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Jan Sibbersen war Leistungsschwimmer, Profitriathlet und Investmentbanker, bevor er 2007 die Marke sailfish gründete und mit seinen Produkten den Markt für Neoprenanzüge eroberte. Wir haben darüber gesprochen, was einen guten Neo ausmacht und wie man den perfekten Anzug für sich findet. Außerdem gibt Jan Einblicke in seine Rolle als Manager von Mika Noodt und Henry Graf und verrät, warum ihn der Schwimmstreckenrekord beim Ironman Hawaii mehr als 15 Jahre nicht losließ.
In the second part of our interview with David BuShea and Brian Tonnessen from Sailfish Brewing, we talk about expanding the brand well beyond the Treasure Coast, what it's like being in other areas of the state, and using the power of Sailfish to help support their community. Listen in... Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer: Jaime (“Jemmy”) Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Daniel Delgado Guest: David BuShea, President and Co-Founder of Sailfish Brewing Guest: Brian Tonnessen, Sales Director of Sailfish Brewing Equipment Sponsor: Mainline Marketing | Featured Product: Shure MV7 | Full MV7 Podcast Mic Bundle with Boom Arm and Headphones Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Support the Show on Patreon: Become a Patron! Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network and Listeners Like You!! Join the FPN Facebook Group: FPN Insiders Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! Media Kit We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network
In the second part of our interview with David BuShea and Brian Tonnessen from Sailfish Brewing, we talk about expanding the brand well beyond the Treasure Coast, what it's like being in other areas of the state, and using the power of Sailfish to help support their community. Listen in... Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer: Jaime (“Jemmy”) Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Daniel Delgado Guest: David BuShea, President and Co-Founder of Sailfish Brewing Guest: Brian Tonnessen, Sales Director of Sailfish Brewing Equipment Sponsor: Mainline Marketing | Featured Product: Shure MV7 | Full MV7 Podcast Mic Bundle with Boom Arm and Headphones Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Support the Show on Patreon: Become a Patron! Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network and Listeners Like You!! Join the FPN Facebook Group: FPN Insiders Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! Media Kit We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network
National plumb pudding day. Entertainment from 1975. 1st use of penicillin, 1st spacecraft to land on an asteroid, Lincoln penny went into circulation, largest sailfish ever caught. Todays birthdays - Abraham Lincoln, Lorne Greene, Moe Bandy, Maud Adams, Michael McDonald, Joanna Kerns, Arsenio Hall, Chynna Phillips, Josh Brolin, Christina Ricci. Tom Landry died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/Plumb pudding - The ArchiesFire- Ohio PlayersDevil in a bottle - TG SheppardBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/Ringo - Lorne GreeneShes not really cheatin (shes just gettin even) - Moe BandyI keep forgettin - Michael McDonaldGrowing Pains TV themeArsinio Hall in Coming to AmericaHold on - Wilson PhillipsExit - Its not love - Dokken http://dokken.net/
Happy New Year! Let's start 2025 off BIG. Sailfish Brewing is easily the largest brewery in St. Lucie County, possibly the entire Treasure Coast. There are a few others that may hold claim to that, but Sailfish has been doing quite well for themselves in their downtown Ft. Pierce home. We sat down with President and Co-Founder of Sailfish Brewing, David BuShea, and longtime friend of the podcast and Sailfish Sales Manager, Brian Tonnessen, to talk about their humble beginnings in the yellow house and bringing craft beer to Ft. Pierce. Listen in... Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer: Jaime (“Jemmy”) Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Daniel Delgado Guest: David BuShea, President and Co-Founder of Sailfish Brewing Guest: Brian Tonnessen, Sales Director of Sailfish Brewing Equipment Sponsor: Mainline Marketing | Featured Product: Shure MV7 | Full MV7 Podcast Mic Bundle with Boom Arm and Headphones Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Support the Show on Patreon: Become a Patron! Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network and Listeners Like You!! Join the FPN Facebook Group: FPN Insiders Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! Media Kit We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network
Happy New Year! Let's start 2025 off BIG. Sailfish Brewing is easily the largest brewery in St. Lucie County, possibly the entire Treasure Coast. There are a few others that may hold claim to that, but Sailfish has been doing quite well for themselves in their downtown Ft. Pierce home. We sat down with President and Co-Founder of Sailfish Brewing, David BuShea, and longtime friend of the podcast and Sailfish Sales Manager, Brian Tonnessen, to talk about their humble beginnings in the yellow house and bringing craft beer to Ft. Pierce. Listen in... Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer: Jaime (“Jemmy”) Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Daniel Delgado Guest: David BuShea, President and Co-Founder of Sailfish Brewing Guest: Brian Tonnessen, Sales Director of Sailfish Brewing Equipment Sponsor: Mainline Marketing | Featured Product: Shure MV7 | Full MV7 Podcast Mic Bundle with Boom Arm and Headphones Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Support the Show on Patreon: Become a Patron! Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network and Listeners Like You!! Join the FPN Facebook Group: FPN Insiders Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! Media Kit We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know! FPN: Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network
