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The Bilge
by Sunday Money Media
Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with some of the most influential anglers and business makers in the fishing industry.
Episodes
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Steve Kennedy: The Best Swimbaits On The Market
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...
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Seth Feider: Llama Speaks On Current Controversies
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…
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JT Thompkins: The Most Dominate Opens Pro Ever
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…
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MLF Polygrapher Tells All
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...
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Kristine Fischer: World's Best Woman Angler
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...
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JP Morris: The Future of Fishing's Most Powerful Brand
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…
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Mike McClelland: MLF Minority Owner Speaks Out
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...
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Randy Blaukat: The Most Polarizing Man in Pro Fishing
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:...
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James Watson: MLF Angler Being Muzzled
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…
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Rob Terkla: Key Growth Issues in Pro Fishing
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....
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Matt Pangrac: Grey Areas Are Legal
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....
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Battle Born On Its Way To Producing Fully American-Made Lithium Batteries
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,...
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Spencer Shuffield: His DQ & The Cayuga Cheating Scandal
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...
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Josh Bertrand: Payout Stagnation & The West Coast
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
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Josh Jones: Banning Livescope
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*
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Zaldain: Ignoring The West, Payout Growth & Season Review
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
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Greg Hackney: The Reality of Money in Fishing
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.
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Gerald Swindle: Big Issues in Fishing
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.
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Kevin Vandam: Cheating in Pro Fishing
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.
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Mark Zona: Untold Bassmaster Split Stories
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.
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Lee Livesay: #1 Fisherman on Lake Fork
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.
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Chris Bowes: Rule Maker for Bassmaster
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...
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Trey Epich: Running A Successful Tackle Business
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.
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Ed Loughran: Lawyer of Pro Fishermen
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.
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Rus Snyders: #1 Kayak Fisherman In World
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…
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Jon B: Googan Squad Founder / YouTuber
Chris and Trait sit down with fishing YouTube pioneer Jon B. They talk about the Googan Squad vs Tournament Fishing drama, Googan Baits, what current pro fishing is missing on the content side, and the business of Youtube Fishing.
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Ricky Teschendorf: Building Fishing Rods in China
Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down in the latest episode of The Bilge x Battle Born Batters to discuss the rod building process and misconceptions with the top rod guy from 13 Fishing.
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Chase Anderson: Owner of Bassmaster
Trait & Chris Zaldain sit down with Chase Anderson, Chairman & CEO of Bassmaster, to discuss rumors, current business and the future of Bassmaster and bass fishing.
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Zaldain: I Signed With Bass Pro Shops
Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down in the latest episode of The Bilge x Battle Born Batteries to discuss his biggest sponsor change of his fishing career and the thought process behind his major sponsorship changes over the last two years.
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Josh Jones: Forward Facing Sonar Expert
Chris and Trait sit down with Forward Facing Sonar Pioneer and the man who claims the 5 largest bass ever filmed cast to catch, Josh Jones, in this Podcast Episode of The Bilge x Battle Born Batteries. Josh discusses all the unwarranted fishing forum hate, addresses the many allegations lobbed at...
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Tom Hungerford: Texas Parks & Wildlife Fisheries Biologist
Chris and Trait of The Bilge podcast sit down with Texas Parks and Wildlife Fisheries Biologist, Tom Hungerford, to discuss all the questions bass anglers have about growing big bass, the effects of all the tournaments nowadays on bodies of water, killing off vegetation, livewelling fish vs catch…
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Matt Herren: Brutally Honest Pro Fisherman
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*
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Rick Clunn: Greatest Angler of All Time
Chris and Trait sit down with bass fishing GOAT, Rick Clunn, to discuss the legendary rumors about him, his thoughts on the Bassmaster and Major League Fishing split, and other subjects everyone has been dying to hear his thoughts on.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chris Zaldain and Trait Zaldain sit down with some of the most influential anglers and business makers in the fishing industry.
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Sunday Money Media
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