In honour of Bass Fishing Hall of Fame week we have a double dose of goodness. First we kick things off with Mike McKinnis, the visionary producer that created Bassmaster LIVE & limitless list of award winning outdoor programming. Then we are joined by Skeet Reese, one of the greatest competitors in bass fishing history. Reese has 12 tour level victories including the 2009 Bassmaster Classic & the 2007 Bassmaster Angler of the Year title. Amassing over 4 million dollars in winnings making him one of the top 5 money winners in history.
Both of them will be officially inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame this week, but first they stop by this week’s Mercer Podcast.
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34 Comments
Well that was long but very enjoyable! Good one tonight. And the Chiefs reign is over 😎
Good evening Dave. Just found out my dog Buddy doesn't have long to live. Take me away for awhile, please!
Great show Dave !
Bill Dance bloopers rock 🙂
With the advancements in the GoPro type systems couldn’t each angler have a camera or 2 on there boat and make it so you could choose to watch the anglers they like? Kinda like NASCAR does on their app where in car camera and scanners can be watched and listened to driver to driver. Just my thoughts. Great show as always Dave. Mike does an amazing job with the coverage.
What a great look into the history of B.A.S.S. with mike…
Good one Dave👍👍👍👍👍
Every time I think I know everything about these guys I learn something new…good to hear from skeet
I still fish with Skeets first rods, I love them, Great story about him I never knew, Thanks so much Dave
I could listen to skeet for 24hrs. Great episode
Good show Dave got deep but lots of funny n laughs. Lol getting your boss to open up but laughing too. Skeet to open up but laughing he's a funny guy,lol. Thnxs again for all you do for the sport.
This was a very good show! Good show Mike! Looking forward to getting my hands on some of that music 😀
Foward Facing Sonar is not the issue……people expecting a frog bite in the middle of the ocean are dumber than a flock of LGBT zombies!
Scheduling is the key!
What a great man skeete turned out to be ! Considering what he went through! I can relate to alot of it ! I lived a not so good childhood! Took alot of wrong turns !! Finally life is better ! Skeete is Definitely Hall of Fame material!! Peace !!
I love skeet. He’s such a normal, friggin person, his personality and sense of humor.are just like mine. Like me, his hair is running away from his face also. Rocking the fivehead. I’ve been following him from the jump and I do not think I could listen to him given an induction speech in person. Thanks for the killer show David.
Dude, your laugh at 3:04:35 it’s Money! My wife nearly pissed herself laughing!
Finally got to meet the dude behind the scenes. I was a fan of Jerry and I am now a fan of Jr…
Great episode. I didn’t know much about Mike M….Very interesting guy… and Skeet is a legend… I don’t feel like his recent win got the attention it deserved.
Thanks for another Dave! Come back to the Elites Skeet!
This is one of your top ten shows IMO. What a history lesson from Mike!! I don’t think there is an angler on either circuit that I don’t like. Kinda just like em all. But, today, I became a Skeet Reese fan. You always ask for open and honest. He delivered.
Fantastic content as always Dave. Being from Jackson, Mississippi I would thoroughly enjoy a show with Alfred Williams!
Skeet’s favorite word is definitely “shit”😂
Great show Dave.
Another great one Mr. Mercer luved learning more about Skeet. Great real life conversation between a couple of buddies. Keep em comin bud
Some great historical info from both! Best quote of 2024: “All my ideas don’t have a budget connected to them!” Lol.
Dave another awesome podcast. 3 hours and still not enough. I love those longer shows , good job sir
Enjoyed this one Dave!👍
Bravo Dave
Skeet has a right to be bitter about those AOY's… no doubt.
The Master Humper does it. Great show. Loved every minute. Looking forward to the next one Dave. I'm not mad about anything…..
This was very cool, I had no idea about Skeets story, very good
I love the long episodes and this one in particular was awesome, both guests were great especially Skeet, I didn’t know all the stuff about his early days and he’s always real which is great to watch and listen to
I met Skeet in 04' at Table Rock in the Bearded Clam. BASS event in April. He ordered a cold one right next to me at the bar and we talked a while. But he's like hey man I'm just a fisherman not special. Kept thanking me for driving so far. Always will be a fan of Skeet.
As a musician based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, I'm wondering if I've seen Mike's band. Maybe before my time, but I'd love to know the name of his band. I bet I've heard of them.
Another pair of great conversations as always Dave! I never knew about Skeet's struggles and backstory before listening to this. It makes him even more likeable to me.
I'm watching this after the Bass Fishing HoF; but You and Skeet both talked about how intimidating and nerve inducing it can be to be in a room with those legends of our sport and my advice to you; I'm not sure if it helps or not; is that you as the MC of that event and the inductees themselves are legends of our sport as well and that's why you get the honor of hosting it, and why they are being inducted! You belong! Just be you and everyone will have a great time.
Can't wait for next week's (this week as I'm listening to it) episode!