JMO Podcast

Jeremy Bester is a husband, father, avid outdoorsman, and former snowmobile racer. He has been affiliated with the FXR clothing brand through partnership or employment for around 20 years. In this interview we hear about Jeremy's career and involvement with FXR's journey into the fishing industry. Also, in this interview we get Jeremy's explanation on what all goes into creating and selling high e...

Alex Templeton from Clear Lake, Iowa joins the JMO Podcast for the first time. He's a full-time guide that dabbles in some tournament fishing as well. As president of the Clear Lake Fishing Club he directs multiple walleye tournaments on Clear Lake each year. Recently they made the move to a catch photo release format with the help of the etournament fishing app after a long history of live weigh-...

Joe Okada joins the JMO Podcast once again. Joe has had another successful tournament season in 2025 while fishing the Head to Head walleye league as well as the AIM rivers division. In this interview Joe breaks down what he's learned over the last couple seasons. He also shares some juicy recommendations that all walleye anglers will want to hear so make sure to listen all the way to the end. Sum...

Nicholas Kotowski joins the JMO Podcast for the first time to chat about what it's been like fishing the Head to Head Walleye League for the past two seasons. In epic fashion, he and his brother Andrew Kotowski have won the H2H Championship two years in a row against some of the biggest names in walleye tournament fishing. In this interview we get the details to their success as well as a descript...

David Hoisington from Warren, Pennsylvania joins the JMO Podcast to share the story of how he won the recent NWT on Lake Erie. He fished the whole NWT schedule for the first time in 2025, with travel partners Andy Travis and Shane Doughty. The season has proved to be a success as all three tallied enough points to fish the championship and besides this big win by David, Andy cashed 2 checks of his...

Tom Boley is one of the most popular and influential YouTube anglers that specializes in targeting walleyes. His recent series "The Hunt For The One" has been a success as he travels to destinations looking for 30"+ walleyes. In this interview we get a summer season update from Tom and some behind the scenes stories of his adventurous trophy walleye videos. Zulauf Construction - https://www.zulauf...

Brem Phipps joins the podcast as a 2x Montana Governors Cup Walleye Tournament Champion. Brem and his partner Chris McFadden the 10 best on ft Peck and we hear all about it in this interview. Also in this interview we talk about Brem's inspired work ethic and passion for walleye fishing which clearly helps set him apart from the field. TKI CNC - https://www.youtube.com/@tkicnc6255 www.tkicnc.com J...

Jayden Wendel joins the JMO Podcast to share his fishing story. He and his dad have been fishing walleye tournaments for a couple years wherever and whenever possible. Stationed out of Valley City, ND. This father son duo has been on a heater in 2025 finishing 2nd place in 3 huge derbies: the Montana Gov Cup, North Dakota Gov Cup as well as the Dakota Walleye Classic not to mention a slew of great...

Zach Jackson and his partner Bobb McKeehen won the 2025 North Dakota Governors Cup Walleye tournament weighing 51.77 lbs in two days. Zach joins the JMO Podcast to chat about his fishing career and how it all came together this year on lake Sakakawea in mid July. Summit Fishing Equipment - https://summitfishingequipment.com PROMO CODE: “summit10” for 10% off Zulauf Construction - https://www.zulau...

Beau Schilling joins the JMO Podcast for the first time. He is an 18 year old from Akaska, SD that has been crushing it in some big walleye tournaments this year. A runner up finish in the NTC out of Pickstown, SD which hosts a 300 boat field full of many professional anglers. A win up in Newtown, ND for a Casino Cup Walleye Circuit event and then recently he and his good friend Ben Beadle won the...

Jason Przekurat joins the JMO Podcast to hash over his 2025 tournament season so far and deep dive into his recent 6th place finish at the National Walleye Tour event on Lake Huron. As a veteran in the professional ranks, Jason has a wealth of knowledge but continues to evolve and learn. Adding FFS to his tournament tool box has been important for him to stay competitive, with a 6th place finish o...

Caleb Wistad aka "hookedupwi" on YouTube and social media joins the show for some open water walleye fishing chatter. He's a versed multi species angler who more recently adopted forward sonar as a primary tool in his boat. Paddle tail swim jigs are a major confidence bait for Caleb and we get a great explanation from him on why he has one tied up all year long for walleyes. Devils Lake Tourism -...

