Tailgate Guys BBQ Show, Episode 145: Kelly Wertz, Richard Fergola

<p>Welcome to Season 4 of the Tailgate Guys BBQ Podcast. After a few weeks off, it’s great to back and launch into a new year of talking BBQ and kick it off with one of the great people in the competition world, Kelly Wertz from 4 Legs Up BBQ out of Great Bend, Kansas.</p> <p>Kelly - with his signature western hat and cowboy boots - has been a mainstay on the competition circuit since 2003. The 2008 Jack Daniels World BBQ Invitational champion tells us about how he got started, why 4 Legs Up might not have been a great name for a restaurant and his biggest mishap at turn-in time. We also discuss the new KCBS Strip Steak Series which Kelly helped put together.</p> <p>We also welcome our buddy Richard Fergola of new show sponsor Fergolicious BBQ. In the first edition of a monthly segment we’re calling “Fergie Time” he tells us about upcoming classes, his new Smoke Show rub and some tips for getting the new BBQ year started whether you're a pro or backyard pitmaster.</p> <p>A big thanks to our great sponsor/marketing partners who make Season 4 of the show possible: Blues Hog BBQ Sauce, Royal Oak Charcoal, The Butcher Shoppe, Iowa BBQ Store, Fergolicious BBQ, Affordable Financial Services, Arkassippi Smoke Live and The Arkassippi Combo and Pro Technology Solutions.</p> <p>We still have room for a couple of more sponsors. Contact me at <a href= "mailto:Lscranton755@gmail.com%20">Lscranton755@gmail.com</a> for more info.</p> <p>Have a great BBQ Week and thanks for listening!</p> <p>#SmokeEmIfYouGotEm</p>