‘The Godfather of Big Bass’, Spring Slabs W/ Mr. Crappie and Legacy Sports International Takes Center Stage

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BOOM! What a show we’ve got lined up for this weekend. Off the top we talk crappie with Mr. Crappie- Walley Marshall. Nobody knows Texas crappie fishing like Walley- heck he made a career out of catching these delicious fish. Anyway, spring is here and the slabs are moving up into the shallows. Walley breaks down his secrets for landing the big ones…and landing limits of em!

Then, a man whose name is synonymous with big bass- our TPWD Sharelunker Program Leader David Campbell drops in. ‘The gfodfather of Big Bass’ is retiring at the end of March after 46 years with Texas Parks and Wildlife. He has held just about every position within the Inland Fisheries Department- but has spent the past 26 years working on the Sharelunker Program. David has seen and done it all- In 1973 he traveled to Florida to gather the Florida largemouth strain so TPWD could begin stocking our Texas lakes with bigger fish. David picked up ‘Ethel’ – Sharelunker #1 back in 1986 and has since picked up over 500 more sharelunkers! He reflects on his fondest memories and the vision that TPWD had for sport fishing in Texas back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. David doing what he loves- working with stocker brood fish at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. David will be missed, be he leaves a legacy for every Texas angler to enjoy.

Then we round out the show when Rick Homme of Legacy Sports International joins us. Legacy is a proud sponsor of the show and offers a wide array of affordable rifles, Shotguns , pistols and optics to the everyday outdoorsman like you and me. I have three (.243, 22-250 & .308) Howa rifles and am proud to be sponsored by such a great company. Do yourself a favor and check out www.legacysports.com next time you’re thinking about buying a rifle, shotgun or optics. My biggest deer ever 142″- taken in South Texas this winter with my trusty Howa .308- He never took another step!