Steven Bardin, owner and operator of Texas Pro Lake Management, and Kanyan Klein, also of TPLM, were able to join us at the 2023 Hunt Fish Podcast Summit and we got to sit down and talk about some of the innovative ways they are able to manage private lakes and ponds for landowners in Texas and beyond. We also discussed the formation of the Black Bass Stewardship Group between Bardin and bass fishing legend Gary Klein, Kanyan's dad, and how this has all led to working with Major League Fishing and the creation of their Fisheries Management Division. With multiple research projects going on during the tournaments to collect valuable data on all the fish caught and the conservation projects that are done at a majority of their tournament trail lakes, they are doing some incredible work and in turn able to help the state DNRs that MLF visits. This is a great episode, and we really get into some great topics about issues facing the fishing and tournament industry.Follow Steven and Kanyan on their social media channels and websites:Texas Pro Lake Management – #REELBIOLOGY (txprolake.com)Black Bass Stewardship Group – Angler Stewardship in ActionFisheries Management - Major League FishingSteven Bardin (@txprolake) • Instagram photos and videosKanyan Klein (@kanyanskatch) • Instagram photos and videosFacebookPlease make sure and hit the like and subscribe button and leave us a rating and review if possible. If you'd like to email us comments or guest suggestions, feel free to reach out to me at: derek@impactoutdoorspodcast.comMusic provided by Epidemic Sound:https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/qQlXQ3C110/https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/sYTlJi27lG/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices