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All right, Jason brooch to live in Bluffton South Carolina in kayak fishing since 2007 started Tournament Fishing from the kayak 2010 been fishing out of a ho be out back since I've since 2007 fish kbf series official Hobie's I'm in the past. I fished IFA redfish Chi Trail just about any tournament I can do. I generally try to do them. Yeah. All right, you have any local trails that you fish not not really yet. I pretty much pursue right now mainly kpf and hope he's okay cool. You serve on the right fish thing. I was planning on doing it this year, but the some of the tournament dates overlap with some KB K BF events or Hobie. So and it Not doing them. I finally figure out how to get some red fish around here. So not getting back into it. That's a bucket list thing for me. I've never done that. So I'm hoping to get down there get out on the bona fide and try and try and catch something. Thanks. And yeah meet you there is a bulldog of the Fish World. They if if I only had one fish to catch the rest of my life, it probably probably be a redfish or a big sea trout. That's awesome. Okay, okay Smallmouth guy myself, but I love some small mouth. So let me ask you this then. All right, K BF Pro Tour kvf redfish crotch, or you can only fish one the prizes are the same on each the entry fees. The same recognition is the same. Which one are you choosing? I probably still go with the bass route. What's the reasoning behind that? I think it's there's more Challenge and a lot of different Fisheries you get the opportunity to go to you have to be Diversified and that versus red fish. I mean you got your grasp lat like ill grass habitats down in Florida. You got your Morris grass-type habitats or Easter. From Jacksonville on up to I don't know Maryland and that way so you kind of know once you learn redfish you have that pretty much doubt in I guess what to look for but versus bass. I mean it's so Dynamic changes throughout the year old things. Yeah. All right, very cool good stuff. So let's get near up past tournament successes. Have you had any other major wins or notable notable Place finishes. I've made it to the kbf 10 event three years in a row one one other trail kbf trail before I won the challenge championship for kvf and 20 2017. And when I play tournament back in the day, I won a few online challenges some charity tournaments things like that all in all I think I've I've almost hit the 50 thousand 50 thousand dollar Mark in winning this but wow without since 2010. I mean there's you know, obviously guys and kvf food. That's what Champions they they got that beat most of them. So, that's all Nothing. Nothing say well, you know shy away from though. That's a sixth grader number is so you have fish to the National Championship the last three or four years. Yeah. How did you do last year terrible at Caddo or terrible and Louisiana three fist first day and then bad second day. So my best I guess 2017 with the 20th 2017. I think I managed eighth-place tenth place and like the two different concurrent tournaments. They had and 2018 Kentucky Lake God. I should I should have had it won but it just wasn't my day fish came off and it was it was bad. Yeah still man is like 60 60th something Place. Kyle got a check but I should have bigger tags. Yeah, that's always nice week for home a check though. Yeah, especially those long tournament you have to travel for. Oh, yeah, so I did a little Facebook creeping. I noticed you were I noticed you studied fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Yeah 2009. I got a masters from Auburn 2014 finished a PhD University of Florida Fisheries Act. Otic science is but my focus has really been aquaculture trying to figure out better ways to form fish essentially worked with a lot of different fish over the years when I was at Auburn I did channel catfish blue catfish other freshwater fish and I moved to Florida at shifted more towards marine fish different Bait fish species ornamental stuff. You'll find in aquariums Dory things like that. So can you credit that those studies to your successes and Tournament Fishing? Not really, but I mean Having done so much research and like riding so much you learned in literature research. You learn to find things. So there's certain Fisheries out there and regards to like bass Fisheries. I mean people have studied it pretty extensively one example focusing on like let's just say seatrout back in 2010. There's the IFA tournament coming to a certain region in Florida, and I knew nothing about it. so I got on you know, Google Scholar trying to you know, just look through some research papers and I fell when it was on spotted sea trout spawning aggregations and they did a study in Tampa Bay using acoustic monitors to go out to look for these drum and sea trout which they do they're in responding ritual and they said all these receivers in Tampa Bay and they showed it within the paper where they put the receivers and where they got the most pings essentially where they found a big-ass aggregation to see So I'm looking at the map and going. Well there seems to be a lot of sea trout in this area. Maybe I'm going to go fish that and does my third eye if a tournament ever done ever fish every four and ended up winning that out. I