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Fishing biz. Independent thinker. Host of “The Bilge” Podcast

Fort Worth, TX
Joined June 2012
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@traitzaldain
Trait Zaldain
4 months
@NASCAR @NWBSpeedway Terrible take, NASCAR. Kyle admits during the scuffle his intent wrecking Ricky but you fine the guy who had his and his team’s night ruined on Lap 2?
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2 months
A man who loved to bass fish lost his life while protecting his daughter as shots rang out at a rally for a United States Presidential Candidate. This is heartbreaking and not the America we should be. RIP Corey Comperatore. May your death not be in vain.
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23 days
Rick Clunn retired. Zona just announced he’s out of Basslive. My bass fishing heart has been torn apart this week 😭😭😭
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1 month
Seth Feider just saved bass fishing.
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3 months
@jeff_gluck NASCAR: Fine a 1 Car Team’s Driver $75k for an altercation off track in a non-points race (Potentially) Nuke the Season Of Their Best Driver Leadership is on a roll
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5 months
😂😂😂😂😂😂
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1 month
I’ve read all the tweets about how JD Vance is weird, has no social skills, etc… so we watched the Full Send Podcast last night. He’s a perfectly normal 39 year old. Well, 40 as of yesterday according to the podcast. I’m a childless woman who takes zero offense to what he’s
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2 months
I’m voting for Trump. I’m so sick of government entities, companies, people who will do anything to silence their detractors. Silence is not the American way 🇺🇸 “All men are created equal . . . with certain unalienable Rights . . . whenever any Form of Government becomes
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5 months
Today’s tv schedule timing is impeccable #fishboatdocks
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6 months
I’m so embarrassed for our Nation. Fire congress. Fire the President. Let’s start the government over from scratch
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2 months
JLee: I’m going to Bassmaster Boyd:
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2 months
Chris when I tell him I’ve popped off about some fishing insider stuff on Twitter again
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3 years
3 casts & 2 fish for 13+ pounds?! Oh my, Smallmouth DisneyWORLD* is real!! On a Gold Label leader I’ve had since the Oneida Open, too 😅
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3 years
My Granny passed away yesterday evening at 101 years old. She worked for the same company from 1942-1984 and only took off once, for maternity leave when she had my dad. That company is now known as AT&T. They sure don’t make them like her generation anymore. Rest easy, Polly.
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3 years
The people running Carhartt right now are not people who were raised in homes with parents who wore Carhartt to work.
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2 months
If you follow me and are for the disarmament of the American people in any capacity… you might want to unfollow. I’ll never be okay with the government stripping our ability to self-defend.
@traitzaldain
Trait Zaldain
10 months
I only own 4 guns, but it’s all I need. My EDC: Glock 43x Backpack Carry: Sig Copperhead AR Pistol: Home Protection / 🐷 Hunting SPR: Long Range Fun & Hunting I may get my own shotgun @ some point, but CZ has a few so I think I’m good
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22 days
If Bassmaster is going to lock the anglers down where they can’t talk publicly while still requiring $45k in entry fees then it’s at a point where the anglers must unionize so they have some sort of power and real voice. I’ve never been pro-union but it is to the point where I
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7 months
When Toby Keith bought Lucky E Strike I chuckled. His singing career was the epitome of a man who was all about America. The largemouth bass is as American as a fish can get. Native to only 🇺🇸 The biz purchase seemed very Toby. He bleed red, white & blue. Rest easy.
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4 months
@dieworkwear I’ve learned more about men’s clothing than I’d ever learn any other way through your account. It’s not you being a snob. It’s you having an eye and articulating your feelings (many are facts imo) with actual real life instances. People may disagree with your opinions but the
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8 days
Regardless if you agree with their decision, the NPFL has more balls than bass & MLF combined. They made a decision when no other league will come out and say their plans for FFS. Leadership is making a decision and quickly. More toxicity has come from the lack of ability to
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3 months
With Cliff Prince having such a rough season and potentially in jeopardy of this being his last Elite season due to the overall points… how awesome would it be for him to get a win and it not be on the St John’s?! Very cool story transpiring.
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26 days
I’m so proud of Foutz. He’s such a good human. I may not enjoy watching FFS but I’m still a fan of the guy.
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1 month
Seth: “I didn’t have a good practice” … proceeds to put on one of the most fun basslive performances this year.
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Trait Zaldain
3 years
How on earth did the country believe Biden was the best person to lead our country? Our system is massively flawed. This should have never happened.
