This very rare, very open and very candid conversation with Rick Clunn not only makes you a better angler but it will make you better at LIFE. Thank you Rick! Please thank Rick by following his KZfaq channel youtube.com/@rickclunn543?si=hMfzv9xttFHLuJiB
@edwardcowan70127 ай бұрын
When I won the Federation National Championship in 1991 and fished my first Classic some of the pros clearly weren’t happy about the Federation Anglers being there. I had never met Mr Clunn and he invited my wife and I to sit at his table at the first nights banquet! Rick is the best thing that ever happened to bass fishing!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Ed, That is an incredible story. Thanks so much for sharing it. Rick is truly one of a kind
@eriktalty12517 ай бұрын
I’m 33 and I can distinctly remember sunrises and sunsets being something significant and beautiful when I was 5 years old. My father would always take me fishing and one of the few things I can remember is the quiet of the morning and steam coming off of the water and knowing that it was special watching the sun rise and fishing until the sun set. Magical.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching & commenting. Your story tells me a lot about your good upbringing. I believe the sooner people start appreciating things most folks take for granted the happier they are.
@tylerspurgeon19724 ай бұрын
30 here brother man! I can say the same. With pawpaw and my dad! It’s really what all this is about!
@onafishinmission7 ай бұрын
wow, wat a guy... love so much of rick clunns views on life, so much wisdom in him... love his knowledge in the mental game ill forever have a deeper respect for rick after this episode too, i hope you get to say clunn gets it done one more time dave...
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks so glad you enjoyed this episode. Thanks so much for the kind words about Rick. He truly is a gift to us all. His outlook on life & fishing is so incredible & infectious. Thanks again for watching. Stay tuned as we are working on a lot of incredible stuff for 2024
@MikeFosterOutdoors5 ай бұрын
I have watch Clunn since I was a kids. The man is amazing and the way he processes things is like no other. Thanks Mercer for this Podcast.
@factsoffishing5 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike, Good News is Rick is on once a month every month in 2024 to celebrate his 50th season
@NeilCotton7 ай бұрын
Awesome, You ask great questions Dave and that gentleman provided some of the best answers. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome. Thank you
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Neil, I am glad you enjoyed it. Rick is so incredible. We did not deal with any of the controversial stuff that gets so many clicks on podcasts lately. However if you ask me the information Rick give is so much more important. Thanks again for watching
@acme95387 ай бұрын
Wow . . . . I'm barely 1/2 way through this and it's a total blessing for Rick to share so much insight into not only his own life, but life in general . . . what a spectacular human. So much to learn from a person like this . . . and not just fishing. Spectacular epidode so far . . . . .
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I am so happy to hear you feel that way. I felt the same way during the conversation but you never know if that same feeling is going to be felt by the viewer. Thank you for your support & kind words. Rick is a gift to us all
@user-em1oq5bi5j7 ай бұрын
Rick Clunn “the candy man” love it! It is amazing to hear this man speak.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
He is a gift to us all
@ShaneJMcNair7 ай бұрын
Rick, thank you for the reminder of a precious memory. I fortunately saw a glimpse of the Northern Lights for a few minutes as far south as Central Mississippi. It was a very cold, clear winter night. It was an unbelievable moment I spent with my son... 💙 Thank you, Dave, for having him on again. 🍺🎣
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Glad you got to see them Shane. I had no idea that you could see them in Mississippi. Learn something new everyday.
@ShaneJMcNair7 ай бұрын
@factsoffishing it was a once in a lifetime phenomenon some 30+ years ago...
@andywilliamson78467 ай бұрын
Thanks, Dave for having Rick on again, and I will be following him as he begins his 51st season with B.A.S.S. in February.
@markeustice6187 ай бұрын
What an amazing mind mr clung has thats his super power. Thanks Dave.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks & Happy New Year Mark, Rick’s mind is definitely special
@tymfortoys7 ай бұрын
Great Great Great show. Opened my eyes on some things in life.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. Rick does that for me almost every time we talk
@tymfortoys7 ай бұрын
@@factsoffishing Your show is much more than just fishing. You have a gift for this podcast thing.
@jimbaumgardner14367 ай бұрын
Great way to kick off the new year. Rick is a true legend. I always get zoned in to his interviews
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks Jim, Happy New Year. I feel the exact same way. I could listen to Rick talk for days
@joewinkler21687 ай бұрын
Best one, or at least one of the top interviews. Thanks for sharing Dave.
