MERCER-The Awkwardly Honest Fishing Podcast

Hunter Shryock - Addicted To Competition on Mercer - 43

Hunter Shryock grew up dreaming of motocross trophies but at the young age of 21 he quickly grew tired of broken bones and off season surgeries and retired from professional motocross. However, he was still addicted to competition. So addicted, that it fuelled him to do what many think is impossible - start over in a totally different sport and make it to the top level. Today he is a 3-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier and a full time Bassmaster Elite Series Pro. This week we talk about all that and more.

Jason Christie - A Calm, Calculated and Content Competitor on Mercer - 42

Jason Christie has 16 tour level victories and well over 2 million dollars in earnings. He is introduced as one of the most feared names in professional fishing. In reality, he is calm, calculated and maybe a more content competitor than ever before. Which may make him even more scary to compete against.

Jake Latendresse-Secrets of a Bassmaster Camerman on Mercer-41

Jake Latendresse is a Bassmaster cameraman and an all around outdoors bad ass. He has travelled half way around the world in quest of the next shot and spent over a decade on the back deck of Bassmaster boats. There is not much he has not seen or heard and this week, he joins the podcast to share a few stories you have never heard.

Randy Blaukat Pulls No Punches on Mercer - 40

Randy Blaukat is a lot of things. He is a pro angler who has qualified for 8 Bassmaster Classics and 9 FLW Cups. He is a promoter, an angling pioneer and most recently, a You-Tuber. Randy’s amazing mind has brought lots to the angling industry. Today he joins the podcast and once again pulls no punches and speaks his mind!

Brandon Palaniuk -The Power Of Positivity on Mercer - 39

In a little over a decade Brandon Palaniuk has won 6 Bassmaster tournaments, a Bass Nation National Championship & the Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. All of this amazing success has been fuelled by the prodigy’s powerful positivity. This week we talk about all that and a bunch of other stuff including Idaho's New Years Eve potato drop?!?

Frank ”The Tank” Talley - Fishing Intervention on Mercer-38

He is a Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, a two-time Classic Qualifier, but before all that and above all of that Frank Talley is a father and a husband to his incredible family that fuels the fire inside Frank the Tank.

Carl Jocumsen Fear My Heart on Mercer - 37

He grew up in Toowoomba, Australia - a part of the world that does not even have bass. So to say Carl Jocumsen is an underdog is an understatement. But what he lacks in experience, he replaces with heart, thus his motto, 'Fear My Heart'. This week, the only Australian to ever win a Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament, Carl Jocumsen joins the podcast. 

Mark Menendez - Making It Better on Mercer-36

He is a 3-time Bassmaster Champion and a 6-time Bassmaster Classic Qualifier. But above all that, he values the respect of his peers and is driven to leave this sport better than he found it. A very open, honest and sometimes emotional Mark Menendez talk about all that and more on this week’s podcast.

Cooper Gallant - Fearless and Focused on Mercer - 35

This young pro is truly fearless and focused on his future in fishing but his big dreams don't stop him from enjoying every single step of the journey. He cleared out a corner of his bedroom/tackle room to join this week's podcast to talk about the only thing that matter to him...Fishing.

Chris Groh - Cut But Not Finished on Mercer - 34

Life hits us all with obstacles and road blocks. Recently, pro angler Chris Groh hit one of those when he was cut from the Bassmaster Elite Series field. After 4 years his life long dream was taken away. He may have been cut but this interview proves he is far from finished!