mean, it's a handy stuff like that can be beneficial. And that less one instance where I would say it's helped me just learning the be able to find more information Beyond getting on the Internet just going, you know to lead a been fishing for Toledo Bend hotspots kind of take it a step further. Yeah, right it I didn't know if that like fish Behavior was part of your studies or anything like that. So I thought that would have been interesting to hear your input on that and Tournament Fishing. So I generally have the Opinion that fish are stupid and you got to do is find them but finding them to me finding them is the hard part. It's the other way around the fish think we're stupid. I'm pretty sure they do some of the stuff we throw at them. They're like, no not today. Yeah, this thing's smart. Absolutely. So let's talk about the mental side of thing that so and tie that all into your tournament crap. So, how do you How do you sort through all of the information? What kind of routine do you have? How do you prepare mentally for your next event? It starts with you notice basic internet searches. If it's a fishery, I've never been to get on the internet. Look at fishing reports current and from the past try to find those General descriptions. What fish should be doing this time of year what to look for maybe a certain part of the leg to focus on check out Google Earth get on there. Look at images current images and even historical images where Lakes have been drawn down so you might find Structure you can look to see how vegetation has changed over the year the where it's there is common areas where its prolific has been prolific, you know for 10 years or more. So you notice good chance of finding certain types of vegetation. And then the main thing is just having at least one day to pre fish and check out all those different spots that you know, you narrow down to just basic internet searches. So on your single day of pre-fishing, right? There's not a lot of time. You know, that's eight nine ten hours depending on when the cutoff is so on a single day free fishing. Are you trying to hit two or three different grants and just kind of cover and water or are you trying to break down a particular area and really dial it in if for every day of pre-fishing though, I'll hit two or three areas. And ideally I'd always Like to have at least two days of pre-fishing but with new job and everything, it's maybe one day appreciating pre-fishing or none at all. But one day I'll try to hit two or three spots. There's high potential spots. I think should be good and generally what dictates me picking a certain spot tournament day is quantity first and make sure I get a limit and then if I got quality somewhere else, I'll go try to get this bigger fish. But in terms of kbf and other series that for me, it's past few years at all been about points. So making sure I always have a limit for that. Very good, you typically only fish one ramp on tournament day or you someone that's packing up and going it depends on the tournament. There's been the most I've ever moved to during a tournament. I think I've tried four different spots during one tournament and I caught a fish at every spot and it was just one fish per spots. But right there, I guess till last last spot there was two fish but Generally, I like not to move but it had moved as many as four times during tournament true. Yeah, I understand. There's a few guys that travel miles just to get two spots. Like that's crazy Cody Milton's known for that. He'll move he'll move fast. Yeah. Yeah. He's another good stick. Yeah. So now we're talking about pre-fishing a little bit. To get into how pre-fishing went for the Lake Lanier tournament. Yeah, I pretty much had one afternoon of Capri fish it coming back from Lake Ouachita that Sunday before I stop there and you know reading all those fishing reports is all about deep Waters spotted bass drop shotting and spooning and all that and I went out there and I tried it try to find brush piles try to find good dogs with brush piles around them, but Five hours of fishing. I had one solid bite and that was it didn't even lend one. So that's all the pre-fishing I got. And after that I figured I should probably just go to the river fishing. My strengths shallow water and just know whatever happens happens. So you mentioned Rivers. Do you have a preference rivers or lakes? I like a I would say Rivers more but yeah Chattahoochee to New River where there's a to awesome Fisheries. Yeah, I feel like our rivers are a lot different than the rivers you guys fish down there and we got a diversity in the Southeast for sure. Yeah. That's awesome. So you prefinished two days, you said Just one day one day. Okay, so ours is shhhh. Okay, so it paid off at least. Yeah, I could yeah looky there ended up being fished here. I almost had second thoughts at The Rim before I even launched like maybe I should just go somewhere else. I heard on another podcast you're throwing a crankbait all day, right? Yeah little striking 1.0. That's my bread and butter. Like I know it'll catch a bass where Whether it's 8 inches or and case of linear, I got a 20 and a half on it. So it'll get a limit most places. Gotcha. So tournament day you start out you go out and fish how fast did you have your limit? I didn't have