@slabbusterrtr76907 ай бұрын
Mercer u make my life better enjoy every wednesday 👍 and has the master & legend clunn on awesome
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Slab, I truly love doing this show and I appreciate your support. Shows with Rick are extra special
@GillRaker7926 күн бұрын
You asked all the right questions. Thank you
@steveblankenship10937 ай бұрын
Wow Dave!! What a show!! The man is a bucket of knowledge and wisdom. I registered to marshal at Murray in May. What I wouldn’t give to be chosen to ride with him. Of course I hope to meet you as well. Maybe buy you a coffee one morning or even a cold “pop” one evening.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Steve, Rick is truly a gift to us all. I look forward to meeting you. Please make sure to introduce yourself to me at that tournament. I wish I could rig the draw for you 😂
@ShaneJMcNair7 ай бұрын
I try to live a resolution each morning I wake up. It's not just January 1st. Everyday is day 1 of a new day for me. Live the moment, because you're not promised tomorrow... 🍺🎣
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Amen to that Shane! Every day is a gift #EnjoyBeing
@BassholeByNatureFishing7 ай бұрын
You know I’ve Never Personally Met Rick Or Had The Chance To Talk To Him. But I remember him responding to a comment I made one day on his KZfaq Channel or Facebook Page, and it feeling like we knew each other for years. I hope and pray he has many more years on the tour and neither of our creeks rise before I get to shake his hand.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
He is a truly incredible man. He is a gift to us all. Hope you can make it out to an elite tournament this season to meet Rick. If you do please make sure to say hi to me also
@eugeniarobertson57037 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh! I love this episode!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thank you it was special. Thanks for watching
@Orvialb7 ай бұрын
Awesome!!! Thanks Dave.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
@BassholeByNatureFishing7 ай бұрын
When He Said “Prayer Is Incredible When It’s Pure!” It really put why his career and life is so amazing into perspective. We all need to inhabit that mindset . I’m gonna increase the purity in my prayer.
@garyscargs7 ай бұрын
Best podcast of the year! Straight Raw!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Gary, It was such an enjoyable conversation. I learn from Rick every time we talk
@roybradford58767 ай бұрын
Just woke and watched this pod cast. It was Great. Rick Clunn is always a plethora of knowledge and gives nuggets of great information. Not just for fishing but life. Loved this interview!! God bless 2024 Dave
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Roy, I truly love learning from the master Mr Rick Clunn
@garyphillips26507 ай бұрын
I could listen to Rick for months! Very interesting individual
@jeffreyyoung86057 ай бұрын
I got to see Rick fish and win the classic on the James River 1990. Gotta love that guy!!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Truly a total legend and icon of the sport
@F.Ronnie7 ай бұрын
Great interview!! Thanks Dave.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I love every conversation I get to have with Rick
@bigc80186 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great interview. I try to never miss an interview with Clunn. I always get the feeling (if the interviewer actually knows what they are doing, such as in this case), and I know its sounds over-simplistic and a bit corny, but I always definitely feel like I have been let into his mind and his own little world that only he lives in. I confess that some of his "natural", Zen, Buddhists, one with nature and somewhat mysticism, etc. doesn't interest me particularly. I remember when he used to have, for lack of a better term, his mind journeys for others to study at his place that focused more on what I used to jokingly say was about, "being one with the one true tree that wasn't there". Just not my thing. However, how he weaves techniques of his bass fishing and the way his mind works in relation to that is totally fascinating. One of the best at a cerebral, well thought out, and logical way to approach the sport of bass fishing. The way he does that is totally unique. Nobody else does it that way. One area he is definitely spot on, is his opinions on the present bugaboo of bass fishing......Forward facing sonar. He has such a level head about it and a very unique perspective, particularly his stories about how it went with the old "Green Box" that Lowrance invented. As a little kid I remember that and the hullabaloo when paper burners first came out and then 2d, down scan, side scan, etc How "you-know-who" can see it so negatively and every facet of it (other than being the patron saint of anti-FFS) as being wrong and will "destroy the sport" is beyond me. Of course he also makes a good deal of coin off of being anti-ffs, which strikes me as disingenuous at best, but that's his present schtick. In my world, and apparently Rick Clunn's as well, is that it is another tool (obviously with the intent to help us catch more fish) and I particularly like how he presented it. Not from a visceral standpoint, which is so common these days, but framing it in the arena of knowledge acquisition done in a logical, rational, manner. Interesting how very few seem to grasp that the pelagic fish will adapt to it just like they have to every other thing we have ever come up with. It's just new and a very valuable tool, but it will go through its evolution as well. TPWD's Toledo Bend study of Jake Norman, Driscoll, et all showed a lot of what we thought bass did was mostly wrong, just like Clunn points out in this interview. Very early on and nowhere near as "loud" as he present anti-FFS crowd, but old Buck Perry (who Clunn mentions in this video) caught some flack for his work on offshore fish with his old spoon plug. If I may, Dave, I have a question for you. As you interview anglers all the time and in many different ways so I'd be interested in your insight about Clunn. My basic question is, what is so different to you (assuming there is one) about how Clunn thinks and at his core relates his mindset with bass fishing that differentiates his process from all others. What do you think makes an interview so unique versus others. Feel to expound on that at length, if you can. Again, thanks very much for the interview.