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Trait Zaldain
10 months
A little Ozarks getaway for the weekend without the dogs or many deliverables due. It was nice
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Trait Zaldain
10 months
Much respect to Randall Tharp. Being honest with your fans says a lot about you as a person, and people appreciate and respect the transparency. If you haven’t watched the video I’ll put it in this thread ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Trait Zaldain
3 years
Hung out with our Megabass buddy Ryan the last 2 days fun fishing & talking biz before I have to buckle down for the next Bassmaster Open. He learned about the STH Bait bite first hand 🤣
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6 months
Anglers lose sight that it’s actually the fans who sponsor them. The fans buy the products, watch the vids (and ads) and fuel every part of how an angler makes their $. Without fans, this sport doesn’t exist. Without fans there’s no Classic Fans = everything
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7 months
Absolutely pitiful.
@ProSteveKennedy
Steve Kennedy
7 months
#lakemartinalabama today. You guys suck. Not my video
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2 months
What if MLF bans FFS and Bassmaster keeps it? That’s current rumor mill chatter. Zero confirmation. It’s intriguing.
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4 months
Did a podcast with Bill Lowen tonight. He laid it all out there. Walking out, he basically said the comment section can kiss his rear 😂 When Bill is this upset and opens up, people should listen. He’s wise, very experienced, and rarely speaks out.
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6 months
Watson was suspended from MLF. I hope General Tire stands up to them and every other sponsor.
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1 month
Welp we’ve been running an FPV drone for the first time this week to get some dope footage. We’ve definitely pushed the boundaries with some of the shots and needless to say it’s at the bottom of Lake Champlain this morning 😂
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9 months
@RampCapitalLLC Whole bottle in the blender ✅
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Trait Zaldain
11 months
What upsets me most? 65ish guys (I’m not including angler owners yall suck too) left their job to help you build this thing & went out & peddled all your talking points to hurt your competitor & now you are turning your back on a chunk of them. You are 🗑️
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Trait Zaldain
3 months
I’m so happy for Cliff & his family 😭😭😭
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3 months
With Cliff Prince having such a rough season and potentially in jeopardy of this being his last Elite season due to the overall points… how awesome would it be for him to get a win and it not be on the St John’s?! Very cool story transpiring.
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24 days
Dude was never going to accept the results. He was building his case against it before he even took the poly. Saying the Zaldains paid the polygrapher before he even took a poly was the guiltiest crap I’ve ever heard. Especially, when we didn’t even know about the situation.
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28 days
Over-under that Bassmaster’s schedule: 1) goes to a same place twice in a row? 2) goes to a same place 3 times in a row? 3) goes to a same place more than 4 times in a row? Places that imo I’d be cool if they were not on the schedule next year: St Lawrence, St John’s, Fork,
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Trait Zaldain
6 years
Soooo dad gum proud of BASS and everyone from the fans & anglers to the workers. Hello folks 👋🏼 this is what big limits and big crowds look like! This is what moments that give you chills look like!!!!! Can’t duplicate the real, raw emotion this stage brings!!! #NotAGameShow
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Trait Zaldain
10 months
I have Parkinson’s. It forces me to look at the big picture differently. There’s more purpose to my decisions and not taking my “younger” years for granted. And, I have an incessent need to control what I can control bc there’s a lot I can’t.
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6 months
Cliff Pace made a knock-off mold of the Freeloader & named it “the cheater.” It’s up for sale now. Who knew Cliff had that sort of savagery in him 😂
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6 months
Still feel this way. He’d be a great Classic Champ!
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6 months
I’m a Justin Hamner fan. You can’t help but smile when he’s fishing or onstage. Rooting for him. #basslive
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11 months
I hope that Bassmaster raises the payouts & adds live streaming to the Opens. At the very least, one is a must but both really need to happen. We need a place to build brands & where good fishermen can make a basic living. There needs to be a stepping stone to the Opens
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8 months
Bass Pro Shops 🤝 Bassmaster Classic Just announced that BPS is the official title sponsor of the Classic. 👏👏👏
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Trait Zaldain
6 years
My world just got turned upside down. Please everyone say a prayer for my Father.
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Trait Zaldain
3 months
I ❤️ (any) Basslive with Steve Kennedy. Him and Taku should be mandatory basslive anglers
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Trait Zaldain
5 months
There will be times where I overstep my boundaries on Twitter and I’m fully aware of that. But, the people around me know exactly how I feel and where I stand. I’m upfront. I’ll take my flaws and own them. But I’ll show up when you need me. I’ll go to war for what’s right
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Trait Zaldain
23 days
No one with the last name Zaldain protested JT or has EVER protested JT. He was protested by someone before we heard a word about the situation. There are a lot of idiots on social media / YouTube acting like they are in the know in the industry. They are not in the know. Not
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Trait Zaldain
6 years
Thought my dad was on #basslive there for a second 🤣
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6 years
CZ got in the truck teary-eyed over Rick Clunn talking to him at take-off this week. Reached out and told CZ he was there for him & gave him some wise words. Then Rick went and won the event. The OG. Goat! Bonafide good guy and leader!!!