a limit until 11:59. I got my fifth fish. I got the first fish about 600 650. So 20 minutes after we kick ass. Next Caper came at like 8 o'clock and then one at 10 1 and 11 and one Friday at 12. And after that I had two or three more Keepers, but one was upgrade, but I'd have to limit till 12 so it took a while. Yeah, give it a small fish in between. Yeah. So I I like to ask this question to quite a bit of people because I live in Ohio and our legs are a lot different and down south. And what exactly is the was the water temperature down there? Actually in that part of the river, I think. I want to say it was 78 79. It was pretty pretty cool. Okay, see that's pretty comparable. I was out on the river last night. It was 77 last night up here in Ohio. Yeah, the main Lake pre-fishing though was it was in the 90s? Whoo, you guys are fish deep for that Jason you were talking about throwing that that 1.0. What are you just we just covered in water? You know cruising down the bank with or were you targeting specific things and pretty much cruising down the bank if it was a lay down or stick anything like that. There wasn't much hardly any current but it's slow flowing. So any any thing I found laying down or sticking up I cast it at it and I did find one little hundred foot stretch bank that had a lot of fish on it. Probably call it almost almost ten or so. Got one of my 17s there. But yeah, it was I mean casting out of everything and there was a lot of things that didn't have any fish. But yeah, if it was something I could throw out through at it drops you okay? Very cool. So I guess what was the water Clarity there? It wasn't wasn't great maybe a foot or so I'd say. Okay. What color crankbait were you throwing for that natural Shad. So it looks pretty much just like a Shad pattern which I like I like keeping everything natural like I don't like bright colors. Yeah. It's part and dark. It's got to look like a fish or look like an an animal. So I got you. Yeah match the hatch type thing. Yeah, and I shads going to be found everywhere. That's why I like that color. So yeah, that's true. So how much does water Clarity play into your color Choice doesn't sound like it does much. No. I'm not like when it comes to color. I keep it simple. I don't deviate too much from a Shad color pattern. And in terms of in terms of his crankbaits going to be Shad color. I don't like chartreuse ones. I don't like, you know, it's bright ones or anything like that same way with ChatterBait will which had a Bates. I'll throw a white ChatterBait all day long. And yeah, I could fish almost every tournament without five lures one of those natural Shad crankbaits and natural Shadows deep diving if I needed it depending on the weight reg hat ribbon tail worm a white Chatterbait. And I think I'd be sad that was so deep diver were using naturally it gets down 3 to 5 feet. Okay and some situations though all troll it get it 200 feet behind a boat fifteen pound test line light leader 8 pounds or less. I can get it to hit 10 to 12 feet. And for that big fish. I was actually throwing back to the boat ramp. Just to go to upload my for fish just to make sure I got fish uploaded and she hit it when it bounced off a rock. So that's awesome. But everyone every other fishes shallow 3 to 5 feet get stuff interesting so Sam, I know you had a question Forum regarding the tournament and Scott. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, so I was just kind of curious, you know, I got to be a spectator and kind of watch, you know, the stuff that was going on social media around that event. But, you know Scott future, you know, big fan of him and his buddy at We talk from time to time and I was just curious like how was it being there during the event and the atmosphere because that was kind of special, you know, you don't typically get to see that kind of exposure for the Anglers and the tournament and obviously when you got a guy like Scott there who's a genius at marketing and media you get a lot more exposure. So what was that like, it's good, it's good ham. Um someone like Scott who wants to get Anglers out there and their recognition and I mean, he's he has a lot of excitement when he does it. So he I think he attracts a lot of people viewer wise and sponsor wise good great photos. He's taking a lot of photos of me doing events. Yeah, he's doing it. Well, he helped obviously with near with linear, but he also was there at Chickamauga and he did it pretty good. That live stream as well. Yeah, I definitely think he's setting the example of what you know, it should and could be at these events. So, you know, I hope I hope others followed suit and all these TD's man that Chris it's a tough gig and putting those events together is not easy. So shout out to all of them, but I definitely think I think Scott brings a different level of excitement to it's pretty cool. I don't know. That's going to be a common occurrence former night. He he made it sound like it was pretty hard work and it wasn't for him. Yeah. Yeah, I think he'll let somebody else get a TD and staff to run the video. Yeah, that's awesome. So we got a few more questions here for you before we let you go. I like the I like that ask this to all of our guests. So you just kind of fish. Can you run through your routine of catching