Ep. 303 - The Best OLD SCHOOL Baits! (With MARK MENENDEZ)

Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast

Andrew Hayes

Bass, Fish, Bassfishing, Angler, Smallmouth, Sports, Wilderness, Largemouth, Fishing, Fisherman

2.4 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We have a really fun episode for you today, as Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mark Menendez stops by to talk classic and retro baits! Over the next hour or so we're going to get the scoop from a 30+ year pro on his old school favorite crankbaits, jerkbaits, topwaters, plastics, and more!

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, we have a really fun episode for you today. Bassmaster Elite Series pro
0:05.5	Mark Menendez stops by to talk classic and retro baits. So over the next hour or so, we're going
0:12.2	to get the scoop from a 30 plus year pro about his favorite old school crankbaits, jerk
0:17.8	baits, topwaters, plastics, and more on today's episode of Tackle Talk.
0:23.5	Hello everybody. I'm Bill Dance, and you're listening to Tackle Talk.
0:28.5	This is the Tackle Talk podcast. Brought to you by American Legacy Fishing and Outdoors.
0:36.3	World-class fishing gear.
0:38.3	Unmatched personal service.
0:40.7	Now, here's your host, Andrew Hayes.
0:45.4	Hey, everybody.
0:46.2	Welcome back to another episode of the Tackle Talk podcast.
0:48.8	As always, this wouldn't be possible without the amazing folks over to American Legacy fishing and outdoors.
0:55.0	A great Midwestern tackle shop right there in southern Indiana.
0:59.0	They are waiting to take care of you for all of your fishing needs.
1:02.0	We're talking rods, reels, line, baits, new, or used rods or reels too.
1:08.0	That's important.
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1:17.5	megabas, Shimano, Diwa, Dobbins, Loomis, Ark, St. Croix, and a ton more. I just checked before I
1:25.9	turned on the microphone. There is a used
1:27.9	Shimano Chronarch MGL for $200 right now over on the ALF used page. There's also a used
1:35.2	carotto 300K for $159 if anybody's looking for a swim bait reel or a musky reel. There
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