Reel Life & Fishing

Reel Life & Fishing

We get into life and talk fishing. Hosted by Jimi Easterling. Jimi is a content creator/editor for Fish The Moment. He is currently running The Bass Fishing Declassified Youtube Channel. Jimi has a passion to fish and help others catch fish. Jimi is known for having high energy and a drive to make others around him be better. Jimi is a former coach/teacher. He worked in the education field for 12 years.

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June 24, 2024 43 mins

On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, we have the junior high Scrappers, Halton Howard & Garrett Westfall as our guest. They recently earned 2nd place at the B.A.S.S  Arkansas Junior State championship. They also achieved the Team of the Year for the Ark-LA-TX series. We discuss the recent season, share fishing stories, and much more!

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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, our guest is the southern Arkansas angler BJ Knowles!


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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, our guest is the 2023 Mr. Bass of Arkansas Champion, Buzz Sawyer. Buzz and Jimi go into how family is first in their life, how fishing mentors and friends are impactful, how fishing has changed and much more!



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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, Jimi and his guest Cole Lamb go deep into a variety of latest fishing topics. Cole won the first Mr. Bass event at Greers Ferry this past year. Cole is a young angler that had a successful career in collegiate ranks and since has competed in both team tournaments/ solo tournaments at the highest level in Arkansas.

 



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On this episode of Reel Life and Fishing, we have Jonny Schultz! Jonny has bee apart of the fishing industry since he was 8 years old! His youtube channel, Fish the Moment, set a high standard for educational bass fishing content. Jonny is part owner of Core Tackle and also is apart of developing the Deep Dive App.

Jonny and I have known each other for 16 years. In this podcast we share some of our stories, experiences, an...

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On this episode of Reel Life and Fishing we have Bassmaster Open EQ angler, Beau Browning! Beau was the winner of the inaugural Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation Commissioner Cup in 2019, which is the biggest high school tournament in the state of Arkansas. Beau since then has competed in bassmaster open events as a pro but he also has put his efforts into the collegiate fishing circuits. 

Beau went into depth how the co...

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On this episode of Reel Life and Fishing we have an angler that has made his appearance in the central Arkansas tournament scene in the recent years. One of his biggest accomplishments was winning the Trader Bills Team Championship at Lake Degray with his brother, Tanner. Devin gave his brother Tanner a lot of credit in this podcast. Devin and I talk about a variety of fishing techniques, Devin's tournament schedule, also talk...

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On this episode of Reel Life and Fishing we have a special guest, Randy Blaukat! Randy has over 40 years of professional tournament experience and over 1.5 million dollars in tournament earnings. He has fished 8 Bassmaster Classics and 9 FLW Cups. He was known as one of the "Outlaws" in his career taking his boat into crazy areas and even having tournament rules changed because of his actions. 

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On this episode of Reel life and fishing, we have the first angler from northern Arkansas as a guest! Cody McEntire "The Kid" just finished his collegiate fishing career at Arkansas Tech! Cody finished the BFL series this last year 4th in the AOY standings and in the top 5... those anglers may double his age... 

We talk about a variety of topics on today's episode. Cody also shares an experience that was lif...

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 We are back! This is a episode with a lot of information! Our guest today is central Arkansas angler Israel Mills. We discuss the future of bass fishing, get to know Israel "Izzy" and how he ended up in Arkansas, the Arkansas Anglers Association, and much more! 



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November 21, 2023 45 mins

In today's episode, Jimi is rocking it solo and shares his personal take on Thanksgiving and the holidays. He also shares a fishing report, his take on how change can be good, goes into thought on how to be better, talks about personal fishing goals, and then shares how fishing the Big Flutter Spoon came about...... 





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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, Jimi and his guest Derek Sandlin share a fishing trip that Jimi will never forget. They also discuss the growth of high school fishing in the state of Arkansas, the upcoming open at Lake Ouachita, and how there is nothing like living in a small town community. Derek has been involved with the Mt. Ida football team in various capacities ever since he has graduated from the school. His fath...

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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, our guest Jamey Black, shares his recent tournament win in the BFL that helped him reach the 100k mark in earnings in the BFL alone. Jimi and Jamey also talk about how fishing has changed in the recent years, how the lakes change and goes through cycles, and then of course... go into depth on how Jamey started his lure company "Black Custom Lures"


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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing. Jimi and his guest, Carson Humphrey,  discuss the big glide bait trend in bass fishing. Carson shares a story from how he remembers Jimi as "Coach E" when playing football for him. They also talk about working out and how it can help your mental health. 


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This week we have a jammed pack show that is filled with stories, bait talk, tournament memories, and much more! Our guest, Timmy Poe is a well known angler from central Arkansas! Timmy just had a great year in the Arkansas tournament circuits and is looking to finish strong in the upcoming Mr. Bass Classic! 

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On today's episode we have the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation's Commissioners Cup 2023 Champions Dakota & Dalton Reid! The Commissioner Cup is one of the biggest high school fishing events in the state of Arkansas. Jimi and the Reid brothers talk about the tournament, discuss  fish care, go into a deep dive discussion on electronics & boats for the bass fishing world.....by the way they did win this tournament ...

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On this episode, Jimi and Bryar dive deep into a discussion on if planting brush piles are ok for tournament bass fishing. Bryar shares how Jimi "Coach E" went off on him during a HS fishing tournament. Jimi also shares advice for Bryar being a newlywed. 


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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, Jimi has Matt Stefan join him today as a special guest! Matt has qualified for the MLF Bass Pro Tour and won the recent Tackle Warehouse Invitational  Stop 6 Event.  They get into the ups and downs of being a professional tournament angler, the time commitment, and Matt shares how his wife is a big part of what he gets to do for a living. 

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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing, Jimi sits down with recent Mr. Bass AOY, Matt Baker.  They discuss a few stories such as falling into the lake while fishing, talk about the Arkansas bass fishing tournament trails, and then go into depth on what drives Matt's passion to pursue his dream of being a professional tournament angler. 

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On this episode of Reel Life & Fishing. Jimi and his guest, Kanon Harmon, discuss their dreams of life. They also go into a story on sinking a boat, jumping in the lake after a bass, then discuss technology within the fishing industry. 

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