Ladies and gentlemen, on today's episode, we welcome on Fisheries Research Scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Colin Dasso.

So we chat with Colin about three separate research projects that he's been a part of recently that take a critical look at the common characteristics of lakes with trophy bass potential, a pretty shocking hook avoidance study, and the tendencies

and co-mingling of pike and musky. All that and more on this episode of Tackle Talk.

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Now, here's your host, Andrew Hayes.

Hey, everybody.

Welcome back to another episode of the Tackle Talk podcast presented by American Legacy

Fishing. And folks, we have a treat for you today. In our never-ending pursuit of a well-balanced

podcast here, giving you a healthy mix of gear talk, news, tips, and science, today we focus on the last one

as fisheries research scientist Colin Dasso stops by.

And this is one of those really interesting, really practical episodes where this research is

going to directly apply to you as an angler out there on the weekends or out there this week

the next time you go out fishing, actual information you can take and use on the water.

For instance, the first study that we talk about today focuses on what specific characteristics

their research identified as being the common overlapping features of lakes that had trophy

bass potential.

Basically, meaning what should you look for when you're looking for a new place to fish?

And the answers might surprise you.

I know they surprised me.

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