BASS TALK LIVE

BASS TALK LIVE

Detailed coverage of professional bass fishing and the industry behind the game of professional bass fishing.

Episodes

September 23, 2025 82 mins

Matt is joined by Billy Egan from WON Bass in the first segment of the show to talk about the upcoming WON Bass US Open on Lake Mohave.  In the second half of the show, Matt chats with a a bunch of different people about the upcoming Bass Fishing Hall Of Fame banquet in Springfield, Missouri and the accompanying online auction currently taking place through September 25th.

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Matt is joined by Tom Brewbaker from Fishing Chaos to announce the BTL/St Jude Fishing Chaos tournament series where 100% of the entry fees are donated to St Jude Children's Research Hospital. 

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Frank brings longtime friend Troy onto the show and the guys chat about their recent adventures fishing and dealing with turnover. 

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It's a little bit of everything on today's BTL as Matt chats with Jonny Schultz from Fish the Moment about the current landscape of bass fishing content creation.  Austin Cranford and Matt Adams check in from Lake Champlain for the first Bassmaster EQ tournament.  Jody White then joins the show for a Lake Champlain breakdown.  Mark Jeffreys gives his thoughts on the recent changes in professional bass fishing and a major u...

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Matt is joined by veteran pro Mike McClelland and the guys talk bass fishing for nearly two hours.  

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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.

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 sponsor...

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Chief Executive Officer of B.A.S.S., Chase Anderson, joins BTL following the press release by B.A.S.S. limiting forward facing sonar during the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series season.  

You can read the press release here:
https://www.bassmaster.com/elite/news/b-a-s-s-announces-live-sonar-rule-change-for-2026-elite-series/

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Frank and Matt are back for another Day 4. 

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Matt is joined by Charlie Hartley from the water at the St. Lawrence River. 

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Ott and Drew talk about their week in South Africa.  

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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.

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 sponsor...

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Matt is joined by Steve Lopez following his MLF Invitational Championship win on the Mississippi River out of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Jody White from MLF also joins the show to break down the week on the river.  

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Frank and Matt talk about the upcoming Bassmaster coinflip to determine FFS on the Elite Series in 2026.

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Frank and Matt are back and the guys flip a coin to decide the topic of the show....

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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.

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 sponsor...

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Matt chats with Chad Pipkens about fishing the Bassmaster EQs, staying positive, and the very important mental side of professional bass fishing that is often overlooked.  

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It's a breaking news episode of BTL as Matt talks with Ben Milliken, Lee Livesay, Easton Fothergill, Jordan Lee, and Emil Wagner about the recent announcement from Bassmaster about limiting forward facing sonar during the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series season.  

Check out the Bassmaster press release here: 
B.A.S.S. announces Live Sonar rule change for 2026 Elite Series - Bassmaster

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Dave Mercer (Facts of Fishing host, Elite Series Emcee, and host of the podcast Mercer) joins BTL to chat with Matt about a number of different topics.  

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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.

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 sponsor...

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It's another Day 4 and the guys are all over the place on this one.  

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