that fish and submitting it to leaderboard because Of a budget new kayak fishermen listeners and people who are new to the tournament scene. So we just like to get that information out there for the listeners. Yeah. So with taking a photo, I've got it down to where I can do it in less than a minute from the time. I met that fish if need be and it's something like that. It's all a matter of keeping everything in the same position in your kayak that way, you know exactly where it is. Oh Neta fish. Left hand holding it reach back my right hand grab the ruler. My phone's right there under my seat open that box get the phone get the photo app already ready to go put the fish on the board take the photo. Make sure I get it one nice, you know, very far overhead when the first couple pictures I'll get I might have my hand on it, but generally when I submit a photo, I don't want anything in there but fish the board the identifier, I don't want, you know anything. Come up during judging like oh I covered out or did something to make it a super clear as possible. Make sure always get one of those photos. We just spoke with a clay Henderson. He said the exact same thing about that. No hands picture. Yeah. I think it's that to me. That's a critical one and you know, a lot of people wonder how do you get it to not flop? I mean the Largemouth for the most part depending on where you at their no chill out, especially the bigger ones for yep most of them. Spotted bass for whatever reason they were the most sporadic fish you ever put especially ones from light to Coosa River even worse than smallies. I would say so I think wow I got Fish Lake Erie last year and the big small mouth will big 18 inches. They were pretty calm when the board a little guys are spunky but it is calm down a spot of any size is crazy. It's that's interesting. Actually Steve Weiman, he fished Lanier's weekend and he caught a 20 and a half inch Lord's mouth didn't like few minutes later. He called a 20 and a half inch spot and it flopped out the board before you get the picture. So yeah, that sucks. Yeah, so I have one last question for you is I mentioned we have a bunch of people who are new to kayak Bass Tournament Fishing you have any type of it type of advice to give them for somebody just getting into it somebody like about to enter their first first tournament and just just take it slow and enjoy it for a while. I mean, it's don't have high expectations. Like how are you going to be out there and just whoop everyone and win every time because you're gonna lose sometimes not too bad. Sometimes really bad. I've lost a lot of tournaments. I've zeroed. I've caught one fish. Yep. Just get out there. Learn it. No, learn the routine get good at the basic stuff. You need to do taking those photos making sure you followed all the set times and all of that just understand. How each tournament Going to be ruined just get good at following. The rules and the format of what you need to do and after that you can focus on getting better at fishing with spinning with time on the water. You're going to get better at that just go out there and enjoy it pick the right kayak for you whether it's supposed to be bona fide native. Whatever is going to be just just enjoy it. Definitely that is good advice right there. So that's all I have for tonight is Sam you got anything else you need to add? No, I think I'm good man, awesome episode. So it was good talking to these guys and definitely some cool insights there. So yeah, I'm good. Awesome. We appreciate you coming on Jason and I'm sure we'll hear more from you later for later on in the future tournament definitely rooting for you. All right, sounds good. Thank y'all for having me on yeah, no problem. Have a good night. Y'all to see ya. See ya. All right guys tourney recap time man. I know what your guys favorite part of the episode. So let's do it. We have results from five tournaments this week. I believe and first one here is Ontario kayak bash Trail. They had a tournament on Seymour Lake August 17th. The winner of that tournament was Michael Morin with eighty eight and a half inches. Second place was Brian Morrow with eighty four and three-quarter inches and third place was What's 83 inches, but John John riccardi if I'm pronouncing that right? I'm sorry if I'm not but yeah, he placed third with 83 83 inches and then Zachary more and big bass for the tournament at 20 and a half. Ice that's a pretty pretty decent little gap between 2nd and 1st there. So yeah, five and a half inches Michael solid job there. Definitely second one we have here is the Moyock fishing series. Those are our good friends over there in the Missouri. They had a river Team Challenge, August 17th, and I think it was I believe it was individual tournament as well as the team tournament, but I focused on the team tournament this time because I've covered interesting. I've covered their Trail a couple times this year. So the winner of that one What was the Deeks layers of Brandon Price and Evan Matthews? They had a combined score of a hundred sixty seven inches. I think that was And a single day 10 fish limit. Yeah. Nice. Okay dinks layers. I like that. Yeah, actually I do have the individual stats here. I didn't realize that the winter the overall winner was Brandon prince. It's