Ep. 354 - The Big Four: Episode 4 - Pure Fishing w/ Nathan Ragsdale (Senior Project Manager) & Mark Sexton (Director of Fish Science & Testing)

Ep. 354 - The Big Four: Episode 4 - Pure Fishing w/ Nathan Ragsdale (Senior Project Manager) & Mark Sexton (Director of Fish Science & Testing)

From Tackle Talk - Bass Fishing Podcast by Andrew Hayes

June 23, 2026 · 1h 24m

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Nathan Ragsdale and Mark Sexton from Pure Fishing about the fishing tackle industry.

Welcome to episode four of the "The Big Four" presented by the Tackle Talk Podcast. This four-part series take a behind-the-scenes look at the four largest parent companies in fishing tackle, who collectively own and control over 80 of the biggest brands in baits, rods, reels, line, and accessories. Today's guests are Senior Project Manager of Freshwater Bait at Pure Fishing Nathan Ragsdale and Director of Fish Science and Testing at Pure Fishing Mark Sexton. To learn more about Pure Fishing, visit https://www.purefishing.com/pages/pure-fishing-brands Tackle Talk is presented by: The Rod Locker | https://rodlocker.com/ | Promo Code: TACKLETALKJUNE Additional support provided by: Amped Outdoors | https://ampedoutdoors.com/ Humminbird | https://humminbird.com/ Minn Kota | https://minnkotamotors.com/

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Hayes

Guests: Nathan Ragsdale, Mark Sexton

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The Rod Locker, Amped Outdoors, Humminbird, Minn Kota

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Organizations: Pure Fishing, Tackle Talk Podcast

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