Bassmaster Open winner & Classic Qualifier Cooper Gallant joins this week’s show to discuss the upcoming Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on the St. Lawrence River. His thoughts, his predictions & his BIG BASS LIVE announcement.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question - Should the Top 5 Anglers in an Elite Series Event get trophies?

Bryan Schmitt is one of those quiet dudes that truly does his talking at the scales. He is a Bassmaster Classic Qualifier that has won in both the Bassmaster Opens and the Elite Series. He actually holds the all time record for the most Toyota Series wins ever. But even with all those accomplishments, he may fly under the radar of some fishing fans. This week he joins the podcast to talk about that and so so much more on MERCER-66.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week's question - Should ladders be illegal in pro tournaments?

Matty Wong is the raining BASS Nation National Champion. But only a year ago he was fishing out of a bass boat almost as old as he is. That boat had only one black and white graph. But what he lacked in equipment he made up for with heart and additude. A year later he is a full time pro on the Bassmaster Elite Series fishing out of a brand new fully rigged Bass boat. Proving with his infectious attitude and positive outlook anything is possible.  

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week's question - Should we keep or cull the Current High School Bass Fishing System?

Drew Benton is a five time Bassmaster Classic qualifier, he has two tour level victories and he won Rookie of the Year in both the Bassmaster Elite Series & the FLW tour.  But today’s Drew Benton may just be the best Benton to ever fish. His happiness at home allows him to focus on fishing & focus he has. Currently sitting in 5th place in the Bassmaster Angler of the Year standing; a calm, comfortable & complete Drew Benton joins this week’s show to talk about all that and spawning season both on and off the water. You don’t want to miss this one!

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question - Should all pros be able to fish the Bassmaster Opens?

Everyone has thought it. But he actually did it. In his late thirties Pat Schlapper walked away from a secure job to chase his dream of becoming a Bassmaster Elite Series pro. He qualified for the Elite Series twice in one season. He is a former Bass Nation National Champion & Bassmaster Classic Qualifier. This week he joins the podcast & opens up in an incredibly HONEST conversation. 

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question - Should there be a rule in top level pro tournaments that you have to wear a PFD the entire time you're competing?

Bassmaster cameraman Jake Latendresse once again joins Dave on MERCER to break down the behind-the-scenes of the 6th stop of the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series on Pickwick Lake.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question- Should winning an elite series event buy you an extra year of qualifications?

Clay Dyer was born without any lower limbs; no arm on the left side and a partial arm on the right. However, these limitations did not dampen his determination and positive spirit. In a world seemingly full of reasons to quit, Clay's unbelievable will and positive attitude not only drive him, but his story will drive you too. If Clay can, You Can!

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question - should we bring back Win and You're In. You win an Elite series event and you go to the Bassmaster Classic.

The ultimate behind-the-scenes show from last week’s historic Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Lake Fork. We have the only two people that saw everything that really happened. 4-time Bassmaster Winner Lee Livesay & his cameraman from all 4 days, friend of the show, Jake Latendresse with the ultimate Jake’s Take.

The fishing world truly lost one of its fore fathers this past week, when the great Ray Scott passed away at 88 years old. This week we welcome Bass Fishing Hall of Famer & Bassmaster Classic veteran Steve Bowman to pay tribute to the amazing man that was Ray Scott.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question- Keep or cull the Alabama Rig in professional tournaments.

David Mullins is a 3-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier and a BASS Open winner.  Just 2 years after a 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Angler of the Year race, Mullins is once again in contention for Angler of the Year. This week he joins the podcast from his farm in Mt. Carmel, Tennessee and let's us all inside the mind of Mullins.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question- Nets - cull ‘em or keep ‘em in pro level tournaments?

Brandon Cobb fished his first tournament at 7 years old, he once won a colouring contest to fish with Bassmaster Classic Champion Davy Hite. But none of those stats are even close to the most shocking stuff we learn about the 2 time Bassmaster Elite Series Champion on this week’s Mercer podcast. 

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live.   This week’s question - Will a glide bait ever win a pro level tournament?

BIG GUS is a world- renowned tattoo artist. He was one of the stars in the hit tv series TATTOO NIGHTMARES. But he is also a hardcore west coast big bait specialist that is obsessed by the sport of fishing just like us.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week’s question - Anglers leaving the boat to land a fish in profession tournaments?

John Crews has qualified for 13 bassmaster Classics. He has won 2 Elite series events but what may be even more impressive is the fact that he did that all while running one of the fastest growing tackle companies in the sport proving that John truly has life in Crews Control. 

Friend of the show Bassmaster Cameraman Jake Latendresse is back with the ultimate Jake’s Take. It happens to all of us sooner or later but Jake actually agreed to talk about it.

Just back from the Chickamauga Lake Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament with an extra juicy Bassmaster behind-the-scenes show. First friend of the show, Bassmaster Cameraman Jake Latendresse kicks it off with another Jake’s Take. Then Dave sits down with 6 time Bassmaster Winner and former Bassmaster Angler of Year “The Hack Attack” Greg Hackney.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live.   This week’s question- Lose fish care penalties for dead bass?