crap, man. I must have messed this up. My bad. Yeah, Brendon Prince, I'm sorry 84 and 3/4 in second place with Devin Matthews eighty two and a quarter inches and third place was Eric Brantley with 80 and a quarter inches. Big bass was a ritual up Richie Lowry with twenty one and a quarter inch bass Missouri fishing, man. That looks like looks like some pretty good fishing out that way. I don't know what while River they were on I was about to about to ask that but I don't I'm not a hundred percent sure on that. Okay. All right. So what's up next Mountain State? Yeah, we got Mountain State kayak Anglers Championship. That was a two-day tournament August 17th, and 18th. First place was are Infinity with ninety two and a half inches. This was a three fish limit both days by the way, okay, okay second. Place was Blaine Winters 1991 and a quarter inches third place with Stephen green with 90 and a half inches and big bass with to Aaron Finney with a 22 inch bass further both days. All right. So where's Mountain stayed out of I don't know what I believe that is Virginia. What West Virginia so 9250. What's that one? That's three baths two days. It's like 15 inch average right there. Yes, yep, six finish not like that. So they do make a they do a catch some big bass out that way though. For sure. Nice. Next one we have here is the KBS kbf Southeast region trail series at Lake Lanier Gainesville, Georgia, that was kind of a tongue twister and that is that is and this was actually a reschedule of man. Yeah. This is a makeup event for one that was Canceled and was kind of a bit of a controversy. If I remember right? Some guys are pretty pretty upset about that. But this was this this is ran by none other than Scott Scott future. Yes. Here's a TD for this event. So I got to see some of the goal Ives that we're going on there and there's some pretty cool shots were taken and coverage of that event. It was neat to see so definitely pulled away with that one. Oh, that's right. Jason. You guys just heard from yeah, okay, he won with fifty five and three-quarter inches. All of them are single day later, very solid. Second place was Tony Yang with eighty five and a half inches. Third place was Barry Davis, which is a bona fide team member a four-and-a-half big bass with Robert Harris 21 and a quarter. So seem like a pretty good day. I'm pretty sure there's quite a few people that were going back and forth for big bass on the hour, I believe. So that was a that was a fun one to watch. Yeah. Yes it was. We got Mountain State kayak Anglers Northwest Arkansas series. They had a tournament at Table Rock Beaver Town, August 17th. The winner was Cole Sykes with eighty three and three-quarter inches. Second place was Dwayne vanity, which we all knew who he is. He's always 77 inches third place was Jeremy van with seventy three and a quarter inches and big bass was cold. Sykes with 19 and a half and that was a natural state kayaking leash, right? Yes. All right. There was a there's a couple of those guys that's on the stage at the FLW cop. Yeah strong English coming out of the coming out Arkansas. Yeah. I saw I was watching that leaderboard and I saw Duane Bailey up in there. I'm like that dude. That dude is a hammer man. Well one of my fellow fellow Will Kuwait team members, Garrett Morgan. Finish very well in that have been as well and he is a natural state kayaking later fishes that club as well and he's a stick that he was he definitely had a shot to win the thing. He had some some troubles there at the cup which is drive or he may have may have been even better. Definitely and then the last one we covered last four from this past weekend was Maniac Anglers, they had a tournament Wilson Pond, August 17th. The winner of that one was Chris Ellis, which I've seen his name a few times over the last few months. So big stick out there he won with eighty three and three-quarter inches second place was Bradley. All wet I guess I don't know how you pronounce it. So again, I'm sorry 80 he also had eighty three and three-quarter inches. I forgot about that the time the top three here were within a quarter inch of each other third playful Jae kyung with eighty three and a half inches. She had the top two guys tied and then the third place guy was a quarter inch behind those top two. I'd like to see the results for the rest of that. Yeah, I got the link right here. We pull it up fourth place was 81 and 3/4. So fifth place was 81 and a half and then the rest everybody else was 70 and blue. Well sitting on a blue. We got a few upcoming events coming up this weekend that we're going to cover and if you guys are in the area get signed up to help grow these tournament Trails man get more anglers in these Trails. So the first one we have here is a myo kayaking leurs. They have a tournament in built, Belleville Lake, Michigan, August 24th. So they jump back and forth. From Michigan to Ohio every other tournament I believe in it's a good it's pretty good trail. If you're looking for good competition. There's there's a bunch of big names. Are you got Eric Siddiqui in there Jeff Durbin. He's on the Loveland canoe and kayak team with me Steve Hoffman. I know I'm missing a few other guys, but I'm sorry. Yeah. No, I hear those are great Advance. I'm not been to one of their Live Events. I was