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I'm Brian Bashore, Professional walleye angler and owner of The Walleye Guys Guide service. I am here to reel you in with captivating stories, expert tips, and interviews with some of the biggest names in the fishing community. So, sit back, relax, and let the drag scream!
Brian Bashore (00:00)
Hey folks, thanks for tuning into this episode of Real Talk Fishing with No Limits. Today we're going to go over to Minnesota again and talk to the 2021 National Wildlife Tutor, Angler of the Year, Mr. Drake Hurd himself. Drake is involved with any aspect and every aspect of this fishing industry and all the aspects of being a professional angler. We're going to let Drake's going to show you a little bit of his shop and what's got going on there and just kind of tell you the in and outs of the business of Renegade and FinGear. And just.
Everything he's got going on and we're going to talk some fish and tell some stories, talk a little NWT and reflect on some of those wins he's had in the past. So stay tuned. You're not going to miss this one of NWT Pro.
Drake Herd (10:18.529)
Yeah, yeah. It was a big fish. He said like 20 cast later, all of a sudden the fish, the rock moves in a bit. It was just like unbelievable.
No.
Drake Herd (10:33.578)
Yep, exactly.
Drake Herd (10:45.964)
Yep. I agree. Yep.
Drake Herd (10:59.606)
Yep. Triple off low edge. Yep. Absolutely. Even in Wisconsin too. Yeah. I think, you know, that's one thing that anglers have pushed for too, a little bit. Like we love going to those spots and we really like the locations, but at the same time, when we have a small championship, like we should maybe take advantage of some of those things. You know, it's cool to go to some of those smaller towns because they have history of creating, you know, wall eyes and the whole town is there. And it's
It creates excitement. It's one of those things that we enjoy and the people, I think, come out and watch and enjoy it.
Drake Herd (11:37.7)
Yeah, it was massive, like one of the biggest turnouts they'd ever had, you know. So a lot of those little towns, that's what they live for, is they're fishing and so they can get behind it.
Drake Herd (11:55.841)
Yep.
Drake Herd (11:59.37)
Yep. Oh, by far. Yep. A hundred percent. Yep. And people are coming. I mean, there's people there from Montana that just wanted to even see it, you know, just to see what it's about and everything. So, you know, it's one of those things I think they'll consider maybe in the future and we'll kind of see what happens, you know.
Drake Herd (12:25.836)
Yeah.
Drake Herd (12:34.455)
Yeah.
Drake Herd (12:37.666)
Yeah.
Drake Herd (12:45.867)
Yep.
Yep, yep, yep.
Drake Herd (12:54.582)
Yeah, and I think that's where, you know, we're there, yes, I wanna beat your face and I wanna win as much money as possible, but we're there to put on a show for the community and for these kids, because without the kids, the youth, like we're in trouble in the future, you know? So, and I think that's where a lot of people have started to, after we've been there, they see that and what we have capabilities of, so it's fun, you know? And we enjoy it because we love helping the kids and the communities in general, you know?
Drake Herd (13:28.887)
Yep.
Drake Herd (13:32.736)
Yep, right. Right.
Drake Herd (13:37.367)
Yeah.
Drake Herd (13:41.155)
Yep.
Drake Herd (13:45.036)
Yep.
Yep, yep, Stacy Forsberg, yep.
Drake Herd (13:53.646)
Yeah, ever. Yep.
Drake Herd (14:00.01)
Yeah, yeah, like I've never seen him get heated or heat down. I mean, like he's just even keel the whole time. You know, he could be on 50 pound sacks for five fish, you know, and he's even keel or it could be on five pound. You know, he's just that's how he is. And he has been there, done that type of guy where he's just been everywhere. And he's got so much knowledge. And I think that was one of the things that me and Eric have learned is just soak it up as best we can and then put our try to put our little twist on it because he's
Been there, done that.
Drake Herd (14:33.238)
Yeah. Yeah, exactly. You're like, yep, yep. And that's what I've tried to learn. I've gotten very emotional over the years and I'm trying to just stay more even keel. It seems like some of those guys, they know how to stay even and can do it. It's just learning, maturing and everything else. It's fun to watch.
Drake Herd (14:58.067)
No, no.
Yep.
Drake Herd (15:06.126)
Yep. We'll get there.
Drake Herd (15:19.305)
Yep.
Do it, okay? Yep, yep, gotta keep movin'. Yep, yep, yep.
Drake Herd (15:36.706)
Yep.
Drake Herd (15:43.402)
Yep.
Drake Herd (15:48.31)
Yep.
