#1 Fisherman on Lake Fork (The Bilge Podcast)

[@patrickstack9689]

Never was a big, "pod cast guy"...But I ABSOLUTELY LOVE what you guys are doing! Being a Lake Fork guy and big fan of Lee's didnt hurt either. But you 3 nailed it with this one. The Bass fishing community has been there done that when it comes to fishing programs and tournaments. This behind the scenes, a day in the life, sneak peak into your lives, that the 3 of you are bringing, is the new bleeding edge of professional fishing content. And as fan of the sport I thank you!

[@mikegiles5162]

I like the casual suggestion that Scott is jacked up on addys 😂 probably not wrong

[@Zaldaingerous]

💀

[@MyChaoticFishing]

😂😂👏👏

[@sabrinafrancisco4734]

YES!!! 😂

[@WizCudder1]

Lmao I never even thought about the possibility of the rall. It all makes sense now 😂

[@toddspindler6190]

Lmao… lot more to that little part of his life that’s not talked about 😂😂😂😂😂 Please go to bed Scott 😆😂😂

[@BassFishingHQ]

Awesome podcast as always! Love hearing the business/media/KZbin side of the sport. Keep crushing it guys!

[@Zaldaingerous]

Always uplifting to read a comment from you! Thank you 🙏

[@FlatbottomFeverFishing]

34:54 YOU NAILED IT!! I would love to hang out and crack a Busch Light with this guy! Guy is like a inspiration and mentor to me💪🏼

[@kurtrindgen4708]

Dude, or Dudes, that was awesome. Lee was awesome. Trait had great questions.

[@Flyingforaliving737]

Great interview. I never miss a podcast.

[@TaTrobaugh42]

For all of us that aren’t getting to live this dream as of yet, we get to live vicariously through your videos and EVERYTHING good bad or indifferent.

[@Zaldaingerous]

🙏👊🏽

[@sabrinafrancisco4734]

Yes!!! Please do the Fork collaborations!

[@jacobtanner92]

I watch a ton of Miliken videos, and what I appreciate about his videos is he just fishes. Obviously the appeal is there with the big swim bait fishing style, but I enjoy watching guys just fish. Could care less about watching them catch a fish, but hearing what's going on in their head and seeing how they piece everything together that leads to their decision making is what I like to see. Milliken will suck and then go home and completely modify a swimbait and go back and crush them. That's good content. And like Lee said, he just fishes, doesn't matter if it's his back yard pond or catfishing with a hotdog. Great video as usual. Yall are crushing it with quality interviews.

[@Zaldaingerous]

It pains me to put a video out where we aren’t catching. I feel like I’m failing the viewers but you’re right there’s a much bigger story than what I’m seeing

[@jacobtanner92]

@Zaldaingerous the failures show me the grind behind what you guys do. Good example is the Live Mix option of BASS. I would much rather watch that then coverage that bounces around to guys only catching. Might be weird, but it's what I enjoy.

[@SEIBERFISH]

Didn't even think Lee had a channel. Now following!

[@randysiler7458]

This is only the second podcast of your channel I have watched. Very good podcast and I enjoy watching all three of y’all fishing. 👍👍

[@kstimberghost3283]

I met Lee at the classic at Ray Roberts. Super down to earth guy and easy to talk to. Instantly became a huge Lee fan.

[@sabrinafrancisco4734]

That’s my friend, Lee!!! Zaldaingerous AND Lee?!? Two of my absolute favorites! 🎉

[@sabrinafrancisco4734]

I love Trait’s Koe coozy!

[@rfairlee707]

Love Trait always asking the hard hitting questions, much love from the north bay!

[@blakeraider5312]

These shows are so awesome

[@yakin_fishin_livin3598]

Y’all got one of the best sit down talk shows when it comes to fishing. Out side of my local Fishing The DMV I try not to miss an episode of the Bilge. Great content man!

[@Zaldaingerous]

That means a lot that you watch all the Bilge episodes. Hopefully we pick up the pace and start dropping more episodes. Our RV had a slide cable break Saturday morn so our podcast plans for this week got cancelled 😫

[@tightsplicecharters9976]

These are great, keep them coming. Lee is everything a true Bass professional should be.

[@Zaldaingerous]

He’s professional when the cameras roll and has that energy, passion and bigger picture mindset of what it takes to do something. It’s rare to have an angler who can win and understands the bigger pic

[@BOQBassin]

All your podcasts are wicked awesome but this one sits near the top. The behind the scenes content is what keeps most of us coming back. I got caught last fall in 3 foot rollers in my 18 footer on Lake O out at the ducks. I can relate to the fear of getting home for sure . Keep the great shows coming.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Ducks is out there 👀 makes for a long white knuckle ride

[@mattblackwell4431]

Definitely one of my favorite episodes of the podcast! His KZbin is top notch quality! I think yall should have an episode where yall get someone to come on the podcast an interview you and trait.