hoping to get you some this year, but it's time. Hasn't worked out with the national level stuff, but interestingly enough Brad the first-ever kayak event. I fished was online my ho last year. Really? Yeah. Yeah. They had some they had some online events last year and I signed up for a month-long and I was the very first kayak event I've ever fished. How did you place? Oh, you would ask for that. Well, I will tell you this I would have done very well, but I had some fish dq'd because I you know, when you first start out you make silly mistakes and you don't read the rules all the way. So I had some I had some decent fish dq'd and so I think I I think I finished and like the About 20 maybe yet 20th. But yeah, it's like 80 some inches probably that's not yeah. No, it was good. So no it my first kayak fishing tournament. I ever did I well my second. My first one I got skunked it was bad the second one. I ever entered though. I won that tournament and my biggest fish the mouth was wide open. I'm like, I'm a new new guy in like I have guys still making fun of me over and I'm like man, give me a break. Well, that's better than me doing. So what I did was I caught these big fish and they were flopping all over the place. I couldn't keep keep him still and I was worried they're going to jump out of the boat. So I had thought I'd read in the rules to where you could take the the measuring board in the fish and put it on the bank and take your picture. Oh, yeah. Well you can but your kayak To be in the picture and mine was just outside of the frame just so yeah, but you know that that stuff happen. So all right with a next one next event we have here is another Midwest permit Trail cut Cincinnati kayak fishing Trail to have a Tournament paint Creek State Park in Ohio, August 24th. They run a great thrill out there. That's my trip. That's the trail of been fishing mostly all year. And I enjoy it all the guys. There are some good competition out there. Yeah. We have Kurt's myths out there. He's always placed in. Hi Bert Hoss. I don't know but if you're in the Cincinnati area, you're listening man. Get signed up head out their pancreas one of the most Flakes and Southwestern Ohio for sure. So I always enjoy going out there and fishing. Yeah, I can meet up with you guys out there next year. Definitely. We actually had one of your guys well few your guys come out and fish of bread also while came and fished the first event with us this year Kalin Lake. All right. Yeah Brad to stick to yeah, I think he did pretty well if I remember correctly that day on to the next one. We have Indiana kayak Anglers. That's what your part of right? Yeah, that's that's in my neck of the woods right there. Any other kind of game Lotus and not just Indiana kayaking like this is actually a satellite event before the Hobie Series. So this is a Hobie bass open satellite. This is a Toc qualifier. This is one of the biggest kayak events in Indiana every year fishing the White River it is kind of Jim here a little known secret that's not such a secret anymore big small mouth coming out of it already. I've seen the guys practice and in fact, you know, my travel partner Alan Reed posted up some 19's and 18 yesterday. I mean just studly Smallmouth coming out of this small little river here in Indiana. So yeah, they're they're kicking that thing off Saturday morning, you know, you've got that the Ika event for the Indiana kayak English Trail that's their final stop and then you know that's partnered up with the whole be bass open series. That's going to be an awesome event. Jason Young does a great job with that and I'm excited to see excited to see what what Pops Pops off there. You know, you got some big sticks and some young guns that are going to be tough Jackson or yeah one of those guys you're going to have to watch. For so it's going to be it's going to be a fun event and I'm super bummed that I'm not going to be able to make it because I couldn't get off work. So I think I'm going to go go and try some Indiana Trails next year. I think that's gonna be my goal. Yeah, we've got a lot of them here, but this two Staples are going to be Indiana kayaking lers and then the syak group Southern Indiana kayaking English Club are the two Staples there. Here in Indiana and run some great events. So yeah that water looks good out there. Let's move along move along. The last one here. There's a kbf Trail West Region at Clear Lake in California. I don't know why I geek out so much about California bass dude, but every time I see one that pops up and I'm like dude. I love watching these tournaments. I don't know why I don't know if it's because Greg Blanchard and and Miller are in it or what but if you don't know who those guys are they're like two of the biggest like kayak Bass fisherman in the state of California. So I always geek out about California bass fishing and So I'm just excited for that one. Look we think this and I think we all do your talking like Any cash can be an eight pounder out there on most of their bodies of water and that area so many sticks come out of the west, but we don't always hear about them, you know, because it's everything's so much centralized here and in the Midwest and the South and bass fishing that me you got big names from not only from the kayak side, but