Ep. 331 - NEW Shimano Gear, Fluke Tips w/ MATT BECKER, EWG vs. Round Bend Hooks, Budget Rods, and More!
Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast
Andrew Hayes
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode we have some big new gear announcements from Shimano, we talk flukes with 2023 MLF Angler of the Year Matt Becker, we debate the merits of Round Bend vs. EWG worm hooks, and we tackle YOUR questions about budget rods, beginner electronics, our favorite glide baits and more in this week's mailbag.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode, we have some exciting brand new gear that's being announced from Shimano. |
| 0:05.9 | We talk flukes with past MLF angler of the year Matt Becker. |
| 0:10.4 | We debate the merits of Round Bend versus EWG worm hooks, |
| 0:14.5 | and we answer your questions about budget rods, beginner electronics, |
| 0:19.8 | our favorite glide baits, and more in this week's mailbag. |
| 0:23.4 | A very gear-heavy episode of the Tackle Talk podcast starts right now. |
| 0:28.2 | Hello everybody. I'm Bill Dance, and you're listening to Tackle Talk. |
| 0:32.9 | This is the Tackle Talk podcast. |
| 0:36.6 | Brought to you by The Rodlocker, premium gear and expert advice from a staff you can trust. |
| 0:45.4 | Now, here's your host, Andrew Hayes. |
| 0:50.2 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:51.1 | Welcome back to another episode of the Tackle Talk podcast. |
| 0:53.3 | I am excited to finally be able to say that the Tackle Talk podcast is brought to you by The Rod Locker. |
| 1:00.1 | This has been months in the making, but Brian and Chad's brand new tackle shop, |
| 1:04.7 | The Rod Locker, is officially open for business. |
| 1:07.9 | And I can confirm this because I placed my first order as a customer yesterday. |
| 1:12.2 | So for those of you that are near Evansville, Indiana, the Rod Lockers Brick and Mortar Store is open |
| 1:17.2 | and ready to go. Their beautiful showroom is open to the public. But for folks like us, |
| 1:22.1 | the website is officially up and running. So you can head over to www.therodlocker.com, and you will see the brand new website, |
| 1:30.3 | and something I know you will all be pumped for, the return of an incredible used gear selection. |
| 1:35.8 | And if you go look at it right now, they have a pretty mind-blowing selection up on the website |
| 1:40.3 | for the debut and the opening of the roder. So, for example, just scrolling through |
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