Summer Fun Behind The Scenes
Get a behind-the-scenes look at local destinations with Summer Stevens from The Hot Mess Morning Show on 105.1 The Bull, in 'Summer Fun Behind The Scenes'!
2024 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS CARAVAN
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is coming to Springfield, on Friday, January 12th! This is just one of the Cardinals Caravan's stops across six states in just four days!!!
The Caravan is a great way for fans outside of St. Louis to get up close and personal with their favorite team! Get the latest scoop on the upcoming season from current Cardinals players, alumni, and broadcasters! AND, kids, 15 and under will receive one autograph from each current and former player!
Join the 105.1 The Bull on Friday, January 12th, at Hammons Field at 12:30 pm as we welcome...
Current players - Brendan Donovan, Ivan Herrera, Nick Robertson, and Max Rajcic
Alumni Players - Rick Ankiel and Ryan Ludwick
Announcers - Rick Horton and Mike Claiborne
The Cardinals Caravan will also be at the Tournament of Champions on Friday, January 12th, at Great Southern Bank Arena at 7:15 pm!
CLICK HERE for more information about the St. Louis Cardinals Caravan.
The Best New Years Eve Party Package, Ever!
Fall Whites, Hybrids, and More!
The closer we get to winter, the more active the white bass and hybrids get. The shorter days and falling water temps signal to the lakes predators it's time to feed up! It's the perfect time to get out for some fast action. You really never know what you might catch. Those game fish will follow the shad wherever the wind may take them so on any cast it may be a white bass, hybrid, crappie, walleye, or a largemouth that hits your lure.
Look for the banks where the wind is pushing in on. The better banks will be the ones closer to deeper water. A point, a channel swing, or a small cove with the wind blowing in will likely have white bass chasing shad using the bank to help corral their prey. Also, keep an eye out for gulls. In the back of a creek or a cove with gulls diving into the water means there are plenty of shad schools in the area. As the water cools below 60 degrees means there will be less surfacing action but just because you don't see the fish bustin' doesn't mean whites and hybrids aren't around. When you're tossing baits with light line catching 1lb or so whites and then a hybrid hits, better make sure that drag is loose, and be prepared for a long fight! That's exactly what happened to me on Saturday!
Your bait selection is pretty simple too. Any shad type crankbait will work. I prefer a #5 Rapala Shad Rap. It's almost exactly the same size as the shad the fish are chasing and fools them most of the time. A Berkley Flicker Shad works well too. It's better in stained water where the rattle helps the fish find the bait. You'll want to always have a Rattle-Trap tied on too.
Try and get out in the next few weeks before the water drops below 50 degrees and the active fishing slows. The good news is that about the time the white bass fishing tapers off, the winter crappie fishing starts getting good! Find out more about fall and winter crappie fishing on my Ozarks Outdoors podcast! We'll see you on the water!
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Meet Superstar In The Making...Kaitlin Butts
From Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is less than an hour drive from the Born & Raised Festival grounds, Kaitlin Butts was right at home all weekend long. She got to hang out too with her hubby, Flatland Calvary's lead singer Cleto Cordero who was playing the festival as well.
I got to spend a few minutes with Katlin getting know a little about this up-and-coming country star. Check out our conversation and then go to her website. Her musical style is something special and her songs are ones you'll certainly want to add to your playlist.
https://youtu.be/OwOaTXkEpbc?si=A10xQ1ZkeknAU5a6
Texas Country's Working Man's Band...Mike & The Moonpies
Playing well over 200 shows a year, Mike and The Moonpies are one of the hardest working bands bands on the planet. Hailing from the "Live Music Capital Of The World" Austin, Texas, Mike and the Moonpies started as a dance hall band. Over the years, and 8 studio albums later, Mike and "The Pies" have established themselves as one of the very best Texas Country bands ever.
I got the chance to spend some time with the bands founder, singer-songwriter Mike Harmeier. We talked about the early days and what the bands been up to lately.
https://youtu.be/Uz7EcxHDGyQ?si=8OBzn5ZXoJHWDbnC
Ole School Red Dirt With The Red Dirt Rangers
Ground zero for Red Dirt Country music can be traced back to the home of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Stillwater Oklahoma. More specifically, a little two-story, five-bedroom house called "The Farm". The house was out on the edge of town and the home of one Bob Childers, the "Godfather" of Red Dirt. Some of the music founding members became who we know today as the Red Dirt Rangers.
The Rangers (John Cooper, Brad Piccolo and Ben Han) have been around since the 80s and among the founding members of Red Dirt County. I had the privilege to spend some time with these guys at The Born & Raised Festival. We talked a bit about how the guys got their start and what they've been up to lately. True I-Cons of the genre, the Red Dirt Rangers.
https://youtu.be/ZqcoEljehN0?si=jrW96s0czj4bdj1m
A Few Minutes With Texas Country Superstar Randy Rodgers
It's hard to not think The Randy Rodgers Band when you think about Texas Country. Hailing from San Marcos, Texas this band is the heart and soul of what's now called "Texas Country" music. From the bands live recording debut "Live at Cheatham Street Warehouse" to their latest, "Homecoming" the heart, soul, and style is unmistakable and that's why they are so loved by their fans.
At The Born & Raised Festival we got a few minutes to find out what Randy Rodgers and the band has been up to since we spoke at the festival a year ago. Of course there's "Hold My Beer Vol #3" with his ole buddy Wade Bowen, their latest tour, and much more. Check out our conversation and find the latest on The Randy Rodgers Band.
https://youtu.be/OhHy2Z8e1K0?si=S8gOd-vDSNrAJN-2
Tanner Usrey...His Stardom Just Keeps Growing!
Since we talked at last years at the Born & Raised Festival, Tanner Usrey has ascended to a whole other level. He's come a long way since his days growing up in the small town of Prosper, TX. Inspired by the likes of George Strait, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and The Rolling Stones plus his favorite, Whiskey Myers, he combined all these influences to create his own style of singing and songwriting. In 2019, he quit his "real job" and committed fulltime to his music career rolling out the Medicine Man EP, followed in 2021 by the SÕL Sessions EP, racking up tens of millions of streams. A spot on the Yellowstone Season 4 finale only brought more attention to his rising stardom.
His skills and growing fan base caught the attention of Atlantic Records Nashville. His latest release "Who I Am" marks the latest in a series of new releases, including "Last Goodbye" and this spring’s Atlantic label debut, "Give It Some Time". I sat down with Tanner at The Born & Raised Festival where he caught us up on a busy year since we talked last.
https://youtu.be/XFP44au80Mo?si=ht8HE0IIykqk-ZIL