Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of the Tackle Talk Podcast, as we bring you our first ever "Shop Talk" episode with Brian Dolne of The Rod Locker. . Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://www.rodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKSEPTEMBER Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | https://www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | https://www.minnkotamotors.com

Ladies and gentlemen on today's episode we have a very special guest, as we are joined by the reigning 2026 Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Anger of the Year, Zack Birge! We chat with Zack not just about his incredible year this year on both the MLF BPT and NPFL circuits, but we spend a ton of time talking about THE bait that got it done for him all year long… the bladed jig! . Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://www.rodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKSEPTEMBER Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | https://www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | https://www.minnkotamotors.com

On todays episode presented by The Rod Locker: A sneaky bait for the fall transition Bassmaster's smallmouth smackdown on the St. Lawrence The Fishing Poll presented by Humminbird & Minn Kota: What is YOUR favorite fall transition bait? The Mailbag powered by Amped Outdoors: Finding creek access, worm rigging options, and an update on our buzzbait project Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://www.rodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKSEPTEMBER Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | https://www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | https://www.minnkotamotors.com

On today's episode: Tagged fish swimming thousands of miles? Gear Review: Abu Garcia Revo SX VoltIQ Fishing Poll presented by Humminbird & Minn Kota: What is your favorite soft plastic craw? Mailbag powered by Amped Outdoors: Lure weights, frog setups, and more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://www.rodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAUGUST Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | https://www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | https://www.minnkotamotors.com

On today's episode: Bryan Schmitt wins the Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake Champlain A kayak angler is shot in the foot with an ARROW while fishing Dakota Lithium "ceases operations" Fishing Poll presented by Humminbird & Minn Kota: Who Taught You To Fish? Mailbag powered by Amped Outdoors: Jobs in the fishing industry, why multiple combos?, and more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://www.rodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAUGUST Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | https://www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | https://www.minnkotamotors.com

On this week's episode of Tackle Talk: Our TOP 5 Chatterbaits Major League Fishing Results and AOY Title Fishing Poll: What Level of Electronics Do You Own? Mailbag: Finding Depth in Ponds, Favorite Fall Bait, Backlashing with Fluoro And more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://www.rodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAUGUST Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | https://www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | https://www.minnkotamotors.com

On today's episode with our friend Alex Rudd: Overrated/Underrated - Urchins, Waterproof Tackle Boxes, Moon Phases, and More! The Current YouTube Landscape Finding Your Niche Fishing Rivers and Current Kayak Fishing And more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://www.rodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAUGUST Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | https://www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | https://www.minnkotamotors.com

On today's episode: Praying for the family of Will Roberts Five tips for wading small creeks Examining exactly how many combos we own Top 5 summer pond lures Switching treble hooks for single hooks on topwaters Spending more on rods vs reels And more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | www.minnkotamotors.com

Ladies and gentlemen… it's here! Our annual ICAST episode. Buckle up for a full, sincere, comprehensive look at everything we saw at ICAST 2026. The good, the bad, the ugly, the exciting, the disappointing, the cheap, the expensive, the original, the unoriginal, all of that and more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

On today's episode: Tackle organization Skunk patterns?! FluxJet kayaks 3 Baits for weedy ponds SPRO reels Top 4 things to consider when buying your first kayak And more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

On this week's episode: Early sneak peeks and leaks of products that will debut at ICAST next week Status update on the MLF BPT and Bassmaster Elite AOY races New Tackle Talk hats drop today! Fishing Poll presented by Humminbird & Minn Kota: What is your biggest weakness as an angler? The Mailbag powered by Amped Outdoors: Sunfish hybridization, cheap vs expensive combos for kayak fishing, targeting fish in hot/muggy weather, and more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJULY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

