth, Texas (Please note this is a strict 21+ and over only event) https://www.classiccrawfishboil.com/ (There will be no tickets sold at the event. Tickets MUST be purchased beforehand.) Become a better angler.  Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours.  Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now:  https://bestontour.net

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

Frank talks about taking a number of factors into account during the spring when it comes to finding early spawning bass quickly.   CHECK OUT LURENET.COM AND USE CODE "BTL25" AT CHECKOUT FOR 15% OFF ALL REGULARLY PRICED ITEMS:  https://www.lurenet.com/ CHECK OUT THE DEEP DIVE APP: https://deepdiveapp.com/?shortlink=gwpwp50m&c=Bass%20Talk%20Live&pid=Influencer-Referral&af_xp=custom&source_caller=ui

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2025

Welcome to episode #1 of BEST ON TOUR THIS WEEK, presented by Best On Tour. 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.  Become a better angler.  Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours.  Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now: https://bestontour.net/

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2025

Joe Cermele joins BTL for the first time to talk about all things fishing. Joe served as the fishing editor of Field & Stream magazine for over a dozen years, worked as the Senior Fishing Editor for MeatEater, and currently hosts his own podcast called Cut & Retie.  

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

Frank talks about finding high percentage areas to crank during the spring with small crankbaits.   CHECK OUT LURENET.COM AND USE CODE "BTL25" AT CHECKOUT FOR 15% OFF ALL REGULARLY PRICED ITEMS:  https://www.lurenet.com/ CHECK OUT THE DEEP DIVE APP: https://deepdiveapp.com/?shortlink=gwpwp50m&c=Bass%20Talk%20Live&pid=Influencer-Referral&af_xp=custom&source_caller=ui

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025

Rick Pierce from Bass Cat Boats joins BTL to talk about a number of topics in the professional bass fishing industry.  

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2025

Matt is joined by BPT AOY leader, Jacob Wall to talk about his hot start to the 2025 season.   In the first portion of the show Matt is joined by Adam Bartusek from The Crappie Chronicles to talk about his upcoming Break Your PB fundraising event. Gretchen Simon from St. Jude also gives an update on the Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic coming up this May in Wabasha, MN.   REGISTER FOR THE DICK HILEY ST. JUDE BASS CLASSIC: https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/find-an-event/dinners-and-galas/dick-hiley-bass-classic.html?msockid=2192b1785e4f67d13edba3f75f476605 ATTEND THE CLASSIC CRAWFISH BOIL BENEFITING ST JUDE AND COOKS CHILDREN'S ON MONDAY, MARCH 17TH AT TX WHISKY RANCH IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS:  https://www.classiccrawfishboil.com/

Transcribed - Published: 25 February 2025

Randall Tharp joins BTL to talk about the recent Bassmaster Open on Sam Rayburn, catching giant stringers in Florida, and developing rods and lures.  

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2025

Bobby Lane joins BTL to talk about his BPT win in Florida.  

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2025

Frank and Matt are back for another Day 4.  

Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2025

Andrew Upshaw talks about his decision to fish the NPFL in 2025.  

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2025

Terry Scroggins joins BTL to talk about his recent Top 5 finish in the BPT in Florida.  He also talks about cashing a check on Cherokee Lake with a 1/8 oz crappie jig and 4lb test.  

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025

Matt chats with Darold Gleason and Garrett Paquette and Darold Gleason about the recent Bassmaster Open on Sam Rayburn.  

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2025

Frank takes a Deep Dive into prespawn jerkbait locations and the guys unveil some new technology and mapping.  

Transcribed - Published: 8 February 2025

The Zaldain's join BTL to announce the Classic Crawfish Boil Benefiting St. Jude and Cook Children's Hospital on Monday, March 17th, 2025.   Check out out here: www.classiccrawfishboil.com

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2025

Matt analyzes the first MLF Bass Pro Tour Event of the 2025 season and welcome's Drew Gill to the show after a Top 10 finish.   **use code "BTLPRO" to purchase an OMMIA PRO membership for $49.00 through omniafishing.com/pro and receive a $50 gift card when you complete the purchase.** **use code "BTL10" at checkout at omniafishing.com to receive 10% credit on all purchase.  PRO discount and BTL10 discount CAN BE USED in combination!**

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025

Matt and Matt chat about baits that used to be all the rage in tournament fishing but haven't gotten much publicity in the past decade.  

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

Matt and Frank chat about the Bassmaster Open, Toyota Series, and BAM tournament.  

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2025

Frank is in the BTL studio and chats about determining which color jerkbait to use and why subtle difference can lead to big results on the water.   

Transcribed - Published: 24 January 2025

Matt chats with Charlie Hartley about the brutal conditions at the first Bassmaster Open of the season on Clarks Hill.  In the second half of the show, Frank Scalish makes an in-studio appearance.  

Transcribed - Published: 23 January 2025

Kent Brown from Ultimate Bass Radio joins BTL to preview what is happening in the West when it comes to tournament fishing.  

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2025

BPT professional, Justin Lucas, joins Bass Talk Live to talk about a number of different topics.

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025

Matt and Frank chat about bass fishing and then talk about finalizing plans for the 2025 season.  HANG OUT WITH FRANK AND MATT IN OKLAHOMA ON JANUARY 25TH, 2025 WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2025                 8:00AM - 9:30AM CST  WHERE: LUCKY LURE TACKLE                9427 N MAY AVE                OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73120 Frank will be at Lucky Lure Tackle the morning of Saturday, January 25th to drink coffee and talk fishing.  There is also a seminar schedule targeted for junior anglers, high school anglers and college anglers, so bring your kids!  Frank will be taking about on-the-water etiquette.  CHECK OUT THE LATEST DROP ON LURENET.COM:  Lurenet Fishing Headquarters USE CODE "BTL25" AT CHECKOUT TO RECEIVE 15% OFF ALL REGULARLY PRICED ITEMS   

Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2025

Todd Castledine joins BTL to talk about a number of topics, including a recent under-the-radar rule change in the Bassmaster Opens.  In the second half of the show, Frank Scalish joins the conversation.

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

Mike McClelland joins BTL to talk about his March, 2017 Bassmaster Open victory on Table Rock Lake where he used Garmin Panoptics.  Is this the first FFS victory in professional bass fishing?  

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025

Jimi Easterling joins BTL to talk about guiding for largemouth and spotted bass on Arkansas' Lake Ouachita, Lake Hamilton and Lake DeGray.  

Transcribed - Published: 10 January 2025