Ep. 349 - Giant 32 Inch Worms, State Records, Prayers Needed, Casting vs Spinning for Poppers, and more!
Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast
Andrew Hayes
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode:
- Some folks in the fishing world could really use your prayers
- Bassmaster Elite Series results from Santee Cooper
- A new state record for Tennessee
- A new 3ft long senko-style worm
- Fishing Poll: Do you throw poppers on Casting or Spinning gear?
- Mailbag: Seasons, live bait, odd lure choices, and more!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, on today's episode of the Tackle Talk podcast, we've got a new three-foot-long |
| 0:05.8 | worm. Tennessee gets a new state record. The Bassmaster Elite series wraps up their Santee Cooper event. |
| 0:12.5 | We debate the merits of throwing poppers on casting or spinning gear. There are some friends in the |
| 0:18.4 | fishing world that could use your prayers, and we answer your |
| 0:21.7 | questions about seasons, live bait, weird bait choices, and more on today's episode of Tackle Talk. |
| 0:28.9 | Hello, everybody. I'm Bill Dance, and you're listening to Tackle Talk. |
| 0:34.0 | This is the Tackle Talk podcast. |
| 0:45.4 | Brought to you by The Rodlocker, premium gear and expert advice from a staff you can trust. |
| 0:50.0 | Now, here's your host, Andrew Hayes. |
| 0:52.4 | Hey, everybody. |
| 1:15.1 | Welcome back to another episode of the Tackle Talk podcast. Before we get into the main portion of the show today, I have to give a big thank you to the folks that we thank at the beginning of every episode of Tackle Talk, The Rod Locker. And I have some exciting news for you guys. Mark your calendars. Because Saturday, June 6th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Rod Locker is holding an in-store customer appreciation event, |
| 1:21.7 | and the entire public is welcome. So you can come out from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 6th, |
| 1:28.7 | at the Rod Locker in Evansville, Indiana, 500 North Congress Avenue. And there is going to be food. There's going to be trade-in boosts of 15% on your rods and reels that day. So bring in your extra rods and reel |
| 1:34.3 | so you can get money to spend at the appreciation event. And there will be a ton of sales and |
| 1:39.3 | deals going on that you can only get by showing up on June 6th. And the cool part, I'll actually be there all day long. I will be there from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. So come hang out. We're going to talk fishing. It'll be so fun to meet all of you that come on out to this event. You're going to save a ton of money. You're going to get some great deals. Just an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon or whenever you want to come on out. Again, that is June 6th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| 2:03.4 | I will be at the Rod Locker. to spend a Saturday morning or afternoon or whenever you want to come on out. Again, that is June 6th |
| 2:01.8 | from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. I will be at the Rod Locker for their in-store customer appreciation |
| 2:07.1 | event with trade-in boosts, awesome sales, and just a great time all around. So again, June 6th, |
| 2:13.2 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. over at the rod locker. Looking forward to seeing you all there. |
| 2:23.8 | Also, sorry to barge in here, but this is Andrew from the future. Just popping in to tell you that I just heard that the rod locker is running 20% off right now as an early Memorial Day sale for all |
| 2:31.1 | Dobbins rods. So 20% off, no coupon code needed, and because our code is |
| 2:36.9 | sale stackable, you can use code Tackle Talk May for an extra 5% off on top of that. So it's more |
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