MLF Bass Fishing Podcast

Hayden Marbut had a fantastic season on the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats, starting things off with a win in the winter and becoming the youngest to win the Toyota Series Championship this fall. Listen in to catch up on the season that was, and get a breakdown of Marbut's plans for a busy 2025, which will include REDCREST and the full Tackle Warehouse Invitationals season.

Colby Miller had a truly superlative 2024 fishing season, winning multiple major events in Texas and finishing third in points in the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals . As a result, the young Louisianan qualified for the Bass Pro Tour , and he'll be taking on a myriad of new challenges in 2025. Listen in for a rundown of his success, a key sponsor announcement and more.

Andrew Nordbye put together a stellar season on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals , missing the cut only twice and earning a win at Kentucky Lake . The Alabama pro stopped by to talk through the year that was, as well as look ahead to a 2025 season with new rules to play by and a lot of opportunity.

One of the most exciting rookies on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals in 2024, Brody Campbell took on a massive season of fishing after quitting his job and selling his house. So, with the season in the rearview, we caught up with the young pro for an update on the year, his prospects and his expectations for 2025.

Drew Gill  and  Marshall Robinson  stop by the show to break down their Bass Pro Shops Summit Cup Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches win in full detail. One of the highlights of the fall, the General Tire Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops  was a big success, and the two young anglers capped the season off in style, with a blowout win in Florida over very stiff competition.

After a great regular season and a fourth-place finish in the  Toyota Series Championship  Presented by Bass Boat Technologies on Wheeler Lake, Austin Swindle is taking his talents to the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals in 2025. Always a threat in Alabama, Swindle breaks down his patterns from Wheeler and talks through a few other topics.

The  Toyota Series Championship  Presented by Bass Boat Technologies on Wheeler Lake was a great tournament, and one of the highlights was  Keith Poche’s  incredible Day 2 when he landed 27 pounds to rocket into the lead. Poche stopped by to talk about it and a few other burning topics. 

The first event of the revamped General Tire Team Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops saw  Matt Becker  and  Spencer Shuffield  earn the win in the B&W Trailer Hitches Challenge Cup Presented by Toyota event out of Erie, Pennsylvania. Listen to the pros break down the week of team fishing and give their impressions of the new-look format that saw them take on the competition on Presque Isle Bay and...

Kyle Cortiana  swings by the show for an in-depth breakdown of his win in the   Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Northern Division  event on  Lake Champlain . Coming while the lake was fishing great and in an extreme state of flux, Cortiana's victory represents an interesting chapter in Champlain lore.

This week on the show, Jaden Parrish stops by to talk about his season on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals and how he got the bass fishing bug. After finishing 31st in the points in 2023, Parrish fished his way to a fourth-place finish in 2024 and a Bass Pro Tour invite.  

Nearing the end of a spectacular season, Fishing Clash Angler of the Year leader Jake Lawrence stops by the show for an in-depth interview. Topics include what went wrong at Kentucky Lake , what he learned in his first foray north, and a lot more.

A standout rookie on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals , Marshall Hughes is winding up a great season that has him on the cusp of Bass Pro Tour qualification. On the show, Hughes dives into his background and some of the reasons he thinks he's seen so much success fishing nationally this year.

At just 20 years old, Hayden Marbut  beat out the 260-boat field in the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats  on Lake Guntersville  for his first win with MLF. The highly decorated Auburn University angler stopped by the show to break down the win and talk about his game and the current state of bass fishing.

Drew Gill has got off to a blistering start to the 2024 season, with success at every level he's fished and a win in the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals opener on Sam Rayburn . Joining the show, for the usual in-depth insight he provides, Gill talks about Rayburn, LiveScope, the next wave of youth and a lot more. 

Jessie Mizell knocked out the win in the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats  Southern Division opener on  Lake Okeechobee and joined the show to break it all down. For baits, he used a  Rapala X-Rap Prop , a Ga mbler Popping Frog , a Z-Man/Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer and a worm. 

Matt Becker  hopped on the show for a breakdown of his early success in the Bass Pro Tour event on Toledo Bend . Plus, the reigning Fishing Clash Angler of the Year talked about some of the new technology on his boat and a few other offseason topics. 

Braylon Eggerding  and  Lucas Washburn of Adrian College stop by the show to break down their win at the Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship . Get to know the winners, and what it feels like to catch an 11-pounder on the final day of competition. Fishing in Kissimmee, the team used a Zoom UltraVibe Speed Worm in Junebug with a 1/16-ounce weight, a Lucky Craft LV RTO...

For this episode of the podcast, we took a step back to look at one of the most interesting events of 2023: The Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American on Lake Hartwell . Winner Emil Wagner broke things down, and a range of other anglers talked about their strategies, in-tournament decisions and all sorts of juicy specifics. 3:22 – Emil Wagner Key baits: custom-painted Sebile Magic Swimmer, a Zoo...

In this episode, we catch up with Jacob Walker , an Alabama angler that figures to be in the mix for Polaris Rookie of the Year and maybe more on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals . Walker chats about the season ahead, his decision process when choosing where to fish, and a little about his job at a tackle shop. 

Outside of Emil Wagner , pretty much nobody had a better season at the lower levels of MLF competition than Brody Campbell . The Ohio angler took down a Toyota Series win on Chickamauga and made the Top 10 nine times in 23 events, oftentimes fishing with limited or no practice. Tune in to get the scoop on one of the hottest young guns going and a top Polaris Rookie of the Year candidate on the Tac...

Shaw Grigsby , John Cox , Ron Nelson and Keith Carson dive deep into the topic of bed fishing. Four of the best and most experienced in the game when it comes to catching spawning bass, our panel of experts remembered some old tournaments and spilled some serious knowledge for sight fishing season.

For this episode of the podcast, we took a step back to look at one of the most interesting events of the year: the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals event on Clarks Hill . Winner Dakota Ebare broke things down, and a range of other anglers talked about their strategies, in-tournament decisions and all sorts of juicy specifics. 2:46 – Dakota Ebare Key baits: vibrating jig,  Strike King Rage Bug ,  St...

Brad Jelinek  joins the show to discuss his 2023 season and what lies ahead in 2024. Along the way, Jelinek talks about fishing  jerkbaits  and  umbrella rigs , his particular electronics setup and how he transitioned from being a standout baseball player to a standout angler. 

After finishing 11th on the Pro Circuit in 2022 and 12th on the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals in 2023, Justin Cooper finally secured a Bass Pro Tour invite. In 2024, he'll start his BPT career on his home lake – Toledo Bend . Cooper stops by the show to get into it all, plus talk about LiveScope and some of the highs and lows of the tournament season.

After four years on the FLW Tour and the Pro Circuit, Tyler Woolcott called it quits at the end of 2022 and spent 2023 building out his guide business in Florida. We got into his reasoning for the career move and went in-depth on the types of guiding he does and the challenges of the guiding scene in Florida. You can book Woolcott at FloridaBigFishAdventures.com for a variety of saltwater and bass...