Welcome to episode #1 of BEST ON TOUR THIS WEEK, presented by Best On Tour. BEST ON TOUR THIS WEEK is a short weekly show hosted by BTL's Matt Pangrac and industry veteran Dave Rush from Best On Tour. Every Tuesday morning you'll get an objective look at what happened of the past week in professional bass fishing on the water and in the industry. Become a better angler. Get behind the scenes of the top fishing tours. Learn the business side of the fishing industry and how to get sponsorships. Th...
Mar 04, 2025•7 min•Season 18Ep. 1207
Joe Cermele joins BTL for the first time to talk about all things fishing. Joe served as the fishing editor of Field & Stream magazine for over a dozen years, worked as the Senior Fishing Editor for MeatEater, and currently hosts his own podcast called Cut & Retie.
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 18Ep. 1204
Frank talks about finding high percentage areas to crank during the spring with small crankbaits. CHECK OUT LURENET.COM AND USE CODE "BTL25" AT CHECKOUT FOR 15% OFF ALL REGULARLY PRICED ITEMS: https://www.lurenet.com/ CHECK OUT THE DEEP DIVE APP: https://deepdiveapp.com/?shortlink=gwpwp50m&c=Bass%20Talk%20Live&pid=Influencer-Referral&af_xp=custom&source_caller=ui
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 18Ep. 1205
Rick Pierce from Bass Cat Boats joins BTL to talk about a number of topics in the professional bass fishing industry.
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 18Ep. 1202
Matt is joined by BPT AOY leader, Jacob Wall to talk about his hot start to the 2025 season. In the first portion of the show Matt is joined by Adam Bartusek from The Crappie Chronicles to talk about his upcoming Break Your PB fundraising event. Gretchen Simon from St. Jude also gives an update on the Dick Hiley St. Jude Bass Classic coming up this May in Wabasha, MN. REGISTER FOR THE DICK HILEY ST. JUDE BASS CLASSIC: https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/find-an-event/dinners-and-galas/dick-hiley...
Feb 25, 2025•2 hr 20 min•Season 18Ep. 1201
Randall Tharp joins BTL to talk about the recent Bassmaster Open on Sam Rayburn, catching giant stringers in Florida, and developing rods and lures.
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Season 18Ep. 1200
Bobby Lane joins BTL to talk about his BPT win in Florida.
Feb 24, 2025•31 min•Season 18Ep. 1199
Frank and Matt are back for another Day 4.
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 18Ep. 1198
Andrew Upshaw talks about his decision to fish the NPFL in 2025.
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 18Ep. 1197
Terry Scroggins joins BTL to talk about his recent Top 5 finish in the BPT in Florida. He also talks about cashing a check on Cherokee Lake with a 1/8 oz crappie jig and 4lb test.
Feb 18, 2025•54 min•Season 18Ep. 1196
Matt chats with Darold Gleason and Garrett Paquette and Darold Gleason about the recent Bassmaster Open on Sam Rayburn.
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 18Ep. 1195
Frank takes a Deep Dive into prespawn jerkbait locations and the guys unveil some new technology and mapping.
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 18Ep. 1194
The Zaldain's join BTL to announce the Classic Crawfish Boil Benefiting St. Jude and Cook Children's Hospital on Monday, March 17th, 2025. Check out out here: www.classiccrawfishboil.com
Feb 05, 2025•46 min•Season 18Ep. 1193
Matt analyzes the first MLF Bass Pro Tour Event of the 2025 season and welcome's Drew Gill to the show after a Top 10 finish. **use code "BTLPRO" to purchase an OMMIA PRO membership for $49.00 through omniafishing.com/pro and receive a $50 gift card when you complete the purchase.** **use code "BTL10" at checkout at omniafishing.com to receive 10% credit on all purchase. PRO discount and BTL10 discount CAN BE USED in combination!**
Feb 04, 2025•44 min•Season 18Ep. 1192
Matt and Matt chat about baits that used to be all the rage in tournament fishing but haven't gotten much publicity in the past decade.
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 18Ep. 1191
Matt and Frank chat about the Bassmaster Open, Toyota Series, and BAM tournament.
Jan 28, 2025•51 min•Season 18Ep. 1190
Frank is in the BTL studio and chats about determining which color jerkbait to use and why subtle difference can lead to big results on the water.
Jan 24, 2025•59 min•Season 18Ep. 1189
Matt chats with Charlie Hartley about the brutal conditions at the first Bassmaster Open of the season on Clarks Hill. In the second half of the show, Frank Scalish makes an in-studio appearance.
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Season 18Ep. 1188
Kent Brown from Ultimate Bass Radio joins BTL to preview what is happening in the West when it comes to tournament fishing.
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 18Ep. 1187
BPT professional, Justin Lucas, joins Bass Talk Live to talk about a number of different topics.
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 18Ep. 1186
Matt and Frank chat about bass fishing and then talk about finalizing plans for the 2025 season. HANG OUT WITH FRANK AND MATT IN OKLAHOMA ON JANUARY 25TH, 2025 WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2025 8:00AM - 9:30AM CST WHERE: LUCKY LURE TACKLE 9427 N MAY AVE OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73120 Frank will be at Lucky Lure Tackle the morning of Saturday, January 25th to drink coffee and talk fishing. There is also a seminar schedule targeted for junior anglers, high school anglers and college anglers, so bring yo...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 18Ep. 1185
Todd Castledine joins BTL to talk about a number of topics, including a recent under-the-radar rule change in the Bassmaster Opens. In the second half of the show, Frank Scalish joins the conversation.
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Season 18Ep. 1184
Mike McClelland joins BTL to talk about his March, 2017 Bassmaster Open victory on Table Rock Lake where he used Garmin Panoptics. Is this the first FFS victory in professional bass fishing?
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 18Ep. 1183
Jimi Easterling joins BTL to talk about guiding for largemouth and spotted bass on Arkansas' Lake Ouachita, Lake Hamilton and Lake DeGray.
Jan 10, 2025•59 min•Season 18Ep. 1182
Frank and Matt are back with a new show in 2025.
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 18Ep. 1181
Bassmaster EQ angler, Matt Adams, talks about his 2024 campaign where he finished 10th in the points, narrowly missing the 2025 Elite Series and what he learned along the way.
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 18Ep. 1180
Matt is joined by BFHOF inductee, Steve Bowman and chair of the BFHOF Nominations Committee, Neil Paul for an in-depth look at what it takes to make it into the Bass Fishing Hall Of Fame from the nomination process to induction.
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 18Ep. 1179
Kevin VanDam joins BTL to kick off 2025 to talk about his new TV show, The VanDam Experience on the Outdoor Channel. Mark Jeffreys hops on in the second half to talk all things bowling and bass fishing.
Jan 08, 2025•2 hr 33 min•Season 18Ep. 1178
Elite Series veteran Mark Menendez talks about the formation and purpose of the Elite Angler Board of Professionals.
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 18Ep. 1176
Frank and Matt talk about a number of different topics in the final show of 2024.
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 18Ep. 1177
