Posts tagged Interview
Russell Kleppinger - 814 Tarpon In One Year

Russel Kleppinger is a professional fishing guide who works in the Miami Area as well as the Bahia Honda area and Florida Keys.  He moves with the tarpon and may catch more tarpon in a single year than any other person on the planet.  Last year Russel landed 814 tarpon.  He posted a picture of 3 tarpon at once which got him to the 814 number last year and it really made me curious.

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The Future Of The Everglades

Chris Wittman from Captains for Clean Water, Benny Blanco, TV Show Host and Everglades Fishing Guide and Steve Davis, Ecologist with the Everglades Foundation sit down to discuss the current water situation in the State of Florida.  Recently Florida elected a new Governor and in his first 48 hours he asked for the resignation from the Water Board and signed an Executive Order called “Achieving More Now For Floridas Environment”.  We discuss what this means for the State of Florida and what needs to happen to effect real change.

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How To Create A Fishing Buddy

The first thing you need to keep in mind when you’re out fishing with your kids is that it’s their day, and not yours. Their fishing trip should consist of the things they want to do, even if that isn’t fishing. Think of this as a learning opportunity to expand their knowledge on marine life and what the ocean has to offer. This can include going to the sandbar, looking for critters under rocks, etc. 

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Matt & Kyle - New Years Resolutions And The Power Of Your Inner Circle

Matt and Kyle are the type of people that everyone should have in their close circle of friends. They are the ones I train with, read books with, and give endless support and motivation to myself, and to each other. Each year, Matt and Kyle are avid goal setters for themselves, and their families. Matt describes that on New Year’s Eve, he and his family sit at the table together, and write down their goals for the year ahead. As a family, they talk about the resolutions they have for themselves, and for everyone else.

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Josh Cash - The Green Card

Born an Irishmen, Josh Cash spent the first 19 years of his life in Northern Ireland, and later moved to England for college. After his first year of school, Josh was offered to work at Camp Ozark in the United States for the summer, and continued to work there for three summers straight. Eventually, Josh was offered a job at Camp Ozark as a full-time employee, and moved to the United States under a J-1 visa. This visa is specifically for educational and cultural opportunities, and would expire in 18 months. Having met his soon-to-be wife at Camp Ozark, Josh decided they should marry before his visa access would be declined. Josh and his wife married in March of 2017, and began his application process for Green Card status.

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Ben Paige-Fowl Front- The balance Between Promotion And Exploitation Of Public Lands

When finding a perfect balance of talking about public lands, I mention Jamie Howard’s film, Location X, as a prime example of filming a secret fishing spot without revealing the location. In my podcasts and television series, my goal is to encourage newcomers into outdoor sports, but in doing so, being respectful to the established hunters/anglers in keeping their favorite spots secret. There is a responsibility not only to the animals that inhabit these areas, but to the people that hunt and fish there as well. 

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Expectations

In this How 2 Tuesday episode, I discuss managing expectations for fishing and hunting. As a guide, it is important to set the expectations to my client and letting them know the realistic outcomes for when they’re out on the water. Because there are so many factors that are out of your control, like the weather, it’s best to have little to no expectations.

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Brandon Clift - The Path Of A Warrior

Raised in Australia, Brandon created a gym for members to have a safe space for those with depression and anxiety. While the gym at first was a rising success, it was closed down due to financial reasons, and the doors closed soon after. As a young entrepreneur, Brandon wasn’t sure what he wanted to do with his life after his failing business and felt hopeless. Brandon started to have panic attacks, and attempted suicide but had a voice inside his head saying he needed to make an impact on the world first.

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Hunter Jackson - Making His Dreams A Reality

Hunter always knew he wanted to become a guide since he could remember. Not having a preference to the type of guiding, he enrolled himself in guiding school 36 hours away from home. During school, Hunter learned everything about horses to packing for trips. The second half of his training involved learning about finding coordinates and first aid/CPR training. Once he finished guide school, the class celebrated by camping out for two days and truly putting their skills to the test.

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Elliot Sudal - Viral Video Fame Used For Conservation

Elliot began his true fishing experience in Alaska at the age of 18 unloading fishing boats and going fishing in his spare time. Later on, Elliot moved to Nantucket as a boating guide, and not making enough money, he lived in his car for a few weeks. Three weeks into being in Nantucket, Elliot was fishing off the beach, and ended up catching a brown shark, pulling it by the tail up onto the beach. After a video of him catching, handling and releasing a shark on Nantucket went viral on social media and then to conventional TV, Elliot found himself on over 80 TV shows and other interviews. 

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The Ring Game

While my kids were growing up, we had a canal in our backyard and would play the Ring Game. As a fisherman, this is a great activity to reinforce my kids’ interest in fishing, but also I get to share one of my favorite hobbies with them. Though we had a canal, this game can be played in a pool, lake, or anywhere with water access. The Ring Game not only teaches kids how to cast their line, but is also a way to progress their skills, so they’re able to start catching fish on the flats.

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Robert "RT" Trosset - 238 World Records, Leaving A Legacy And World Travel

Capt. Robert “RT” Trosset is a light-tackle fishing guide based out of Key West, Florida. Born and raised in East Central Florida and moving to Key West in 1974, Trosset quickly found a following among hardcore light-tackle anglers in the Miami Beach Rod and Reel Club, as well as serious world record chasers. To date, he’s led anglers to 238 IGFA records on light-tackle and fly.  RT was the first guide to lead anglers to over 100 records, and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Gamefish Association (IGFA).

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Derek DeYoung - Artist And Angler Living In Montana, Florida Keys And Northern Michigan

The tides were late that day and Rich wanted to fish from 2:00 P.M. through past dark.  We chose to visit Derek in Big Pine in the morning to get the interview for the TV episode.  We hit the water at Hawks Cay and headed to Long Key Bridge.  Derek was hoping to get a bite on a live mullet because he had never seen that happen before.

Derek is one of my favorite guests, and soon, we became fast friends.  I knew I wanted to do a podcast with him, but it seemed like we had run out of time.  I offered him a ride back to Big Pine instead of his wife having to pick him up, and we put on the headphones and hit record.  

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