Bass Talk Live

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.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now:https://bestontour.net/

Matt chats with Chad Pipkens about fishing the Bassmaster EQs, staying positive, and the very important mental side of professional bass fishing that is often overlooked.  

It's a breaking news episode of BTL as Matt talks with Ben Milliken, Lee Livesay, Easton Fothergill, Jordan Lee, and Emil Wagner about the recent announcement from Bassmaster about limiting forward facing sonar during the 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series season.  Check out the Bassmaster press release here: B.A.S.S. announces Live Sonar rule change for 2026 Elite Series - Bassmaster

Dave Mercer (Facts of Fishing host, Elite Series Emcee, and host of the podcast Mercer) joins BTL to chat with Matt about a number of different topics.  

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.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now:https://bestontour.net/

It's another Day 4 and the guys are all over the place on this one.  

Matt is joined by Bruce Stanton, Vice President and General Manager of PRADCO, to talk about the upcoming Bass Fishing Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary and the release of five commemorative lures from Heddon, Norman, and Cotton Cordell signed by Bass Fishing legends Rick Clunn, Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Bobby Murray, and Larry Nixon.  CHECK OUT THER LURES HERE:https://www.bassfishinghof.com/limite...In the second half of the show, Matt is joined by two-time Elite Series Champion, Pat Schlapper, following his impressive victory last week on the Mississippi River to close out the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series.  Finally, 2025 Elite Series Rookie Of the Year, Tuck Smith, joins BTL to break down how he got the job done in his first season on the Elite Series.

Chris Zaldain walks through his wild week on the Mississippi clip by clip.CHECK OUT THE DEEP DIVE APP:Deep Dive: The Ultimate Bass Fishing AppBecome 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.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now:  https://bestontour.net/

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.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now:https://bestontour.net/CHECK OUT WHY YOUR FISHING GEAR COST MORE IN 2025: TARIFFS EXPLAINED: Why Your Fishing Gear Costs More in 2025: Tariffs Explained | Best On Tour

Matt chats with Dave Rush about the 2025 season and is joined by Dakota Ebare to talk about being the last man in the 2026 Bassmaster Classic.  In the first part of the show, Matt is joined by Ricky Harris from Omnia fishing to talk about what's happening at Omnia.  

Frank talks about when to use translucent baits for bass.  

Matt chats with Dean Rojas and Josh Bertrand about the MLF Team Series that kicks off next week in Michigan.  

Matt is joined by Bassmaster Open angler, Laker Howell, fresh off his Bassmaster Open victory on Leech Lake in Minnesota.  

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.  The Best on Tour Newsletter brings you all that once a week, completely free.  Sign up now:https://bestontour.net/

Matt chats with Erik Luzak about his 31-5 limit of smallmouth bass on day two of the Toyota Series on the St. Lawrence River.  

Matt is joined by Jacob Wheeler to talk about how he dominated the 2025 BPT AOY season.  

Frank talks about a recent trip to the lake where the free rig bailed him out.  

Jody White breaks down all things MLF heading into the final tournaments of the season.  

Shaw Grigsby talks about his retirement and his 40+ year long career in professional bass fishign.  

Brandon Burks joins BTL Guide Day to talk about guiding for true trophy largemouth.  Check out Brandon's website: Home | Burks Fishing