Bigwater Fishing Podcast with Ross Robertson

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Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host, and podcaster to name a few. Ross welcomes some of the fishing and outdoor industry's heaviest hitters for a no holds barred conversation.   Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @bigwaterfishing  Visit the Bigwater Youtube Channel for Videos of these podcasts and more https://www.youtube.com/user/Bigwaterfishing

  1. FEB 8

    James Lindner talks In-Fisherman, PWT, Fishing Stories, & More - Bigwater Podcast Episode #102

    As part of the legendary Lindner Fishing Dynasty, James Lindner grew up in the world of sport fishing. James Lindner has filmed and fished from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts and just about every place in between. Today James is co-host of Lindner’s Angling Edge and serves as the CEO of Lindner Media Productions. On this episode of the Bigwater Podcast, James Lindner sits down with Captain Ross and talks about the early years of In-Fisherman, the Professional Walleye Tour, and how walleye tactics and strategies have evolved over the year. Make sure you listen to the end on this one! Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345 #millertech #podcast #fishing #mercurymarine #shimano

    1h 36m

  2. JAN 18

    South of the Border with COUNTRY STEVE - Bigwater Podcast Episode #101

    Guess who's back? And this time we are not walleye fishing and we are not where it's cold! We head south and yes that's where this podcast goes too! Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345#millertech #podcast #fishing #mercurymarine #shimano

    1 hr

  3. 12/28/2025

    Cheers to 100! A Special Rewind and Surprise! - Bigwater Podcast Episode #100

    We did what many don't do. We made it to our 100th Episode here on the Bigwater Fishing Podcast! And to celebrate we brought back our guest from Episode 1, Joe Okada. And it's not Joe Okada The Last Samurai, it's Captain Joe Okada the Walleye Whisperer. We go over some of our favorite episodes and we have a surprise for all of you viewers so make sure you listen so you have a chance at some great items from some of our sponsors. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345 #mercurymarine #shimano #podcast #fishing #walleyefishing

    1h 31m

  4. 11/30/2025

    Fishing Careers Coming Full Circle - Bigwater Podcast Episode #99

    If you do anything long enough, you are bound to see a lot of change. In this case it was circling back with a fellow angler that was also one of the "young guys" when Captain Ross was starting his career. This was now long ago enough, that we are also now joined by his son who has been making some waves in the fishing world and dropped some big news on us. This one is all over the place as we discuss the GIANT Walleyes of the Missouri River system, the Great Lakes, running a fishing business and just about everything in between. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345 #mercurymarine #shimano #podcast #fishing #walleyefishing

    1h 8m

  5. 11/09/2025

    50 YEARS of Fishing Stories from LEGENDARY Tackle Guru Tommy Harris - Bigwater Podcast Episode #98

    Through the years, there have been hundreds, if not thousands, of lure designers and painters. But, few have been there for so many developments in the fishing business over the last fifty years. We sit down with the legendary, Tommy Harris, and talk about the early fishing days on Lake Erie and Devils Lake, how he got into tackle and lure making, and how he has seen the ups and downs across the country many times over in the fishing industry, and so much more! This is one of Captain Ross's favorite podcasts because of all of the history and honest talk as well as fishing stories from this OG of the tackle world. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345 #mercurymarine #shimano #podcast #fishing #walleyefishing

    1h 43m

  6. 10/19/2025

    How LAKE ERIE WALLEYE TOURNAMENTS are being WON and FALL BRAWL Update - Bigwater Podcast Episode #97

    As another fall walleye season gets under way, Captain Ross took some time to sit down with Jason Fischer, from the Lake Erie Fall Brawl and the Lake Erie Walleye Trail, to get updates on some rule changes and clarifications that will keep you from losing a boat and money over a broken rule. We also go into detail about how Lake Erie Walleye tournaments are changing, how many are now being won, and some interesting perspective on the future. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345 #mercurymarine #shimano #podcast #fishing #walleyefishing #lakeerie #fallbrawl

    1h 4m

  7. 09/14/2025

    MAJOR THREATS to GREAT LAKES from a Couple who UNDERWATER Filmed Them - Bigwater Podcast Episode #96

    On this episode of the Bigwater Podcast, Captain Ross sits down with Yvonne and Zach, a husband and wife couple from Canada, who spent more than a year underwater filming the Great Lakes and the impact that invasive mussels are having on fish populations. They take a deep dive in to what is really happening in real time. This fascinating footage helped prove some serious issues we have and a few ways that we need to explore to avoid any disasters. Their time with leading biologist across the great lakes in both the US and Canada provided some amazing information that fisherman need to be aware of. Yvonne and Zach took all of this information and have produced the upcoming documentary, All Too Clear: https://inspiredplanet.ca/alltooclear/ Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345 #mercurymarine #shimano #podcast #fishing #greatlakes #documentary

    1h 7m

  8. 08/24/2025

    BEST DAY Salmon Fishing IN 25 YEARS and How We Did It - Bigwater Podcast Episode #95

    Captain Ross sits down on location in Ludington, MI with three long time friends and fellow veteran captains to discuss how things are changing and vary from Great Lake to Great Lake. We also discuss what happened during what Captain Chip Cartwright, owner of Silver Streak Spoons, described as his best day of salmon fishing on Lake Michigan in 25 years! And as always with the Bigwater Podcast, you can rest assured there was some shenanigans and bantering along the way. Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living chasing walleye as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host and podcaster to name a few. Ross fishes ice-out to ice-up on the Great Lakes. He spends the majority of the year walleye fishing on Lake Erie’s Western and Central basins. Follow Bigwater Fishing Onlinehttps://www.facebook.com/BigwaterFishing/https://www.instagram.com/bigwaterfishing/ Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT9X8REPiDS3yYZ0iqKhWw/join Download and Listen to the Bigwater Fishing PodcastiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bigwater-fishing-with-ross-robertson/id1508243662Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0i8zS8tQumNGYGAXqKLX45Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/bigwater-fishing-podcast-with-ross-robertson/PC:1000520345 #mercurymarine #shimano #podcast #fishing #greatlakes

    1h 9m
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Capt. Ross Robertson has made his complete living as a full time professional angler for more than 20 years. Through the years he has worn many hats including time as a fishing guide, boat salesman, TV host, outdoor writer, product designer, tournament fisherman, speaker, radio host, and podcaster to name a few. Ross welcomes some of the fishing and outdoor industry's heaviest hitters for a no holds barred conversation.   Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @bigwaterfishing  Visit the Bigwater Youtube Channel for Videos of these podcasts and more https://www.youtube.com/user/Bigwaterfishing

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