Bigwater Fishing Podcast with Ross Robertson

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm_source=Bigwater+Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube Captain Craig Sleeman is from Upstate New York and has been competitively Walleye and Perch fishing for the past 15 years. Some of his accomplishments include winning the 2017 Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout along with two 2nd place finishes in 2014 and 2015 along with...

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm_source=Bigwater+Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube   Ed Stachowski has been an outdoorsman since he could walk. He’s taken his passion for the outdoors and became a touring professional walleye angler. A fierce competitor qualifying for every Professional Walleye Championship since 2012, winning an Angler Of T...

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm_source=Bigwater+Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube We're at the Cleveland boat show!! We caught up wit Lake Erie anglers Ryan Buddie and Tyler Berthold to talk all thing Lake Erie Walleye fishing.  Ross, Ryan and Tyler share their favorite techniques for landing walleye.   Ryan Grew up in the city of Rock...

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm_source=Bigwater+Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube Glenn Curran, Jim Erdman, and Curt Stam stop by to discuss this year's Battle on Bago on Lake Winnebago and surrounding bodies of water in Wisconsin  The largest ice fishing tournament & family fishing event of the year! Battle on Bago was created in 2007...

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm_source=Bigwater+Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube    Dave Csanda is the current editor of Midwest Outdoors.  He has a storied career as a fishing educator who spent 28 years as editor of In-Fisherman publications and co-host of In-Fisherman Television. While closely associated with Walleye In-sider...

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm_source=Bigwater+Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube Matt Robertson is arguably the most unique personality on The Bassmaster Elite Series Tour. The Kentuckyian by way of San Diego has takent the series by storm in his short time competing. He has already achieved 6 top 10 finishes and 13 Top 20 finishes. The fur coa...

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm...   Country Steve is back and we're answering viewers questions about walleye fishing on Lake Erie and the Detroit River, equipment, tactics and more.. Believe it or not Steve is fantastic angler and has his own opinions about what works to land the biggest walleye. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete l...

This episode is brought to you by Powderhook.com. https://powderhook.com/lake-erie/?utm_source=Bigwater+Podcast&utm_medium=YouTube   Today we welcome fellow Lake Erie angler and  @FishUSA  partner Chuck Earls. We het into how he got started, the kayak fishing industry and the extra safety precautions kayak anglers need to take. Chuck is an avid fisherman who loves to get on his Old Town Sports...

We're Talking with Lake Erie Walleye Trail Director Jason Fischer about the cheating scandal that rocked tournament fishing on September 30th. Fischer shares his thoughts on what led to the suspicion, how they got caught and the aftermath of the revelation of the cheating. He and Lake Erie Slam director Craig Lewis discuss what steps need to be taken in future tournaments and in the popular Lake E...

Jason FIscher is the owner of The Lake Erie Walleye Trail (LEWT) tournamnet series and the Lake Erie Fall Brawl, a mega popular biggest fish event on Lake Erie. Jason and Ros talke about teh Tournament scene and teh popularity of the Fall Brawl.

Lee Kjos is the proprietor of Kjos Outdoors, a full-service photography and branding company behind major campaigns for Benelli, Cabela’s, Filson, Polaris, Under Armour and the like. Lee has worked with some of the biggest campiagns for the leading outdoor brands. He's also an avid outdoorsman.

Brett King is from Hager City, WI and has been fishing tournaments for over 25 years! Being a highly accomplished tournament fisherman, Brett has some pretty impressive wins under his belt including wins in the NWT, AIM Walleye Series, and FLW tour. In addition, Brett took the NWT Angler of the Year title in 2018. When Brett is not fishing walleye tournaments, he is spending time with his family a...

Captain Mike Weinhofer shares some of the crazy stories from being a charter captain in Key West Florida and discusses some of the rich history of the area. Mike Weinhofer began fishing with my father at the age of 5 in New Jersey where he learned to fish on his charter boat. He fished numerous tournaments together in many incredible locations and soon Mike and his father shared a love of fishing....

