The Bilge

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with Steve Kennedy on the shores of Lake Fork on this week's Bilge Podcast presented by ​⁠ @battlebornbatteries . Steve reviews his entire swimbait collection in a must watch Bilge for any big bait fisherman. Bass Pro Spring Sale Swimbaits Loaded Daingerous Swimbait https://bit.ly/LoadedSwimbait XPS Brushtail Limited Edition https://bit.ly/BrushtailSwim...

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with Seth Feider on the shores of Toledo Bend on this week's Bilge Podcast presented by ​⁠ @battlebornbatteries . Seth opens up about payouts, the split, and much more in this short but sweet episode. Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. Here’s the discount code for our listeners: https://bit.ly/...

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with the Bassmaster EQ Angler of The Year and Rookie Elite Series Fisherman, JT Thompkins, to discuss his 3 years in the Opens, his mindset heading into the Elites, how he was able to qualify so young, and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by ​⁠ @battlebornbatteries Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set o...

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with one of the nation's top polygraphers, Mark Teceno, to discuss his experiences during his 10 years of polygraphing professional fishermen, investigating cheating in fishing tournaments first hand and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by ​⁠ @battlebornbatteries To get in contact with Mark Teceno or New England Polygraph & D...

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with Kristine Fischer to talk women's fishing, kayak tournaments, moving to a bass boat and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by ​⁠ @battlebornbatteries Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. Here’s the discount code for our listeners: https://bit.ly/BatteriesDiscountBilge

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with John Paul Morris, Chief Customer Officer of Bass Pro Shops, on this week's Bilge Podcast presented by ​⁠ @battlebornbatteries Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. Here’s the discount code for our listeners: https://bit.ly/BatteriesDiscountBilge

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with one of the nicest guys in professional tournament fishing, Mike McClelland, to talk about his journey back to Bassmaster, where he's thrived in fishing, his earned wisdom through the many changes in bas fishing and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by ​⁠ @battlebornbatteries Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking f...

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with Randy Blaukat on this week's Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries . Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. Here’s the discount code for our listeners: https://bit.ly/BatteriesDiscountBilge

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with James Watson for a different side of who he is, what he has planned in the future and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries. Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. Here’s the discount code for our listeners: https://bit.ly/BatteriesDiscountBilge

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with Robert Terkla to talk about his venture into the fishing industry with Googan Squad, the state of the industry in his eyes, sponsoring professional fishing tournaments, and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries. Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. Her...

Chris Zaldain and Trait sit down with Matt Pangrac of Bass Talk Live to hear Matt's real opinions on how pros do things, his future plans when it comes to balancing a Bassmaster Opens career with a Daily Podcast, and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries. Please support Battle Born Batteries when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. H...

Chris and Trait sit down with the CEO of Dragonfly Energy (Battle Born Batteries) Denis Phares , to discuss all things lithium batteries on this week's The Bilge Podcast. This episode includes pro tips when shopping for the best battery system, what makes lithium volatile, third party testing, Chinese manufacturing, what manufacturing processes are based in America and much more. LINK TO BATTL...

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with Spencer Shuffield to talk his upbringing in fishing, his life before BPT, his DQ at MLF, the other Cayuga controversy through his eyes, and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries Please support *Battle Born Batteries* when looking for your next set of lithiums for your boat. Here’s the *discount code for our l...

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with the nicest professional in bass fishing Josh Bertrand to talk tournament payouts, MLF / Bassmaster Split, West Coast innovation slow downs, and much more on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with Forward Facing Sonar pioneer Josh Jones on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by *Battle Born Batteries*

Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain review Chris' season, discuss the latest Bassmaster Elite schedule and the current situation out on the West Coast on this week's The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries

Greg Hackney joins Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain on The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries to discuss the current state of tournament fishing at the highest ranks.

Gerald Swindle joins Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain on The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries to discuss the current state of tournament fishing at the highest ranks.

Kevin Vandam joins Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain on The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries to discuss his retirement plans the current state of tournament fishing at the highest ranks.

Mark Zona, TV Show Host, joins Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain on The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries to discuss the Bassmaster-MLF Split Story from his experience.

Lee Livesay, Bassmaster Elite Series Angler and Top Lake Fork Guide, joins Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain on The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries to discuss recent events in the bassmaster tournament world and his career thus far.

Chris Bowes, Vice President of Tournaments for Bassmaster, joins Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain on The Bilge Podcast presented by Battle Born Batteries to discuss recent events in the bassmaster tournament world that have resulted in DQs and other interesting situations he deals with running the world’s most prestigious bass tournaments.

Trait & Chris Zaldain sit down with Trey Epich, CEO of House of Outdoors which is the holding company for Googan Baits, Googan Squad and Bass Mafia brands.

Trait & Chris Zaldain sit down with Ed Loughran who is both a lawyer and a Bassmaster Elite Series Angler and dive into angler contracts, Bassmaster’s business, sustainability of a no entry fee system and raising the $100k prize, polygraphs, no info rules, and much more.

Chris and Trait sit down with the king of kayaks, Rus Snyders, to discuss the differences in kayak fishing and bass boats from a guy who has won on both sides. As well as talk about his past as a Clearlake Bass Guide & an OG Big Bait film guy (before Youtube took off), and why he left California to move to Tennessee and eventually sold his Ranger bass boat for a kayak.