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Phil O'Bannon is a sixth-generation Boca Grande fisherman whose life has been defined by the water. He left college to chase giant bluefin tuna across the white sands of the Bahamas, a move that launched a global fishing career—from big-money marlin tournaments to captaining motherships for the elite. But it was fly fishing for tarpon in his home waters that made him a legend. Now 72, Phil is still regarded as the most respected name in Boca Grande—widely known as the Tarpon Fishing Capital of the World. He's chased Tarpon with the best, from John Emory in the Keys to Billy Pate in Homosassa, and to this day, he still fishes IGFA leaders with old-school precision. But it was his guiding career with the Bush family that secured his legacy, and having President Bush as his friend for two decades remains as some of his fondest memories. On today's podcast, we talk about the early years, his father “Fingers,” a life on the water, and the enduring magic of Boca Grande.

Photographer, world-record angler, traveler, conservationist, successful attorney... Pat Ford is all of those things. He has spent the better part of his 81 years capturing fish on rod and reel as well as in photos. He has held more than two dozen IGFA world records, some of which still stand. His fishing and photography accolades are wide and diverse, he's landed 300-pound blue marlin and giant rainbow trout on fly and his photos have been used on hundreds of magazine covers. Pat Ford is a longtime friend and contributor to Anglers Journal. Pat was profiled in the Winter 2025 issue. Pat has plenty of stories to share. His sense of adventure is undeniable. He's hand-fed sharks and barracuda and survived many close calls. To see Pat's photography visit AnglersJournal.com and make sure to pick up a subscription to the magazine, where the photos present best. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capt. Karl Anderson embarked on his professional career at just 13 years old, securing his first paid job as a mate in the competitive world of big game fishing. Over the years, he has risen to become a globally recognized authority in the sport. His fishing journey has taken him across the globe, from the vibrant waters of Key West to the remote coastlines of Australia, and from the cold waters of Nova Scotia to the distant reaches of the Caribbean. Today, Anderson serves as the captain and manager of several custom sport fishing yachts, guiding them to some of the world's most prestigious sport fishing destinations. With thousands of billfish and tuna releases under his belt, his skill and experience are unparalleled. His reputation as a master captain is not just a reflection of his technical prowess but also of his deep passion for the sport. In addition to his exceptional career at sea, Anderson is a talented journalist whose work has earned him recognition in multiple fields. His writing, photography, and video contributions have appeared in an extensive array of prestigious industry publications, garnering numerous national awards. His insights into the sport and its culture have shaped the way enthusiasts and professionals alike engage with big game fishing. Karl's expertise also extends beyond the deck, as he serves as an International Representative for the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). In this role, he has a direct influence on the global fishing community, advocating for best practices and ethical standards. Furthermore, he chairs the Rules and Recognition Committee of the IGFA's North American Regional Council, where he plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of sport fishing regulations and ensuring the preservation of the sport for generations to come. In 2023, Karl was inducted into the Captains & Crew Hall of Fame by the IGFA.

Michael Fowlkes joins the show to talk about his latest project: a 12-part documentary series called “The History of Sportfishing”. Michael shares behind-the-scenes stories about key figures like Bill Dance, Bill Shedd, and Lefty Kreh, and discusses the origins and development of sport fishing techniques and tackle, conservation efforts, and the vital importance of introducing the next generation to the sport.  The discussion also covers the transformation of Michael's project from a movie into a series, his extensive collection of angling artifacts, and the evolution of fishing boats and technology. Essential viewing for any angling enthusiast! 00:00 Introduction and Gratitude 00:07 The Evolution of the Fishing Project 04:06 Personal Fishing Stories 05:25 Historical Fishing Achievements 10:50 Unexpected Discoveries in Fishing History 13:42 Fishing Conservation Efforts 20:46 West Coast vs. East Coast Fishing 29:46 The Evolution of Sport Fishing Boats 39:14 The Evolution of Fishing Reels 40:02 Mentorship and Influential Figures in Fishing 41:16 Fishing Techniques and Regional Differences 42:12 The Role of IGFA and Historical Tournaments 43:22 The Spread and Popularity of Bass Fishing 47:08 Technological Advancements in Fishing 55:57 Conservation and the Future of Fishing 01:02:42 The Importance of Introducing Youth to Fishing 01:11:59 Collecting Fishing Memorabilia 01:14:06 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Over the years, as I've participated in various fishing tournaments, I've often noticed the names etched on the trophies from past events. One name that always stood out to me was Lenny Berg. He made history by winning the first inaugural Don Hawley Tarpon Tournament in 1976, with the legendary Billy Knowles as his guide. Lenny also triumphed in the Fall Fly Bonefish Tournament three times, alongside his guide, Steve Huff. One of his most remarkable feats was landing a 128-pound tarpon on 10-pound test, setting a world record that was later invalidated when the IGFA removed the 10-pound tippet category for world records, erasing those catches from the record books. Lenny's fishing journey also had him alongside some of the sport's most influential pioneers, including Woody Sexton, Eddie Wightman, Hank Brown, Stu Apte, Guy de Valdene, Jimmy Lopez, Hal Chittum, and John Emory, just to name a few. In today's podcast, we not only explore Lenny's incredible life in fishing, but we're also joined by his son, Elliot Berg. Like his father, Elliot is an outstanding angler, but he's also an ingenious boat designer in his own right. We discuss both Lenny's legacy and Elliot's work in pushing the boundaries of boat design, including his contributions to the Maverick Boat Company, which revolutionized flats skiffs and became one of the most successful brands in the industry for decades.

Latest show is up a running , Shane (Jarvo) Jarvis joins us from Humminbird / Minn Kota / BLA to talk all things electronics. So many models Helix , Solix and Apex whats the difference Jarvo explains. What sounder do I pick for what fishing style it a confusing question but we may have the answer. bla ave been around for years in Boating bits and pieces so we find out what they have and how you can check it all out, Peter from IGFA is on the phone to chat about the awesome kids fishing clinics that they organizing in local areas with fishing clubs .They supply the gear and help your club and away you go over 18000 kids in 42 countries have benefited from IGFA kids fishing clinics.Your club could benefit from it So sit back grab a coldie and enjoy 3 hours of fun , tips , tricks and a few laughs thrown in with the NQ Fishing Show  

In this heartfelt episode, Patrick Edwards dedicates a special tribute to his fishing mentor and dear friend, Danny Kurttila. Danny was a highly accomplished fisherman, with 45 line class world records and a legacy that includes over 1,000 muskies, state records, and groundbreaking achievements like being the first North American to complete the IGFA's Bass Slam and Trout Slam. Beyond his impressive angling accomplishments, Danny was an incredible mentor and friend. Patrick shares stories about their adventures together—from fishing expeditions to late-night muskie hunts. Patrick also highlights Danny's impact on his own life and fishing career, the lessons he learned, and the many ways Danny inspired countless others in the fishing community. Highlights from this episode: Danny's remarkable fishing achievements, including 45 line class world records and his Pike Slam across three continents. Stories of mentorship, life lessons, and personal memories from Patrick, as Danny shaped his love and skills in fishing. The challenges Danny faced battling cancer, yet still pursuing his passion for fishing, demonstrating his resilience. Danny's involvement in local fishing derbies, encouraging youth to get hooked on fishing. A replay of a previous interview with Danny on completing his Pike Slam while battling cancer.   Thank you PK Lures, Kifaru International, and KB Custom Rods for sponsoring the podcast!   Angling Wisdom listeners receive 20% off at https://www.pklure.com by using the code: “wisdom” at checkout.   Angling Wisdom listeners receive 10% off at https://kifaru.net by using the code “wisdom” at checkout.   See more at https://www.anglingwisdom.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/anglingwisdom   Follow us on Social Media! Instagram: @AnglingWisdom Facebook: Angling Wisdom Podcast

With his exceptional physical and intellectual scope, Carlos Duncan is one of the most impressive people I've ever known. He's not only a Harvard graduate, he qualified for the World Championships in the Ironman, manages his families business, flies his own plane, hunts with a bow and is one of the finest Tarpon slayers the Florida Keys has ever known! And his efforts as the Chairman of The Board for the IGFA helped redirected its path that was never aspired to before. Fishing against Carlos was a difficult task. He an his guide Rob Fordyce were one of the most dominate teams. They were always challenging for the win and finished a record 7, or 9 times second (One says one the other says the higher) in the Legendary Gold Cup. On todays podcast, we talk about growing up in a high powered family (Coke) and finding great success on his own…

Our destination is the famed South Holston River with expert fly angler and guide, Jason McReynolds, owner of Flying So Ho Guide Service, Bristol, TN.  The South Holston is considered one of the top tailwaters in the country, known primarily for trophy brown trout and stripers but also world-class hybrids and smallmouth.  Using a streamer fishing strategy that has been dialed in over 30 years, Jason and his wife hold several IGFA world records.  Jason shares stories of bait balls and stripers, Browns and broken rods, and why the hot water line is your key to success.  He also reveals his top fly patterns such as the Kitchen Sink, plus stories from his motocross racing days. With host, Steve Haigh Be the first to know about new episodes.  Become a subscriber Destination Angler on YouTube Contact Jason at Flying SoHo | 423-534-0806 |  sohobrown12@yahoo.com | Instagram @flyingsoho Please check out our Sponsors: Adamsbuilt Fishing THE trusted source for quality fly fishing gear, built to last at an affordable price. Waders, Nets, Outerwear. Facebook & Instagram @Adamsbuilt Angler's Coffee Elevating the coffee experience for the fly-fishing community & anglers everywhere with small-batch coffee delivered to your doorstep.  Use code BREW20 and receive 20% off your first subscription order. Facebook & Instagram @anglerscoffeeco    Got Fishing Crafting world-class fly-fishing adventures specially designed to your level of experience and budget.   Facebook @GotFishingAdventures Instagram @GotFishing TroutRoutes The number one fishing app, helping trout anglers avoid the crowds and explore new public water. Download it and receive 20% off using Destination20 promo code in the app store today! Facebook @troutinsights Instagram @TroutRoutes    Destination Angler Podcast:  Website ·       YouTube Instagram & Facebook  @DestinationAnglerPodcast Comments & Suggestions:  host, Steve Haigh, email shaigh@DestinationAnglerPodcast.com Available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Recorded July 11, 2024.     

Jake Jordan is a legendary figure in the blue water world. He is neither humble nor reserved when he speaks about his exploits over his six plus decades of catching tarpon, marlin and sailfish; we're talking incredible numbers here. He prides himself with a technique he refined that has proven itself to many anglers that chase billfish. He's not a record chaser, he is a numbers man. How do you document 10,000 sailfish he said he's caught? For tarpon, he fishes at night under bridges in the lower keys. April and May, during a certain night time tide is when these fish let their guard down and catching a tarpon is almost a given. There's no poling under a high sun, seeing fish swim down the flat here. But being 80+ years old it's all but impossible for him to do the daytime game anymore. You got to hand it to him, he's still out there getting it done! Jake is a kind man. I've known him for years and see him at the trade shows. When asked, he said he'd like to be remembered mostly as an innovator, teacher and mentor. He's been honored with the Chester H. Wolf outstanding Sportsmanship Award by the IGFA in 2022, and was inducted into the Southern Fly Fishing Hall of Fame in 2023. Thanks for coming on, Jake...

With tog and fluke fighting it our for bottom fish supremacy, the humble black sea bass is there to fill limits and provide tasty fillets. In this episode, Cheech and Jimmy discuss all things black sea bass, from tips for targeting big ones to top recipes to an easy way into the IGFA record book. The Ultimate Fried Fish Sandwich

