Brian tackles a controversial livewell topic head on: you don't clean your livewell to make it sanitary, and dirt, silt, or sand from the lake isn't what kills your fish.He explains that livewell water comes straight from the lake, so a little grime in there is nothing new to the fish. What actually kills fish is scales, leaves, and silt building up and clogging the screen where the recirculating pump draws water, cutting off the flow your aeration system depends on.He also shows off the oxygenator he runs, which he admits he doesn't fully understand mechanically, but says he was sold the moment he saw a bass swim straight to it. His takeaway: skip the bleach, dish soap, baking soda, and vinegar, and clean livewells specifically to keep your pump screens clear.

Glide baits have a reputation as a finicky, expensive big-bait deal, but in this tournament class guest pro Bobby Bakewell breaks down exactly how he uses them to catch big bass when nothing else will draw a bite.Brian and Bobby cover how to find glide-bait water by reading forage instead of cover, why every fish will at least come look at a big glide (and why so few actually eat it), and how to choose the right bait by its body shape and glide. You will learn the difference between wide-slow and short-choppy glides, how to keep a bait from blowing out, and how to tune the action with the eyebolt pin or added weight.Bobby also walks through his full setup: the 8-foot parabolic rod, the reel, and 20-25 lb fluorocarbon, and why braid and broomstick rods cost you fish. Plus where to start affordably, how to steer a glide under a dock, and a Q&A on line-through swimbaits, brim glides, and tidal water.Whether you are glide-curious or ready to commit, this one shows you how to make the bait earn its place on your deck.Baits Mentioned:Clutch Swimbait Co. Boss glide bait (9 3/4")Clutch Swimbait Co. Baby Boss glide bait (7")SPRO KGB Chad Shad 180KGB Swimbaits (custom resin)Hinkle Shad glide bait (Copperstate Tackle)Sebile Magic Swimmer44 MAG (Rob Jordan / Xtreme Lure Creations)Megabass Magdraft3:16 Lure Company Rising Son (line-through swimbait)Berkley PowerBait CullShadGeecrack Bellows Shad (Alton Jones Jr.)Deps Bullshooter 160 (bluegill glide)Texas Swimbaitz Gill GlidePhoney Shad (Phoney Frogs USA)Fitzgerald 8' heavy rod (rated 4-8 oz)7'6" medium-heavy rodLew's Super Duty 300-size reel20-25 lb fluorocarbon lineDecoy clipslead weight strips / lead wireSPRO glide bait carrier