Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast
Fishing Podcast? We've got you covered! Tackle Talk is a weekly bass fishing podcast featuring industry news, in-depth gear reviews, amazing guests, and educational tips. New episodes every Tuesday! (Hosted by: Andrew Hayes)
Episodes
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.ampe...
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...
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: TACKLETAL...
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 ...
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 ques...
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 ...
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.
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/r...
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 http...
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.therod...
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: TACKLETALKAM...
· Ladies and gentlemen On today's episode, we're going to talk about a TON of small tackle companies, many of...
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
...On today's episode:
- Some of my favorite inexpensive Amazon fishing accessories
- Evergreen's new Claw Motion craw meant for 'backsliding"
- Our favorite species' to target other than bass
- Dangerous winds
- Bold predictions
- Microfishing
- And more!
AMAZON LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
- Fenix HM70R Headlamp - https://amzn.to/3Qz8HEw
- Truscend Fishing Pliers (A1-Black) - https://amzn.to/4u2Uqy9
- Skylety Fishing Rod & Billiard Cue...
On today's episode:
- A sneak peek at an exciting new reel from Ark Fishing
- Megabass finally drops it's newest jerkbait in the Vision 110 lineup'
- The WORST fishing lines in the industry
- REDCREST results from Major League Fishing
- Bassmaster Elite Series results from the Arkansas River
- Frogging Reels
- Fish movement in creeks
- The old school technique of 'back reeling'
- And more!
Tackle Talk is presented by:
On today's episode: Abu Garcia teases a new reel that seems a little off brand (in a good way), we talk about our favorite Ned Rig soft plastic worms, Major League Fishing announces a new.. video game? And we talk about our top 3 favorite jerkbaits, castable sonar pods, chatterbait tips, and more!
Tackle Talk is presented by:
The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAPRIL
Additional support provided by...
Today we have a killer show that ends with a KILLER deal, on one of the best selling rods of the last 5-10 years! It's a deal so good, you have to do a double take, but I promise, it's real. We also tackle the topic of scented soft plastics in this week's fishing poll, and in the mailbag we discuss rod and reel cleaning, the Tatula X vs Shimano SLX XT, budget musky setups, and more!
LINK TO ARDENT REEL CLEANING KIT: https://amzn.t...
On today's episode, we talk about some of our favorite unique lure colors from various manufacturers, we have Bassmaster and Major League Fishing results, we discuss our current tackle buying habits amid the myriad of price increases, and in the Mailbag we talk spooking fish, round bait casters, motors vs sonar, and more!
Tackle Talk is presented by:
The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKAPRIL
Addit...
On today's episode we talk BED FISHING. It's almost spawn time (here in the Midwest) so it's a great time to go over 5 tips to improve your bed fishing success. Then the Fishing Poll today, staying on theme, we ask you what your favorite bed fishing bait is. We also have NEW gear from Great Lakes Finesse, 6th Sense Fishing, Megabass, Newport Vessels, and more. And in The Mailbag we answer your questions about springtime ...
Ladies and gentlemen, LIVE from a hotel room at 2am in Knoxville, Tennessee (with nothing but my laptop's microphone), we are going to bring you a brief recap and everything you need to know about the 2026 Bassmaster Classic.
Tackle Talk is presented by:
The Rod Locker | www.therodlocker.com | Promo Code: TACKLETALKMARCH
Additional support provided by:
Amped Outdoors | www.ampedoutdoors.com
Humminbird | www.humm...
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