Jeremy Cox, Captain of the Lolita fishing team and co-founder of the Mongo Offshore Challenge, shares his fishing journey and the success of their recent fishing trip. The conversation covers topics such as Jeremy's fishing background, the Mongo Offshore Challenge, and their recent catch of a 704-pound blue marlin. They discuss the tournament format, the significance of the catch, and the importance of preserving and studying these fish. Jeremy also talks about the excitement of lure fishing and the thrill of anticipation. The conversation highlights the joy of fishing and the special moments shared with family and friends. The conversation revolves around the experience of catching marlin in the Gulf of Mexico and the importance of sustainable fishing practices. The guests discuss their recent catch of a 700-pound marlin and the challenges they faced during the fishing trip. They also touch on the significance of donating the meat from the catch to charities and zoos. The conversation highlights the love and passion marlin fishermen have for the species and their efforts to protect and conserve them. The guests also discuss the science and research that can be conducted using these rare event species. Additionally, they talk about the process of catching live bait in the Gulf of Mexico and the strategies they use to keep the bait fresh and alive. In this conversation, Jeremy from the Lolita Fishing Team discusses the evolution of live baiting in offshore fishing. He explains how the use of live bait tubes has become a common practice and how it has improved the ability to keep bait alive for longer periods. Jeremy also talks about the importance of fresh and frisky bait in attracting fish and shares tips on handling and caring for bait to keep it in optimal condition. He emphasizes the significance of structure, such as oil rigs, in creating fish aggregating devices (FADs) and attracting a variety of fish species. Jeremy also mentions the potential for future expansion of the Mongo Offshore Tournament to the East Coast and internationally.   Mongo Offshore Challenge East Coast Registration https://www.reeltimeapps.com/live/tournaments/2024-mongo-offshore-east-coast/register   Mongo App: Iphone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mongo-offshore-challenge/id1516755470 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reeltimeapps.mongo&pcampaignid=web_share   Keywords   fishing, blue marlin, tournament, Mongo Offshore Challenge, Gulf of Mexico, Lolita fishing team, catch, celebration, preservation, marlin, Gulf of Mexico, sustainable fishing, catch and release, fishing tournaments, conservation, live bait, tuna tubes, live baiting, offshore fishing, bait tubes, fresh bait, frisky bait, handling bait, oil rigs, fish aggregating devices, FADs, structure, Mongo Offshore Tournament   Takeaways   Jeremy Cox shares his fishing journey and the success of their recent fishing trip The Mongo Offshore Challenge is a season-long tournament that awards the biggest fish caught in various categories The Lolita fishing team caught a 704-pound blue marlin during the Hurricane Open tournament The catch was celebrated with family and friends, and the fish was donated to science for research purposes Lure fishing provides a unique thrill and anticipation for anglers Preserving and studying these fish is important for understanding their reproduction and population Marlin fishermen are passionate about the species and work towards their conservation and sustainability. Donating the meat from caught marlin to charities and zoos is a way to reduce waste and benefit the community. Catching live bait in the Gulf of Mexico can be challenging, especially during the day when the bait goes deep. Tuna tubes are used to keep live bait fresh and alive during fishing trips. The conversation highlights the importance of responsible fishing practices and the role of fishermen in scientific research and data collection. Live baiting has evolved over the years, with the use of live bait tubes becoming a common practice in offshore fishing. Fresh and frisky bait is essential in attracting fish, and there are techniques to handle and care for bait to keep it in optimal condition. Oil rigs serve as fish aggregating devices (FADs) by providing structure and attracting a variety of fish species. The Mongo Offshore Tournament is a popular fishing tournament that focuses on the Gulf of Mexico, but there are plans to expand to the East Coast and potentially internationally. Transcript: Katie (00:00.206) In today's episode, I'm sitting down with Captain Jeremy Cox as we dive into the Gulf of Mexico blue marlin fishery with big fish stories, tips on how to handle and maximize the health of your bait and why the oil rigs play such a valuable role in the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. Katie (00:27.886) Welcome to the KDC Sawyer podcast. I'm your host Katie. And today I'm sitting with the captain of the Lolita fishing team. He's also the co -founder of the Mongo Offshore Challenge. Jeremy Cox, thank you so much for taking the time to sit with me today. No problem. Thank you so much for having us. It's my pleasure. Well, we've been talking about doing this for a long time and I'm really glad it worked out the way it did because you guys just had a heck of a fishing trip out of Grand Isle, Louisiana last week, which I really want to get into you guys. Spoiler alert. They caught a 704 pound blue Marlin, but Jeremy, tell us a little bit about you. Where are you from? What's your fishing experience and how did you get to where you are today? so, let's see. I'm, I was born in Maryland. Actually, my, my family's from Maryland. move my. family moved us to Pensacola, Florida back in the early 80s. And so I grew up in Florida. I was raised in Florida. I think I was two years old when we moved to Florida, Pensacola. And man, first fishing memory is like four years old. My brother, JD, which is also co -founder of the Mongo, he's my older brother by seven years. He took me fishing in a lake behind, you know, in our neighborhood behind our lake. caught a bass like the first trip and I was hooked. I was like man this is the thing now I probably pestered him every day after that can we go fishing can we go fishing you know we're going fishing and so that progressed into an addiction of fishing and my mom took me on a fishing charter when I was 10 years old out of Ocean City Maryland and I saw the mate you know back there with us and you know this guy driving the boat which was you know I learned was a captain and and we caught some tuna and I was like, these guys do this for a living? And my mom's like, yeah, this is what they do, you know? And I was like, man, I want to do that when I grow up. So my brother had a baseball scholarship. He went off to college and played baseball and moved to Birmingham, Alabama. And me and him always talked about owning our charter boat. So I got into the fishing industry. Like my first job was first fishing related jobs working at a place called Boaters World. They're out of business now, but. Katie (02:50.766) very like West Marine, it was around for years and it was a big box store for marine supplies and marine sales. So I worked there and figured that'd be a good opportunity to meet other fishermen. So long story short, met other captains and landed a mate job and started mating and me and my brother, that's what we were gonna pursue is our own charter boat career. And you know, I'm skipping a lot of stuff, but Hurricane Ivan hit in 2004 and sort of... hit us back to reality. It's like, man, we saw all these charter boats lose their whole livelihood with their boats getting wrecked and the whole season sort of thrown out the door, at least in our little town. And we're like, maybe that's not the smartest idea for us. We didn't have a lot of money anyway. We wanted to get in those charter boat things. I mean, so I had a lot of friends in the private industry. And we were charter fishing. We were mating and captain. By that time, JD moved down to Pensacola. And we were both mating on different boats. And I did some captain work. started in the private sector. So I was like, man, that's probably the better route, more secure, you know, and then it's, you know, you got somebody else paying for everything and you get paid to go fishing, paid to kick, you know, a lot more waxing and toilet fixing than fishing, but yeah, it's all part of the, all part of it. Yeah. So, but it's awesome. So, you know, that's, that's how I got into the captain, you know, and in that whole time, you know, I was doing sales, you know, I worked for a Long time I worked for a distributor. We sold fish and tackle to tackle stores. And then I was a tackle sales rep for a while. We represented a dial and play Jake and other other brands. And I did that for collectively for about 12 years while I was doing captain work on the side in the private world. I had an orange beach, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida, Destin, Florida. But now currently I run the Lolita to 72 foot Viking out of Destin, Florida. and been working for this family for this is the ninth summer. Great family. They're awesome. Yeah, we're like fam. They treat me to treat us like family and just a great, great time. And yeah, this weekend. So we, we called the art person. Yeah. no, no, no. I haven't interrupted you. Sorry guys. We're not there yet. We're not there yet. No, that's so cool. So are you out of Orange Beach now? Are you based out of Orange Beach now? I'm. Katie (05:15.47) We keep the boat Lolita, we keep it behind Bo Shamps and Destin. That's where we keep the boat year round. That's right, you just said that. No, yeah, we come to Orange Beach a lot. We're sort of a traveling boat in the summertime, so we're rarely home during the summer, but the wintertime's fall through spring, we're parked behind Bo Shamps. We spend a good amount of time in Grand Isle, Louisiana. The owners have a camp there in Grand Isle. Nice. Yeah, so we get to spend, well now it's about two months a year out of Grand Isle. a month in the spring. What two months is that? So we're just getting off of this month. So it's a March, you know, late March to well, actually this year it was early April through early May. You know, we're home in Orange Beach now for some work. So about a month, you know, in the late spring and then a month in a late summer, we used to go there late July and stay through late August. Yeah, it's really good fishing over there that time of year. Yeah. Are you, out of Grand Isle, are you... doing a lot of tuna fishing as well as blue marlin fishing. Correct. Yes, they love to catch tuna and blue marlin, that's pretty much it. That's all they would like to get. We do very little bottom fishing. It's primarily tuna and marlin fishing, which is... I mean, the fishing up there in the northern Gulf for those two species is incredible. And the fact that you've, I mean, you essentially grew up for the most part fishing the northern Gulf of Mexico, right? That's right. That's cool because I'm from Texas, right? That's where I claim as my hometown. But I, my Gulf of Mexico fishing experience is extremely limited. So, I have so many questions for you and I'm really excited to have a Gulf guy on the podcast. we've had South Florida, we've had Kona and now here we go into the Gulf and we're right in that tournament season. Now, do you want to tell me a little bit about the Mongo Offshore Challenge? It's a 153 day. regional challenge, right? That's right. So yeah, so me and my brother was involved in this private world of fishing and tournament fishing. I think our first tournament we fished together was in 2007 on a boat called the Sunset. I fished several tournaments in like 2004, 2005, but JD was able to move down from Birmingham, get out of, he was in natural disaster work as well. And anyway, he, Katie (07:34.382) He was able to fish with me in 2007, our first tournament together on a boat called Sunset. We fished Biloxi and we won it. First tournament we fished together. my gosh. What'd you win it with? 531 Blue Marlin. Yeah, and it caught on the first morning of the first hour of the first morning. is like totally spoiled. Like JD's like, I like this tournament fishing stuff. This is pretty awesome. Yeah. It's always, it doesn't always work out like that, but that was really special. We did it with our best friend and mentor, Matt Dunn, which he's not really in the, in the sport fishing game anymore. He switched over to yacht world and he's doing, you know, he works for, you know, runs a big yachty yacht now, but, Man, so we made a lot of memories fishing. We had a really good run there with him for about six or seven years. Did really well in the golf circuit. And that was right when live baiting was sort of getting really, really popular. We were primarily trollers on that boat, but yeah, that was cool. So. What do you mean primarily trawlers like lures? Yeah, lures. We were, we were lure fishing. We still actually are passionate. I don't know that I would have fell in love with blue marlin fishing if I would have started out just sitting soaking live baits. it's something about the anticipation of rigging the night before the days before. And you got your lures out and you're re -skirting and putting new hook sets on. You're like, maybe that's going to be this color. You know, you got, you know, we need more trawlers. We need more spiked lures. Yeah, you know, going to the tackle store and like, man, we got to buy this one. This is the one. man, look at the head. You know, it's just, I don't know, something about that anticipation and like, you know, the what if they eat this one? yeah, they should eat this one. It's this color. look, it's a dolphin color. We got to match the hatch. I mean, all that stuff is just like fun, you know, rather than feeding them what they eat all day long. Of course they're going to eat a tuna. Of course they're going to eat it. Yeah. It's like, you know, we do it and it works. Katie (09:36.782) We have to do it in time efficient up here. You have to live bait to be consistent. But it's, you know, you're not really tricking them anymore. You know, when you're lure fishing, it feels like, man, it's like bass fishing. I'd much rather bass fish with a spinner bait or a plastic worm than throwing a live shiner out there. They're going to eat a live shiner, but it's just something special about it. And so yeah, it's definitely progressed. We came in when it was... And the northern golf is mainly lure and, you know, in natural baits, you know, you're pulling islander, you know, about who combos is, you know, everybody still pulls and then they work 100%. They work. And that's just, I don't know, something special about, about that. And if we were started out live baiting, I don't know that I would have had the same excitement about it. Now we sort of mix it up a little bit. We do some trolling and we do a lot of live baiting. it's the primarily way we fish up here. We're very, very spoiled. with this Northern Gulf fishery with these old rigs. I mean, you have giant fads everywhere. So they hold fish. We're going to go a little off topic for a minute because I have a lot of questions for you. No, this is great. I love it. You're giving me great content. So in that tournament, so we won that tournament. I'll go back to the Mongo. Obviously, it's why you have us on here. But us tournament fishing, we saw the progress and we're on fast boats. And then we started running the Lolita. I started running that in 2016, and it was a slow Hatteras, a 23 knot Hatteras. And we also, when we first started fishing, there's a lot of express boats. In the early 2000s, in these big weekend tournaments in golf, there's a lot of smaller express boats. There's a lot of slower, you know, Bartrams and Hatteras. And everybody's competing. But as the fleet, you know, got more technologically advanced and bigger horsepower engines. It's a speed race now, so whoever has the fastest boat has more fishing time. And it's a huge, huge deal. We're running 150 to 250 miles one way. So if you're doing that, you know, and you're getting there two, three hours before everybody else, or at least before the slow boats, the slow boats don't really have a chance, you know, unless you get lucky and run over one. So we were like, man, it'd be awesome if there was a tournament that had like a, that would level the playing field that would give them. Katie (11:54.83) Same amount of time for everybody. Doesn't matter how fast you are, how slow you are. If you have a big giant Viking or a little center console, everybody's on a level playing field. And so that's how that progressed, that birth, that idea of like, man, all right, let's just have a season long event and put the lines in. Whenever you leave the dock, you're in the tournament from May 1st to September 30th. So if you can, and we're all about the big fish, Mongo meaning huge. So if you catch a giant fish. between May 1st and September 30th, you can win it. And we count your weights in tournaments, and we count your weights on fun fishing trips. We set up these weigh stations all over the Gulf, and you can go in anywhere. We have 20 weigh stations in the Gulf of Mexico from all the way in South Texas all the way to Naples, Florida. So you go in and weigh your fish, and if you have the biggest fish at the end of the season, you win the pot. Blue Marlin, Swordfish, Tuna, Dolphin, and Wahoo. So yeah, it's really, really fun. We started it five years ago. It had 66 teams that first year and this year. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. And COVID year too, which is crazy. That's a whole nother story. But yeah, our first year we had 66 teams. We have a bit of a network. We've been around, we know a lot of guys. So we were able to call up a lot of captains like, what do you think about this format? Would you fish it? And they're like, yeah, that's awesome. Heck yeah, man. Because you always catch your biggest fish on your fun trips anyway. Yeah. Yeah, typically. I mean, you're going out there for a million dollar tournament and you catch the big one the day before practicing, you know, so now we can celebrate that fish and reward, you know, whoever catches the bigger ones, all kinds of cool things for that format that makes it neat. But yeah, so so that's where it came from. And then now this year is our fifth year we've had a we have 150 teams and over half a million dollars in the pot. That's crazy in the Gulf of Mexico because you guys have branched out to other fisheries now, right? That's right. So we started the East Coast three years ago. This is our third season in the East Coast. We're trying to grow that East Coast. We don't have the network that we have in the Gulf because we grew up in the Gulf. We know everybody. So we're working on growing that network over there, getting some key individuals, key captains on board. But there's already, and registration is still open for the East Coast until June 30th. So teams. Katie (14:12.782) fishing from Cape Cod all the way down to Florida can register for the Mongo up until June 30th and pick which category you want to get in. You don't have to get in swordfish if you don't, if you're not a sword fisherman, just get into mahi or whatever you're fishing for. What's the registration fee? So it's alacarte. So each, each one's different. So the mahi and the wahoo are 500 a piece for the season. That's nothing. You know, we burn in that much an hour out of some of these boats and fuel. So, and then a swordfish is 15, excuse me. Swordfish is a thousand for the season, for the season. yellowfin and big eye are a thousand a piece for the season. And then blue marlin is 2 ,500 for the season. So you'll, if you want to get in all categories, like 6 ,500 bucks for the board. Yeah. And you're in from every time your boat leaves the dock, whether you're fishing two times a year or a hundred times a year, you're, you're in there. And what did the winner of the Gulf of Mexico last year make and what did they weigh on blue marlin? I think their payday was like 130 ,000 last year and it was a 727 pound blue marlin caught in the bluxy tournament. So he won two tournaments with one fish. I love it. I love that. Yeah. A boat called the salt shaker with Captain Dennis Bennett. And I remember that. Believe it or not, they also won the mahi. They caught the mahi in the ECBC tournament and won like another 50 grand with the mahi. So they really cashed in last year. That's so sick. And their mahi was 60 pounds, 59 .9 pounds, 60 pound mahi in the Gulf of Mexico. It was totally unheard of. I haven't seen a 60 pounder. That is massive. I haven't seen a 50 pounder in the Gulf in years. The only fish I've seen that big was in like Costa Rica, Central Pacific. Panama. That's, that's where I've seen the mahi get that even close to that big. But again, my golf experience is pretty limited. Sure. One thing is different, you know, Mongo, golf on that a minute, but we have very big minimums. So there's not a whole lot of fish weighed in the Mongo throughout the season. One, it's a winner take all. So once something huge is on the board, you're not going to weigh in anything smaller anymore. And then our limits are high. Like mahi has got to be 40 pounds to even qualify. Katie (16:31.278) Wahoo's 60 pounds, Yellowfin's 140 pounds. Blue Marlin's 118 inches. Which is like the federal, you guys, the federal minimum is 99 inches. And a lot of tournaments go 112 inches. So it's definitely progressed over the years. Typically last year was 110 for all the tournaments and this last weekend was 112 for this last weekend. Yeah, because people are going in figuring them out and they're starting to weigh in more and more and more. So they're trying to inch those links up to not take so many of them. And that's one reason we wanted to just pay one place. You know, one, we just wanted to award the biggest fish of the season. And then two, we didn't want to kill a bunch of extra ones. And then typically the blue morn... Actually, I'm trying to think, other than the first year in the Mongo... Every other blue marlin has been caught, or the winner was caught in another tournament. So the first year, the first year was a state record fish caught the day after the, the world cup on July 5th. They were out there for the world cup. They stayed out another day, caught this giant fish. If they would have called in the world cup, they would have won a whole lot more money. Obviously fly usually has, I don't know, well over a million dollars in that, in that world cup pot. But they ended up winning, I think they won like 90 grand or something like that extra. Yeah, that they were. I mean, how cool that you guys are giving that opportunity, you know, like I Drake when we were in Madeira, we saw a real big fish on July 3rd and didn't see it again. But it's just, you know, it's funny how they dance around that date. I feel like those sightings really, really go around the 4th of July. If you guys are wondering what we're talking about, the World Cup is a tournament that's around the world based on your specific time zone on the 4th of July. and we'll have Fly Navarro on for a podcast coming into that. So stay posted. But Jeremy, I guess natural integration. Tell us about your fish this last week. So this last week in the Lolita, the boat I worked for, my owners are gracious enough to get in. They know we put the tournament on. They're totally supportive and supporting of it. It's me, my brother JD and my best friend, Brian Johnson. We were the founders of the Mongo and we also all three work on the Lolita. Katie (18:56.366) So my brother's a mate and Brian comes on for tournaments and it's been just a great team. We all get along so well. And so they're always gracious enough to, hey, we'll get into, you know, we never twist our arm or nothing. They like the idea, they like the format. And so they've got in every year and we've never weighed in on qualifying fish during that time for the Mongo. But this year, our first, actually it's our second trip of the season, but our first tournament of the year. fishing the hurricane open out of Grand Isle, Louisiana this past weekend. And we catch a 704 pounder, which is a nice one. It's 122 inches. It's our biggest one yet. And man, we are so ecstatic. Congratulations. It was money or no money. It's actually sort of special for my owners and my owner's family because they've had a camp on Grand Isle, Louisiana for they call it a camp. It's a beach house and it's nice beach house now, but. It was camp since the 50s, late 50s. This family has had many traditions of going down there and spending time together every summer. And it's been, you know, it's something where everybody can go and be around each other. And it's, they're a really close knit family anyway. And they fish the tarpaulios and fish some other things over the years, but they've never weighed anything huge there in Grand Isle. So this has always been like a dream of theirs. And to do it in Grand Isle just makes it that much more special. We didn't. Like I said, we want some money, but it wasn't about the money. It was about that memory that they got to make with their family members. And they brought their 90 year old grandfather down here to celebrate with us. And he's, you know, yeah, his wife was Lolita. She passed away, but that's had to name the boat after. So he was able to come down and celebrate. And it was just so special. It was really, really cool. And we're able to, you know, not only celebrate that fish and won some money with that fish and. Now we're on the board with the Mongo, which, you know, extra special for me, JD and Brian. I mean, it's really, really cool to be able to do that. But, but you reached out to us and now we were able to donate that fish to science, which is awesome. And we also flayed up a bunch of the meat. Everybody's sharing the meat. We actually, my brother's smoking some up, making some fish dip out of it. Yes. Smoked blue marlin. That's the way to do it. Yep. We got some, some art being made from it. you know, some, the bill and the tail and some prints. And so it's. Katie (21:19.758) It's not a wasted fish, it's a celebrated fish. And now we got, we had kids down there taking pictures with it. It's just inspiring kids. I mean kids, the thing is, is like what a lot of people don't realize is when these fish are brought back to the dock, like the kids that see it, it's such a lasting impression. Because I mean, even for the adults that have never seen anything like that, like to see a creature from the ocean, a fish from the ocean of that size and magnitude and what it takes. to bring something like that in and what type of possibilities there are out there. It just opens so many doors. And I'm really, I was really stoked when I reached out to you, you were all on board about the donating. And next, you guys, the next podcast is gonna be Jeremy Higgs over at the University of Southern Mississippi. And that's exactly who these samples are going to. So Jeremy, I had you like. what we cut the head and we kept some of the innards and we're going to get to age that fish and, and learn a lot about the reproduction and the phases of the fish. So it's blue marlin are females when they're of that size and they're going to get to do reproductive histology on there and we're going to learn a lot about it. And I just think it's so cool that you guys were on board and just sharing that on this podcast is so important because you know, when these fish are brought in, there's so much more that can be done with them than even just. you know, taking the tournament win. Like you said, I love that you're showcasing the celebration of that life. Tell us a story about catching the fish. Like what did it eat? And, yeah, so, we fished some, a very popular area called, we call it the ghetto. it's just, some shallow, well, it's not shallow. It's, it's close to land rigs. I guess you could say it's a, it's a rig that are the floating rigs that are closest to the Alabama line. We're fishing out of Louisiana, but everybody knows the ghetto. If you fish in the northern Gulf Coast, you know it's the ghetto. It's the Rampowl and Petronas and Marlin Rig and Horn Mountain. It's these rigs that's been there for years and years and years. Probably some of the early rigs that were floaters are the ghetto. And they've added on to them. And we got hundreds of rigs that we could choose from. So, ghetto's in the shallower waters. It's about 3 ,000 feet and it's working its way up the bank. And, Katie (23:37.07) I saw some good current in there, like a good eddy being built. We use Hilton's to do our research before we go to figure out exactly what the current's doing, the temperature's doing, and all that. We saw this eddy being formed in there, and I was like, man, it's got some good water pushing in there. Also, Bluefin was still open, so if we accidentally happened to catch one, it wasn't closed yet. It's like, all right, if we get one, we could probably take her home if she ends up. Accidentally, you know eating one of our live baits that we use for blue marlin which they do typically this time of year And then there's huge tune in that area this time of year had some reports today before Several boats catching actually one boat called a 200 pounder another boat called 185 pounder all in this area. Yep And then several boats have caught blue marlin over the last couple days. So I was like, all right, let's go in there most of the fleet's gonna go to greens Canyon another area south of Louisiana and Maybe it won't be as so many boats over there. Anyway, we made the call. Go over there. And the bait's a little hard to catch, a little concern. As we get there, the bait's really, really deep. Typically in the daytime, we're trolling around the rigs, try to catch live bait first to fill up our tubes. At nighttime, you're jigging, using butterfly jigs and whatnot around the oil rigs. They all come to the lights and usually up shallower. And you can jig them all night, fill up your tubes. But in the daytime, you've got to be a little creative and catch them on the troll. There was a lot of different techniques guys used, but they were really deep, really hard to catch. So we were like, all right, at least to the rigs that we stopped at. So we switched over to trolling. That first day we're trolling, nothing. We got to watch another boat that was live baiting catch a couple of fish. So we're like, all right, well, there's fish around. We'll load the tubes tonight and we'll start in the morning and do some live baiting. So we did that. We filled up our tubes at night at a rig and then pulled over to our first stop. It was a drill ship and first bait in the water. It was a porpoise. Porpoise came up and ate our bait and they just, they're so smart. Yeah. They hated this fisherman. They're beautiful, awesome creatures, but they came up. Yeah. You're fishing. Yeah. You don't want when they're eating your bait. They're amazing how they eat it too. They missed the hook. They know where the hook is. They bite it right behind and they just like suck out everything. You just, all you have left on your, on your hook is the head of your bait. And they did that like first, first bait in. Katie (25:57.678) Corpus and I'm marking someone's sonar and like these all look like porpoise to me. So let's let's just go. So we went three miles away to the next rig and there's nobody there. There was like four boats or five boats fishing with us at that first one. So there's multiple reasons why I wanted to leave. So we lit we left one over there and there's only other one ended up being one other boat fishing with us there and marked a couple in the sonar. We hooked one fish, jumped them off within like two minutes. It was a hindsight it was a male. It was a smaller fish. And we found that over the years that that'll happen a whole lot. You'll catch them. You'll catch a small one and you go back and catch the big one or you'll catch the big one and you go back and catch a small one. It seems like they run together this time of year. It's typical to find a big fish with a small fish or multiple. I'm so curious to find out if your fish was spawning. Multiple small fish. A lot of times. So anyway, I marked one, we hooked that one, lost it, put the baits back out, and I saw another mark going over to the rig. So we were using Omniso Nars. Actually, I'm using an MAQ. I love it. It's awesome. So we go over to the rig, put the baits out, drag it over top of it, and I lose the mark. I can't find it. And a lot of times that means they're coming up about to eat your bait. You know, you're in your prop watch or whatnot. Nothing. About five minutes goes by, I mark something else. up ahead of me so we pulled the boat up about maybe a football field's length and there she is. She eats the bait immediately, starts dumping it. What you have like a blackfin or bonita? Yep, that morning all we could call it was blackfin. A little football size maybe about that big. And yeah, Aida immediately dumped a bunch of line. We're using 130 class reels with 130 pound line on there. We do have backing and she... My angler gets in there, Jordan Womack, he fights it for two hours straight. A hot, hard fight. Not a whole lot of jumping, but just a ton of dogging, ton of left and right and down sea, up sea. The fish was crazy. Really, really strong fish. We got one look at it, like two jumps. There's a video we just put up there on Instagram yesterday. You can see the only two jumps. That's the only two times she came out of the water. And she doesn't really look that big in that video. She's pretty far away. And, Katie (28:17.134) We see it's a solid fish, but we get the measurement stick out, like, all right, it might be 112, we'll see. And then two hours into the fight after, he's like, all right, this fish is super strong. It's big. And then she sounds. Sounds all the way down to the bottom, way back into the backing. We're probably a thousand feet out of line in our angler's life. You guys, sounding is when, and correct me if I'm wrong, Jeremy, but sounding is when that fish goes essentially straight up and down and it's deep. Like it's just deep. A lot of times when they do that, we try to, captains call a lot of big blue marlin that try to tag and release them. You're trying to keep them up on top because the worst thing you want is from the sound because they'll die. Typically when they sound that deep, they're stroking out, they're giving out. That's all. If you keep them up top, you can usually tag them really quick and release them and be done. So she sounded and we're like, man, we're in for the long haul now. We're already two hours in, which is a long time. Yeah, usually tagging these fish. If we're tagging the fish, even the big ones, you can get them in 30 minutes, 45 minutes an hour. But anyway, sort of all like defeated after that point. my goodness, we're two hours in, we haven't really saw her again. She's sounded and way back into the backing, our angler is just like totally gassed. He's puking, he's puking all over himself. He's pale in the face. He's like a bodybuilder guy. His arms are shaking, his legs are shaking. So we've got to get him dehydrated, get him cooled down, pouring water all over him. And then the family's just totally around him. The team's just around, like, you're not quitting. You're staying in this. You're going to get this fish. Just totally positive talking, because he's like, I don't know if I can get this thing anymore. Yeah. I mean, he's done his thing. Yeah. So in that. When they do that, and she's done fighting, like she sounds and then it's done, done taking more line. We go to full drag and at that process you got to plane them up. You got to, you know, you're pulling forward, getting a little bit of scope in the line where the line starts coming up a little bit and you're backing down really hard, reeling that slack and then doing it again. So basically what your rod was doing before, the boat's doing now. So the boat's pulling up and then you're reeling down. You're pulling up, reeling down about 40, 50 feet at a time. So it takes another three hours to get that fish. Katie (30:32.782) Hold on, I want to pause you real quick. I really like that you brought up the planing and how it's done because a handful of times when we've been fishing, it's just a really important skill for captains, crews, and anglers to know. A lot of times it can even potentially save a fish. If you have a fish that gets tail wrapped early on in a fight and you're not going to be able to get its head turned. So tail wrapped is when the line's wrapped around the tail of the fish. And if you can't get its head turned, a lot of times that fish is just gonna be swimming down. But if you recognize it early on, if the angler and the captain recognize it early on, you guys can start planing that fish up and get it up to the boat before it dies. Because if it's tail wrapped and it gets pulled backwards for too long, it's gonna asphyxiate because it can't breathe. moving backwards. So planing is a really, really important skill in the field of ethical angling. And then of course, in situations like these where, where you have a deep fish that's just gone. And I mean, also when they're that big, it's really interesting, Jeremy, because when they're that big, it's almost like they can't fight as long as the smaller ones. Like, do you think that that plays a key, like a role in it? And what about the like, how, how warm was the water? I'm just curious. 77. That's pretty cool actually for Northern Gulf. Yeah. It'll warm up. I'm surprised. Yeah. It's, it's, it's been cut off from the loop current that area. So if you go down in greens, it's probably 79 now, somewhere around there. the loop current is probably 80, but you know, this current is down there in greens is probably that, but up, up where we're fishing is still a little cooler because it's sort of been cut off. it's getting most of its water from out in the canyon out to the east of it. And that water is all 76, 77. Is that pretty regular with the seasons? Sometimes that loop current, you look on Hilton's and watch it come up. It'll come up from the Yucatan, make a hard ride over towards Tampa and loop back down. And then off of that northern part, you'll get eddies that'll curl up into that Louisiana, Alabama area. And those eddies are bringing in that nice fresh nutrients that you want. You want that counterclockwise eddy that brings up fish, brings up all the nutrients from the bottom. And you got to... Katie (32:50.926) Clockwise, it's pushing everything down. Altimeter's down and it seems like everything's deeper. But yeah, this time of year, it'll be all sort of weird and squirrely. We always like to fish after a really big storm, like a big south pushing storm. A lot of south wind, southeast wind. Sort of like the pocket and people are familiar with Chubb and down there. Anytime you've got something pushing everything into the shallow water, it seems to get better in there. And that near that shallower water just sort of stacks everything up. So we like doing that. but it was, you know, the, anyway, there's fish in there. There's fish everywhere. People caught fish this weekend all over the place. We were just sort of right place, right time. And then we're capitalized once we did get that fish on, everybody worked together as a good team. And, you know, we didn't make any mistakes. If we would have made a mistake, we would have lost that fish. Cause once we got that fish in the hook was hooked outside end, which is. already hard, you know, you lose them right at the beginning. It's probably when he chased that circle hook, when he was, when he was chasing that blackfin, that blackfin probably swirled around his head weird, got him somehow. And then that hook was hooked to the outside end. So when he came in, you could grab the hook and it just went, doop, it like barely came out. And then we had like two wraps, we had like two wraps around the tail that probably saved us, you know, saved that fish, you know, saved us getting that fish. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, because if it would have been hooked outside in and he sounded and we'd just been pulling him up like this, it would eventually just work this pulled it out because it just and then she would have died in vain. Yeah. And then it starts with ater and nobody got to celebrate. Yeah. All that. So yeah, it was really special the way it worked out. So many so many things worked in its way. It was a blessing for sure. Were y 'all surprised when she came? when y 'all got her up and she was 122 inches long? Yes, well, actually she popped up way far away. So, you know, we're playing in and once you get them up, you're playing in a dead fish up from that deep. Once you get up to like 200 feet above that thermocline, they'll just pop up and she popped up. Interesting. Yeah, she popped up probably 200 feet away. And so when she popped up tail first, we probably we knew that she was probably tail wrapped, but we didn't know it popped up tail wrap. Our hearts sort of sank. man, I hope she ain't like a 400 pounder, you know. Katie (35:07.438) come up tail up tail up. And then we, you know, now this is all sort of sucks, you know, we don't, we don't win nothing. And you know, we just killed a smaller fish. So she popped up tail up and we saw the tail sticking out of the water and we're getting back and down, back and down to the fish that JD can grab the leader, pull her over and the tail gets bigger and she gets longer. And we're like, okay, all right. And then JD gets her boat side and we're like, holy moly. Nobody says anything to each other until we, until we get her, you can watch that video. We're getting her in a boat. Brian and Ryan, the owner, start pulling her to boat and they get her in and then everybody's like, whoa. You know, we didn't want to say anything. Exhale. Yeah, exhale. And then we measured her. Yeah, we knew she was big and then we measured her and now she's a mongo. You know, now she's over one eighteen. We're like, yeah, we're high five. And it was so awesome. It was very, very special. We've killed it. We've killed a fish with these owners a few years ago, but it wasn't a mongo. It was like a five forty or five. 30 or something like that we caught in Blocsie. Which length was approximately? It was like 112, 113 I think was the length. Yeah you guys 118 is a really damn big fish. Yeah. Like it's a big fish. A special fish. In 122. Yes. Exactly. Exactly. And I, in the video, I mean it looked like you guys didn't even have a flying gaff out. Like you all just had your tuna gaff. Yeah we did have a flyer out. We decided we didn't need it once we got boat sided and we just stick it. regular stick gaff in there, straight gaff. And we did that and then we'd just get a new surround her, around her bill and then we were able to sort of guide her in that way. But yeah, it worked out really, really good that way. It was cool. It was very, very special fish. And then now it's like the dilemma of, all right, did we stay out here? The fishing's good. We ain't got a tuna yet. We came out here for a big tuna too. And we made the decision of going on in. So we... because we're in the Mongo. Because now we're gonna lose, we didn't want to lose any weight. And we wanted to explain how you lose weight. So a lot of times on the deck, they'll just lose weight. They're losing fluids the whole time, blood and other things. And we didn't have that many holes in her, but we had a couple of holes in her. A lot of times they'll just lose weight sitting on the deck. And it kept on going through our minds like, man, if she is a Mongo, she's still got, we got all season for 88 teams to try to beat her. Katie (37:30.414) But if we lose by like two or three pounds, we're going to be hitting ourselves in the face for not taking it. It's only three hours away to the weigh station. So it's a fast boat. So we go. And our plans are to come out either later that evening or that night and try to get a tuna. And we get in. We have a couple of mechanical issues I'm a little nervous about. So we decide not to go out. We just hung her up. We're 700 pounds. We're all having a great time. to see if somebody else can beat her. So nobody else beat her and we won that weekend tournament, which we're super excited about. And then, congratulations. See what happens in the market. Now it gives us a little bit later. You know, it was the 118 everybody was shooting for now it's a 700 pounder set by shooting for. So what is that? I don't know. It could be a 118, a really fat one, but typically probably, you know, that probably is going to save a few fish of being killed is in our thoughts, unless it's in a weekend tournament, you know, if it's on a fun trip, they're going to think twice about killing if it's. you know, 600 pound or something like that. So, yeah, that's cool. Which is really cool. Yeah. Question, what are some like when you're bringing a fish back to the dock and you want to make sure that it's not losing weight, like what are, what are ways that you can help mitigate that? Like, do you have any techniques that you or tips that you want to share? Yeah. So, at least knowledge that I've learned from, from other captains is, we haven't done it yet on. on length, but to keep length you want to keep them wet. Not necessarily cold, but wet to keep their length. So a lot of weekend tournaments, it might be 110 and you have 112 sitting on the deck. Two days later, that thing could be 110, you know, or 109. They could lose an inch or two pretty easily. And there's plenty of stories of guys catching a legal fish and getting back to dock and it's not legal anymore. So that's a bummer. So a lot of captains... found that you keep them wet with towels and that'll keep their length. Not sure about the way that is. Yeah. Is like their skin will shrink up. That skin is so it's very similar to Wahoo skin. Right. And even though the scales are different, very different, but it'll like it'll shrink up as it dries. So keeping them wet will keep them. There's like a lot of like. Katie (39:54.99) ends and outs of it, right? Like I just, okay. So just to clear the air here, I haven't been a really around fisheries that kill fish. you know, my blue Marlin, my predominant blue Marlin experience was in the fat fishery of Costa Rica, which is all catch and release because they're small fish. And then, we were fishing in Madeira for the big one, but we never saw her. So I've heard a lot of stories and like, of fish like coming back to the dock and people saying they were stretched, fish coming back to the dock, people saying that they, you know, put water in their bellies or whatever. what, like there's, there's definitely things you can and cannot do to keep these fish the way they should be as well as like the word mutilation. Can you, can you expand on that for me? Yeah. So in our tournament, in the Mongo, we def on a weekend tournaments. So say you catch your fish in a weekend, we defer to that tournament. So if it's dequeued in that weekend tournament, it's dequeued in the Mongo. If it counts, it counts. In our rules, we do Spirit of IGFA. So mutilated fish are not counted. Mutilation is something that impairs its ability to fight, its ability to swim. So if you back over it a little too hard and chop its tail off or chop something up with your propellers, it's not going to count. It's part of the game. It's shark bit. It's not going to count. We accept cookie cutter sharks because that could have been done months or years ago. Cookie cutter sharks will take like a little round bite out. You'll catch a swordfish and it'll have several of them in there a lot of times as cookie cutter sharks. So we'll accept those, but yeah, if it's a five tiger or something on the way up, then we don't count that. We count that as a mutilated fish. Unless that tournament that you're fishing in accepts it. then we'll count it because we defer to them. But yeah, I mean, you know, people have, yeah, we hear those stories too. I mean, same thing in the freshwater world, people putting leads in their stomachs and, you know, all kinds of stuff to try to win. So we, in the Mongo, we have some checks and balances in there. Sometimes we have the ability to cut that fish open at the dock and check its innards. And we have to have two witnesses that weren't on the boat to witness you weigh that fish. And... Katie (42:19.758) lie detector test for the winners. So we have some things built in to try to keep the confidence high that somebody isn't going to cheat. And a lot of it's peer enforced. If you're in this private industry of sport fishing and you're caught cheating, you go find another career. Yeah, you're not going to get another job. After your black eye, bloody nose heals, go find another job. you don't want to, nobody's going to accept you if you get caught cheating. So it's a lot of it is peer enforced, at least that fear of, you know, so hoping, you know, somebody that didn't want to go on their morals, there's some fear involved as well of getting caught cheating. So, you know, not saying people don't try, but we, we, we try to build some safe, some safe holds in there to keep people from doing it, at least thinking twice. Yeah, that's great. But yeah, and we like to keep them cold. You know, if they're big, big enough fish to weigh, the weigh in, we want to, try to donate that meat. So we like to keep them cold, wrap them up in a fish bag, put as much meat, much ice in there as you can, keep them wet as well. If you keep them bad and cold, he's going to stay long and you're going to get some meat and you can donate out of it. And people eat them in Hawaii all the time. They eat them in all these other islands all the time. I mean, it's not like the best table fare. It's not like we're going to, I'm, you know, let's go catch them all in a day so we can feed the family. But if you do catch them all in a day, she dies. It is edible. We have some especially smoked. Like we really like it. I've smoked Marlin on a bagel. Yeah. Yeah. I've had some smoked taco or some fish taco, Marlin tacos or they're fine. Yeah. You can dress it up and it's totally edible meat. but, we have some, some charities that we sit that we work with and the golf, golf coast, feeding the golf coast and different charities like that. that if a fish does come in the mongo and wait in one of our waste stations, we have outlet to get rid of that meat. A lot of times you'll have to flay that meat up and bag it up, but that's not a big deal. And then you just put those bags in the freezer or wherever and we'll have those cherries come up and pick it up. And they'll donate it to, if it's edible for human consumption, they'll donate it to some homeless shelters and whatnot, but also some zoos and things like that will take it for their tigers and their different. Burning sanctuaries. Yep, yep. So there, you know. Katie (44:38.158) alligator farm. How cool that you guys have like have thought all that yeah alligator farms for sure thought all of that out at your way stations like okay when we bring this fish back like I just love that you're obviously so sustainably minded. Yeah yeah yeah future conservation minded you know it's making choices you know make make your choice because if you want your kids to do this you know try to take some responsibility you know. Nobody loves Marlin more than Marlin fishermen. There's a bunch of fish huggers out there. Why in the world are you killing a fish? my goodness, neanderthals. Well, nobody loves them more than we do. I feel like we've hugged more Marlin. Yeah, we've hugged way more Marlin than y 'all have. And nobody raises more. Nobody raises more money to protect them, to research for them. We buy fishing licenses. That money goes to help all of it. So I love it when people... And the money we put into the communities. Yeah, I love it when people in all the comment sections, they all have an opinion and you go look them up and they're living in Iowa somewhere and never even seen a blue marlin. They have no idea what they're talking about. So nobody loves marlin more than marlin fishermen. We want them around. And yes, we try to take efforts to promote. people want them around more. We kill a few extra fish a year, but all under that minimum. We're allowed 250 per year. National Marine fisheries, white and blue marlin, and if there's an extra three or four killed in the mongo, and they're all huge fish, and they're all celebrated and all that, I think it's good. I don't think it's hurting anything. If anything, it's helping the industry, all the money that's raised from marlin fishermen, bringing new little junior anglers into it. Like you said, with... Like you said, with kids taking photos and stuff like that at Grand Isle this past weekend, there was a line of people, like literally after we took our photos, our team photos, there was like a line, like a single line of probably 15, 20 people waiting to take their picture with this fish that they only know who we are. They don't, you know, they're gonna take a picture with this fish so they can send it to their family members. I mean, very, very cool. Look at this. Yeah, so cool. Yeah, very cool. Did you even know this animal existed out there? Right. Yeah, and also like this, you know, Katie (46:54.286) Another way giving back to the fishery and the communities is the science. The science we're getting from it. These fish are known as rare event species and you and I can both testify to that. And they're really hard to get. They're very expensive to go after. And the scientists, the schools that are studying them to make sure that they are sustainably managed, that they are cared for correctly, that they are going to be in the lives of our children and our children's children in the future. they don't have the funding to be able to catch them themselves. And the fact that we have fishing teams that want to bring them back and take integrity and donate responsibility and donate these specimens to the science labs. I mean, USM was so stoked on y 'all's fish. Like it was, they were just so excited. USM, the Bill Fish Foundation, they were just really excited. So like you said, no one loves marlin more than marlin fishermen. It's just, it's a fact. exactly. And really cool fish. Yeah. And I've, I've even heard of people like, you know, we don't catch them as big as they, you know, y 'all are killing the stock. Well, think of all the records has been set in the last couple of years. All right. So last year, the biggest fish that's ever been recorded in the Gulf of Mexico was called in October, 1145 pounds. I see three years ago. Yeah. And days after he's one of our boys, he's one of our boys. He's, he's like one of the original supporters of the Mongo. Captain Chris Moat, he's an amazing fisherman loves blue morn fishing is really really good at it and Man, that would have been so special if it was caught two weeks prior to that. But yeah, so Yeah, so that's a golf record. I mean biggest one in the golf And then what what was Duffy's fish like four years ago the you know, 1 ,100 pounds caught in Maryland? All right, and then two years before that, Big Rock had the biggest ones ever caught in Big Rock. I mean, we're, the fish are still here. They're good. You know, we need to continue to take care of them and grow them, but they're not, we're not, we still have those old man in the sea photos. That's what the Mongo logo is about is staying inside that amazing fish. Well, there's proof that they're still out there. I mean, that just proved it. So yeah. That's so cool. I want to get into the live baiting. Katie (49:19.534) I want to get into why it's challenging to catch live bait in the Gulf of Mexico. So when we were in Costa Rica, I keep bringing this up, but we were bait and switch fishing predominantly, which you guys, that's teaser fishing. And if a fish shows up behind the teaser, we take the teaser away and then we present them with a dead bait with a circle hook in it. Right? And then we generally get a really active aggressive bite. It's a good feed, good hook set. That's all she wrote. But we were catching our bait out there. It was Bonita and they're prolific. They're just prolific. And I've heard that catching bait in the Gulf of Mexico is a very different experience. You've already touched on how the bait was real deep on this last trip and y 'all were struggling on catching bait. A lot of times you guys will have a little bit of an easier time catching bait at night, but then you're catching bait at night and losing some very valuable sleep. as well as, you know, those bait, they go deep during, during the day because the water can get so warm. So let, can you, can you give us a little bit of Intel into how you keep your tuna tubes, what tuna tubes are and how you keep them full and what your, your best care and strategy tips are? Yeah. So that's definitely progressed over the years. I remember live baiting in like 2005 and six, somewhere around there was my first time. was fishing on a boat with a really experienced captain that was really, really good at it. And they didn't even have tubes yet, but he live baited a lot. So he basically catches bait, put it right back out. Might even get a little creative and catch a bait and keep them close on a little leash in the water. Literally, that's your live bait tube, just keep them in the water on like a little leash with a little hook through his or a clip through his nose. Whatever, get creative to keep at least one in the quiver, to put one back out. But there's... caught a lot of fish by catching them and then hooking them up, putting them right back out and then doing well that way. But obviously if you can have a quiver of baits so when you get sharks or a barracuda eats it or a porpoise eats it, now you got to go catch more bait again. So now became the tuna tube. So it started out with boats getting two or three on there and now you'll have boats with 20 on there. We have 16 on our, so obviously the more tubes you have. Katie (51:46.094) The more bait you can have, the longer you can go without having to go try to catch bait again. So 16 tubes, man, that's been a whole progression as well of how do you keep 16 fish alive? So you have to have a lot of water flow. So there's a lot of techs and all kinds of science and mechanics and figuring out how much flow and how to get the best flow. And do you want bubbles and not bubbles? And where do you put your through hole? I mean, there's so much that goes into it. And every boat's different and all that. So anyway, over the last five or six years, it's very common to buy your boat. If you're building a brand new boat, say Vikings building your boat, and you can get your tubes installed at factory or right, you know, maybe you'll refit it when you get it down to South Florida. And there's a couple of guys that specialize in that and they'll refit your boat before you even go pick it up. You go pick up your boat and you got your sonar and your tubes. And those are primarily golf boats. Golf boats, we have tubes. If you don't have tubes, you're probably not fishing in the Gulf. So not competitively. Yes. And there's a lot of guy dredging now doing phenomenal. The guys that are really good at dredging still catch tons of fish, but a lot of that's on standups. Are you going to kill that? Those are your tag release guys. So the guys that are trying to catch the big one are live baiting primarily. And then you want them on a circle hook rather than have them on a J hook. because man, all the things didn't go wrong with a J hook. So, circle hook is a really good way of catching a big fish and being able to fight it through and land it. So, yeah, so typical day is, you know, if we're showing up, you know, tournaments leaving in the Gulf, you're leaving at like 10 a 11 a you're running out to your oil rig that you've picked, or you might stop on the way, some guys stop on the way at some bottom spots and pick up some bonito. A lot of times the bonito will hold up over a natural reef. or a shallow water oil rig and picking up some bonitas first. Bonitas are usually shallower where we live and as you get out you'll start getting to the black fin and the yellow fin and there's some skipjack and things like that. Yellowtail, or not yellowtail but rainbow runners. Things like that you can catch out there too. But you're trying to catch them trolling. Some people fish on the surface for them. The guys are figured out the getting deep, getting creative. Katie (54:07.502) how to get down deep with planers or downriggers or whatnot to get down deep to where they're at. And then all kinds of different things you can catch them on, little squid imitations or minnow limitations or spoons and all kinds of different ways. You're making them on daisy chains and figuring out a way to get those fish to eat, those little baits, and then you're bringing them up, putting them in your tubes. Once you get your tubes full, you go fishing. And then some guys, while they're fishing, they got a guy on the bow with these sea keepers. That's a whole nother thing. You got a guy, these sea keepers, if it's relatively calm, they're up there casting the popper, casting little plugs, little jigs to try to catch. You got one guy who's just a bait fisherman on your bow while everybody's fishing in the back. Try to continue. That's how important the bait is. You got to have that fresh bait. So yeah, you load your baits and then you're fishing, looking with sonars. Before sonars, we just all... stayed up on the up current side of the rig. A lot of times that up current side is where the marlins will be because the school of tuna typically swims around in circles on the up current side. My theory is it's easier for them to get back to safety. If they got to swim down sea to get back to safety, it's a lot easier than having to swim up sea to get back to safety. It's like a bass or anything. Yeah, it's like a minnow or anything else. or a reef fish, they're gonna swim back. So the upcurrent side will be the busy side. That's where most of your tunas are. That's where most of your predators are is upcurrent of them. So now it's easier for them to catch fish if they're swimming down sea versus having to swim into the current. That's how I figured it. So yeah, so that's the way we used to do before sonar, but now sonar's changing the game. Now it used to be, all right, and I'm gonna sit there with baits on the water while I'm sonar fishing, looking for something to troll over at two knots, my live bait's over to that mark. But now a lot of guys aren't even putting a bait in the water until they mark a fish because they've gotten so confident in their sonar abilities to find that fish. Don't even put a bait out until they're right on top of that fish. All right, deploy. Put your baits in the water. There he is. A lot of guys are getting really good at doing that. You can tell who's good at doing that. Wow. Just watch three tournaments. And if a guy's winning or placing in each one of those three or two of those three, Katie (56:16.27) that guy is a really good sonar fisherman because that's what he's doing. He's not waiting on chance and you know, just maybe official swim by this current side. He's, he's literally feeding that fish. It's almost like teasing that fish, but you know, you don't have to tease them. Just drop a bait on it and he'll come up and eat it. Cause I think the prop wash and all that makes them think that the feeding friends of the year, whatever, at least they're paying attention to what's going on with that prop wash up there. Yeah. So it's definitely progressing. It's, it's changed. It's like every five years something different and people are getting really good at that and then five years have changed and it's something people get really good at that. But that's the thing now, the successful captains that are, especially with numbers of fish are doing is not even putting a bait in the water until. So now you don't have to bait fish near as much because you're not killing so many baits. You're not wasting them whether tiring them out or you're getting shark aid or we get a lot of sharks, a lot of barracus, a lot of porpoise around them. these rigs too. So yeah, so daytime you're trolling for them, playing in whatever you got to do. At nighttime you're jigging and jigging is pretty easy. Once you find them, at nighttime you can load your tubes and usually 30, 45 minutes you'll have some bite, you know, you'll have some eating by sharks and whatnot. Sometimes it's frustrating, if it's really rough it's sort of hard to hold up sometimes. But yeah, loading them up and then you're ready to go and definitely lose some sleep. Some guys are bringing an extra guy, just like a night driver. You know, that way he's fresh, doesn't at least not run into the rig in the middle of the night, 3 a trying to hold