[@maxpieper2392]

Once again, 100% brutally honest podcast ..! What you guys do is showing us the whole of the bass fishing world.

[@lesserkey]

It's cool to hear the ins and outs of sponsorships and behind the scenes stuff that the viewer doesn't really see.. great vid. 2 of my favorite pros in this vid!

[@adamcaldwell553]

I think you two fishing together would be worth your efforts and definitely worth watching!

[@TaiAuFishing]

Awesome podcast! As a newer tour angler, a lot of this is very relatable! First 2 years, I lived right above the poverty line.

[@Zaldaingerous]

It’s a brutal game until you get your footing

[@TaiAuFishing]

@@Zaldaingerous yeah, it's brutal! Another thing is that a lot of people have no idea how hard it is to compete on lakes you've never been too. Been a long time since I met you at Havasu. Keep up the good work bro!

[@bradmcdaniel9675]

ANOTHER great interview!

[@jeremywrightfishing]

Awesome interview. Like how you guys ask the questions. Keep rocking it. Good luck at the Sabine!!

[@jeffpearson5547]

I watch Milliken for the content to answer your question.Y’all are crushing it by the way. Y’all meaning Lee , Trait and Chris. Good stuff.

[@jasonperry5456]

Awesome podcast. Love Lee and his content. Like he said....love the "behind the scenes" stuff. Great job guys

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

I'm from alabama really like lee he's one of my favorites and yeah u camera man does a hell of a job👍

[@secsyhippo]

cool seeing people from my neck of the woods make it, im loving this guys keep it up

[@secsyhippo]

casey donahew, koe, reed southall, turnpike, sam barber, oliver anthony, adam hood, bart crow, cameron sacky, cody jinks, colter wall, the damn quails, dolly shine. come on get educated zaldain!

[@nicholasporter4682]

Love this pod! Lee is a awesome dude for sure!

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

Can’t wait to watch this! Big Lee is the man!

[@Zaldaingerous]

They don’t call him “the people’s champ” for nothin’!

[@stephenwhitesell3408]

A1 interview! Great insight and stories!

[@RexMoncrief]

Somehow I missed this show, but @zaldaingerous delivers again! You and Trait ask the BEST questions for real answers. Maybe on a future episode y'all can explain how boat deals actually work with memo bills, etc. Been there and done that on both sides - yet a lot of folks don't understand who they work. As a former boat builder, I'd like to point out to Trait that engine issues and boat issues are 2 different things. 🤣

[@codyhooser3333]

Great show 👏

[@addisonmccarty3466]

Love all the videos Lee has put out they are freaking awesome! But like he said in offseason I would watch every video of him crappie, noodling, catfishing, yo yo’s. Whatever hell even running errands😂 man is funny as hell feel like we would be good buddies.

[@johnlambert3852]

Lee gained a Lake Fork local follower.

[@byronhendrixfishing8393]

I’m ready to work Trait and Charles and Chris know I’m hungry

[@tnbasser1995]

One of the best podcasts ever

[@Zaldaingerous]

🙏👊🏽

[@tylermims]

Would love to see more content with you and Lee. I’ve spent some time in Texas, but unfortunately wasn’t any fishing time. The Texas lakes have always fascinated me.

[@Cbartlettbo]

Crushed it! Another great bilge in the books!

[@JoeGerossie]

Haven’t watched the show because it’s tough enough keeping up with the ones I do follow. But Lee’s one of my favorites so I watched and damn good show I’ll be tuning in!

[@Zaldaingerous]

We try to stay away from the usual fishing podcast stuff - plenty of guys already out there doing a great job. Trying to carve a little different niche with ours

[@thedadbodangler7784]

Lee's the Man! Great interview!

[@charlessaucier3108]

Great meeting ya yesterday Chris!

[@Zaldaingerous]

Cool to put a face to the screen name 👊🏽

[@jackjohn3035]

very interesting content that sheds a lot of light about the financial side of being on tour. thanks and keep it up 👍

[@Zaldaingerous]

That’s our whole goal with the podcast, shed a little more light on the unspoken side of things

[@saganday1215]

Zaldain you the man brother. Love the content, this podcast reminded me of the swim bait tournaments videos on fork. Hoping you’ll keep filmin tournament vids

[@Zaldaingerous]

Tournaments are still going to be filmed with Charles, but our once a month cinematic films are going to non-tourney vids from here out. Charles did the Lay Lake & the Murray vids, did you catch those?