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4 months
The new Bilge with Watson is up #fbd
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10 months
I only own 4 guns, but it’s all I need. My EDC: Glock 43x Backpack Carry: Sig Copperhead AR Pistol: Home Protection / 🐷 Hunting SPR: Long Range Fun & Hunting I may get my own shotgun @ some point, but CZ has a few so I think I’m good
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Trait Zaldain
10 months
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. To those who don’t have family to spend it with or aren’t able to get to them this year, I hope you still are able to enjoy the day. If you are someone who struggles during the holidays, don’t forget God’s always up there lending an ear.
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6 months
KVD and his wife went to every weigh-in this week. He stood up and clapped for Hamner. Then they showed up to the Champion’s Toast and supported Hamner & hung around with everyone. That’s what the face of a sport should do. The sport is bigger than one person. Respect ✊
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2 months
If I was Bassmaster, I’d find a sponsor to pay for Taku & Steve Kennedy Basslive coverage (at least) every Day 1 of every tournament. Additional cameras, not taking away from the cameras already committed. It would bolster viewership numbers for Day 1. It would further market
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7 months
You know what pisses me off the most? The low IQs saying I do these pods for clicks. No, that's you projecting why you do your YouTube vids. I want this industry to get better and get back on track in the right direction. Unlike you, I'm not focused on just myself.
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7 months
"Makes you wanna go baaaassss fishing" - Greg Hackney The Florida @bassmaster Open is Live on @FS1 right now. Lots of non-FFS big fish catches so far
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2 months
Taku + Kennedy on Live⁉️ This is the fishing equivalent to Christmas morning.
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11 months
Five Five Six
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Joy Behar: "If you shoot with an AR-15, let's say you shoot a deer, you can't eat it because you basically demolish the animal."
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3 months
This weekend, Trey McKinney’s tournament partner from Illinois fished a two day tournament on Wheeler. Where the Elite tournament is THIS week. That would be like me driving to Alabama & hopping in the local tournament the 2 days leading up to Chris’ first day of practice on
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6 months
The Classic was a solid show. IMO the Tulsa buyer is not totally a bass demo, maybe catfishermen? 🤷‍♀️ But the turnout was still strong. I was blown away by how many people said they watch the pod. Especially women. A very humbling experience. Excited for Fort Worth in 2025
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7 months
If you'd like to know if the allegations l've made about failed polygraphs are true then this Bilge is for you.
@ChrisZaldain
Chris Zaldain
7 months
On the latest Bilge, we sit down with the former MLF polygrapher of 10 years who was not asked back at the end of the 2022 season for reasons he feels were questionable. New ep on #zaldaingerous ⤵️
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7 years
Been a somber day. Every time I launch CZ or myself, it crosses my mind. So much can go wrong, no matter how well you can drive or how experienced you are in big water. Things break. Mother Nature growls. Going to start wearing a full life jacket (not inflatable) from here out.
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8 months
Who gets to decide when or if Boyd gets fined?
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8 months
Failing polygraph: no problem Airing legitimate frustrations: $10,000
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9 months
Sitting down to film a Bilge with Randy Blaukat in thirty minutes here in the Ozarks. Any questions for him? Think he still has me blocked here on Twitter lol when Trump was president we def didn’t see eye to eye on politics
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11 months
If the majority of the BPT field left, it would not survive even if they brought a bunch of unknown names up. Why would it not but Bassmaster did? Because Bassmaster’s brand is huge. MLF’s is not which is why it’s struggled for 5 years even with the majority of the big names
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1 month
A year ago today, my nephew was killed in a negligent drilling rig accident. It was so unnecessary and preventable. He was only 19. If you asked my other 5 nieces and 2 nephews who I favored most, they would without hesitation say Boston. He was my little buddy 💙 I was
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3 months
I wish Cox’s camera guy would follow his frog so we could see the blow ups 😔
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3 months
I hope Birge burns it down. It’s not about what you do, it’s about who you are. Bassmaster better step it up this week, bc the shenanigans have already started at Wheeler and it’s BS. Leadership of both orgs are making a mockery of pro fishing.
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9 months
As long as anglers are paying an org entry fees to fish, the anglers should not sign agreements that muzzle them from openly talking about their experiences with the league. It’s one thing anglers should ban together & refuse to do as long as entry fees exist. IMO.
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8 years
Work to be of value. #PinkRods
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7 months
Imagine if you were a sponsor who signed a multi-year deal on the basis of X number of days of live coverage. Then the party you did the deal with trims down the amount of live coverage provided after the fact. Less eyes, less clicks, less ROl. Seems problematic, right?