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/606 Presented By: Togens Fly Shop, Jackson Hole Fly Company, FishHound Expeditions, Visit Helena, MT Have you ever wondered what gear to use to land a world-record musky? Today, we're hanging out with musky legend Larry Ramsell. Larry has been fishing for muskies for over 60 years and has some crazy stories. We chat about fake IGFA records, his mission to set things straight, and why some lures are worth $900! We'll also cover the significant issues facing the musky population and how to preserve these giants long-term. This is another epic episode with one of the old-school anglers who paved the way for all of us! Show Notes with Larry Ramsell on Musky Angling History. ed his first musky in 1957 and has spent 68 years chasing muskies all over North America and Canada. 03:44 - Muskies are native to areas like the St. Lawrence River, Georgian Bay, the Ohio River drainage down into Kentucky, the Mississippi River, the Chippewa River, the Wisconsin River, and parts of Eastern Minnesota. Due to stocking and propagation efforts, muskies can now be found all over the northern half of the US and in Ontario and Quebec. World Record Musky 4:31 - Some of the largest muskies ever caught have been found in the St. Lawrence River and Georgian Bay. Despite being a native of Hayward, Wisconsin, which claims to be "home of world record muskies," Larry says that the records of the '30s and the '40s were all bogus. 6:19 - There are various record organizations for muskies: International Game Fish Association (IGFA) in Florida Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward Modern Muskie Records Larry helped build the record program for the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in the early '70s. He later resigned from the Hall of Fame and started Modern Muskie Records. 07:00 - Their current record at MDMWRP is a 58-pound fish caught on Lake Bellaire, Michigan, in 2013. IGFA recognizes Cal Johnson's 67.5-pound musky, while the Hall of Fame recognizes Louis Spray's fish at 69 pounds, 11 ounces. Larry points out that both records have been proven to be questionable. 13:26 - We discuss the challenges of verifying the legitimacy of musky records. Larry shares some instances of tampering, such as adding sand to increase the weight of the fish.   The Rise of Musky Fishing  20:42 - In the 1960s, Muskies Inc. was founded, and they heavily advocated catch and release for muskies. As more people practiced catch and release, the musky population flourished. This led to the increased popularity of musky fishing. 23:00 - Larry points out the need for better handling practices when catching muskies. He says anglers should use the proper tools and techniques when handling and releasing the fish to ensure survival. Here are some of his tips: Use a pair of bolt cutters to remove the hooks quickly. Consider hand-holding the fish at the side of the boat instead of using a net, and keep the fish in the water as much as possible. Avoid excessive photography. 29:08: Muskies can live up to 20 to 25 years or older. Larry also mentions the difference in egg production between musky strains. Larry Ramsell's Musky Fishing Tips  44:00 - Larry expresses frustration over some musky fishermen prioritizing expensive lures over proper gear, such as quality rods, reels, and lines. He says that while it may not be a poor man's sport, there are affordable options to enjoy musky fishing. Here are some of Larry's tips for beginners: Start with areas that have a higher population of musky. Learn the techniques for catching muskies and how to handle them properly. Remember that catching large muskies requires patience and skill. Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/606  

