MERCER-The Awkwardly Honest Fishing Podcast

Tucker Smith ”I’m Just Here To Fish and Have Fun” on MERCER-216

Tucker Smith is a 3 time Bassmaster High School Champion, a former College Bass Champion and now one of the newest Bassmaster Elite Series winners. The 23year old Alabama pro has been successful at every level he has competed, but he is not simply driven by trophies and accomplishments. In his words he is “Just here to fish and have Fun”.

Tucker Smith "I'm Just Here To Fish and Have Fun" on MERCER-216

Tucker Smith is a 3 time Bassmaster High School Champion, a former College Bass Champion and now one of the newest Bassmaster Elite Series winners. The 23year old Alabama pro has been successful at every level he has competed, but he is not simply driven by trophies and accomplishments. In his words he is “Just here to fish and have Fun”.

Dakota Ebare ”Fish The Way You Want To Fish” on MERCER-215

Dakota Ebare is a Bassmaster Elite Series rookie but he is no rookie. He is a former bullfighter that has 2 MLF wins and over a million dollars in earnings. He decided to risk it all and fish the Opens in a quest to qualify for the Bassmaster Elites and chase his Classic dream. This week Dakota joins the podcast for a very real and raw conversation about the state of the industry, chasing his dream, fishing the way you want and so much more.

Rick Clunn "You Can't Handicap Knowledge" on MERCER-214

4-time Bassmaster Classic Champion, the legendary Rick Clunn finally returns to the show. But this time it’s with a very different outlook and approach than before. He has been following and studying the sport this year and he shares just a few of his many Clunn-Clusions and a big announcement.

Rick Clunn ”You Can’t Handicap Knowledge” on MERCER-214

4-time Bassmaster Classic Champion, the legendary Rick Clunn finally returns to the show. But this time it’s with a very different outlook and approach than before. He has been following and studying the sport this year and he shares just a few of his many Clunn-Clusions and a big announcement.

Pat Schlapper & Jake’s Take on MERCER-213

Pat Schlapper is a 4 time classic qualifier, a bass nation national champion and the newest Bassmaster Elite Series Champion. Hot off his emotional wire-to-wire win on the Sabine River, Schlapper joins the podcast and as always he tells it like he sees it. But that’s not all! We are then joined by Bassmaster videographer, Jake Latendresse with the ultimate Bassmaster behind-the-scenes show, Jake’s Take. 

Pat Schlapper and Jake's Take on MERCER-213

Pat Schlapper is a 4 time classic qualifier, a bass nation national champion and the newest Bassmaster Elite Series Champion. Hot off his emotional wire-to-wire win on the Sabine River, Schlapper joins the podcast and as always he tells it like he sees it.
But that’s not all! We are then joined by Bassmaster videographer, Jake Latendresse with the ultimate Bassmaster behind-the-scenes show, Jake’s Take. 

John Cox and Byron Velvick on MERCER-212

John Cox is a pro angling anomaly. At a time where competitive fishing is dominated by technology he does not even have forward facing sonar on his boat. Cox is widely considered one of the greatest natural anglers in the history of the sport. This week he joins the show to talk about why he sees technology as a distraction, fishing dreams, shooting Bigfoot, finding fish and so much more. But that’s not all, then we are joined by former bachelor, Bassmaster Classic qualifier and 3 time Bassmaster winner Byron Velvick, with his first Byron Bunker segment. For more Facts of Fishing visit http://factsoffishing.com/or listen on:Apple iTunes@ast/mercer/id1564172169Amazon Music/Audible@s/a2fffdf9-2538-4716-87c8-817655e5ee73Alexa/TuneIn@s/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/MERCER-p1422424/Boomplay@s/48822iHeartRadio@/269-mercer-81027990/Listen Notes@AZ_HPandora@/mercer-the-awkwardly-honest-fishing-podcast/PC:1000624172PlayerFM@mercer/mercer-episode-1PodBean@feed.xmlPodchaser@s/mercer-1871018Podcast Addict@/3303877Samsung:Available on Samsung DevicesSpotify@5i85dL7ZwEms1LlExY2cFacts of Fishing Social:Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveMercerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaveMercersFactsofFishing/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/factsoffishing/#fishingpodcast #mercer #outdoors

John Cox and Byron Velvick on MERCER-212

John Cox is a pro angling anomaly. At a time where competitive fishing is dominated by technology he does not even have forward facing sonar on his boat. Cox is widely considered one of the greatest natural anglers in the history of the sport. This week he joins the show to talk about why he sees technology as a distraction, fishing dreams, shooting Bigfoot, finding fish and so much more. But that’s not all, then we are joined by former bachelor, Bassmaster Classic qualifier and 3 time Bassmaster winner Byron Velvick, with his first Byron Bunker segment.

Randy Howell and Jake’s Take on MERCER-211

Randy Howell is a 16 time Bassmaster Classic Qualifier, a 4 time Bassmaster winner and the 2014 Bassmaster Classic Champion. 2025 marks his return to the Elite Series and Lake Hartwell marked his return to the top 10. This week he joins the podcast to talk about why he returned to B.A.S.S., what drives him and how he caught 'em at Lake Hartwell. But that’s not all! We are then joined by Bassmaster videographer, Jake Latendresse with the ultimate Bassmaster behind-the-scenes show, Jake’s Take.