[@MosesFishing]

Busch light and crappie videos.... yes! Just yes!

[@bobbycolson1957]

Good stuff...the boat story was great

[@Zaldaingerous]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@adamguillen1816]

DC and MD creek videos last summer where gold.

[@PHATBASSASSASSIN]

I remember that show it was pretty cool

[@mikeswearngin9681]

You killed it again.. keep them coming.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Thanks Mike 👊🏽 our rv slide cable broke (before we left for the derb) so this week’s podcast filming is delayed but hoping to get someone to the house to film one as soon as the Sabine derb raps up

[@mikeswearngin9681]

@@Zaldaingerous good luck at the sabine

[@rickysilva8897]

Amen man I can’t wait for the future collab for you guys. He said drinkin Busch light with our dogs in the boat lol

[@jimmyrogers1490]

I live in McKinney really close to Hank's Bar & Grill ! Next time you're there to visit your buddy holler !!

[@markedwards2194]

Headed to PK right for the bassmaster kayak series event great interview

[@Zaldaingerous]

I ❤️ PK

[@adamliechty9354]

Excellent show !!

[@Zaldaingerous]

Appreciate it, Adam 👊🏽

[@billygould7871]

Knocked it out of the park with Lee.

[@bcm1892]

Great interview

[@Zaldaingerous]

Was a fun interview to have. Trying to do more angler interviews

[@raidernai6646]

What a wild story, nothing scarier than 5 + waves in open water. Weather can turn on a dime. Makes you appreciate those guys on the Deadliest Catch.

[@Zaldaingerous]

It’s crazy how quick things can change

[@morganbeach9678]

New to your Channel but really enjoying the Content! I think it would be awesome to see you and lee have a catfish derby! Thanks for what you do. I’m a fan !!

[@fishnreidsflyfishing2055]

Great one!! Need to definitely put out some off season content together 🙌

[@stevenwinters3189]

Killer! Love me some Lee!

[@shoplife8103]

best episode yet!

[@Zaldaingerous]

🙏👊🏽

[@ryanstarzenski3072]

Dude whiskey meyers is my favorite band ever. Those dudes are incredible.

[@ByronHendrix]

Yeah I couldn’t believe it when Robertson told me that on Day 3 of the Classic. Because Scott didn’t make the final day and didn’t send us out to cover Canterbury and Arey so I called Mandy and asked if she could put me with someone and she hooked me up. 💪🏻 that day was awesome. People really don’t understand him. He’s a really good dude.

[@HunterTingle-kb2qj]

Favorite one yet! Have Feiderman on!

[@Zaldaingerous]

He’s def on our list of guests we want on

[@paulbourcq]

Enjoyed it!

[@Zaldaingerous]

Thanks Paul 👊🏽

[@ct9737]

Loved this show👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@Zaldaingerous]

Thanks 👊🏽

[@janosczovek8524]

Fantastic love you guys 😊

[@Zaldaingerous]

👊🏽🙏

[@Chris351971]

awesome podcast!!!

[@rabidbeaver8442]

The only elite weigh in I’ve ever been to was to see Lee smoke em on fork last year. I was so pumped I went out there a few weeks after that and caught my PB!

[@JLaird-ji1qr]

I’ve liked Livesay from the start of his elite career…….. I like him even more after watching this.

[@kyledunsmore321]

Lee is an awesome guy, I met him through Alex Finch! Both of you guys would be awesome to hang out with! Let us know when y’all meet up here in Texas, I don’t live very far from either of y’all!! Keep hammering guys!

[@Zaldaingerous]

Sounds like we’ve gotta get a tin boat up a river and run some lines 🍻

[@ByronHendrix]

I got that dog Trait 💪🏻 Chris and Charles both know lol. I told them at santee I’d rather hold a camera at 40 then a a buffer detailing boats. It’s been awesome getting to learn from Macoy and Dylan. Hell Scott too when it comes to filming because he knows exactly what he wants and tells it clearly. And getting to learn from Canterbury and Arey as well on the fishing side has been a dream come true.

[@Zaldaingerous]

It’s rare to find anyone with that dog in them these days. A lot of soft hands carrying cameras

[@ByronHendrix]

@@Zaldaingerous no doubt I told Dylan straight up you have it made. When he complained lol I said Ill take you me where your physically and mentally taxed lol. I want it more because I’ve worked with my hands

[@brandona4575]

Why aren’t these all being uploaded to Apple podcast? Hard to find time to watch, I always listen while I can while driving.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Trait’s working out a distribution deal to get them all on the audio platforms, but its taking a few more days than planned. Hopefully they’ll be everywhere any day

[@darrenmiller6278]

Lee absolutely cracks me up! He is so chill and relaxed until game day and time! Seems to be a great person just watching him interact with his travel buddies and how respectful he is to his competitors.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Lol he can get riled up if you tick him off 🤣

[@darrenmiller6278]

🤣

[@michaelmcdaniel1933]

I would love to see you and lee do fishing on lake Fork or just any local lake there.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Lee is one of the guys that you just want to hang out and fish with. I’ve got a feeling will we do a little filming together outside of the elites

[@MosesFishing]

My guy using battle born lithiums as his mic stands 😅 ballin.