Misty Wells is proud to be a Florida Native, born and raised in her hometown of Clearwater, Florida. Misty is host and producer on TV Show “Let's Take it Outside” that is now airing on 9 networks worldwide to millions of viewers include the Discovery Channel and Discovery GO. Misty is the 1 st female host of an outdoor show on Fox Sports and continues to be one of the fastest growing Outdoor TV show in the US. Misty is also an avid and award winning “outdoor writer” her articles and column have appeared in the Tampa Bay Times, Woods n Water, Coastal Angler, Field & Stream and Sunseekers magazine to name a few. Misty has also won numerous awards such as Amplify Stellar Award-Hospitality Hero, FOWA Youth Conservation Award, Golden Star Award FSYR, and is currently nominated for a Telly and Emmy Award for her work on “Let's Take it Outside”. Misty serves on the Board's of many organizations, leads the charge in outdoor conservation and education in the State of Florida. Misty has been called upon from leaders such as Congressmen, Governors and State Officials to participate in State conservation programs, education and youth leadership. Misty is a profound public speaker in the realm of Outdoor Adventure Travel, Conservation and Youth Education. Misty is an Outdoor Pro for Bass Pro Shops and an Official Educator for the IGFA. Misty has spoken at the Florida Governor's Conference, Outdoor Travel Writers Association, Florida Travel Writers Association and numerous outdoor expo's and shows. Misty has been called upon by Congressman David Jolley to serve on his Conservation Education Board, her local Chamber of Commerce and Destination Management Organization for Pinellas County, Visit St Pete Clearwater. Misty has spoken several times and given interactive lectures at the Visit Florida, Florida Governor's Conference on the economic growth & impact of Outdoor Adventure Travel. Misty shares her Adventures with her 2 amazing children, son Brennan Wells who served in the United States Coast Guard and daughter Hudson who served in the United States Navy, “my children will always be my Greatest Adventure and Achievement”. Misty's commitment to children does not stop with her own, in 2014 Misty started “A Reel Future” a non-profit created to take children in Foster Care fishing and teach them about the Outdoors and Conservation. Misty has personally taken over 3,800 Foster Children fishing all over the United States since 2014 and she not stopping anytime soon. “If we are not there to teach these parentless children the love and passion for the outdoors, then who will?” www.areelfuture.com Misty has forged a trail for young women to follow, paving the way for the next generation of outdoor lovers regardless of gender, age and experience. She opens the door to the outdoors for all to enjoy, feel comfortable and learn. Misty is fighting the battle of equality in her field and as you may guess it can be a lonely journey and sometime a solo fight for inclusion. Misty takes you to exotic locations from Panama, Guatemala, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas fishing for Sailfish, Wahoo, Tuna, Mahi, and Marlin. She is no stranger to the Inshore and Offshore scene catching everything from Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Trout, Triple Tail, Kingfish, Snapper and Monster Grouper. “Let's Take it Outside” with Misty Wells will take you on “Your Bucket List Adventures” from Fishing Cayman Islands, White Water Rafting in North Carolina, Whitetail Hunting in Alabama to Python Hunting in the Florida Everglades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/594 Presented By: Togiak River Lodge, Northern Rockies Adventures, Yellowstone Teton Territory, Togens Fly Shop Have you ever wondered what it would be like to reel in a massive tarpon? Or perhaps you're curious about the critical factors in preserving bonefish, tarpon, and permit populations? Today, we dive deep into the conservation with Mark Rehbein from the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. Join us as we unravel why these three species are important for conservation efforts and explore the key habitats that need protection. Show Notes with Mark Rehbein on  Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. 2:40 - Mark Rehbein started fly fishing at a young age due to his father's involvement in making Potomac River bass fishing videos. This project led them to connect with Lefty Kreh. His journey eventually took him to Alaska, where he lived in a tent and worked at a fly shop. Mark Rehbein's Journey to Bonefish & Tarpon Trust 09:25 - After following BTT for years and growing up with a love for bonefishing, Mark transitioned from a corporate job and internships to landing an entry-level events position at BTT. Despite having no prior events experience, Mark embraced the challenge and grew within the organization, eventually becoming the Director of Development. Mark also highlights two upcoming major events hosted by BTT: the Circle of Honor in May and the New York dinner in October, where notable individuals like Captain Rick Ruoff, Captain Joe Gonzalez, and Travis Holeman will be honored.   Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit Conservation Efforts 19:38 -  BTT focuses on the conservation of bonefish, tarpon, and permits. These species are crucial because protecting them also ensures the preservation of their habitats and benefits other marine life. BTT's initiatives involve extensive research, including tagging programs and mark-recapture studies, to gather essential data for informed conservation strategies. The focus revolves around three key areas: habitat preservation, water quality improvement, and effective fisheries management. "You gain credibility by the thimble full and lose it by the bucket full."  - Dr. Aaron Adams In places like the Florida Keys, BTT utilizes tournament catch records and collaborates with organizations like the IGFA, Lower Keys Guides Association, and Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association to track trends in tarpon encounters, releases, and jumps. Life History of Tarpon 33:40 - Tarpons start with their offshore spawning in deep waters, where they release eggs that develop into Leptocephalus larvae. These larvae drift with ocean currents until they reach suitable habitats. As juveniles, tarpon thrive in mangrove estuaries, where optimal habitat conditions support their growth and development. Tarpons can live up to 80 years and spawn multiple times. The Importance of Mangroves  45:37 - Mangroves serve as crucial habitats for various juvenile fish species. They provide protection, food sources, and growth opportunities. Mangroves also contribute to coastal resiliency and are essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems. Lefty Kreh's Legacy and One-Liners 53:35 - Mark shares anecdotes about Lefty Kreh's humorous and multifaceted personality, highlighting his knack for memorable one-liners. Despite his fame as an angler, Lefty's true legacy lies in his kindness, passion for fishing, and impact on those he encountered. Mark reflects on the impact Lefty had on him and how he strives to uphold Lefty's legacy by emulating his positive attitude and dedication to angling. Show Notes:  https://wetflyswing.com/594  