@BIGT-fn6fr7 ай бұрын
This is my new year Revolution to catch a Chinook 30lb
@dansfishing7 ай бұрын
Mine is to lose 30lbs 😂
@rogerdudra1787 ай бұрын
@@dansfishing Greetings from the BIG SKY.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Go make it happen
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I hear ya Dan 😂
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
👍
@joshwollman73277 ай бұрын
THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR HIS WISDOM AND THOUGHTS ON LIFE !!!! this was the best interview by far . What an amazing man and athlete. Cheers 🍻 from B.C Canada
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks Josh. I could not agree more. Rick teaches us all
@jessecooper97957 ай бұрын
Great seeing Clunn on! If it wasn't for a co angler, he wouldn't have gotten a hold of the first square bill before anyone else did
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
He is awesome & he will be on every month this year
@beardedbassprojekt66397 ай бұрын
A Mercer podcast always leaves you in a state of happiness and content but a Mercer podcast with Rick Clunn will leave you a better person. Thank you Dave and thank you Rick for this absolute gem!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Wow thank you so much for your incredibly kind words
@josephsalazar58317 ай бұрын
I hope you win another classic. Rick you still have it I believe in you
@joshwhitfordfishing23047 ай бұрын
So much more to Mr Clunn than the bass fisherman most know!
@rodneychandler827 ай бұрын
Happy new year Dave . And happy birthday . Looking forward to this one 😊
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Rodney, Happy New Year to you as well. I hope you enjoy the podcast
@markthomson80757 ай бұрын
Thank you Dave for having Rick Clunn as your guest. I self reflect on my life and all my priorities that in essence are not important after hearing Rick. It truly inspires me to keep focusing on goals and in the fishing sense, my mental game. The only person I can think of that has the same type personality is my musical hero the late” the professor “ Neil Pearl of RUSH . Thanks again Dave . Awesome
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
No need to thank me. Trust me I will have Rick on anytime he is willing. I am fascinated by his mind. I am also a big Rush fan.
@bigwaterbassin49617 ай бұрын
Awesome episode! Thank you 🙏
@basscat21077 ай бұрын
I feel the only difference between now over previous technology when it came out is that everybody now has a way to complain, good or bad. Now you could have 1,000 people comment on how horrible something is and maybe 10% of that, and that's probably on the high side that it even affects. Everybody has a voice now when they probably should not. Lol, great show. Happy New Year to you and your family.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I totally agree. It used to be one crazy dude at the tackle store now that dude has a way of talking to the world 😂
@Bsfishing447 ай бұрын
Yess man Rick again thanks to both of you!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I would love to have Rick on this show more and more
@castmastersoutdoors77627 ай бұрын
Rick is a legend And there's no disputing that. And I don't want to make my comment all about forward facing sonar, but what if the the unknown element is what makes the sport is what truly original and soo exciting with the element of surprise and earned knowledge like what great anglers like Rick Clunn have learned threw the years.. His knowledge is what keeps him in the top of the game not a computer
@ladysuds7 ай бұрын
Never get tired of hearing Rick talk. Thanks
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
That’s great to hear and I could not agree more
@stevehardy77577 ай бұрын
Nice Job Mercer on this interview. I get the impression it’s not easy to get RC to open up. You managed to ask the right questions at the right time, not an easy thing to do. The intriguing part is that there is so much going on between his ears that all we ever get are brief snap shots.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Steve, I could talk to Rick for days. Every time we chat I leave our conversations smarter. Rick truly had an incredible mind
@zachpatch84507 ай бұрын
In terms of wisdom, Rick Clunn is a humble god walking among men. His last interview on this podcast is something that every aspiring young man should absorb before being cut loose into the world.