Tyler Wolden joins the JMO Podcast after a great finish in the GRAHA Walleye Shootout. He and his wife Cate finished in 2nd place amongst a stacked field of anglers comprised of many of the best Minnesota has to offer. In this interview Tyler shares the details of their success as well as the entertaining stories from tournament day. Devils Lake Tourism - www.devilslakend.com OnX Fish - https://ww...

Jason Mitchell joins us to chat about summer walleye patterns. His approach to fishing each day changes with the conditions but the intentions are usually the same. To learn as much as possible. Jason is always experimenting with new ideas on where to find fish or new ways to gain confidence with a variety of presentations. The summer season is definitely a time where having fun is mandatory for J...

TJ Erickson from Park Rapids, Minnesota joins the podcast. His YouTube content is very educational and entertaining and this interview is no different. Stories depicting huge walleye being caught along with an in-depth breakdown of some summer patterns associated with weeds are the theme of this fishing podcast. There's a lot of information to digest after this listen, we know you'll enjoy it. OnX...

YouTuber Nick Lindner joins the JMO Podcast for this one. Nick delights us with a great discussion about finding and catching big walleyes in clear water throughout the spring and summer seasons. You can find Nick's educational fishing videos on YouTube on his self named page. From front to back this podcast is full of fun stories and detailed recommendations that all anglers will want to pay atte...

Joe Bricko joins the JMO Podcast to share the details of his recent tournament win on Mille Lacs Lake. He and his Tournament partner Dylan Maki are seeing continued success while fishing the Minnesota division of the AIM Weekend Walleye Series. The tournament success this duo has experienced together is attributed to the hard working mentality they possess on and off the water as well as their cre...

Walleye pro Corey Heiser joins the JMO Podcast for a great interview. Fishing the conditions fresh every day is difficult to do when yesterdays memories are so good. Making the right adjustments in real time based on the conditions of the day is something that top level tournament pros like Corey have to be able to do constantly to cash checks. These scenarios are just as common for us amateur ang...

Max Wilson joins the JMO Podcast for a tourney season update. Included in this chat is his international fishing experience as well as his MWC win on Lake Erie this spring and his recent top 5 at Lake Oahe in South Dakota. Lots of great fishing chatter in this podcast you won't want to miss. Summit Fishing Equipment - https://summitfishingequipment.com PROMO CODE: “summit10” for 10% off JT Outdoor...

Duane "Dewey" Hjelm joins the JMO Podcast to share recent tournament stories. Dewey has had high finishes in every derby in 2025 including a recent MWC win on his home waters of Lake Oahe in South Dakota. Hjelm is one of the biggest names in walleye fishing, setting the standard for finding and catching giant walleyes on the Missouri River reservoirs and consistently competing for wins anywhere he...

Isaac Łąkich joins the JMO Podcast to gives us all the low down on his recent tournament win in Duluth, MN on the St. Louis River. He and his partner Tristan Beckwith put up 101.5 lbs in two days to finish on top. In this interview we get all the details on how this tournament unfolded for these two anglers. Isaac shares all kinds of great fishing information in this podcast you won't want to miss...

JJ DeBernardi joins the JMO Podcast for the first time. In this interview we learn about JJ's extensive river fishing experience and his decades long tournament fishing career. With a family and full-time career at home, JJ doesn't take his opportunities to fish tournaments for granted. His process to breaking down water and developing a winning tournament strategy has brought him multiple NWT win...

Jon Lehman joins the JMO Podcast to share his story and some fishing wisdom. He and his brother Sam host and produce MinnDak Outdoors which you'll find on YouTube and social media. MinnDak Outdoors showcases all kinds of fishing opportunities around the midwest and beyond including some adventurous shore fishing and small "no name" lake type opportunities. In this interview we find out where Jon's...

Dylan Nussbaum is a National Walleye Tour Pro. He narrowly lost the wild 2024 AOY race in the NWT. So far this season he is continuing the momentum from last year with some high finished in the first few tournaments. The Mississippi River will be the location of the second NWT stop of 2025 and while Dylan begins pre fishing for this tournament we stole some of his time to interview him on the JMO...

Jacob Sweere joins the JMO Podcast to give us the low down on his guide service and how he has already built a solid foundation to his brand at such a young age. The fishing industry can always use young energetic, hard working individuals. Jacob is a fishy dude that is committed to offering a great fishing experience to his clientele. He is active on social media and YouTube as well which is a bi...