ALL EPISODES

For the last 21 years, Ben Friedman has wanted to host his own outdoor show. He used to watch Saltwater Experience with his buddy and play me while his buddy played Rich. Ben has planned, visualized and actually brought to life his dream.

Two years ago, he pitched an idea to Dave Portnoy to be the outdoor guy at Barstool Sports. Ben had to start at the bottom and he moved to New York and worked tirelessly to do the best job he could in order to get a shot at the outdoors show. Today, Barstool Outdoors is in its second season and crushing it online. With millions of views and a loyal audience Barstool Outdoors is a wonderful and funny show that I really like.

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This week I sat down with Monte Burke to discuss his new book, Lords of the Fly. I was lucky enough to get an early copy of the book and give it a read before our interview. This book features some of my all time heroes and tells the incredible story of chasing after the world record tarpon in the late 70’s and early 80’s in Homosassa, Florida. Monte traces the history of Saltwater Flyfishing. This is an incredibly interesting story, featuring legends like Steve Huff, Dale Perez, Lefty Kreh, Chico Fernandez, Mark Sosin, Stu Apte, Tom Evans, Flip Pallot, Billy Pate, Ralph Delph, tom McGuane, Jim Harrison, Russell Chattem, Guy De La Valdene, Ted Williams, Andy Mill, and many others who were responsible for early innovation or obsessed with catching the world record tarpon on the fly. This story is full of friendships and rivalries, some even escalating to sinking boats, ruining marriages, and much more. Monte really dives into this in his book, interviewing many of these people to get the exact story. Monte has a background of working for Forbes, where he learned the best way to get accurate information, and he does a ton of digging to make sure that he got this wild story fully accurate.

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This week I sat down with two young ladies that have an incredible story. Emily and Amanda Gale are two licensed captains from South Florida. They both grew up as competitive pole vaulters, and competed at the Division 1 level for the University of Miami. In this podcast, we talk about their competitive spirit, their upbringing, medical troubles, their transition into the fishing industry, and much more. They are both successful fishing guides, and because of coronavirus are currently full-time pursuing YouTube and are crushing it. Be sure to check out their channel to keep up with their adventures as well as their Instagram @galeforcetwins

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This week I had the chance to talk with Dr. Jennifer Rehage and Carissa Gervasi about a number of environmental issues, actions, and efforts happening in southern Florida. We discuss the issues with water flow in the everglades, the health of Biscayne Bay, and their study on the Jack Crevalle. I really enjoyed this conversation and learned a ton about the efforts to save Biscayne Bay, as well as a ton of useful information about the Jack Crevalle. I think that you will learn a lot too, and be sure to share this with someone who you think would find it interesting. Be sure to keep up with the latest information from the fisheries lab on instagram @fiu_fisheries_lab

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This week I had the chance to sit down with the legendary Jako Lucas. You may know him from his extensive guiding resume, or for creating some of the most insane films in the Fly Fishing Film Tour. In the episode, we talk about getting started in this crazy travel lifestyle, paying your dues as a guide, the similarities and differences between Giant Trevally and Jack Crevalle, and much more. Be sure to keep up with Jako’s crazy adventures by following him on Instagram @captjackproductions

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This week I had the chance to hear some incredible stories from Shyanne Orvis. Shyanne grew up in a number of foster homes, bought a one way ticket to Aspen, Colorado when she turned 17, and has climbed her way to become a much respected fishing guide. I talk to Shyanne about her unique mission statement, the involvement of women in the fly fishing industry, hosted trips, and much more. Be sure to keep up with Shyanne on Instagram @shyanneorvis to see what she’s up to next!

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This week I had the chance to sit down with Capt. Justin Napior and share some stories. Justin guides in the Naples/10,000 Islands area of Florida, specializing in large snook and tarpon. We talk about fishing techniques, guiding expectations, childhood stories, as well as how he moved from being an auto mechanic to a full time fishing guide. Justin has a passion for sharing knowledge and helping other anglers grow. Be sure to follow Justin on instagram @capt.justinnapior to stay up to date on what he’s up to!

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This week we had the opportunity to sit down with Tom Anderson, the man behind Burnewiin. Tom is based out of the pacific north west, and has some incredible stories from that area. He originally moved out there for the windsurfing scene, so we discuss that as well as the unique fishing opportunities that the PNW has to offer. From halibut to sturgeon to smallmouth bass, the PNW has a ton to offer and Tom has me itching to get up there and experience it myself. We also talked about Tom’s company, Burnewiin, and how they are creating a super unique rod mounting system to revolutionize how people are mounting everything on their boats.

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This week we had the chance to sit down with Capt. Greg Dini of Flywater Expeditions. We talked about Greg’s time as a professional athlete, parenting and how that relates to guiding, photography and videography, and much more. Greg has a unique story of how he got into guiding and we unpack it all in this episode. To keep up with Greg’s guiding, photography, and videography, be sure to follow him on Instagram @flywater_expeditions

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Brady Trautman and his brother Brian have been sailing around the world for years on a sailboat. They have racked up over 90,000 miles on their vessel, SV Delos, enough to go around the equator over three times. Brady has some incredible stories from their travels around the world, and we had a great time talking to him about his success with sailing, YouTube, and much more.

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Chriss Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Trident Mindset. Chriss spent 12 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL, and is now a competitive ultra-endurance athlete and founder of business ventures in the leadership development, maritime rescue, and physical fitness fields.

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Nick Davis is a firefighter and fly tyer from Bonita Springs, FL. He is the co founder of 239 Flies, a shop that is thriving at the same time that so many other fly shops around the country are closing their doors.

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Michael Medrano is an angler and author who recently published a book on the Stilt Houses of Texas. Together with the photographer, Tim Romano, they traveled the entire Intracoastal waterway in Texas by boat, knocking on the doors of the homes found along that path—over 400 doors to be exact.

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