What’s it REALLY like to win the Bassmaster Classic? It’s so crazy that Jason Christie does not even remember the confetti. This week  a very open & honest Christie once again joins the podcast to talk about the Classic, the luck of little people & so, so much more. 

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live.   This week’s question- Back to back pro level tournaments, keep 'em or cull 'em?

He is a two- time Bassmaster Champion, a Bassmaster Classic Qualifier that clearly does his talking at the scales. Just a week after weighing in what just may be the quietest 103lbs 1oz in bass fishing history, Caleb Kuphall joins the podcast in hopes that I can finally crack his crystal fortress of solitude and learn who he is.

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live.   This week’s question- Who’s spot is it on day two of the tournament?

Just back from the Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament with an extra juicy Bassmaster behind-the-scenes show. Friend of the show, Bassmaster Cameraman Jake Latendresse kicks it off with Jake’s Take. Once again, Jake had the closest view of anyone on earth to everything Drew Cook did to win the 2022 Santee Cooper Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament with 105lbs 5oz. But just to make sure he is telling the truth, we bring in the Champion - Drew Cook himself, to talk about all the juicy details from an incredible weekend on Santee Cooper Lakes. 

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live.   This week’s question- Should BassTrakk freeze 2 hours before every weighin?

KJ Queen won his first bass tournament at 7 years old. On that day he knew exactly what he wanted to do when he grew up. After a stand out amateur career in both high school & college, he turned a lot of heads qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic in his first season on the Elite Series. But if you ask KJ, he is just getting started & if it takes living in a van to make it, he is all in!

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer and Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week's question - BassTrakk Exact Locations, keep 'em or cull 'em?

Bassmaster Cameraman and friend of the show, Jake Latendresse had the closest view of anyone on earth to everything Jason Christie did to win the 2022 Bassmaster Classic. This week’s show is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at everything Bassmaster Classic with two dudes who get to see everything…& they share it all!!! 

Welcome to THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer and Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week's question - Should Kids Be Allowed on the Weigh-in Stage?

It’s Bassmaster Classic week & we have Tommy Sanders, the voice of Bass Live on this week’s show. Tommy's incredible broadcasting career has him in the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame along with many other accolades. But more than that, Tommy’s voice lives in every Bassmaster Fan's head. His smooth sound has literally become the Bassmaster sound track of several generations.

Welcome to the first episode of THE CULL. A weekly fishing debate show hosted by Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer & Matt Pangrac from Bass Talk Live. This week's question - Should Big Bass Pay $10,000 in Pro Tournaments?

John Cox has won close to 3 million dollars casting for bass. He has 9 FLW wins, 2 Bassmaster wins and is days away from fishing his 4th Bassmaster Classic. However, being one of the most successful pro anglers of his time has not changed John Cox one bit. He smiles, laughs & loves every single moment of the life he once dreamed of. But that’s not all. This week we also welcome back Bassmaster cameraman Jake Latendresse to break down the behind-the-scenes scoop from the first 2 Bassmaster Elite Series events in Florida.

In today's world of seemingly unlimited fishing podcasts and talk shows, its hard to imagine a time when there were just a few. From Mark Jeffreys' mind, Bass Talk Live was born. A fishing podcast before there were even podcasts.

Steve Kennedy is a 3 time Bassmaster Elite Series Champion and a 10 time Classic qualifier. His outside-of-the-box thinking has helped him make over 60 tour level top 10's. This week, Kennedy joins the podcast and allows us all a very honest and open look into his marvelous mind.

Hunter Shryock grew up dreaming of motocross trophies but at the young age of 21 he quickly grew tired of broken bones and off season surgeries and retired from professional motocross. However, he was still addicted to competition. So addicted, that it fuelled him to do what many think is impossible - start over in a totally different sport and make it to the top level. Today he is a 3-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier and a full time Bassmaster Elite Series Pro. This week we talk about all that and more.

Jason Christie has 16 tour level victories and well over 2 million dollars in earnings. He is introduced as one of the most feared names in professional fishing. In reality, he is calm, calculated and maybe a more content competitor than ever before. Which may make him even more scary to compete against.

Jake Latendresse is a Bassmaster cameraman and an all around outdoors bad ass. He has travelled half way around the world in quest of the next shot and spent over a decade on the back deck of Bassmaster boats. There is not much he has not seen or heard and this week, he joins the podcast to share a few stories you have never heard.

Randy Blaukat is a lot of things. He is a pro angler who has qualified for 8 Bassmaster Classics and 9 FLW Cups. He is a promoter, an angling pioneer and most recently, a You-Tuber. Randy’s amazing mind has brought lots to the angling industry. Today he joins the podcast and once again pulls no punches and speaks his mind!

In a little over a decade Brandon Palaniuk has won 6 Bassmaster tournaments, a Bass Nation National Championship & the Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. All of this amazing success has been fuelled by the prodigy’s powerful positivity. This week we talk about all that and a bunch of other stuff including Idaho's New Years Eve potato drop?!?

He is a Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, a two-time Classic Qualifier, but before all that and above all of that Frank Talley is a father and a husband to his incredible family that fuels the fire inside Frank the Tank.