@rodneychandler827 ай бұрын
Rick 50 year's, AWSOME BUDDY 😊. WELL DONE 👏 . Nothing wrong with having done it for yourself ! Totally agree with your thoughts on 90% mental and fishing in the moment to be successful on the water
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
You got that right!
@judgetoogood10337 ай бұрын
Rick. Clunn is the best….. ❤❤❤
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
So special
@chadengels26257 ай бұрын
This is a great interview! After watching this, I know who Rick Clunn is, which is the goal of any interview. Dave Mercer, you are on par with Larry King!
@peterlong96297 ай бұрын
""Would you still be as you are if you were at Exxon?" "No, I'd be dead" 😳 "..not happiness, but the PURSUIT of happiness." Daughter.... "Look! Rick Clunn is on tv!" Dave, the most PROFOUND episode to date! Wow! Awesome!!! ❤👏👏👏
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Peter, Rick is truly incredible. I am so glad you got so much from this show. I know I did
@maricaforrest94227 ай бұрын
Out standing!!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much
@bobbycolson19577 ай бұрын
Can't wait ti listen to this one ...fished a pro -am with him at Neeley Henry I think he won that one
@slabbusterrtr76907 ай бұрын
Neely Henry my home lake i love the whole coosa river though
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
That’s awesome, what an honour to share the boat with Rick
@rickmoore28547 ай бұрын
Simply awesome…masterclass interview of a master.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thank you Rick. Happy New Year my friend
@user-fv9wo5yr5u7 ай бұрын
Great guy
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
He truly is
@edwardmarshall87957 ай бұрын
Saw it already (Facts of Fishing) my favorite fishing show
@andyd8347 ай бұрын
Lol yall got talking about sunsets and it reminded me of a pretty good one I got last year.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I love em all
@peterlong96297 ай бұрын
Randy White....nickname was MANSTER! Half man, half monster! Great D-lineman!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Now that’s a nickname!
@johnmango60567 ай бұрын
Awesome episode. 🔥🔥🔥
@jameskeim89127 ай бұрын
Best saying ever Rick holding 2 giants at a tournament .Never think your best moments are in your past.i try to live buy that
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Such wise wise words to live by
@donearhart55997 ай бұрын
Love the show Dave amazing guest and I love the way Rick has been open minded and all for forward facing sonar and what he is learning from it❤😂
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks Don, Rick is truly a treasure. I love every single conversation I get to have with him
@DuallDude7 ай бұрын
Yes another one with a legend!!! Keep em coming good sir!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much. Rick was incredible
@ctc100scr17 ай бұрын
Awesome show Dave...thankyou Rick....
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Rick is truly a gift to us all. I loved every minute of this conversation
@gwo8th2117 ай бұрын
1000 thumbs up!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Well thanks very much 👍👍👍
@andyd8347 ай бұрын
I have an old lucky craft rick clunn deep diver still in the box. Found it at an estate sale along with a bill dance vhs tape. I'd love to have the lucky craft signed by rick.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Come out to a Bassmaster Elite event and I am sure he would gladly sign it for you
@bryanfranks63277 ай бұрын
Great show Dave. Great way to kick off the new year. Rick is one of the GOATS in the fishing world. Look forward to see what you bring the rest of the year. No resolutions for me. Probably wouldn’t keep them if I made them. 😊
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Bryan, Rick is truly a wonderful person with an incredible mind.
@mattfast70067 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this conversation!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks Matt, I truly enjoyed it myself. Glad to hear you did also
@RexMoncrief7 ай бұрын
Legendary angler (and bass hero of mine) on a legendary podcast 👍🏻
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Rex, Rick is also one of my hero’s
@davidblake51997 ай бұрын
Happy New Year from Georgia 🐟
@edwardcowan70127 ай бұрын
I’ve seen the Northern Lights at the St Lawrence River and Central Michigan a couple times.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
They are incredible. I see them hear a few times a year but never as good as they were in the Arctic.
@edwardcowan70127 ай бұрын
@@factsoffishing I think I’ve seen them 3 times in the States.
@bitenbass7 ай бұрын
Rick's awesome what wisdom ..
