Episode 1028: INSIDE THE MIND OF THE NEW BREED OF PROFESSIONAL ANGLER WITH DREW GILL
BASS TALK LIVE
Mark Jeffreys
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2024
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
BPT professional Drew Gill talks about how he has rocketed to the top of tournament fishing in just a few short years.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the 20th season of Bass Talk Live. |
| 0:05.0 | BTL is presented by Bass Cat Boats. |
| 0:09.0 | Striking Lures, Aftco, Pro Guide batteries, |
| 0:15.4 | Spro, Gamikatsu, The Bass Tank, |
| 0:20.5 | Denali Rocks, Beat down outdoors, and sunlight. |
| 0:27.0 | BTL coming at you. |
| 0:30.0 | Good morning and welcome to another exciting edition of BTL, Bass Talk Live where we are going to talk about Bass Fishing. |
| 0:40.0 | Recorded show today kicking off a week. I'm at at I'm looking at the forecast right now |
| 0:44.3 | based on when we're recording this it is a wet rainy and potentially snowy day |
| 0:48.1 | today on Lake Washita for the second Bassmaster Open EQ but I wanted to get a couple shows in the can and one of those was an |
| 0:56.0 | angler that's been on the radar of the professional fishing scene. |
| 1:01.3 | Well literally for the last couple years because legally I think he's only been able to fish at the top level since you're 18, so four years. |
| 1:11.0 | So, but an angler from my home state also Illinois which I'm also very |
| 1:16.8 | excited about obviously you know Chad Morgan Taylor came from Central |
| 1:20.7 | Illinois there's a number of different Illinois anglers comes to mind up by Chicago. |
| 1:26.8 | Long time elite series angler a long time ago we'd have the Goldroom Glass as he'd sit on the front. |
| 1:31.5 | Doc Merkin he's another Illinois |
| 1:33.7 | angler but right now the Illinois angler that is making waves on the Bass Pro |
| 1:38.2 | Series just coming off of a third place finish on Toledo Bend 21 years old and that is none other than Drew Gill. |
| 1:49.0 | Drew nice to meet you first of all it's not too often I get a first time, |
| 1:54.0 | BTL or so excited to get to know you today on BTL. |
| 1:58.0 | Congratulations on your recent finish and thanks for jumping on BTL. |
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