John Cox: The Year EVERYTHING Went Wrong on Mercer-286

MATT ROBERTSON HAS $1.25 MILLION REASONS TO BE HAPPY.BUT ONE BIG REASON TO BE NERVOUS.HIS NAME IS BILLY.For the FIRST TIME EVER, we’re bringing back the same guest TWO WEEKS IN A ROW!Matt Robertson is BACK… and this time HE’S NOT ALONE!Before the money, the fame, the fur coats and questionable fashion choices… there was Billy……BILLY THE NET B**CH!Matt’s lifelong buddy who knows WAY too much and unfortunately for Matt… REMEMBERS EVERYTHING!We’re digging up embarrassing stories from Matt’s past, exposing the behind-the-scenes chaos of his $1.25 MILLION victory, and revealing what REALLY happened at the victory party… and the AFTER-after party!PLUS… What happened between Matt Robertson and Jacob Wheeler when the cameras WEREN’T rolling?No script. No filter. No adult supervision.Just lifelong buddies, questionable decisions, and stories that probably should’ve stayed buried.Matt Robertson’s past has FINALLY caught up with him!The MERCER Podcast Always Awkward. Always Honest.

Matt Robertson just won $1.25 MILLION… and somehow he’s STILL the same Matt Robertson!Fresh off the biggest payday in bass fishing history , the millionaire returns to The Mercer Podcast with a much bigger bank account, but absolutely NO FILTER!What does winning $1.25 million actually feel like? Has the money changed him? And what the HELL happens when one of the most outrageous personalities in professional fishing suddenly becomes a millionaire?We’re talking about the win, the money, the madness, and everything in between.One thing is certain: You can make Matt Robertson a millionaire, but you can’t make him behave like one!No scripts. No filter. Absolutely no adult supervision.Just another awkwardly honest conversation on The Mercer Podcast.Always Awkward. Always Honest.

What the HELL happened to John Cox in 2026?!One of the happiest guys in professional bass fishing just had a season where absolutely NOTHING seemed to go right. And somehow, he’s still smiling… sort of.John Cox joins The Mercer Podcast to break down his disastrous 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series season. What went wrong? What went REALLY wrong? And how does a guy who always seems to find fish suddenly find himself in a season he’d rather forget?But this episode goes WAY beyond tournament fishing.We dive into the five most important senses an angler can have, John’s uncanny ability to find sneaky, out-of-the-way fishing hotspots that everyone else overlooks, and somehow end up discussing an absolutely insane party at his rental house.Bad fishing, questionable decisions, unexpected stories, and a whole lot of laughs.2026 might not have been John Cox’s year… but it sure made for one hell of a podcast.Welcome to The Mercer. The Awkwardly Honest Fishing Podcast.

Kyle Welcher doesn’t think like everyone else. And he’s perfectly fine with that.One of the most unique minds in professional bass fishing returns to The Mercer Podcast for a conversation that goes way beyond catching fish.From controversial decisions and voting within the Bassmaster Elite Series to bass studies, being impossible to offend, and why the truth usually lies somewhere between two opposing opinions, Kyle isn’t afraid to challenge conventional thinking.We also dive into the obsession required to become the best at anything, why going ALL IN is the only way to truly succeed, and what happens when you refuse to simply follow the crowd.Is Kyle Welcher an outlier? Or is he just willing to think for himself? One thing’s for sure… this conversation will make you think.Welcome to The Mercer Podcast.

8 time Bassmaster Classic Qualifier Seth Feider has never been accused of having a filter… and he’s sure as hell not about to start now!One of the most popular personalities in professional bass fishing is back on The Mercer Podcast, and absolutely nothing is sugarcoated.Brutally honest, hilariously unpredictable, and completely unfiltered, Seth says what he thinks, whether you want to hear it or not.From life on the Bassmaster Elite Series to the realities of professional fishing and everything in between, this is Seth Feider doing what Seth Feider does best — being unapologetically himself.No script. No filter. No B.S.Just Seth Feider being Seth Feider.Welcome to another awkwardly honest episode of The Mercer Podcast!

