Episode 1388: WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A PROFESSIONAL BASS ANGLER IN 2026 (WITH MATT STEFAN)

BASS TALK LIVE

Mark Jeffreys

Bass, Fishing, Bassfishing, Outdoor, Sports, Dallas

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 143 minutes

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Matt is joined by professional angler, Matt Stefan, to talk about what the new look professional angler looks like in 2026.

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0:00.0	This is the 22nd season of Bass Talk Live.
0:05.0	BTL is presented by Bass Cat Boats.
0:10.0	Striking lures.
0:12.0	AFCO.
0:14.0	Pro Guy Batteries.
0:15.0	Spro.
0:16.0	Gama Katsu.
0:18.0	The Bass Tank.
0:20.0	Beatdown outdoors. and Sunline.
0:25.5	BTL coming at you.
0:29.2	Good morning and welcome to another exciting edition of BTL Bass Talk Live where we are going to talk about bass fishing.
0:36.0	We've got a good show for today.
0:37.1	BTL regular Matt Stefan joins the show for the first time in 2026.
0:42.7	We're going to talk about a lot of things.
0:45.3	Just kind of scrolling through the instant feedback, the WBE tournament.
0:50.4	I did not know about this.
0:51.6	This was a really good job kept under wraps.
0:54.0	I do know a little bit more about it now.
0:56.1	I actually have a call about it after the show to try to get more information about it.
1:01.6	It looks like it's not the TTBC, the Toyota Texas Bass Classic,
1:07.3	that back in the day had the top 15 Elite series top 15 FLW tour and the top 15
1:14.1	from the PAA tournament series and then they get together in Texas Toyota was a big part of that
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