Ep. 348 - SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Featuring TONS of Great Small Tackle Companies!
Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast
Andrew Hayes
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
· Ladies and gentlemen On today's episode, we're going to talk about a TON of small tackle companies, many of which are very humble mom and pop, family owned operations that YOU ALL suggested! So we'll do a little digging on their websites and highlight some awesome products these companies are making, and show some love to the little guys making awesome tackle. We also have Bassmaster Elite Series results from Lake Murray, we've got a product teaser from Newport, we've got we answer your questions about sub $200 rods, chatter bait differences, color choice and so much more!
Big Joshy Swimbaits - https://bigjoshyswimbaits-com.3dcartstores.com/
Bullshad Swimbaits - https://bullshad.com/
Great Lakes Finesse - https://www.greatlakesfinesse.com/
Bizzbaits - https://bizzbaits.com/
Dirty Jigs - https://thefishingfactory.com/
Wambaits - https://wambaits-canada.myshopify.com/en-us
Go 2 Bait Company - https://www.go2bait.com/
4d Baits - https://www.4dbaits.com/
Ned Wacky Baits - https://nedwacky.com/
Jeff's Jigs - https://greatcanadianfishingstore.com/collections/jeffs-jigs?srsltid=AfmBOopZroEaLdfmjQe4mgauIMX8PqvjeF50cMnWzSkvIVOP0LRBaC6L
Henry Barber Swimbaits - https://henrybarberfishing.com/
HH Custom Baits - https://www.hhcustombaitsllc.com/
Sick Custom Spinnerbaits - https://sickcustombaits.com/
Keystone Tackle - https://keystonetackle.com/
Swampro Lures - https://www.swamprolures.com/
Mimic Baits Company - https://www.mimicbaitshandpoured.com/
Moondog Bait Company - https://moondogbaitco.com/
Secret Lures - https://www.secretlures.com/
Magnum Baits - https://magnumbaits.com/
BassReaper Bait Co. - https://bassreaperbaitco.com/
Limestone Lures - https://www.limestonelures.ca/
Tactical Fishing Company - https://tacticalfishingco.com/
Jewel Bait Company - https://jewelbait.com/
Mule Fishing - https://www.mulefishing.com/
Creek Life Lure Co. - https://creeklifelureco.com/
Jade's Jigs - https://jadesjigs.com/
J Bro's Lures - https://www.jbroslures.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, on today's episode, we talk about a ton of small tackle companies, |
| 0:05.7 | many of which are like humble, mom and pop, family-owned operations that you all suggested, |
| 0:11.8 | many of which that I've never even heard of until today. So we'll do some digging on their |
| 0:16.7 | websites and highlight some awesome products that these companies are making and just show some |
| 0:21.4 | love to the little guys that are making awesome tackle. We also have some Bassmaster Elite Series |
| 0:26.3 | results from Lake Murray. We've got a product teaser from Newport, and we answer your questions |
| 0:31.6 | about sub-200 rods, chatterbate differences, color choice, and more on today's episode of Tackle Talk. |
| 0:39.3 | Hello everybody. I'm Bill Dance, and you're listening to Tackle Talk. |
| 0:44.2 | This is the Tackle Talk podcast. Brought to you by The Rod Locker, premium gear and expert advice |
| 0:53.6 | from a staff you can trust. Now, here's your host, |
| 0:59.3 | Andrew Hayes. Hey, everybody, welcome back to the Tackle Talk podcast. I appreciate you spending your |
| 1:05.7 | Tuesday with us if you're listening to this on the day it comes out. If not, thanks for spending |
| 1:10.0 | your, whatever it is, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, whenever you're listening. But I appreciate you tuning in today. We do have a great show for you. Before we get into the show today, I do have to give a big thank you to the people that make this show possible every single week, the Rod Locker. Chad and Brian, the owners of the rod locker, the whole staff over there are second to none. |
| 1:29.9 | It is where I buy my fishing gear from. It's where I peruse more than I probably should with their new gear |
| 1:35.9 | and their used gear that they're updating all the time. I'm constantly paying attention to their |
| 1:41.1 | wildcard Wednesdays that they're doing online on their Facebook page |
| 1:44.8 | where they discount their used gear even more. They have like a certain number of products every |
| 1:48.9 | week and then they mark the price down even more. That is worth checking in on. I am a platinum member, |
| 1:54.1 | which means if I need even just like one bait, it ships to me for free. There's no minimums on shipping. |
| 2:00.1 | I get boosted rewards. I get a 10% boost |
| 2:03.4 | on my trade-ins that I do with the Rod Locker. The platinum membership just pays for itself |
| 2:08.1 | right off the bat. But I did get word from Brian that right now, they are ramping up their trade-in |
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