The next generation of professional bass fishing is coming fast… and the old guard might not be ready for what’s next!Bassmaster Elite Series pro Logan Parks joins The Mercer Podcast for a wildly entertaining conversation about the changing face of professional fishing, the rise of young anglers, and why this new generation is getting so good, so fast.But there’s a whole lot more to Logan Parks than catching bass!From an unbelievable race against time that involved jumping on a private jet to get home from a tournament for the birth of his son, to the madness behind his NSANE EXPERIENCE tournament, Logan has some incredible stories to tell.We also get his unfiltered reaction to a recent viral video that’s been making waves in the fishing world.And just when Logan thinks he’s survived the tough questions, we turn his own generation’s technology against him! We let Artificial Intelligence take over the interview, forcing Logan to answer a series of awkward, uncomfortable, and downright ridiculous questions.Old school vs. new school. Experience vs. technology. And a whole lot of awkward honesty.Is the next generation really better, or are they just playing a completely different game?One thing’s for sure… the future of bass fishing is changing, and Logan Parks is right in the middle of it & so are we on this week’s Mercer Podcast.

Matt Robertson is back… and apparently nobody told him this was a family show.One of the most entertaining and unfiltered personalities in professional bass fishing joins this week’s Mercer Podcast—and absolutely nothing is off limits.Fishing, life on tour, the state of professional bass fishing, bad decisions, strong opinions, ridiculous stories and enough F-bombs to put our BLEEP button into early retirement.But underneath all the laughs and chaos, Matt also opens up about the man behind the personality, what this crazy career means to him and a side of Matt Robertson that fishing fans don’t always get to see.No script. No filter. Very little adult supervision.It’s Matt Robertson being Matt Robertson.And yes… we probably should’ve ordered a backup BLEEP button.

The Forward-Facing Sonar debate has been driven by strong opinions. But now, for the first time, we have a full season of results to test them against.A year ago, the always opinionated Todd Castledine joined the show and made some bold predictions about what would happen when the Bassmaster Elite Series split its schedule between FFS and non-FFS events.Now the 2026 season is over—and Todd is back to find out whether those predictions held up.Did the anglers who dominated with Forward-Facing Sonar stay on top without it? Did the non-FFS events expose a different group of elite competitors? And did banning FFS actually change the competitive landscape, or did the same names keep finding a way to win?With five events allowing FFS and four events without it, we finally have enough data to move beyond speculation.This isn’t about what might happen. It’s about what actually happened—and whether Todd saw it coming.The season is over.The predictions have been made. Now it’s time to see who was right.Welcome to The Mercer Podcast & the Final Forward Facing Sonar Debate.

Three Bassmaster winners. Three very different journeys. And one question they ALL have to answer: What’s the biggest lie in professional fishing?This week’s Mercer Podcast is absolutely a JAM-PACKED, TRIPLE BANGER with three of the hottest names coming off huge moments in their careers.Bryan Schmitt — Lake Champlain Bassmaster Elite Series ChampionEvan Kung — Thousand Islands Bassmaster Elite Series ChampionCaleb Hudson — 2026 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the YearThree separate conversations. Three different perspectives on winning, pressure, life on the Elite Series and what it really takes to succeed at the highest level of professional bass fishing.But there’s one question they all get asked…What is the BIGGEST LIE in pro fishing?The answers might surprise you.We also dig into the moments that changed their seasons, the pressure that comes with chasing a Bassmaster trophy, what people on the outside misunderstand about tournament fishing, and plenty of the awkwardly honest stuff you’ve come to expect from the MERCER Podcast.Three winners. One packed episode.

Trey McKinney is officially the Bassmaster Angler of the Year — but there’s a whole lot that happened inside his boat that you didn’t get to see.Bassmaster cameraman Jake Latendresse spent the biggest moments of Trey’s AOY run on the back deck, giving him a front-row seat to EVERYTHING.On this episode of Jake’s Take, Jake takes us inside Trey McKinney’s boat to talk about the nerves when everything was on the line, the massive waves, Trey’s locked-in confidence and the subtle bait adjustments that helped make the difference.We also tackle the bigger question: after what Trey has accomplished at such a young age, how does he actually stack up against the all-time greats of professional bass fishing?The cameras captured the action.Jake saw EVERYTHING else!