Dustin Smith walks through his rookie Bass Pro Tour season balancing family and business while adapting from five-fish formats to the intense every-fish format. He explains living "at the cut line," the razor-thin margins between making and missing cuts, and a few unlucky scale moments that cost him.

He details practice shifts—targeting volume over isolated giants—how flooded fisheries like Beaver and Grand Lake played to his strengths, his decision to fish without forward-facing sonar, and how heavy-hitters qualification works.

Smith also previews the final stop on Lake Erie, the upcoming team series, travel life on tour, sponsors, and why he’s learning to mix big fish with consistent volume to compete at the highest level.

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