Alan Elenson is an old school New York City fisherman who has the IGFA line class records for 4, 8, 16 and 20 lb. for Bluefin Tuna. He's gone to extreme lengths to catch these fish, you don't want to miss his story!

SummaryIn this episode of the Fly Fishing Insider podcast, Christian Bacasa and Jason McReynolds discuss the controversy surrounding a potential IGFA record-breaking catch. They emphasize the importance of understanding and following IGFA rules, which can be complex and vary between species. They also highlight the emotional and financial stakes involved in record-breaking, as well as the role of past record holders and competitors. The conversation touches on the need for accurate journalism and the potential pitfalls of premature record claims. The hosts also discuss the specific rules and requirements for IGFA record-breaking, including tippet strength, tippet length, and the use of an IGFA-certified bump board. They stress the importance of adhering to these rules and the potential heartbreak of disqualification. The conversation revolves around the topic of setting records in fishing and the importance of following the rules and regulations set by organizations like the IGFA. The speakers discuss the pressure and attention that comes with setting records and the potential benefits for their guide services. They also touch on disqualifications for records, such as not having the proper equipment or using multiple flies. The conversation highlights the skill and expertise of top guides in the industry. In this conversation, Jason and Christian discuss the importance of conservation and responsible fishing practices. They highlight the need to be mindful of the well-being of the fish, especially when attempting to set records. They emphasize the importance of knowing and following the rules and regulations, pre-building leaders, and carrying measuring boards and certified scales. They also discuss the significance of taking photos and measurements to document catches accurately. The conversation concludes with a reminder to keep fish wet and show gratitude for the opportunity to fish. Keywordsfly fishing, IGFA, record-breaking, controversy, rules, emotions, livelihoods, journalism, tippet strength, tippet length, bump board, fishing records, rules and regulations, IGFA, guide services, disqualifications, equipment, multiple flies, skill, expertise, conservation, responsible fishing, records, rules and regulations, measuring, documentation, fish well-being Takeaways Understanding and following IGFA rules is crucial for record-breaking in fly fishing. Emotions and livelihoods are often at stake when records are broken. Accurate journalism and responsible reporting are important in the fly fishing community. Specific rules and requirements, such as tippet strength and length, must be met for IGFA record-breaking. Disqualification can be heartbreaking, so it's essential to adhere to all rules and regulations. Setting records in fishing requires a thorough understanding of the rules and regulations set by organizations like the IGFA. Following the rules is important for maintaining the integrity of records and ensuring a fair playing field. Setting records can bring attention and publicity to a guide service, potentially boosting business. Disqualifications for records can occur if the proper equipment is not used or if multiple flies are used. Top guides in the industry possess exceptional skill and expertise in their fishing techniques. Conservation and responsible fishing practices are crucial for the well-being of fish populations. Knowing and following the rules and regulations is essential, especially when attempting to set records. Pre-building leaders and carrying measuring boards and certified scales can help accurately document catches. Taking photos and measurements can provide proof of catches and allow for future reference. Keeping fish wet and showing gratitude for the opportunity to fish are important aspects of responsible angling. Titles Navigating the Controversy: Understanding IGFA Rules in Fly Fishing Emotions and Livelihoods: The Stakes of Record-Breaking in Fly Fishing The Skill and Expertise of Top Fishing Guides The Importance of Following Rules in Setting Fishing Records Keeping Fish Wet: A Key Aspect of Responsible Angling Knowing and Following the Rules: Essential for Setting Records Sound Bites "The fish that was caught, a flipping amazing fish." "Unfortunately these days, you can't believe everything you read." "IGFA record holders are as much of a record as they are documentation." "I don't go into a football game or a baseball game or a golf tournament as a pro wanting to set records and not understanding that fully." "If I'm trying to set a record, here are the rules. Because it's not like you are held to setting a record." "You're not part of the process anymore. You're making up your own tournament. You're making up your own record." "Take the few minutes to get yourselves acquainted to the rules and regulations." "Write down what your tippet was. Maybe save it." "Use your rod. Put the button at the mouth and measure how far it goes down." Chapters 00:00Introduction and the Controversy 03:25The Importance of Getting the Rules Right 10:23IGFA Records: Certified Documentation and Specific Rules 23:43The Significance of IGFA Records 27:47Conclusion: Following IGFA Rules for Success 28:01The Importance of Understanding and Following the Rules 30:27The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) as the Standard 32:44The Challenges and Pressures of Setting Records 35:31The Potential Benefits for a Guide Service or Business 46:47Disqualifications and Criteria for Fishing Records 53:53Introduction and Fishing Discussion 56:49The Importance of Guiding and Learning 59:53Tips for Fly Casting and Rod Selection 01:03:56Conservation and Prevention 01:07:14Setting Records: Preparation and Knowledge 01:09:10Prioritizing Catch and Release 01:12:40Measuring and Documenting Catches 01:16:55Respecting the Fish and Their Habitats 01:19:40Conclusion and Contact Information  

