Ben Milliken: Legal Battles, Life After Bassmaster and The Greatest Bait Ever Made on MERCER-265

About this episode

Ben Milliken discusses his journey in fishing, including legal battles and innovations in bait.

Ben Milliken returns to this week’s Mercer Podcast for a wide-open conversation about the highs, lows and everything in between. From building one of the biggest followings in fishing, to chasing his dream on the Bassmaster Elite Series, Ben’s journey has been anything but ordinary. In this episode, he opens up about his legal problems in Texas, the challenges and lessons learned from his time competing against the best anglers in the world, and what life looks like after Bassmaster. But that’s not all… we also take a dive deep into the future of fishing, his insane new property “The Fantasy Farm” and the one bait Ben believes could be the greatest bait ever made for catching a bass. Ben Milliken has changed the fishing world and he has done it by being real, relatable and honest. So when Ben shows up, the Awkwardly Honest Fishing Podcast gets a lot more honest and even more awkward!

People in this episode

Host: Dave Mercer

Guest: Ben Milliken

Topics covered

• fishing
• legal issues
• Bassmaster Elite Series
• personal journey
• future of fishing
• bait innovation

Keywords

• Ben Milliken
• Bassmaster
• fishing
• legal battles
• The Fantasy Farm
• bait
• anglers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bassmaster

Places: Texas, The Fantasy Farm

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