The Next Bite

Professional tournament anglers Gary and Chase Parsons are joined by fellow tournament champion Korey Sprengel and guide/expert Justin Kohn to ice fish one of the few smaller, inland lakes that hold lake trout in the lower 48 states of North America- Green Lake, near Princeton, Wisconsin.

Past tournament champion and professional angler Keith Kavajecz is joined by Platte Creek Lodge’s Greg Fishman to explore the waters of Francis Case Reservoir on the Missouri River, in search of post-spawn deep water walleye.

Freshwater Hall of Fame inductee Gary Parsons is joined by tournament champion and multi-species expert John Hoyer to power fish 3/4 oz. snap jigs for shallow water walleye.

Chase Parsons, Keith Kavajecz and Gary Parsons travel to the famed Lake of the Woods in search of early ice walleye and sauger, using the latest in cutting-edge ice fishing technology.

Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Pro Team member Keith Kavajecz and friend/guide Dale Stroshein cast hair jigs in deep water, targeting post-spawn, trophy walleye on Green Bay of Lake Michigan.

Gary Parsons, Keith Kavajecz and Chase Parsons reminisce over the last 15 years of The Next Bite, while casting Shiver Minnows on Green Bay at Lake Michigan.

Friends and tournament anglers Chase Parsons and Korey Sprengel are joined by the “Salmon Whisperer," Russell Gahagan, sharing open water trolling secrets for Lake Michigan salmon, in a 20 foot deep-v boat.

Mercury Pro Team member, Keith Kavajecz is joined by fellow tournament angler Corey Heisser, extending the shallow water bite during mid-summer for walleye, using only artificial bait on Otter Tail Lake in Minnesota.

Professional Anglers Chase Parsons, Tom Kemos and Jim Schiefelbein explore one of the most aggressive bites in the Midwest- vertical jigging for sauger. Late fall on the Illinois River gives anglers a unique opportunity to fish on open water, while many have moved on to ice fishing.

Professional tournament angler and tackle developer Keith Kavajecz hooks up with fellow competitors John Hoyer and Bill Shimota to put the final touches on a brand new bait for walleye--the Hit Stick.

Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s Pro Team member Gary Parsons hooks up with fellow tournament anglers and walleye experts John Hoyer and Bill Shimota to showcase cutting edge techniques trolling bass crank and swim baits in dirtier water.

Nitro Boats Pro Team member Keith Kavajecz returns to Last Mountain with Geoff Stadnyck and Daryl Dean, this time to explore the south end structure of the lake and graphing for summertime walleye.

Strike King Pro Team angler Chase Parsons and fellow tournament anglers Korey Sprengel and Brian Daun end up on Green Bay--but it’s not where Chase started his journey to catch one of the most prized apex aquatic predators of the north: a trophy Muskelunge.