In this episode, we're scraping the bottom of the barrel for guests. Producer Dude reluctantly agreed to join me for a conversation. We recount our decade-plus of working together with some our favorite moments, colorful characters that we've encountered, and some major fails while shooting fishing videos. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professiona...

Nicknamed "The Prodigy" Brandon Palaniuk is one of the most successful anglers on the Bassmaster Elite Series in the last decade. He was the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship winner in 2010 and 2017 Bassmaster Angler of the Year. He has five Elite wins. In 2021, Brandon had two Top 10s in the Elites and won the Bassmaster Northern Open at James River. Brandon talks about how he got started, some of his...

Larry Dahlberg of Taylor Falls, Minnesota, is immediately recognizable to many people because of his television show “The Hunt for Big Fish”. An all-around fisherman, Dahlberg travels the world showing anglers how to catch giant fish of all species on his program. The Hunt for Big Fish television show was established in 1992 and airs 26 original episodes each year on the NBC Sports Network. Larry...

The search for a perfect picture is like the pursuit of a flawless fish – a seemingly impossible task packed with enough challenge to bring photographers and anglers back day after day. It is this exhilarating chase of perfection that drives Jay’s work. Armed with a rod in one hand and a camera in the other, Jay’s love for photography was born on lakes, ponds, and wherever his chase for the next b...

Pete Maina is North America’s number one authority on Muskie and Pike fishing. He is internationally known for his prowess with muskie, northern pike – big toothy fishes! He is an entrepreneur, an accomplished author, photographer and TV personality.  Pete has authored books, countless articles and educational VIDEOS – as well as being a very popular speaker and “personality” at fishing events and...

Energized, motivated and driven to remain ahead of the curve surrounding all things of outdoor innovation, entertainment, education and communication, Thomas Allen has worked extensively within both the hunting and fishing industries. Thomas Allen has created fishing content for some of the biggest players in the industry.

Brian “Bro” Brosdahl, of MAX, MN, is one of the most recognized and respected anglers in North America. Bro, as he’s known, is a multispecies angler best known for his influence on the sport of ice fishing. Several popular ice fishing products are based on his ideas. He has been a contributor to F + W Ice Fishing Annual, Field & Stream, FLW Outdoors, Game & Fish Publications, In-Fisherman...

Brett McComas is the main man for  @Target Walleye  He was discovered in Brainerd, MN after years of wondering how in the heck people break into the fishing biz. He’s in it now, but still can’t answer that question…. Brett is one of those guys who majored in marketing, only because there was no such thing as a “fishing degree” at the time. He has a strong passion for all things fishing and is dedi...

Oliver Ngy is a self-taught angler from Southern California. He learned the values of commitment and dedication at an early age and has since become a familiar face in the bass scene. He's renowned for catching monster fish of many species with a specialty in double-digit largemouth and 5-plus-pound smallmouth bass. Oliver is also the creator of Big Bass Dreams.    Check out his content here: http...

Dr. Chris Vandergoot is the director of the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System and associate professor at Michigan State University. Prior to his current position, Chris served as a research fishery biologist at the Lake Erie Biological Station, Great Lakes Science Center, US Geological Survey located in Sandusky, Ohio, supervisor of fish biology at the Sandusky Fisheries Research S...

Steve and I have been walleye fishing together for over 20 years. In this episode, we talk about how we met and some of our legendary fishing trips. We also discuss that one spring day walleye fishing on Lake Erie when "Big Steve" became "Country Steve"

Fred Zink grew up obsessing over all things waterfowl, turning his first call on his father’s old Craftsman lathe at age 14. He went on to win several championships and worked as a guide before founding Zink Calls in the spring of 2000. Propelled by the success of a carefully crafted product, he sought to make every element of the hunt the best it could be. That led to the founding of Avian-X in 2...