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Should you stay offshore during the Spawn?!? Bass Edge rolls back in the Megaware studios after Host Kurt Dove returned from competition at the WON Bass Event #1 at California's Lake Shasta and the discussion jumps right into the latest bass fishing news and education. The Feature Angler Spotlight with BASS EQ points leader Tucker Smith is very interesting as young anglers seem to have a new approach to bass'in! Tucker finished 2nd place at the first BASS Open stop on Lake Okeechobee just last week. Tucker and Kurt look at ways to approach the winter to pre spawn bass transition and you maybe surprised how Tucker goes about his tournament tactics during this seasonal phase. Hellabass, Rich Lindgren, and Kurt walk through the recent tournaments as 4 events took place over the past 2 weeks... MLF/Bass Pro Tour on Toledo Bend, Bassmaster Open at Lake Okeechobee, NPFL on Logan Martin and WON Bass at Lake Shasta. Rich and Kurt bring you some highlights and insider information of how anglers in these events were successful. Tune into every episode of Bass Edge as your bass fishing news and educational platform to become a better angler. Catch any episode of Bass Edge Radio available on Bass Edge's YouTube channel, as well as popular audio platforms like Apple Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, PodBean, Google Play and many others. Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. A trusted name in boat protection products and accessories. Protect your investment with the world's leading do it yourself keel protector. Thank you to our newest sponsor for 2024 BassCat Boats

Discussing Industry Changes and Exciting Missile Bait Products with John Crews! It's the 2nd episode of 2024 and it's a dandy! Host Kurt Dove's intro highlights include the Bass Edge 2024 BassCat boat build process with pictures at the factory of the new Puma STS. The feature angler spotlight shines on BASS Elite Series veteran JohnCrews as he talks about preparation for his 22nd year on the Bassmaster tour. John mentions his busy schedule as president of MISSILE BAITS and how obligations have changed his yearly preparation from year to year. Kurt and John then dive into bass fishing industry business changes and how they affect consumers and anglers. They also review some new Missile Bait products, specifically the signature Monster jig developed with Mike 'Ike' Iaconelli and new to the gravity bait category the 3.5" Bomba! Tune into every episode of Bass Edge as your bass fishing news and educational platform to become a better angler. Catch any episode of Bass Edge Radio available on Bass Edge's YouTube channel, as well as popular audio platforms like Apple Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, PodBean, Google Play and many others. Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. A trusted name in boat protection products and accessories. Protect your investment with the world's leading do it yourself keel protector. Thank you to our newest sponsor for 2024 BassCat Boats

Excited to kick off 2024! Bass Edge begins its 2024 episodes with bass fishing's 2023 tournament earnings leader! A fun and informative feature angler spotlight with MLF/BPT angler DAKOTA EBARE! Dakota talks about his rise to the top 5 angler in the current world rankings and what he believes has been important in his path to achieve success in bass fishing. Dakota won over $440K fishing for bass in 2023 and finished 4th in the MLF/BPT AOY standings, won a MLF/Toyota Series on Sam Rayburn Reservoir and won a MLF/Invitational event at Clarks Hill Reservoir. Wow what a year! Show host Kurt Dove opens the show with a big announcement. Megaware's return as Bass Edge's primary 2024 sponsor and a new partnership with BASSCAT BOATS! Kurt then rolls into industry news and has bass'in junky, Rich Lindgren in the opening segment as they discuss their thoughts on 2024 tournament rosters. Listeners will enjoy hearing different perspectives from Rich and Kurt moving forward in the coming year. The tournament season already kicked off last weekend with an MLF/College event on Lake Toho and MLF/BFL on Sam Rayburn. The major tours will begin competition in just a few weeks. Crazy that 2024 bass'in season is already off and running. Tune into every episode of Bass Edge as your bass fishing news and educational platform to become a better angler. Catch any episode of Bass Edge Radio available on Bass Edge's YouTube channel, as well as popular audio platforms like Apple Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, PodBean, Google Play and many others. Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. A trusted name in boat protection products and accessories. Protect your investment with the world's leading do it yourself keel protector. Thank you to our newest sponsor for 2024 BassCat Boats

What a great year! Bass Edge rounds out 2023 with a final episode interviewing BASS Elite Series Pro and 2024 Bassmaster Classic Qualifier Cooper Gallant in the feature angler spotlight. Bass Edge Host Kurt Dove breaks down what techniques Cooper is having most success within his fishing. Cooper dives into map study and the importance of understanding the fundamentals of bass fishing including seasonal behavior patterns while implementing new sonar technologies into his strategies of fishing. Listeners also learn about how Cooper tackles being on the road for so many months through the year and how an obsession with the sport helps his success. Lastly, Kurt asks Cooper some of the best places to fish in Ontario and you might be surprised of the largemouth fishery he exposes! In the opening of the show Kurt breaks down the new MLF/BPT qualification movement and the last 2024 Bassmaster Classic Qualifier from the Bassmaster Team Series being a history maker in the sport. Catch any episode of Bass Edge Radio available on Bass Edge's YouTube channel, as well as popular audio platforms like iTunes, Spotify, PodBean, Google Play and many others. Visit our website, bassedge.com for more information!

Winter Bass Fishing Tactics : Keith Poche's Insights and Bass Touring Changes Winter is around the corner and Bass Edge Radio chats with MLF Bass Pro Tour angler Keith Poche in this episode's feature angler spotlight. During the opening of the show Kurt reveals the established touring anglers switching from MLF/BPT to the Bass Open EQ series in hopes to qualify for the 2025 BASS Elite Series as well as BASS's new partnership with the western bass fishing organization WON Bass. In the second part of the episode, Bass Edge Host Kurt Dove taps into Keith Poche's thoughtful decision process to continue his tournament career with the MLF BPT series while several other anglers will change the direction of their competitive careers. Keith then talks about his early winter bass'in tactics for shallow water and some of his most productive lure choices. Catch any episode of Bass Edge Radio available on Bass Edge's YouTube channel. Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. A trusted name in boat protection products and accessories. Protect your investment with the world's leading do it yourself keel protector.