Have you ever wondered how an NFL player approaches fishing? In this episode of The Science of Fishing, I sit down with New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams as he prepares for the Sport Fishing Championship. From his roots fishing in Alabama to his quest for a sailfish, Quinnen shares his passion for both football and fishing. Dive into the mindset of a professional athlete as he compares the techniques needed on the field to those required on the water. Join us as we explore Quinnen's competitive spirit, his love for the outdoors, and his excitement for the upcoming fishing tournament! Key Takeaways: * Quinnen fished in Alabama lakes with his father-in-law * He's excited to catch a sailfish in the upcoming tournament * Quinnen compares fishing techniques to football skills * He plays defensive tackle for the New York Jets * Quinnen enjoys the focused lifestyle in New York * He plans to approach fishing with the same focus as football * Memorable hit from Alvin Kamara knocked the wind out of him * Quinnen aims to be quiet and focused during the fishing tournament
Doug Mientkiewicz joins the podcast today to talk about his baseball success with a World Series ring with the legendary 2004 Boston Red Sox, an olympic gold medal in 2000 Sydney Games and a Gold Glove award in the 2001 MLB season. Doug is not only an incredible athlete but also spends a great amount of time in the Florida Keys going after Sailfish! He shares insights on how lessons from baseball translate into his fishing experiences. He also is the host of his own podcast, “The Dougout” which can be found on all platforms! 00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:30 Guest Introduction: Doug Minkovich 03:22 Doug's Early Life and Baseball Beginnings 04:56 The Importance of Multi-Sport Participation 10:08 Challenges and Setbacks in Sports 12:09 Transition to Professional Baseball 14:23 Lessons from Baseball Applied to Life and Fishing 29:15 The Power of Paying Attention to Details 30:26 The Athletic Connection to Fishing 31:23 The Mental and Physical Grind of Fishing Guides 33:35 The Importance of Consistency and Preparation 34:47 Balancing Passion and Profession in Fishing 37:47 The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Fishing Guide 44:45 The Unique Culture of Key West Baseball 46:56 The Talent Code and Cultural Impact on Sports 50:52 The Similarities Between Fishing and Baseball 52:44 Olympic Dreams and Achievements 01:00:46 The Dougout Podcast and Future Plans All of my other socials can be found here : https://linktr.ee/TomRowlandPodcast The Tom Rowland Podcast is presented by Star brite! Clean and protect with Star brite, a leading manufacturer of appearance, maintenance, and performance chemicals and accessories, serving the marine, RV, automotive, powersports, hardware, and home care industries for over 50 years. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and with its manufacturing plant in Montgomery, AL, the company produces "Made In The USA" products, including its flagship ethanol fuel treatment, Star Tron Enzyme Fuel Treatment. https://bit.ly/48tNW0y Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the easiest ways to catch sailfish? What bait should I use to catch sailfish? Where do you catch sailfish in The Florida Keys? Should I use a dredge to catch sailfish? Do I have to fly a kite to catch sailfish? Can I use ballyhoo to catch sailfish? What are the best ways to catch sailfish? What time of day can you catch sailfish? Can you cast for sailfish? What type of leader and reels do you need to catch sailfish? How can I safely release a sailfish? And more on this fishing podcast! Yep, I covered a lot in this under 20 minutes no "b.s fluffy stuff" fishing podcast. The thumbnail for this fishing podcast is the pic from my first sailfish fishing in Cancun (Isla Mujeres) back in 2008. Yep, it was an experience and I treat this fish as special and take great care to release sailfish safely, which I talk about in this fishing podcast. And I showed you a Navionics screen too along with some tips on where to catch yellow tail, grouper, muttons, and sailfish in The Florida Keys. I am a USCG fishing charter boat captain for 13 years and share my knowledge on this fishing podcast to help you learn how to shave time off your learning curve and have fun too. As mentioned, The Good Karma Fishing Club is an exclusive monthly fishing tips club (Zoom and Voxer) for recreational anglers only- email me for the details goodkarmaryan@gmail.com The Good Karma Rigging Crew 2.0 is a monthly online (Facebook) private group that is next level to the other groups with the ability to ask questions along with monthly trainings for fishing tips on rigging baits, line, lures and more. Only $25 a month. https://www.goodkarmafishingtackle.co... Interested in fishing with me in The Florida Keys? Key Largo, Islamorada, Tavernier or staying in Marathon? email me at goodkarmaryan@gmail.com My website is https://www.goodkarmasportfishing.com Courses: https://www.goodkarmafishingtackle.co... My fishing blogs are top notch and not just AI fluff. Check them out on my website Good Karma Sportfishing. How to Catch Sailfish blog: https://www.goodkarmasportfishing.com/how-to-catch-sailfish-in-south-florida-the-easy-way/ Wish to learn How to Master the Day? Click the link for a FREE Guide and be part of my mailing list for more weekly fishing tips. https://www.goodkarmaconfidence.com/c...