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3 months
My thoughts on Chris’ freak out: ▪️I wish he hadn’t dropped the F Bomb & stayed calmer… the guy was cussing him from the start and CZ reacted with the same energy. I watched the whole footage, the guy was captain tool and cz gave him back the same energy. ▪️the amount of
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2 months
Eric Trump is giving one of the better speeches of the RNC. I’m a fan.
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11 months
Chatter from MLF is Bassmaster & MLF are merging or Bass is buying them but for 5 years they’ve said they’re buying Bass. The only asset that (to me) seems attractive & worth something would be the BFLs. Chase doesn’t seem like the buy to bury type. But 1 pro league is needed.
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9 months
Headed back to Texas from the Ozarks ✅ 4 podcasts in 3 days 1️⃣ McClelland (MLF Minority-Owner) 2️⃣ John Paul Morris (Bass Pro Shops) 3️⃣ Blaukat (Anti-FFS Spokesman) 4️⃣ James Watson (The JMFW) We had two more lined up but they were tabled. Hopefully, next trip.
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2 years
Went crappie fishing for a few hours yesterday evening after Chris got through doing his thing on Fork. It was nice to get a little sun, finally!
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3 years
Bassmaster Classic week with my hubby 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨
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Thank you for the support on the podcast. It’s funny to read comments about how things need to be kept private. Keeping things private caused the split. Keeping things private is what’s fostered an environment of prolific cheating. Transparency is the only way
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Zona is looking like the smartest guy in the room, right now.
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4 months
If we hate rookies so much then why did we have one at our house for a week before the start of the season? On the podcast? Why do we invite rookies to dinner? Why have I helped them with MANY sponsors? Y’all gotta stop being gullible… lots of agendas out there by people who
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24 days
I now ❤️ Chris Johnston
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11 months
The Opens payouts for 2024
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4 months
The person you see on the podcast is the person I am. There’s no surprises when the cameras are down. I’m not a curated person for videos. That I’m proud of.
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10 months
Feel free to not like me, but trying to discredit what I’m saying bc I’m holding a wine glass during a podcast is weak. That’s just me. I get feisty. I get amped like that on the subject of grey areas and sweeping things that are “legal” under the rug, all the time.
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5 months
GPS tech is solid. You could track every boat’s speed limit in the 30 mph & no wake zones with auto alerts. But yet, we still rely on the anglers to have to be the police. At what point are we tech inept as a sport? Why do we not have POV cameras live in each boat every day?
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5 months
Where are the billionaire bass fishermen? Lake Amistad could use some Cloud Seeding ⛈️😂 Do Lake Mead too pretty please
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4 months
Here’s the thing about podcasts that I don’t think the old dude running MLF gets… when you spew some dumb used car salesmen BS - it’s forever online. The pod is not behind a closed door where you’ve forced everyone to sign an NDA before your big BS pitch.
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3 years
Taku Time is better than Taco Tuesday. #basslive
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7 months
The 2025 @bassmaster Classic was announced this morning here in Fort Worth. Back to Ray Roberts and hopefully more feast than famine like the previous Ray Roberts event. I’m so glad they brought the Classic back, I love this city. It’ll be a good hometown event!!
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5 months
On the MLF website, yesterday’s BPT coverage: - 2 photo galleries (1 being take off) - 1 intro video for the day - 1 article about the leader And that’s it. No live stream. No other galleries or articles.
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10 months
There are a lot of great fishermen. And all it takes is a little grey area or favoritism for them to go from a check cut to a top ten to a trophy. And if you can’t understand that, there’s no point in following my account. You don’t want the truth.
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11 months
They’re begging companies to go to redbreast. Begging. The leadership’s obsession with destroying Bassmaster caused most of this. You stacked the redbreast with the classic & forced companies to choose & companies chose the classic.
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Trait Zaldain
9 months
Part of our Ozarks trip included sitting down with James. As always, it was eventful. Tonight on The Bilge ⤵️
@ChrisZaldain
Chris Zaldain
9 months
Tonight @ 7:30pm CST, our Bilge with Watson premieres on Zaldaingerous. It’s a side of James many people don’t know mixed in with JMFW being JMFW ⤵️
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7 months
✅ No fan interaction ✅ No live every day So what’s the selling point now?
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6 months
If anyone wonders why Chris boat flips fish on the big bait…. watch live. He’s always maintained that you land more by boat flipping them
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18 days
Tucker nailed it re: prosecutors holding office. This woman’s lies are so blatant because she knows we have a large chunk of our population who believe whatever they’re told on social media. It’s a cakewalk.
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2 months
I’ve never felt more dumb than trying to understand what Rogan, Terrance Howard and Eric Weinstein are talking about.
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