Episode 1422: I TOOK RANDY BLAUKAT LIVESCOPING (NOBODY SAW THIS COMING)
BASS TALK LIVE
Mark Jeffreys
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2026
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Matt spends a day on Table Rock lake with Randy Blaukat - a veteran professional bass angler from Joplin, Missouri, with a career spanning over 40 years. He has become one of the most vocal and polarizing figures in the modern angling industry due to his strong opposition to advanced electronics....and today he catches a bass using forward-facing sonar for the very first time.
ABOUT BTL:
BASS TALK LIVE (BTL) was voted by fans as the “Best Bass Fishing Podcast of 2025” in the Best On Tour Awards. BTL is the industry’s longest-running live show, providing an unfiltered, deep-dive look into the professional bass fishing world through expert tournament analysis and high-profile guest interviews. Started by Mark Jeffreys and now hosted by Matt Pangrac, the show has connected fans to the "game behind the game" for the past 22 years with real-time insights.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Matt Pangrac is a fixture in the professional bass fishing community, serving as the host of the industry’s longest-running live podcast, Bass Talk Live while competing in the Bassmaster Opens. His career in the industry spans over 15 years, moving from a founding member of the University of Oklahoma fishing team to a decade-long role as a senior writer for The Bass Zone. Since 2021, he has contributed to preserving the sport's history as a member of the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Board of Directors. In June 2025, he and partner Andrew Upshaw led Team USA to a gold medal victory at the Pan-American Bass Championship in Mexico, where they also secured the individual top spot on the podium. Combining his media background with tournament experience, Pangrac remains a central voice in the sport's ongoing evolution.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, folks, Matt with Bass Talk Live here, a little bit different MP3 iTunes podcast show today. |
| 0:07.4 | I actually was able to get out on the water with one of the most polarizing, controversial, and accomplished anglers in the industry. |
| 0:14.4 | Randy Block it. |
| 0:16.3 | And if you listen to BTL for a while, you know that sometimes he will do videos that I'm not thrilled with or I'll mention it. |
| 0:24.2 | Anyway, I wanted to get on the water with him and just talk about forward-facing sonar, the industry, some of his thoughts. |
| 0:30.9 | I went to Table Rock Lake in early April with him. |
| 0:34.0 | You can actually watch the audio for this upcoming MP3 that is on the |
| 0:39.6 | BTL YouTube channel. It dropped April 13th. But one of the cool things that I wanted to test out, |
| 0:46.6 | and this is kind of the maiden voyage of it, is on the water audio podcasting. So you'll hear a little |
| 0:52.5 | bit of wind in the background. You'll hear the engines. |
| 0:55.0 | You'll hear when we catch a fish. But all in all, kind of a new concept. I'm really happy with |
| 1:00.2 | how it turned out, but enjoy a little bit over an hour of the six hours that I spent on the water |
| 1:07.2 | with Randy Blockett talking about a lot of things in the bass fishing industry. |
| 1:12.3 | Here we go. |
| 1:13.4 | This is the 22nd season of Bass Talk Live. |
| 1:18.6 | BTL is presented by Bass Cat Boats. |
| 1:23.4 | Striking lures. |
| 1:25.7 | Aftco. |
| 1:27.2 | Pro Guy Batteries. Spro. Gama Katsu, the Bass Tank, Beatdown outdoors, |
| 1:35.8 | and Sunline. |
| 1:38.7 | BTL, coming at you! |
| 1:41.8 | We're going fishing with the... |
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