the bass boat side to that come from out there, California and Arizona and I'll tell you what, so I lived in Arizona. A little while and I've got I've got some friends and some staffers in California. And that is one tight-knit group like tight-knit group and they camp out all together, you know, they they all fish together regularly and that's awesome. Yeah. It's a cool group out there. So I'm excited to see see the results of that one as well. Even their small tournaments that Arcadia Trails they bring in like over 75 guy. Guys, so yeah, lots of good things good tournaments. Look forward to this weekend. So if that's if you're into that kind of thing check that out, that's all we got for the Recaps. I believe you will be hearing from Jackson or next so stay tuned for that. All right, everybody. We're back with the one and only Jackson or how you doing Jackson. I'm doing great. Thank you guys so much for having me on the show. How are you guys doing? Doing good, man. Yeah, we appreciate you coming on so I talked about that having me. Yeah, man, we're excited to talk about this this event you got going on and I'm excited to have you on the show another fellow accuser Here Local Hometown Hometown hero here in the state of Indiana. Thanks for rushing it. So yeah, it's exciting to have you on man all that means more than you know to me the sound from Ohio and I even I Know Who You Are So thank you guys. He's been crushing it for a while now and I hear he's he's heading to the TOC. Oh, yeah, that's ink I missed it by one spot on Kentucky Lake and that was like originally that was my main goal this year and I finally got it on Sinclair. So I'm super excited to go to that one in November. It'll be fun. Awesome man. Well, let's talk about this event. You got coming out because was this is a big deal and you know, this is this is an awesome tournament that's going to be able to give back to some good folks and some people that are in need. So once you wash talk about that because we've already got quite a few people signed up. I was looking at it earlier today, but the only want to make sure that we can blow this thing out of the water. So tell ya that that'd be so cool. So two years ago. I was just kind of sitting down and thinking about like how fortunate and blessed I am. To be able to do what I love all the time. And I mean, I've had a very blessed career. I guess you can say fishing career. And so I just wanted to use my love and excitement for this Sport and give back to others who aren't as fortunate and do not have the opportunity to chase their dreams. So I came up with the idea of having a charity tournament and my dad and I both he helped me come up with the acronym catch. It means kayak and Anglers together can help and so saying that I truly believe that like the kayak fishing Community can all come together and sign up for this tournament and give back to others who aren't so fortunate. So absolutely absolutely like I said, I think we already got 34 people signed up and you know, we still got plenty plenty of time for everyone to sign up. So when is the event Jackson and when's the deadline to sign? Up. So the event starts September 13th at 6 a.m. And the deadline to sign up is just right before that. So 555 and this is or 559 and this is all in Central Time in it. So, like I said, it starts September 13 to 6 a.m. And then in September 15th at 7 p.m. In Central Time, and anyone can fish it whether if you want to fish or just donate Canada Waters or are you United States waters all public Waters lakes or Rivers? So basically just any public water nice them Canada boys are gonna be bringing some big Smalley's. Yeah, mr. Tim Percy, and mr. Rich off near already signed up and I know they're going to hit st. Clair up and get some good one second LG's, right? Yeah. Jaclyn will signing up to Oh, I'd appreciate that. Yeah, no problem. Dude. That's awesome. So, all right. So I finish this event and I am lucky enough to get first place. What do I win? Yeah. So since all of the money will be donated to Charities. I actually got some really amazing sponsors on board for this tournament. And right now I have over 1,000 dollars in prizes to give to the top 10% of the field. So It's it's going to be awesome and sponsors keep jumping on and reaching out to me and it's just it's a I'm just truly fortunate to have so many supporters and it's just amazing how we can all come together as one and help others who are in need. That's crazy. Good man. Well, let's do this. Let's give those sponsors some love tonight. And let's let's shout those people out. You got that list. Alright, awesome. Yeah, so we got calcoast fishing on board fishing online bass and magazine. I actually Want to say something about them real quick, but Brad you will from Bassin magazine is actually giving everyone who signs up for my tournament a free subscription to kayak Bassin magazine. Well, so that's true. That's really awesome. Yeah, and then we have Eagle Claw trocar think Corey rods Picasso lures that's module. Drydock Marine tourney tag by you bug jigs strictly sale and Heck Tennessee Valley kayak Anglers Ram mounts. And of course, mr. Julian Wally from tourney X. I just want to give him a quick. Thank you real fast because he is allowing the Tony x five dollar fee to be waived. So