Anglers Journal was invited to Key West, Florida, by Suzuki Marine, one of our longtime advertising partners, to fish with the Trosset family. Capt. RT Trosset has been fishing the keys since the '70s and guided clients to 239 IGFA world records on conventional and fly-fishing tackle. He is a pioneer of this fishery and his two sons, Robert and Chris, are following in their father's footsteps. These captains guys all run different operations, but their boats are tied up next to each other at Ocean's Edge Marina. They start their day together, talk over the radio while they're out on the water, and end their day back where they started. It's a very unique, family dynamic and one we wanted to highlight on the podcast. In this episode, we talk to all three captains and learn about their family legacy and Key West's bountiful fishery. Subscribe to Anglers Journal Magazine Sign up for our Free e-Newsletter Follow us @anglers_journal

EPISODE #1023 MAX HAWTHORNE'S ALIEN ENCOUNTER Richard speaks with a best-selling author who has temporarily given up his lucrative writing career in order to come to terms with a series of disturbing alien encounters captured on his trail cam. GUEST: Max Hawthorne is known as the “Prince of Paleo-fiction." He was born in Brooklyn and attended school in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the University of the Arts. He is the author of the award-winning Kronos Rising novel series, as well as Memoirs of a Gym Rat, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry. In addition to being a bestselling indie novelist he is an amateur paleontologist, a Blog Talk Radio host, a voting member of the Author's Guild, an IGFA world-record-holding angler, and an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include archery, fishing, boating, boxing, and the collection of fossils and antiquities. He lives in the Greater Northeast with his wife, daughter, and an enormous Siberian Forest Cat who, when he's not stalking Max's toes, sleeps on his desk as he writes. SIGN UP TO SEE MAX'S SUPERNATURAL SURVIVOR DOCUMENTARY WEBSITES: https://www.kronosrising.com https://maxhawthorne.com BOOKS: Monsters & Marine Mysteries Kronos Rising Kronos Rising: Kraken Kronos Rising: Plague Kronos Rising :Diablo Kronos Rising: Purgatory The Sleigh: It's Christmas Eve, Pray He Doesn't Come Down Your Chimney SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! BIRCH GOLD GROUP - The Precious Metal IRA Specialists Diversify a portion of your savings into GOLD with Birch Gold Group. Gold is your hedge against inflation, and Birch Gold makes it EASY to own. Text STRANGE to 989898 and get your free info-kit on gold, then talk to a precious metals specialist on how to protect your savings from persistent inflation with gold. Text STRANGE to 989898 now. THE DEAD FILES On The Dead Files, physical medium Amy Allan and retired homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi solve unexplained paranormal phenomena in haunted locations across America. LISTEN TO THE DEAD FILES WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

As a 21 year old Vietnam veteran, Bob Popovics gravitated to fly fishing for stripped bass and the people who chased them from shore. These guys became his family and the collective passion became a maelstrom for the north east striper fishermen. The power behind this fish was real and in 1965 a fishing club called the Salt Water Fly Rodders of America was formed. They exchanged information, established the criteria for world record catches (which would be handed over to the IGFA in 1978) and had chapters throughout the country extending to California and Australia. The chapters ran out of steam in 1977, but was revitalized in 1987. It was then that Popovics started weekly meetings and fly tying sessions at his house. Upstairs in a small room 50 fly fishermen would crowd over Bob's fly tying vise and the creativity exploded. Lefty Kreh called Popovics the greatest fly tier of all time! Bob's imagination was vibrant, and his designs became the flies of choice for the variety of fish caught in the North East surf. His two books, Pop Fleyes and Fleye Design are a confirmation that Lefty's statement was spot on and many felt the same. Above all, it's Bob's heart, personality, and love for his fellow anglers will stand the test of time!! He is beloved by all…. And one more thing, Lefty's last wish to Bob was, “Help preserve the history of salt water fly fishing!” With this interview and what Popovics has saved, I know Lefty would be very proud of his brother, “Bobby."

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/547  Presented by: Skwala, Northern Rockies Adventures, Virginia Fly Fishing & Wine Festival Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors  In this episode, Craig Bailey, the man behind Knee Deep Expeditions and author of the e-book, '10 Feet Above Water', shares his unique journey into the realm of fly fishing, having started not with more popular pursuits like trout, but venturing into carp, gar, and buffalo fishing. He explains his fishing methods guided by passion and practicality, ranging from sight-fishing in Tennessee, and saltwater fishing in Belize, to running fishing trips in Mexico, Brazil, and Canada. Episode Chapters with Craig Bailey on Freshwater Sight-fishing 1:28 - Craig grew up in Cincinnati and it was the series called The Walker's Cay Chronicles that got him hooked on fly fishing. 2:36 - He spent a month on an island in Belize to learn fly fishing and do saltwater sight-fishing. 4:18 - He tells us how he got into what he is currently doing at Knee Deep Expeditions when he went back from Punta Gorda, Belize. When he saw the carp episode of The Walker's Cay Chronicles, he came up with the idea of teaching saltwater fishing back home. 6:20 - Eventually, he expanded down to the Tennessee River which he says got everything that he wants in a sight-fishing environment. 7:53 - His guiding season starts from July to August which he says are the best months. 10:15 - He talks about fishing for gar. Two years ago, they caught a 62-inch gar which he got certified by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA). 12:27 - He describes the measuring device that the IGFA uses to certify a catch. 13:20 - A typical fishing trip with their team goes for about three to four days. They also do campfires and go out for dinner. He tells us more about the unique fishing expeditions they do. 16:45 - I ask him for tips for saltwater sight-fishing. He created a fly which he calls a gar fly. It's a small baitfish pattern that is about four inches. 22:11 - He says that the buffalo is the hardest to catch. He can only target them on the sand flats so they can easily see the fly. They have very small mouths so Craig downsizes his carp fly. 29:16 - We talk about the drum. They like rocks and clear water. He also shares his technique for catching carp and buffalo. 31:40 - He shares about his setup which he calls the Walmart set. 33:51 - He gives more valuable tips for successful freshwater and saltwater sight-fishing. He says that it's harder to spot fish in freshwater because the water is not clear. 35:01 - We dig into the importance of proper equipment in sight-fishing. He recommends having a skiff. He uses a 2006 Ranger Banshee fiberglass boat. 35:16 - He wrote a book entitled "10 Feet Above Water". 35:59 - We explore the Tennessee River. He also gives tips on exploring new water. 38:52 - We dig into his book. It has an instructional video. It is exclusively on Apple books. 41:53 - He talks about Thad Robison who has a show on Discovery called "Fish or Die". He fished with Craig's crew two years ago. He also says that the longnose gars are aggressive. Their scales and sheer power are more dangerous than their teeth. So they have their clients wear gloves when handling gar. 44:31 - He trained a group of guys in Punta Gorda, Belize for fishing trips. For him, Belize is the most technical and hardest location they offer. He also mentions other locations where they have partner guides and villas. 46:46 - He also trained military folks so they could get an FFI certification. 49:18 - We talk about the Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival. Their 23rd annual event will be at The Meadow Events Park on January 13th and 14th, 2024. 51:16 - He works with Project Healing Waters and Casting for Recovery. He wrote about that in his book. 52:46 - He commends Capt. Jeff Arnold from Louisiana who is one of his favorite guides. He loves to target Gar. 54:55 - If he could book a fishing trip for himself, he'd go to Exmouth, Australia. 56:31 - He has three species on his list: golden trevally, golden dorado, and golden mahseer. 57:01 - He likes blues and classic rock music like Muddy Waters and B.B. King. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/547 

Captain Dave Hansen interviews IFGA Hall of Fame legend Captain Steve Lassley and discusses a life of fishing! ------------------------------------------------ Follow Steve Lassley across Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevelassley/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.lassley ------------------------------------------------- Latest SoCal Fish Reports on my app (4000+ members) (iOS) : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/your-saltwater-guide/id1666659346 Latest SoCal Fish Reports on my app (4000+ members) (ANDROID) : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.yoursaltwaterguide New Merch: https://store.yoursaltwaterguide.com/ 400+ Fishing How To Videos: https://www.yoursaltwaterguide.com/ ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Okuma Fishing Tackle USA: Go to the Okuma store to check out all of their products. #Okuma #OkumaFishing https://okumafishingusa.com/ Opsin USA Fluorocarbon Fishing Line: Opsin is one of the highest performing fluorocarbon leader lines on the market and sets the standard for quality and performance in angling. #OpsinWins #OpsinFluorocarbon Purchase and Save 20% off your order including FREE SHIPPING using code "YSWG"at checkout: https://opsinusa.com/discount/yswg Promar & Ahi USA: Since 2002, Promar & Ahi USA have made it their goal to provide anglers with high quality fishing products and accessories under the Promar & Ahi USA brands. #Promar #PromarAhiUSA #PromarAhi Save 10% on your entire order using code “YSWG22” at checkout: https://promarahi.com/discount/YSWG22 Pacific Sportfishing Alliance: Book Your Dream Fishing Trip With Pacific Sportfishing Alliance! Experience the Ultimate in Sportfishing at Bucket List Destination such as Alaska, San Diego & Baja, Mexico! #pacificsportfishingalliance Get Exclusive Deals & Trip Discounts by mentioning Your Saltwater Guide: https://pacificsportfishingalliance.com/ Deckhand Sports - Fishing Kill Bags, Dry Bags & Gear: Their Bags Don't Leak! Don't let a leaky bag ruin your catch! Get your hands on an industry-leading leak-proof Fish Kill Bag today, made with innovative High-Frequency Welding technology that ensures you'll never have to deal with leaks again. #deckhandsports #ourbagsdontleak Discount code: "YSWG15" (Use for 15% off your entire order) https://deckhandsports.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Book an Official Your Saltwater Guide! Call Captain Pablo Fernandez on (619) 431-3070 Call Captain Sonny to book his guide service on (702) 612-1269 today to book! Call Captain Justin Bottrell on (951) 703-9442 ------------------------------------------------ Producer & Marketing: Elliot Andrews/Inside The Byte Marketing https://www.instagram.com/andrewe02/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Captain Dave Hansen interviews IGFA Hall of Fame legend Captain Pete Groesbeck. ------------------------------------------------ Follow Pete Groesbeck across Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/groesbeckpeter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peter.groesbeck.5 ------------------------------------------------- Latest SoCal Fish Reports on my app (4000+ members) (iOS) : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/your-saltwater-guide/id1666659346 Latest SoCal Fish Reports on my app (4000+ members) (ANDROID) : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.yoursaltwaterguide New Merch: https://store.yoursaltwaterguide.com/ 400+ Fishing How To Videos: https://www.yoursaltwaterguide.com/ ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Okuma Fishing Tackle USA: Go to the Okuma store to check out all of their products. #Okuma #OkumaFishing https://okumafishingusa.com/ Opsin USA Fluorocarbon Fishing Line: Opsin is one of the highest performing fluorocarbon leader lines on the market and sets the standard for quality and performance in angling. #OpsinWins #OpsinFluorocarbon Purchase and Save 20% off your order including FREE SHIPPING using code "YSWG"at checkout: https://opsinusa.com/discount/yswg Promar & Ahi USA: Since 2002, Promar & Ahi USA have made it their goal to provide anglers with high quality fishing products and accessories under the Promar & Ahi USA brands. #Promar #PromarAhiUSA #PromarAhi Save 10% on your entire order using code “YSWG22” at checkout: https://promarahi.com/discount/YSWG22 Pacific Sportfishing Alliance: Book Your Dream Fishing Trip With Pacific Sportfishing Alliance! Experience the Ultimate in Sportfishing at Bucket List Destination such as Alaska, San Diego & Baja, Mexico! #pacificsportfishingalliance Get Exclusive Deals & Trip Discounts by mentioning Your Saltwater Guide: https://pacificsportfishingalliance.com/ Deckhand Sports - Fishing Kill Bags, Dry Bags & Gear: Their Bags Don't Leak! Don't let a leaky bag ruin your catch! Get your hands on an industry-leading leak-proof Fish Kill Bag today, made with innovative High-Frequency Welding technology that ensures you'll never have to deal with leaks again. #deckhandsports #ourbagsdontleak Discount code: "YSWG15" (Use for 15% off your entire order) https://deckhandsports.com/ ------------------------------------------------ Book an Official Your Saltwater Guide! Call Captain Pablo Fernandez on (619) 431-3070 Call Captain Sonny to book his guide service on (702) 612-1269 today to book! Call Captain Justin Bottrell on (951) 703-9442 ------------------------------------------------ Producer & Marketing: Elliot Andrews/Inside The Byte Marketing https://www.instagram.com/andrewe02/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join me as I chat with Max Hawthorne once again and find out what's new in his world of water cryptids and paleontology! Max Hawthorne is an American author and screenwriter. Referred to as the “Prince of Paleo-fiction”, he is best known for his Kronos Rising series of sci-fi suspense thrillers, which have garnered both Book of the Year and People's Choice awards. He is the Amazon #1 bestselling author of the cryptid research book, Monsters & Marine Mysteries, as well as Memoirs of a Gym Rat, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry, and the children's book I Want a Tyrannosaurus for Christmas. His song, A Tyrannosaurus For Christmas, peaked at #2 on the 2021 World Indie Charts. He has been interviewed by both The Washington Post and Fangoria magazine, and has appeared on QVC, Spaced Out Radio, Coast-to-Coast AM, and in A Tribe Called Quest's rap video, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo. Max was born in Brooklyn and attended school in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the University of the Arts. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, he is a singer/songwriter, avocational paleontologist, cryptid researcher, IGFA world-record-holding angler, and a Voting Member of the Author's Guild. Max is an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include archery, fishing, boating, boxing, and collecting fossils and antiquities. He lives in the Greater Northeast with his wife, daughter, and a pair of enormous Siberian Forest Cats who, when they're not stalking Max's toes, sleep on his desk as he writes. Check out his works here: https://www.kronosrising.com/the-author/