Drake Herd (15:53.954)
Yeah, it's up for debate. We'll kind of see. He, I don't know. He signed up. Yeah. Yep, yep, exactly. I think he'll do it kind of as long as I do it, but he's showing his age a little bit, but one of the things that he always just wants me to learn more, you know? And he's there no matter what. It's one of those things where I get off at the end of the day and he's still there to help me with stuff, you know?
Even though I'm tired and I'm 36 years old, you know, he's double my age basically. And I'm sure he's exhausted, but he's there to help, you know, so it's special for sure.
Drake Herd (16:37.48)
Yeah. Yep. Yeah.
Drake Herd (16:45.13)
Yep. Yep, exactly.
Drake Herd (16:49.966)
Yep.
Yep.
Drake Herd (17:02.678)
Yep. Yeah, yeah, they're scattered. Yep.
Drake Herd (17:09.046)
Yep, yep, yep.
Drake Herd (17:19.205)
Yeah.
Drake Herd (17:24.984)
Yep.
Drake Herd (17:28.334)
They're bigger.
Yup, good day. Yeah, like son of a gun. Yeah.
Drake Herd (17:38.318)
Yeah, just shut.
Drake Herd (17:45.002)
Yep. Yeah. Yep. I just remember I had my trolling motor on like 10 and I was like 10 feet off a shore just trying to like stay close to a shoreline. You know, it was crazy. Yep. Yeah, exactly. Yep. Yeah. Yep.
Drake Herd (18:15.414)
Yeah, yeah. Go, we gotta move.
Drake Herd (18:24.214)
Yep. Absolutely.
Drake Herd (18:33.93)
Yep.
Drake Herd (18:40.694)
Yep.
Drake Herd (18:48.282)
Yep. You're in trouble big time.
Drake Herd (19:04.414)
Yeah. And hide. Yeah. And we always wait till the lat. We should go 15 minutes earlier, but we're like, oh, we'll try to get one more bite, or we want to check one little spot. And it never works out. You're always in trouble.
Drake Herd (19:25.994)
Yep, exactly. 100%.
Drake Herd (19:33.443)
Yep.
Drake Herd (19:36.962)
Yep, absolutely.
Drake Herd (19:41.538)
Yep.
Drake Herd (19:45.003)
Yep.
Drake Herd (19:50.286)
Yep. All right.
Drake Herd (19:54.71)
Yep, 100%. Yep.
Drake Herd (19:59.446)
Yep. But oh yeah. And that's half of it. I mean, they just hanging out at night, you know, grilling or cooking or whatever. Like that's half of it is we get to hang out with some of the best guys in the country, you know, just to learn from them and just laugh and giggle over some beers. You know, it's one of those things that's part of it. And I think a lot of us would go insane if we were just in our own hotel room by ourselves, you know, for a week straight.
and just constantly fishing, you're gonna rack your brain over so many things.
Drake Herd (20:36.414)
Yep. Dude, don't do it again. He's threatening you.
Drake Herd (20:45.278)
Yeah.
Drake Herd (20:52.792)
Yep.
Drake Herd (20:56.246)
door. Yeah.
Drake Herd (21:01.764)
Yep.
Yeah, yeah, exactly. Yeah, 100%. Yep.
Yep, exactly, exactly. Yep.
Drake Herd (21:17.846)
Yep.
Drake Herd (21:25.91)
Yep, yep, heading over there tonight. And then I got to wrap another boat tomorrow. And then in the evening, I'm actually heading out your way. I got to go to Pier. We need to shoot some video stuff for Caymus boats, some of their photography and video stuff that they want. So I'm going to get old Severding, and he's getting a few buddies there. And we're going to try to film some stuff and get some content for those guys. So.
Yeah.
Drake Herd (22:04.807)
Yeah, I think so. I think I'll just Friday night, Saturday, and part of Sunday, I'm sure I'll make my way back Sunday afternoon.
Drake Herd (22:15.83)
Yeah, yep. Just like I told him, just as long as it's not bright and not a cloud in the sky, and I said, then I'll be a happy camper, you know? Yep, yep.
Drake Herd (22:29.454)
Yeah, realize. Yeah, exactly. Like, what are you talking about? Yeah, yeah. Yep, exactly. Yep.
Drake Herd (22:41.974)
Yep.
Drake Herd (22:47.978)
Yep. You know, the fin gear, it's crazy. I never thought it would be what it is today already. I mean, we're only four years into this thing and it's just a blast. Like every day there's a new challenge. We're trying to gain new markets. And this Ford facing sonar thing is kind of going crazy at the same time. So that's a big part of it, our poles and then, you know, rod holders, graph mounts.
you know, tracks, all sorts of things. It's just crazy the amount of people that are changing the way they fish to this stuff and, and how things operate. So it's been a blast. There's been a lot of challenges along the way.