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Ep. 347: REMEMBER WHY YOU STARTED w/ Danielle Thompson!

11/2/2026
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Somewhere between chasing personal bests, buying better gear, learning new techniques and trying to become better anglers, it’s pretty easy to lose touch with the thing that got us hooked in the first place.

This week on Jigs & Bigs, we’re getting back to it.

Bobby and Mike are recording from the front seat of the 4Runner, deep in a Vermont national forest after a brutally tough day on Somerset Reservoir. The fishing may have sucked, but the trip itself turned out to be a pretty damn good reminder that sometimes the fish are only part of the reason we go.

In Just the Tip, we’re talking about rediscovering adventure. New water, overlooked water, familiar lakes approached with fresh eyes, and why adventure has a lot more to do with curiosity than mileage.

Then we’re joined by Danielle Thompson, whose enthusiasm for fishing helped inspire this entire episode. Danielle shares the emotional story of finally breaking the four-pound mark with a 4.22-pound largemouth, then somehow following it up weeks later with her first-ever muskie. Her reaction to those catches is the kind of pure fishing joy that’s damn near impossible to fake. 347 caption pull

In Broke on the Boat, we ask whether the next hundred bucks you spend on fishing really belongs in the tackle box. Because twenty years from now, you probably won't remember every lure you bought. You WILL remember the trips, the fish, the people, the food, the inside jokes and the complete shitshows that became stories you still tell. 347 caption pull

Plus, the FTG and Livewell are loaded, including an international FTG from Jamaica, because apparently fishing incompetence respects no national borders.

And Bobby closes the show with a Final Thought about something every angler eventually needs to remember:

Sometimes being a better fisherman means remembering why you started.

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Jigs & Bigs #347
Hosted by Bobby Roast Beef & Mike Hanson
Special Guest: Danielle Thompson

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