Welcome to another thrilling episode of RadCast Outdoors Podcast with your hosts, David and Patrick! Before we dive into today's remarkable story, don't forget to catch our show on Carbon TV, where you can explore the great outdoors with us. In this extraordinary episode, the spotlight is on Patrick as he achieves a monumental milestone in the world of angling. He reeled in a colossal white sucker in the pristine waters of Wyoming, a breathtaking catch that weighed an impressive 6 pounds and 8.4 ounces.  Patrick Edwards now proudly shares the IGFA all-tackle world record for his fish with Joel Anderson. Joel had set his record of 6 pounds and 8 ounces back on April 20, 1984, while fishing in the renowned waters of Rainy River in Minnesota. It's a thrilling tale of fishing prowess and dedication. Interestingly, Wyoming is not typically known for breaking world records in the fishing world. When you peruse the IGFA's record books, you'll discover that the Cowboy State has amassed only a fraction of the world records compared to places like Georgia, which boasts about three times as many records. Even Colorado and Minnesota, which have half and two-thirds as many records, respectively, shine brighter in the angler's paradise. Join us as we uncover the exciting details behind Patrick's world-record catch and what it means for the angling community right here on RadCast Outdoors Podcast!  It's been an exhilarating year for Edwards, and this latest achievement adds to his growing list of fishing accolades. Not only did he secure a world record, but he also clinched two state records, making it a trifecta of angling excellence. The Wyoming Game and Fish recognized his extraordinary accomplishments by bestowing upon him the title of 'Ultimate Angler,' which is the agency's highest honor. Edwards earned this prestigious distinction by recently catching an impressive 10 master angler species, showcasing his unmatched expertise and dedication to the sport. His journey is a testament to the passion and commitment that define the angling community, and we can't wait to share this remarkable story with you on RadCast Outdoors!" Subscribe to RadCast Outdoors and never miss an episode by clicking here.  This podcast is proudly sponsored by: Bow Spider, PK Lures, Hi Mountain Seasonings. Please go visit our sponsors and thank them for sponsoring RadCast Outdoors by giving them your business.     

Prior to accepting their Tommy Gifford award from the IGFA, Karl Anderson and Ray Rosher join the show. But why stop at two legends when you can have three? Mike Holliday also rolled in for a conversation in the studio adding commentary and good laughs. This is a powerhouse table of knowledge and stories brought to you by some of the best to ever do it. It's my honor to sit down with these men and I'll let the episode speak for itself.  #ConnectedByWater #Weareallconnectedbywater #PompanoBeach #Waypointtv #IGFA #TheWsauce #Papaspilar #Papasrawbar #EatDrinkBeLocal #EDBL #Olukai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most accomplished anglers on the planet, Patrick Sebile, joins us to discuss his 34 IGFA world records, how he's managed to become #2 in the world for "most species caught," lures he's invented, stories about getting shot at by pirates while fishing in Africa and more.

Max Hawthorne is an American author and screenwriter. Referred to as the “Prince of Paleo-fiction”. He is best known for his KRONOS RISING series of sci-fi suspense thrillers, which have garnered both Book of the Year and People's Choice awards. He is the Amazon #1 bestselling author of the cryptid research book, MONSTERS & MARINE MYSTERIES, as well as MEMOIRS OF A GYM RAT, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry, and the children's book I WANT A TYRANNOSAURUS FOR CHRISTMAS. His song, A TYRANNOSAURUS FOR CHRISTMAS, peaked at #2 on the 2021 World Indie Charts. He has been interviewed by both The Washington Post and Fangoria magazine, and has appeared on QVC, Spaced Out Radio, Coast-to-Coast AM, and in A Tribe Called Quest's rap video, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo.Max was born in Brooklyn and attended school in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the University of the Arts. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, he is a singer/songwriter, avocational paleontologist, cryptid researcher, IGFA world-record-holding angler, and a Voting Member of the Author's Guild.Max returns to Talking Weird to chat about his brand new documentary: WHAT DID MEGALODON EAT? THE MEGALODON SCAVENGER THEORY"What did the mighty Meg eat? Was Megalodon a Scavenger? Join bestselling author, avocational paleontologist, and IGFA world-record-holding shark angler Max Hawthorne, as he reviews the science and the fossil evidence supporting his controversial Meg scavenger theory. Was the prehistoric shark a predator, a scavenger, or both? Could megalodon still be alive? The answers may surprise you."Max with be explaining his controversial Megalodon theory, and will also share other stories about aquatic cryptids that are still reported today!This is a fascinating chat with an incredible and knowledgable author and researcher.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4602609/advertisement

Similar to many of our guests, Capt. Brandon Cyr is not only engaging and kind, he's a giant of canny fisherman. And what does that exactly mean?Well, it means you know a fish's next move before it does. You know where you have to be 10 miles away with the perfect tide building in an hour. You can only understand these moves after you've dedicated your entire life to catching these particular fish of Brandon's passions, tarpon, bonefish and permit. Being a fourth generation Conch helps, but that's only half of it. Cyr then dedicated a large part of his life on the water to owning the big prizes: tournament wins and world records, which is what you need to do to become a “name," on this particular stage. When you hear “Brandon Cyr” you think of a man whose boat you want to be on. And after winning the Del Brown and the IGFA permit tournaments with Mike Ward and catching two world records with Kat Linville, you have the power to back up your image! On today's podcast Brandon speaks about his incredible dedication to winning…

In the world of Bass Fishing there are a few names that stand out above the rest. Of those Hank Parker is considered one of the most accomplished, and respected members of the Bass fishing hall of fame. His ability to catch bass when it matters is well documented. And his television show, Hank Parkers Outdoor magazine has been on the air for 38 consecutive years. Hank is also well known for his passion for Jesus Christ. He does not shy away from an opportunity to share the gospel. As he says in the show; "it is your reasonable service to be a witness for Him".  Join me today as Hank Parker and I discuss bass fishing, tournament fishing, and the wonderful love of Jesus in this episode. You will leave here a changed person.    www.hankparker.com 

Max Hawthorne is an American author and screenwriter. https://www.kronosrising.com/Referred to as the “Prince of Paleo-fiction”, he is best known for his KRONOS RISING series of sci-fi suspense thrillers, which have garnered both Book of the Year and People's Choice awards. He is the Amazon #1 bestselling author of the cryptid research book, MONSTERS & MARINE MYSTERIES, as well as MEMOIRS OF A GYM RAT, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry, and the children's book I WANT A TYRANNOSAURUS FOR CHRISTMAS.His song, A TYRANNOSAURUS FOR CHRISTMAS, peaked at #2 on the 2021 World Indie Charts. He has been interviewed by both The Washington Post and Fangoria magazine, and has appeared on QVC, Spaced Out Radio, Coast-to-Coast AM, and in A Tribe Called Quest's rap video, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo.Max was born in Brooklyn and attended school in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the University of the Arts. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, he is a singer/songwriter, avocational paleontologist, cryptid researcher, IGFA world-record-holding angler, and a Voting Member of the Author's Guild.Max visits with Dean to talk about some of the fascinating aquatic cryptids that he covers in his best-selling MONSTERS & MARINE MYSTERIES book. He'll also be sharing his personal encounter with a Bigfoot, which he observed for 10-15 minutes, during which time it was swimming!This is going to be a fascinating chat with an incredible and knowledgable author and researcher. Not to mention, it's the 50th Talking Weird episode since the show moved to the Untold Radio Network! Do not miss it!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4602609/advertisement

In Episode 22, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to woman angler, Maureen Klause (aka Mo), about chasing IGFA Line Class World Records with multiple species under her belt. She actually has nearly 30 IGFA World Records on 12 different species in her lifetime. She is a sportfishing enthusiast to the fullest, and just loves to be in the water more than anyone you would ever meet. She proves that you can do a whole lot with a little. She has set most of her records on her own 27' Contender in her home state of New Jersey aside from a few records she traveled and chartered other boats for. To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard his beautiful 60' Custom Sportfishing Boat, go to EuphoriaSportfishing.comFor online fishing courses, go to our website Courses.SaltwaterEuphoria.comSaltwater Euphoria Podcast Sponsors:+Tackle Direct - click the link to go to the page with Ricky Wheeler's Tuna Essentials - tdhook.co/WHEELER+Strike Point Tackle - http://www.strikepointtackle.com/shopUse discount code RICKY10 at Checkout on Strike Point Tackle's Website for 10% off anything on their website.+Saltwater Euphoria - https://www.saltwatereuphoria.com/+Euphoria Sportfishing - https://www.euphoriasportfishing.com/You can follow the following on Instagram:CaptainRickyWheeler: @CaptainRickyWheelerSaltwater Euphoria: @SaltwaterEuphoriaEuphoria Sportfishing: @EuphoriaSportfishingIf you like this podcast please be sure to click that FOLLOW button and also spread the word by sharing this episode with your friends or whatever social channels you are on.  We appreciate your support.

In todays episode Ryan is joined by a local friend Bailey Gore of Boone, NC who was recently caught up in a wild fishing story of EPIC proportion over the weekend!  “After careful deliberation and discussions between the Big Rock Rules Committee and Board of Directors with biologists from both NC State CMAST and NC Marine Fisheries biologists as well as an IGFA official, it was determined that Sensation's 619.4lb Blue Marlin is disqualified due to mutilation caused by a shark or other marine animal. It was deemed that the fish was mutilated before it was landed or boated, and therefore, it was disqualified,” the statement reads in part.Baileys Foundation and Basement Businesshttps://www.yourbonedrybasement.com/“Rough Sketches” Podcast I always start with a rough sketch – basic tools, a simple concept, but a big idea. In the same way, lots of outdoor brands and personalities start out in a similar fashion. You're hustling, creating and bootstrapping, learning to fly the plane in the air and improvising as you go. I want to hear the interesting stories, the wins and losses, and the humble beginnings with each guest. "July Sale 40%-60% off select itemshttps://ryankirby.com/collections/specialsSign up for our newsletter:  ryankirby.com/newsletter We hope you're enjoying these episodes, please leave a comment and review on the platform you're listening from! PLEASE share a link with your family and friends!We want to create a community of like minded people who share a love for art, the outdoors, hunting, fishing, land management, conservation, and everything that the brand “The Art of Hunting” stands for. The overall purpose of this podcast series is connect art and hunting with outdoor brands and people who share the same passion. Sign Up To Win a FREE Ryan Kirby Art Poster Sign up at the link below.https://ryankirby.com/pages/giveawayTo purchase prints visit:https://ryankirby.com/"THE GROWTH AND MATURITY OF THE WHITE-TAILED BUCK"  Printhttps://ryankirby.com/products/maturity-and-growth-whitetail-buckThe Art of Hunting TMCopyright Ryan Kirby Art & Illustration LLC 

Our destination is Rapid Creek in the Black Hills with Hans Stephenson, owner of Dakota Angler & Outfitter, Rapid City, South Dakota.  Steeped in history, the Black Hills are a small stream fly fishing mecca with great public access, wild trout, and a variety of water types including freestones, spring creeks, tailwaters, and mountain meadows.   Hans gives us a rundown of Rapid Creek, top fly patterns, tips on adjusting for high gradient streams, and what motorcycles, fly fishing, and snoop dog have in common, plus the challenges new mining claims are creating for the fishery.    Bonus:  listener profile with Christy McReynolds, stripper and brown trout IGFA world record holder. With host, Steve Haigh   Be the first to know about new episodes.  Sign up at https://www.destinationanglerpodcast.com  Top Flies for Rapid Creek: @DestinationAnglerPodcast on Facebook and Instagram Contact Hans at Dakota Angler & Outfitter:   https://flyfishsd.com Facebook & Instagram: @dakotaflyangler YouTube @hansrcsd flyfish@rapidnet.com | 605-341-2450 Listener Profile:  Christy McReynolds at Flying SoHo Guide Service  Please check out our Sponsors: TroutRoutes - the #1 Trout Fishing app, helping you find new trout water so you spend less time on the road and more time fishing.  https://troutinsights.com/ | Facebook @troutinsights Instagram @TroutRoutes  Angler's Coffee - elevating the coffee experience for the fly-fishing community & anglers everywhere with small-batch coffee delivered to your doorstep.  https://anglerscoffee.com/   | Facebook & Instagram @anglerscoffeeco    Destination Angler: ·       NEW WEBSITE!   https://www.destinationanglerpodcast.com ·       Get updates and pictures of destinations covered on each podcast:  @DestinationAnglerPodcast on Instagram and Facebook ·       Join in the conversation with the @DestinationAnglerConnection group on Facebook.  Comments & Suggestions:  host, Steve Haigh, email shaigh50@gmail.com Available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts Recorded May 17, 2023.  Episode 93 Music on the show by A Brother's Fountain, “Hitch Hike-Man”.    Podcast edited by Podcast Volume  https://www.podcastvolume.com/

This week my guest is Josh Caldwell [32:30], director of the new movie (premiering in theaters today) "Mending the Line", about a combat veteran with PTSD who works his way back into society with the help of a fly fishing curmudgeon. The movie stars Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld, and Brian Cox as the old curmudgeon (of course). It's a story that could easily fall into cliche but I found it to be heartwarming and compelling, and the casting is excellent. Josh talks about the trials and tribulations of making the movie in a short time frame, challenged by tough weather. It's a fascinating peak behind the curtains of an independent film. In the Fly Box this week we have the following questions and helpful tips: What is your opinion of an approved IGFA leader for tarpon as opposed to using straight 60- or 80-pound leader? I am having trouble with the partridge hackle on size 20 soft hackle wets. Can you help? How much time should I spend in each little pocket when bluelining? I have a Recon Saltwater 7 and I want to get a 7-weight freshwater version. How much difference is there between the two? Will a black bottom on my boat spook fish in shallow water? A great letter from a fly fisher in Switzerland detailing how to negotiate the tricky fishing regulations in his country Can I use a tippet ring with different tippet sizes, even ones that are quite different in diameter? Do stocked trout move as much as a mile, or do they stay close to where they are stocked?