@rodneychandler827 ай бұрын
Generally don't do new year resolutions but think it's along the lines to be the best me I can be 😊
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
That’s a good one
@williamknight51427 ай бұрын
Good one Dave. I would've went with Xray vision the ultimate FFS.😀😀😀😀😀
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
No kidding that would be a great one. Thanks for watching
@blpfishing7 ай бұрын
So much wisdom
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
So much to be learnt from the incredible Mr Clunn
@johnm26177 ай бұрын
😮 Rick is still a cool cat ! I can listen to his wisdom forever ! Cool 50th < Thanks dave < Happy New year pal
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks John, I totally agree, I could listen to Rick’s wisdom for days
@codyhooser33337 ай бұрын
Great Show Dave. Love watching Clunn since I was in Elementary, such a Great guy an mentor. I'm going to feel horrible for him when he watches the Tribunals when the EBS goes off. It's going to break my heart for him when he finds out, who was behind 9/11 an he was in his boat. Nesaria/Gesara!!
@jeffreyyoung86057 ай бұрын
Happy new year Dave!!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks & happy new year to you also Jeffrey
@aaronsnatic24467 ай бұрын
Just WOW!!!!!
@J-remyM7 ай бұрын
16:51 we need the old invitational format back and some Megabucks tournaments too
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I would definitely be in favour of a few megabucks events
@J-remyM7 ай бұрын
@@factsoffishing I loved them mega bucks events, thought it was so cool how they’d rotate to the different holes they had marked off
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
@@J-remyM very cool and it would be even cooler now with live
@andyd8347 ай бұрын
Holy shit Rick's talking about remote viewing at the end yall.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
You never know where Rick is going to take it
@rogerdudra1787 ай бұрын
Rick is a cool dude. He catches fish, too.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
He sure is and he sure does
@lelandwarmoth30497 ай бұрын
Amazing 50!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Leland! I totally agree 50 years is incredible
@cameronjones16747 ай бұрын
Davr i can see you hosting a Rick Clunn series "Perspectives of Life and Bass"
@codyhooser33337 ай бұрын
I could not imagine, what they were all feeling when they opened up that envelope before putting my dad to rest. Jed almost passed out when it read, " They Know Everything, signed by his own dad" Priceless 😂
@jessecooper97957 ай бұрын
He turned white as a sheet 😂
@mikepadgett46477 ай бұрын
No doubt. Got to have that DOG in you to reach the top.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
100%
@petecook16117 ай бұрын
God has planned our life out it's up to us to live it 🙏🙏
@steveskinner81957 ай бұрын
Can you shed some light on why Rick is so awkward/distanced on the weigh in stage but so good on podcast, TV shows,,,,,etc.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Steve, I can’t speak for Rick but I’m sure he just does not like the stage. Big crowds freak a lot of people out.
@fishingthe2627 ай бұрын
If I keep asking, do you think you’ll ever have the legendary Al Lindner on?
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I have been trying. Maybe you could help by letting Al know you wanna see him on this show.
@fishingthe2627 ай бұрын
@@factsoffishing I’ll do my best…lol. He doesn’t seem to do many podcasts, which is a shame given his contribution to the fishing world. As a Wisconsin kid, Al is my version of Roland Martin.
@johnstone60475 ай бұрын
"THERE ARE NO LIMITS"
@jcfish67027 ай бұрын
My resolution is something I'll be able to do. I'm doing at least one kind thing a day.
@MrFishhook7 ай бұрын
Rick should try Ben& Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk lol…..
@peterlong96297 ай бұрын
Ben & Jerry's Phish Food ice cream is the best!
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
I will have to do a in person show with him at a Ben & Jerry’s 👍😂
@secretbassrigs7 ай бұрын
If Rick ever writes an autobiography, I hope he titles it "Further". Anyone else have any suggestions?
@secretbassrigs7 ай бұрын
Shad wraps for your bass boat, worth trying?
@nancyzipperer88197 ай бұрын
Astro projection
@rogerdudra1787 ай бұрын
My new year resolution is to be 75 when the New year comes again.
@factsoffishing7 ай бұрын
That’s a good one. I look forward to reading your resolution of 76 this time next year 👍
@judgetoogood10337 ай бұрын
It is easy for Rick to say he isn’t a millionaire since he is worth more than 10 million dollars. Fishing is not a SPORT, neither is Chess. I am not saying it is not hard but a true SPORT will eat your body by 34. Rick is about 77 years old and still fishing.