[@Zaldaingerous]

That’s right ⚡️🎤

[@kevinflabouyfishing5739]

Zaldain you have an awesome wife that relationship is genuine ❤️ I love her point of view for the podcasts as well perfect energy for the show and discussions

[@Trentwebbfishing]

Classic in Nashville is very possible we got Center Hill, Old Hickory, Percy Priest, Tim’s Ford. All are big enough to host as they consistently have 150+ boat tournaments.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Interesting… Nashville would be a good host city

[@petebrandt7432]

Was rooming with Lee the night of Sabine bass champs, he said here are my keys in case we don’t make it back 😂 oh he was on EM for sure in practice . … another boat came back from there and their motor fell off completely ejected the boaters. They were okay.

[@alfonsobarajas6084]

Great pod like to see you number the podcast for reference down the road. Come on big Chris end the podcast with a line like Thanks for watching The Bilge podcast I'm Chris she's Trait see ya!!!!

[@ByronHendrix]

Y’all need to do all that 😂😂😂

[@ryanstarzenski3072]

Sry I’m commenting as I’m watchin. But if I could go watch the bassmaster classic and whiskey myers in the same trip…. Literally my dream come true. 🤣 I could never top that.

[@bassaddict_85]

Are you guys still uploading on apple podcast?

[@danielwalker5985]

Another awesome podcast. Give Billy Strings a listen if you haven’t. 👍👍

[@areddfishing7473]

Noodling! We want a elite series noodling competition

[@Zaldaingerous]

That would be a blast. How many guys do you think wouldn’t partake??

[@dakodarichards7972]

I'd love to see a lake fork show with u both

[@Zaldaingerous]

I agree!

[@jamesmims5850]

The house content is some of the best footage. Scott Martin does a good job. Wheeler Connel and MDJ do a great job also.

[@ProstheticsandOrthotics]

Great interview! Would love to see Seth Fieder on!

[@Zaldaingerous]

He’s on the list of must have guests!

[@robnauer]

We want the beer in a John boat side!!!!

[@joshuagoode514]

Fishing vs real life= real life is what we need!

[@Zaldaingerous]

Agree 🙌

[@jeffkitchens79]

Lee you need to do a show with Zaldain limb lining the Sabine in Longview then to the Reo afterwards….

[@brandonthomas3757]

Lees killing me drinking that Miller!

[@thinkoutsidetheblind7258]

Enjoyed this one. Could you occasionally pop up on screen your guests name?

[@Zaldaingerous]

Yes that’s an easy add… I think

[@613BASS_N]

Lee's the 'DUDE' 🔥🔥🔥

[@Zaldaingerous]

Top Dude for sure

[@BrandonX444X]

No disrespect to anyone I dig both anglers 100%. Us Blue collar guys are out here working making well over 100k a year and fishing every single chance we get Tuesday nighters to Saturday club events. All expenses on us grinding hard all week rolling around in 10k-100k rigs and we love every single minute of it. But 250k a year having to devote as much time as you boys do ain’t worth it to me. You guys work your dicks off to stay in the game. And it’s obvious you guys want it more than most of us and my hat is off to you!!!!

[@TexasAirGunner]

Yall deff need to come to fork to do a kickass video. Jon boat cat fishing and bass fishing. Lol

[@Zaldaingerous]

Would be a good time, needs to happen

[@wadebowdre7748]

Sure would’ve loved seeing you in a Vexus

[@jtrealfunny]

I love the idea of you guys doing your own tournaments, I would watch that. Call it the Social Media Classic, qualification based on youtube stats, and people can only use the stuff that they rep. Jaja. Run that dog. What's never been done in fishing is putting out non commercial content, that's the bottom line, and an opportunity for someone. 40:00 Talking about how people do it on social media. You guys know about Lunkerdog right. That's the OG for DIY fishing content.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Haha a social media Classic I like it

[@michaelcervantez3570]

Come on Chris! You need to listen to Gary P Nunn, Larry Joe Taylor, Max Stalling, Jerry Jeff Walker, Roger Creager, Charlie Robison, Cross Canadian Ragweed Etc, etc.

[@barrettbennefield4350]

Love it