We're back!! Fresh off of our latest mini series, we are now back to our regularly scheduled programming and boy do we have a lot to cover. The fishing world has gone completely crazy for coike's and I can't wait for it to end, we have a review on the brand new Ark Gravity BFS Avid reel, we tackle the best summertime largemouth baits in this week's Fishing Poll, and we open up The Mailbag to answer some of YOUR overdue fishing questions. Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode four of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guests are Senior Project Manager of Freshwater Bait at Pure Fishing Nathan Ragsdale and Director of Fish Science and Testing at Pure Fishing Mark Sexton. To learn more about Pure Fishing, visit https://www.purefishing.com/pages/pure-fishing-brands Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode three of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guest is the Vice President of Brand Management at PRADCO Outdoor Brands, Mr. Chad Warner. To learn more about PRADCO Outdoor Brands, visit https://www.pradcooutdoorbrands.com/fishing-brands/ Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode two of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guest is the President of Rapala/VMC USA, Mr. Travis Tuma. To learn more about Rapala/VMC, visit https://www.rapala.com/us_en/rapala Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

Welcome to episode one of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guest is the Senior Vice President of Fishing at GSM Outdoors, Mr. Crispin Powley. To learn more about GSM Outdoors, visit https://www.gsmoutdoors.com/our-brands/ Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

We have a very special episode for you today, as we unveil a project that we've been working on for months and is finally set to release next week: the next 4-part mini series produced by the Tackle Talk Podcast! In addition to giving you the full scoop on what you can expect from Tackle Talk over the next four weeks we'll also recap MLF's Heavy Hitters and more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAMAY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | www.minnkotamotors.com

On today's episode: Some folks in the fishing world could really use your prayers Bassmaster Elite Series results from Santee Cooper A new state record for Tennessee A new 3ft long senko-style worm Fishing Poll: Do you throw poppers on Casting or Spinning gear? Mailbag: Seasons, live bait, odd lure choices, and more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAMAY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | www.minnkotamotors.com

· Ladies and gentlemen On today's episode, we're going to talk about a TON of small tackle companies, many of which are very humble mom and pop, family owned operations that YOU ALL suggested! So we'll do a little digging on their websites and highlight some awesome products these companies are making, and show some love to the little guys making awesome tackle. We also have Bassmaster Elite Series results from Lake Murray, we've got a product teaser from Newport, we've got we answer your questions about sub $200 rods, chatter bait differences, color choice and so much more! Big Joshy Swimbaits - https://bigjoshyswimbaits-com.3dcartstores.com/ Bullshad Swimbaits - https://bullshad.com/ Great Lakes Finesse - https://www.greatlakesfinesse.com/ Bizzbaits - https://bizzbaits.com/ Dirty Jigs - https://thefishingfactory.com/ Wambaits - https://wambaits-canada.myshopify.com/en-us Go 2 Bait Company - https://www.go2bait.com/ 4d Baits - https://www.4dbaits.com/ Ned Wacky Baits - https://nedwacky.com/ Jeff's Jigs - https://greatcanadianfishingstore.com/collections/jeffs-jigs?srsltid=AfmBOopZroEaLdfmjQe4mgauIMX8PqvjeF50cMnWzSkvIVOP0LRBaC6L Henry Barber Swimbaits - https://henrybarberfishing.com/ HH Custom Baits - https://www.hhcustombaitsllc.com/ Sick Custom Spinnerbaits - https://sickcustombaits.com/ Keystone Tackle - https://keystonetackle.com/ Swampro Lures - https://www.swamprolures.com/ Mimic Baits Company - https://www.mimicbaitshandpoured.com/ Moondog Bait Company - https://moondogbaitco.com/ Secret Lures - https://www.secretlures.com/ Magnum Baits - https://magnumbaits.com/ BassReaper Bait Co . - https://bassreaperbaitco.com/ Limestone Lures - https://www.limestonelures.ca/ Tactical Fishing Company - https://tacticalfishingco.com/ Jewel Bait Company - https://jewelbait.com/ Mule Fishing - https://www.mulefishing.com/ Creek Life Lure Co . - https://creeklifelureco.com/ Jade's Jigs - https://jadesjigs.com/ J Bro's Lures - https://www.jbroslures.com/ Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAMAY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | www.minnkotamotors.com

On today's episode: The rapidly rising cost of Tungsten! Major League Fishing Stage 5 results Fishing Poll: The most OVERRATED bait companies Mailbag: Wading in nasty water, rod weights, and more! Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAMAY Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com Humminbird | www.humminbird.com Minn Kota | www.minnkotamotors.com