The SmallmouthCrush Podcast

Travis Manson is a passionate bass angler who loves catching trophy smallmouth bass. His popular YouTube Channel SmallmouthCrush takes a raw, real life approach to bass fishing with the ultimate goal to help you become a better bass angler with non-biased reviews, bass tournament videos, and instructional videos. This podcast was created to take it a step further by interviewing the top Smallmouth Bass anglers from North America. We will dive in deep to find out just what it takes to catch trophy smallmouth bass on a regular basis, going beyond the sponsorship talk and baits and dig deep into the minds of anglers who are at the top of their game. If you want to learn what it takes to locate and catch smallmouth bass from some of the top names on the water, you have come to the right place. Weekly Episodes will air Tuesday Mornings.

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Casey Smith talks about the amazing Smallmouth Fishing found in Northern New York

GET 15% OFF ALL YOUR TACKLE HERE! The Reel Shot Tackle Store -https://bit.ly/2YtVLRLSMALLMOUTHCRUSH USE CODE SMALLMOUTHCRUSH15 for 15% your order! Catching trophy smallmouth bass on a consistent basis can be a challenge. So many techniques and so many different patterns can sometimes make it confusing where to start when targeting smallmouth bass. Each Sunday join Travis Manson as he interviews guests who are at the top of their game when it comes to catching smallmouth bass.Season 1 Episode 10 ...

Mar 07, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Kyle Carpenter is no stranger to catching big smallmouth and gives some amazing tips when throwing the Alabama Rig

Season 1 Episode 9 Travis talks with Kyle Carpenter who fished Door County, WI and various lakes around Wisconsin. He spends a lot of his time fishing for smallmouth over the years and really goes over one of his favorite technique the Alabama Rig. This is a great interview if you are looking at becoming a better smallmouth angler! Grab your Alabama Rig Swimbaits Here at The Reel Shot and get 15% your order! Link to Keitechs! https://bit.ly/3r9yLog Follow Kyle Carpenter on Instagram https://www....

Feb 28, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Ryan Salzman talks Tennessee River Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Feb 21, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Frank Scalish knows Smallmouth and joins us to talk all his adventures fishing across the country and Lake Erie

Season 1 Episode 7 Catching trophy smallmouth bass on a consistent basis can be a challenge. So many techniques and so many different patterns can sometimes make it confusing where to start when targeting smallmouth bass. Each Sunday join Travis Manson as he interviews guests who are at the top of their game when it comes to catching smallmouth bass.Season 1 Episode 7 Travis talks with Frank Scalish has a ton of Smallmouth Fishing experience and shares some tournament stories and few techniques ...

Feb 14, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Grae Buck talks smallmouth bass fishing and some tips for what to look for on inland lakes such as Oneida Lake in Upstate New York

Season 1 Episode 6 Travis talks with Grae Buck about how he breaks down certain bodies of water to target Smallmouth Bass. He goes into great detail how he finds and catches fish on Oneida Lake in Up State New York! This is a great interview if you are looking at becoming a better smallmouth angler! Follow Grae Buck on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/graebuckfishing/ Grae Buck Website https://www.graebuckfishing.com/ Follow Travis Manson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smallmouthcrush...

Feb 07, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Ron Nelson talks smallmouth bass fishing and some of his techniques he uses on a regular basis

Season 1 Episode 5 Travis talks with Ron Nelson who lives in Michigan and has many accomplishments as a tournament bass angler. Don't let him fool you this guy knows how to consistently catch big smallmouth bass and this weeks podcast we get to go inside his head and find out just what makes hime so successful on the water! This is a great interview if you are looking at becoming a better smallmouth angler! Follow Ron Nelson Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ronnelsonfishing/ Follow Travis Man...

Jan 31, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Jared Rhode talks Lake Erie Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Season 1 Episode 4 Travis talks with Jared Rhode and Jared talks about his experience as a tournament angler and guide on Lake Erie. He is a very well rounded angler that has the ability to locate fish and catch those Lake Erie smallmouth on a regular basis. This is a great interview if you are looking at becoming a better smallmouth angler! Follow Jared Rhode on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/jared.rhode.3 Follow Travis Manson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smallmouthcrush/ The ...

Jan 24, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Ken Golub dishes out the secrets to catching Smallmouth Bass on the Finger Lakes

Season 1 Episode 3 Travis talks with Ken Golub who lives in New York and is one of the best Smallmouth anglers on the Finger Lakes. This is a great interview if you are looking at becoming a better smallmouth angler! Follow Ken Golub on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/eat.sleep.work.fish Follow Travis Manson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smallmouthcrush/ The Reel Shot is an amazing tackle store with a great selection of baits! Get 15% off your first order use code SMALLMOUTHCRUSH15 at...

Jan 17, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Jeff Gustafson talks catching smallmouth bass and one of his favorite techniques the hair jig

Season 1 Episode 2 Travis talks with Jeff Gustafson who lives in Canada and fishes on the Bassmaster Elite Series. He shares some of his favorite ways to catch Smallmouth Bass and how to fish one of his favorite baits, the hair jig! This is a great interview if you are looking at becoming a better smallmouth angler! Follow Jeff Gustafson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gussyoutdoors/ Follow Travis Manson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smallmouthcrush/ The Reel Shot is an amazing t...

Jan 10, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Scott Dobson discuses ways to fish a Duo Realis Spy Bait and a ton of great smallmouth knowledge!

Season 1 Episode 1 Travis talks with Scott Dobson who lives in Michigan and has many accomplishments as a tournament bass angler. In this interview Scott goes over some of his favorite ways to target smallmouth bass and goes into great detail about some popular techniques like spy baiting and using a tube. This is a great interview if you are looking at becoming a better smallmouth angler! Follow Scott Dobson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/scottdobsonfishing/ Follow Travis Manson on Inst...

Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Episode 0 Introduction

Catching trophy smallmouth bass on a consistent basis can be a challenge. So many techniques and so many different patterns can sometimes make it confusing where to start when targeting smallmouth bass. Each Tuesday join Travis Manson as he interviews guests who are at the top of their game when it comes to catching smallmouth bass. Season 1 Episode 0 Welcome! Today's Podcast is my first Podcast and a general introduction of what you can expect moving forward with the Podcast in this series. A w...

Dec 08, 2020•3 min0

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