David Hayes caught a giant smallmouth bass from Dale Hollow Lake in the summer of 1955. It reigned as the world record for more than 40 years. Then, in the mid-1990s, allegations of fish tampering surfaced, which led to the catch being decertified by the IGFA, the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, and the State of Kentucky. In 2005, Ken Duke decided to look into the story. Mentioned in the show: https://youtu.be/4fzscI-shTA https://youtu.be/p_cXQgkad8A https://youtu.be/AYi9Gq_d_Ks For more of The Big Bass Podcast, look for us here: Website: https://www.thebigbasspodcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebigbasspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebigbasspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebigbasspodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bigbasspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-big-bass-podcast/message

David Hayes caught a world record smallmouth bass from Dale Hollow Lake in the summer of 1955. In the mid-1990s, an outdoor writer and educator named Eldon Davis challenged the record. An affidavit from 1955 surfaced, alleging that the fish had been filled with 3 pounds of weights. IGFA, the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, and the state of Kentucky decertified Hayes' catch. Mentioned in the show: https://youtu.be/4fzscI-shTA https://youtu.be/hKcUdIAGUw0 https://youtu.be/Rskprr6V2Po For more of The Big Bass Podcast, look for us here: Website: https://www.thebigbasspodcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebigbasspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebigbasspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebigbasspodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bigbasspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-big-bass-podcast/message

Patrick Edwards details his recording breaking month of April where he broke 2 state records in less than a month for 2 different species. He recounts his longnose and white sucker records as well as talking about his pending IGFA all tackle world record. Watch the video below on how to cook and clean suckers. Patrick explains the process and gives you some ideas on how to prepare them.    This episode of RadCast Outdoors Podcast is sponsored by PK Lures, Hi Mountain Seasonings, and Bow Spider. Please go visit our sponsors and thank them for sponsoring RadCast Outdoors by giving them your business.

Today we have Anthony Mendillo from the Keen M Charters in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Anthony has been in Isla Mujeres for over 25 years. Growing up in Rhode Island moved to Florida after school to fish on a 43 Merritt which eventually brought him to Isla Mujeres to finally settled down in the Isla Mujeres.Anthony is to be found every day of the season outside on the Ocean, where he says the Winter season is one of the best times to fish lately. Being the IGFA's international representative to the Yucatan Peninsula region.If you have any requests or awesome guest for the podcast let us know via: podcast@billfish.siteIf you like the podcast, please support us by checking out some of our latest products, especially the Performance Pants, onCheck out our gear at https://billfishgear.com/?utm_source=...Billfish Group specializes in enhancing human outdoor performance through technical products. We create products, in all forms, which enhance the outdoor experience both on and off the water. We felt there was a need for true performance wear, as the elements get harsher, it's up to us to become better. Billfish was created by fishermen, for fishermen with the goal of building a community of outdoors enthusiasts around the globe. We do this through engaging with our community on social media platforms and IRL events.

I am always intrigued by the big blue water world and pelagic species that swim there and perhaps it's because I am not an avid offshore guy. Sure, I know about the standard tactics, rigging, and the general vicinity on where to fish, but when you speak to someone as in tune as Ray is - the typical fish talk quickly escalates to something much more fascinating. On today's podcast, Ray conducts a master class on very interesting topics from bait handling to hook up ratios and everything in between. If you live in South Florida and enjoy offshore fishing, there is a good chance you have heard of Capt. Ray Rosher. Ray is a third generation Miami Fisherman that has spent more than 40 years as a full time fishing charter captain. He and his crew have attained more than 30 tournament wins and continue to be a leading force in the sailfish circuit. Rosher operates out of the famous “Miss Britt I” & “Miss Britt II” which are 34 and 43 foot Sportfishers. He also owns R & R Tackle which is a manufacturer of quality saltwater fishing products including bait rigs, jigs, mahi lures, wahoo lures, deep drop rigs, bait pens, and dehookers. With all of his accomplishments on and off the water, he will be recognized by the IGFA in October to receive the Tommy Gifford Award cementing him into the Captains and Crew Hall of Fame. When he is not on the water fishing, he loves spending quality time with his family. Hunting, air boating, and frogging are among his other passions because of the tranquilly and solitude. Ray is a straight shooter who has no ego and tells it how it is. He is a wonderful teacher, captain, leader, and a better family man. We hope you all enjoy his story…

We talk about a lot of things today with Jim Sollecito. Jim is a multi time IGFA record holder, and it all started with his record CHAR with his JP Ross Fly Rods 8 weight. Jim owns a nursery and landscaping business in Syracuse NY. Listen in on our discussions and how a few things that have happened by accident in his life turned out pretty well. Also listen how Jim has used the outdoors to get over some very tramatic experiences he has had in life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jprosscompany/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jprosscompany/support

Read the latest stories and come fishing with us! wonews.comLearn more about WON BASS: https://wonbassevents.com/Come Fishing on a WON Charter: https://wonews.com/charters/Join us for Troutcast at Lake Cuyamaca: https://wonews.com/product/troutcast2023/Questions, Comments, or a Trip report? E-mail podcast@wonews.com or call-in to our voice mailbox and leave a message (702) 850-4966To subscribe to Western Outdoor News, and for more content, visit wonews.com or follow WON on Instagram and Facebook!

In today's podcast, we are joined by John LaGrone, Captain John LaGrone leads yacht sales in sport fishing and maintenance teams at Galati at the beautiful Los Sueños Resort in Costa Rica. Captain John is an icon in the sport fishing industry. His impressive global fishing experience, IGFA world records, and tournament victories speak for themselves.If you have any requests or awesome guest for the podcast let us know via: podcast@billfish.siteIf you like the podcast, please support us by checking out some of our latest products, especially the Performance Pants, onCheck out our gear at https://billfishgear.com/?utm_source=...Billfish Group specializes in enhancing human outdoor performance through technical products. We create products, in all forms, which enhance the outdoor experience both on and off the water. We felt there was a need for true performance wear, as the elements get harsher, it's up to us to become better. Billfish was created by fishermen, for fishermen with the goal of building a community of outdoors enthusiasts around the globe. We do this through engaging with our community on social media platforms and IRL events.

Kevin Brannon and Bubba speak with the East Coast Guest Zach Bellapingna of IGFA. How to set a world record; what's biting in Florida and much more.

In this episode, we are joined by the current holder of the IGFA World Record for Blackfish (Tautog), Ken Westerfeld. We talk through his experiences on the water, his approach to targeting trophy tautog and much more. Ken shares his favorite rigs, baits, rod and reels as well as the mindset required to entice a world record fish to take your bait. Enjoy and tight lines!

In this episode of Phantoms & Monsters Radio, we welcome cryptid investigators & researchers Max Hawthorne, Ron Murphy, Kenney Irish, & Steve Kulls for an Aquatic Cryptid Roundtable discussion. Please like, subscribe, and comment. Max Hawthorne is an American author and screenwriter. Referred to as the “Prince of Paleo-fiction”, he is best known for his Kronos Rising series of sci-fi suspense thrillers, which have garnered both Book of the Year and People's Choice awards. He is the Amazon #1 bestselling author of the cryptid research book, Monsters & Marine Mysteries, as well as Memoirs of a Gym Rat, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry, and the children's book I Want a Tyrannosaurus for Christmas. He has been interviewed by both The Washington Post and Fangoria magazine, and has appeared on QVC, Spaced Out Radio, Coast-to-Coast AM, and in A Tribe Called Quest's rap video, I Left My Wallet in El Segundo. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, he is a singer/songwriter, avocational paleontologist, cryptid researcher, IGFA world-record-holding angler, and a Voting Member of the Author's Guild. Max is an avid sportsman and conservationist. ----- Ron Murphy, 'The Crypto Guru,' has been investigating the stuff of nightmares for over 30 years. He has delved deeply into the shadows to shed light on the things that go bump in the night and meticulously researched the historical and psychological context of myths and legends from around the world. Ron seeks to uncover the archetypal precedent for the monsters that haunt our collective thoughts. In 2018, Ron also wrote 'On Aquatic Monsters of the Great Lakes: An Investigation into the Legends and Sightings of Unknown Animals.' ----- Kenney W. Irish aka, "The Cryptopunkologist," is an author, hardcore/punk musician, and sales/marketing professional. Originally from the northern parts of Vermont, he has recently relocated to the beautiful Adirondacks area of upstate New York. He has a lifelong love of folklore, legends, monsters, and UFO stories. He has regularly attended and spoke at writers' groups, conferences, festivals, and various other platforms across the country. He has a passion for writing young readers chapter books. In late summer of 2022, 'International Cryptids & Legends,' the follow up to 'American Cryptids' was released via Beyond the Fray Publishing. He's also an explorer for the New York Bigfoot Society. Kenney has appeared on numerous radio shows and podcasts, including Coast to Coast AM. He has filmed in several documentaries scheduled to broadcast in the near future. ----- Steve Kulls, aka ”the Squatchdetective,” former professional investigator and private investigator lends his 18 years of experience to the Bigfoot mystery and cryptids. Steve has appeared on numerous local news programs around the country and national venues such as Fox and Friends, and interviewed in print in over 100 newspapers over the last ten years. Steve has appeared on the History Channel series, “MonsterQuest,” and “America's Book of Secrets,” the National Geographic Documentary, “The Truth Behind the Loch Ness Monster,” the NatGeo Channel series “Paranatural,” Destination America's “Monsters & Mysteries Unsolved” and “Paranormal Survivor.” Credits: All content licensed and/or used with permission. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lon-strickler/support

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/395  Presented By: Zoe Angling Group, Yellowstone Teton, Drifthook, Range Meal Bars Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors  Joe Gugino of Costa Del Mar takes us into the conservation work they've been focusing on to protect the species we love. We find out where Joe's passion for striped bass comes from, what the American Saltwater Guides Association has going on right now, and how Planet Purpose Solutions is helping Costa fulfill their vision in conservation. Taking the glare off the water and the big conservation issues today. Costa Del Mar Conservation Show Notes with Joe Gugino 3:44 - Joe talks about how he got into fly fishing when he was still in Connecticut where he and his brothers grew up. He started on saltwater and striped bass which has been his number one species. 6:01 - He talks about the fluctuating population of striped bass over the years and the work they do in Costa Del Mar to address that problem. 8:47 - We go into detail about what he does in Costa as the Conservation and Community Partnerships Manager. 11:09 - We dig into their products including my favorite the C-Mates Readers. He recommends their copper base lenses. In episode 272 with Evan Russell from Costa, we talked about how to choose polarized sunglasses for fishing. 14:09 - He shares Costa's plans and upcoming conservation programs for both salt and freshwater. 15:54 - We talk about episode 390 with Darren Calhoun. He also shares his experience when his team and their partners went to the Wind River Reservation this summer and what he loved about the area. 19:45 - He shares more about the Protect Report that they will release in time for their 40th anniversary next year. He also tells how Planet Purpose Solutions is helping them with their conservation programs. 21:40 - He mentions the Kick Plastic movement. 23:27 - We dig into how Costa's focus on conservation started. 26:43 - He takes us back to when he was first contacted by Costa when he started a fishing company. 30:34 - He talks about their activity of tagging marlins and stripers with the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) to see where these groups of fish are going and how they can protect them. 34:25 He describes Magdalena Bay and tells about their plan to go there with the Costa team, Costa pros, Indifly, and scientists from the Billfish Foundation and IGFA. 40:07 - He explains the importance of community involvement in conservation to create a positive impact on the environment. 41:14 - He tells where people can access their Protect Report. He also reveals the new sustainability hub on the Costa Del Mar website which is sort of a condensed version of the Protect Report. 42:21 - We dig into plastic pollution and their efforts to address this. He mentions the experts whom they are working with for this cause which are Planet Purpose Solutions and 5 Gyres Institute. 45:13 - He talks about their successful work with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) which was the Project Permit and the short film called A Pathway for Permit. It tells the story of their collaborative efforts to conserve and protect the Florida Key's permit fishery. 47:34 - We talk about football and the team he is supporting. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/395 

EPISODE #812 REAL LIFE SEA MONSTERS Richard welcomes a best-selling author and amateur paleontologist to discuss marine mysteries, great white sharks, killer whales, crocs and alligators. He'll also read from his new novel, Sleigh. Guest: Max Hawthorne (https://www.kronosrising.com) is known as the “Prince of Paleo-fiction.” He was born in Brooklyn and attended school in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the University of the Arts. He is the author of the award-winning Kronos Rising novel series, as well as Memoirs of a Gym Rat, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry. In addition to being a bestselling indie novelist he is an amateur paleontologist, a Blog Talk Radio host, a voting member of the Author's Guild, an IGFA world-record-holding angler, and an avid sportsman and conservationist. His hobbies include archery, fishing, boating, boxing, and the collection of fossils and antiquities. He lives in the Greater Northeast with his wife, daughter, and an enormous Siberian Forest Cat who, when he's not stalking Max's toes, sleeps on his desk as he writes. BOOKS: Monsters & Marine Mysteries Kronos Rising Kronos Rising: Kraken Kronos Rising: Plague Kronos Rising :Diablo Kronos Rising: Purgatory Sleigh: It's Christmas Eve, Pray He Doesn't Come Down Your Chimney SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! TRADE COFFEE - Start your day with the very best tasting coffee delivered fresh, when you need it! Receive $30 OFF your first order plus free shipping at drinktrade.com/strangeplanet COPY MY CRYPTO - Discover how over 1,300 people - many of who know nothing about crypto or how to invest - are building rapid wealth the cabal can never steal - "You don't need to know a thing about cryptocurrency if you copy someone who does" CopyMyCrypto.com/Dollar SUBSCRIBE TO STRANGE PLANET PREMIUM HERE: https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/ Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

This weeks episode we had the opportunity to sit down with world renown lure designer Patrick Sebile. Besides designing and building some of the most incredibly versatile lures on the marker , Patrick is also a world class angler holding well over 370+ records ( including 34 IGFA records) . Patrick tells us how we starting creating his own lures at the 8 years old out of stuff he found laying around because he could not find the right lure for this presentations. We then talked about his new company A Band of Anglers and how it was created , we even got the chance to talk about two of the popular lures that have become a sensations up here in the northeast . There are some incredible stories in this episode and we don't wanna spoil it for anyone so you will have to just take a listen yourself. Tide Chasers is a weekly podcast featuring local fishermen, charter captains, tackle shop owners and party boat captains among others. We discuss our local fisheries as well as opportunities to the north and south of our home waters of PA/NJ. If you or someone you know would like to be a guest, send us a message! Otherwise, we appreciate all the likes, shares, follows and subscribers as it helps us grow! Help us get the word out, hit that share button!  Where to find Tide Chasers on Social media: Instagram: @tide_chasers Facebook: www.Facebook.com/tidechaserspodcast Hosts: Khoa @thatasianangler Dan @dmancari18 Bobby @fishingwithaphd Lee @ljssurfing Guest: Patrick Sebile @abandofanglers www.abandofanglers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast were joined by Dr. Bruce Pohlot  & Zack Bellapigna from IGFA The International Game Fishing Association. Where we talk about the tracking of different species of Marlin, on record catches, and the rules applied to them.If you like the podcast, please support us by checking out some of our latest products, especially the Performance Pants, onCheck out our gear at https://billfishgear.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=poddescription&utm_campaign=stateofsportfishing&utm_id=stateofsportfishingBillfish Group specializes in enhancing human outdoor performance through technical products. We create products, in all forms, which enhance the outdoor experience both on and off the water. We felt there was a need for true performance wear, as the elements get harsher, it's up to us to become better. Billfish was created by fishermen, for fishermen with the goal of building a community of outdoors enthusiasts around the globe. We do this through engaging with our community on social media platforms and IRL events.