people only have to pay $20 for this tournament which isn't that much at all and then money mouth baits, which is a local Fort Wayne company and then Compass Adventures Outdoors And that company is actually it's it's not really company. It's actually a group that helps sons who don't have a father. So they're all of the boys the fatherless boys are going to come together and donate some of their stuff and make kind of a little mystery box. So that's kind of cool. And then on I am, mr. Storm from Dakota lithium on board as well. So I'm very blessed to have These sponsors for this tournament and I'm excited to see who receives some of these prize packages. And that's great dude. This is a perfect example of what this kayak fishing Community is all about and what these bras that are supporting it are all about and there's something leading the charge on this and it's ripped. I'm really impressed by you and you know, you know, mr. Jones. Yeah, dude, it's awesome what you're doing. I really love it man. I heard about it a few weeks ago. I'm like man, we got to get this guy on the podcast hype this know, I really appreciate it. My goal is actually to get a hundred Anglers because I really want to raise $2,000 to go to Charities. So a hundred Anglers would be more than amazing last year. I only had 47 Anglers for my first year, but I'm very confident this year that we can get to a hundred. I had we need to start promoting it man. It's only a few weeks away. So yeah should be able to get that easy. Hopefully. Yeah, I'm in right now you got to sign. Yup pounds in nation. That's this is a big event rather you'd rather you can get out on the water or not that weekend, you know, 20 bucks to sign up for this and and to support this cause that's that's huge. So, you know, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that at paddling and Finn we're going to we're going to be able to throw in something on that as well. So fortunate support your cause so I appreciate you guys. Yeah. And it will get together as a team and we'll see what we can do to help support you and get you some more prizes for for these Anglers that are signing up for this awesome event. Thank you guys. So go back to last year. Do you remember who want exactly last year Mr. Hudson one a Carl Hudson? I'm believe he's from Mississippi. I could be Mississippi or Missouri. I could be wrong, but he put up a hundred two and a quarter inches, I think so. He caught some big fish last year and then I'm pretty sure AJ McCord or caught big basa tournament at 22. Answer so he caught a pretty big one as well. Yeah what there's some pretty pretty big names already signed up for this. Oh, yeah. It's so awesome to have like some of the big names on the leaderboard. I'm excited to see where this tournament goes and who all signs of it's just been so incredibly awesome. Yeah, I mean and it's going to be you know, obviously the charity part of it is it's is the focus here, but it's also an opportunity for for some people who may not typically get to fish again some of these, you know bigger names to kind of show what they can do, right? I mean you got pro-level guys on here. Oh, yeah big names in the industry altogether Scott Futures on here. You got Mike cheetahmen children Tyler Cole. Let's see Christine Fisher. You know AJ's going to be in it. You got Dusty yaker. There's a top-10 guy from The Cup right there just won the championship up in Michigan, you know? Yeah, here's a man who's Sam Jones. He's going to be one to watch out for got just a host of names already signing up and that's awesome. Awesome. Hey, so, You're giving to Charities that you have any charities in mind that you give to for this event. Actually, I did have seven Charities that so how I guess how this works is the top 10% of the field. They're not going to receive their money prizes, but they do have the opportunity the money like the money that they would of one is now there's to choose out of any charity gun. They want to choose it was But a couple days ago, I actually change that rule. So I'd rather have people fish for like what's most important to them and what means most so I'm just gonna I changed it to any charity. They would like to donate that money to and then they'd receive a Prize Package. Like I said earlier awesome. So I mean just to make sure everybody clear on that page the event you place in you said that top three right top 10% I'll top 10% of the field instead of getting a check cut to them. You're going to cut a check to the charity of their choice. Yep. Perfect. That's awesome. That's awesome. Roku I don't have anything else. Yeah, I just want to thank you guys so much for having me on this was an incredible opportunity and I just appreciate you both. Yeah, no problem. Dude. It's nice meeting. You too. Yeah, it's nice meeting you as well. Alright, well everybody make sure you're following Jackson on Facebook so you can get updates on that so you can obviously find the event on tourney X wool will post up a link to that on our socials as well. But did you guys Combined that thanks again. Jackson is nice talking to you. It's good talking to you guys. Thank you guys. Yeah. So this is the part where we do our sponsor shout out before we end the episode. 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