Late Fall Bass Fishing Tips: Unlocking Secrets with Ott Defoe - A Thanksgiving Special! It's the Thanksgiving holidays and we have some late fall bass fishing tips for you! Bass Edge Radio chats with Major League Fishing and Bass Pro Tour angler Ott Defoe! Tune in to hear the best ways you can fish for big turkeys during the late fall and early winter. Bass Edge Host Kurt Dove asks Ott how to follow the bait to find the bass during the productive weeks of late fall bass fishing. Ott breaks down why he likes jerkbaits and small swimbaits during this time of year. Kurt then digs into Ott's knowledge of crankbaits and best times to fish the often under-utilized flat-sided shallow running crankbaits. Ott also briefly discusses his thoughts on the Major League Fishing organizational changes moving into the 2024 tournament season and beyond. Catch any episode of Bass Edge Radio available on Bass Edge's YouTube channel, as well as popular audio platforms like Apple, Spotify, PodBean, Google Play and many others. Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. A trusted name in boat protection products and accessories. Protect your investment with the world's leading do it yourself keel protector.

Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. It's November and Bass Edge is talking fall bass'in in their Feature Angler Spotlight with 2024 BASS Elite Series Rookie John Garrett! John talks about his rise through the BASS Opens and how college fishing was his first step to success as a professional angler. Kurt also digs deep into John fishing knowledge on how to become a better angler by spending time on the water during the fall months as well as 3 top techniques and how to use them to catch bass now. In the opening of the show Kurt highlights recent happening in the tournament world and provides his take on recent MLF organizational changes to the Bass Pro Tour. Kurt also dives into some advancements in the BASS EQ Open Division happening in 2024.

Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. As we move into late October and primetime fall fishing is taking place in much of the country. Bass Edge taps on Major League Fishing Pro-Angler, Mike McClelland, in the Feature Angler Spotlight to discuss this fun time of year to be on the water. Mike talks baits that tend to be most productive for him as well as several types of patterns he looks to dissect based on weather conditions and bait fish movement. Mike is able to relate this fall fishing education to all types of water bodies from North to South. This is also some fantastic information for MLF Toyota Pro Anglers and Co-Anglers that will be fishing Table Rock in the annual championship event coming up the first week of November. In other segments of the show, Kurt Dove breaks down recent happenings on the Bassmaster Opens and The National Professional Fishing League tournament trails.

This early fall edition of Bass Edge Radio is fire! For the feature angler spotlight in Episode 408 we have a great visit with the 2023 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Kyle Welcher. Kyle brings insight to all the tips and tricks of his 2023 success and his approaches to bass'in consistency. Listen to the full episode as we also discuss Kyle's fishing tempo and his thoughts on the 3 most important aspects to becoming a successful angler. Kyle spreads so much knowledge to listeners and provides every angler some thoughts on how to make their own path in bass fishing successful.

We are excited for a new episode of Bass Edge Radio! Episode 407 breaks down the last 2 Elite Series Events of 2023, Stop #8 Lake Champlain and Stop #9 the St. Lawrence River. The Bassmaster Elite Series crowned 2 new regular season champions as well as an AOY Champion, ROY Champion and finalized 40 coveted spots in the 2024 Bassmaster Classic. Kyoya Fugita, Lake Champlain and Patrick Walters, St. Lawrence River become 2023 Elite Series Champions and Kyle Welcher is your 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year. Our feature angler spotlight guest Joey Cifuentes won the Bassmaster Rookie of the Year title! Listen to the full episode as we discuss with Joey his full season outlook as well as his 2 Wins on Lake Seminole and Lake St. Clair in 2023 and why he is known as the 'Cowboy' on tour!

Great to have you back for Episode 406 of Bass Edge Radio! These past several weeks have been extremely interesting in the bass'in world! The MLF Bass Pro Tour crowned the final regular season champion and AOY winner, Matt Becker. Kevin VanDam has fished his final regular season bass fishing tournament and we take a quick look at his stellar career. The MLF Toyota Series had a event on the St. Lawrence River and an angler from Tennessee takes the title. We get into a deep discussion with 2023 Mississippi River MLF Invitational Champion and 2024 MLF Bass Pro Tour Rookie to be, Matt Stefan. Kurt and Matt breakdown his successful fishing tactics and Matt's consistent career performance. Kurt's final thoughts include the final 2 Bassmaster Elite Events coming up in the next 2 weeks on Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario, and who he thinks has a shot to end the regular season as the 2023 Bassmaster Angler of the Year!

Here we Go! Episode 405 of Bass Edge Radio, presented by Megaware KeelGuard. After a small spell of downtime from tournaments the organizations have had lots of events in the second half of July so there is plenty to talk about and discuss in this show! We begin this episode with a breakdown of current events and happenings from the BASS Elite Series, MLF Invitationals, BASS Opens and the NPFL. Then we dive into a great interview with the BASS Opens EQ Angler of the Year leader JT Thompkins. JT brings the goods on what it takes to be a successful up and coming angler. Kurt and JT also discuss how the game is changing generationally and what it means to attempt to become successful in Triple A events as the sport of bass fishing evolves. There is also an interesting discussion on how much technology is too much and could a limit on the use of it be coming in the sport? Finally, Kurt breaks down the 2 big events coming in the next couple weeks with the MLF Bass Pro Tour wrapping up the regular season right now at Sturgeon Bay and the MLF Toyota Series taking on 1000 Islands out of Messina, NY.