It's Dan Beebe Time this week! The second-year pro baseball pitcher with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Frontier League joins me for a chat about his young career. We talk about the ValleyCats, the Frontier League, which is one of only 4 MLB Partner leagues, overcoming obstacles, plus Dan describes...A near-fatal baseball injury that occurred when he was just 11 years old.His approach to high-pressure game situationsHis pitch arsenalTraveling with the teamFavorite places to play — and more!Dan appeared in 8 games for the ValleyCats in 2024 and finished the season with a 2-1 record and 1.91 ERA. He was named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week in July 2023. After graduating from East Regional High School (Voorhees, NJ), Dan enrolled at Rutgers-Camden and pitched for the Scarlet Raptors. As a graduate student, Dan then played the 2022 and '23 season for Palm Beach Atlantic of the Sunshine State Conference (SSC). Dan references his relationship with longtime Sailfish coach and former big-league pitcher Kent Bottenfield. Dan was twice awarded SSC Pitcher of the Week during his 2023 campaign with the Sailfish.Be sure to keep up with Dan as he continues his baseball journey. Follow Dan on Instagram - @danbeebe3Check out the Tri-City ValleyCats at https://tcvalleycats.com — and follow them on social media. If you will be in or around Troy, NY in 2025, make plans to catch a game! You can also visit www.frontierleague.com for updates on all teams (the league expands to Pearl, MS and Kinston, NC next season).
The Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report is your best resource for the Virginia Beach Fishing Report, Ocean View Fishing Report, Norfolk Fishing Report, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Report, and everywhere in between.For the anglers looking for an Eastern Shore Fishing Report, Hampton fishing report, Buckroe Beach Fishing Report, or York River fishing report, look no further. Every week we bring you a report for those anglers interested in a Cape Charles fishing report and a Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel fishing report and for every location in the Lower Chesapeake Bay. For our guys looking for the Virginia fishing report, we've got you covered.This week we're talking to Captain Russ Kostinas aboard Top Notch Charter Fishing targeting Sailfish, White Marlin and Mahi out of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach. To contact and book: visit their website, call 757-681-8068 or email TopNotchCharterFishing@gmail.comNext we dive into a cobia and red drum, along with safe boat operation in rought weather, talking with Captain Travis Kemp and Foolproof Sportfishing. We talk about what's happening out in the Lower Chesapeake Bay for the sight casting, a recent placing in the King o' Ling tournament, and what's coming up with Speckled Trout season. Contact Captain Travis to book: 252-435-5967Next we talk to Captain CL Marshall, with Tangier Sound Charters, about all things puppy drum fishing, he shares several tips and tricks on how to best target these fish. Captain Marshall runs a Mako 231 with a brand new Suzuki on the back and a trolling motor up front, his charter is great for anglers that want to be in on the action, casting and reeling fish in. Contact 410-251-7341 to book a trip.Lastly, we catch up with Jeni Ohmsen, with @shutterspeedva about her inspiration to start taking photos of captains and anglers in the Lower Chesapeake Bay while they are on the hunt fishing! She was also there to photograph the recent VB Spanish Mackerel Tournament as well as this past week's King o' Ling Cobia tournament. It's all brought to you whether it's good, bad, or ugly. Please subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Remember to text the word “LCBFR” to to 779-435-2918 or visit us online at www.greatdaysoutdoors.com/lcbfr to be added to our email list and we'll send you the new show each week! All Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report Email Subscribers receive a PROMO CODE for a FREE AFTCO Camo Sunglasses Cleaner Cloth with the purchase of any products!Sponsors:Convert SolarGreat Days OutdoorsKillerDockHilton's Realtime-NavigatorAFTCO
Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/616 Presented by: Stonefly Nets, Jackson Hole Fly Company, Northern Rockies Adventures, Togens Fly Shop Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Today, we're diving deep into Baja Fly Fishing with James Shaughnessy, founder of Beulah Fly Rods. Get ready to discover where to find the elusive roosterfish, how to approach them, and why a steelhead mindset is essential for success. Whether you're a seasoned fly fisher or just starting, this episode is packed with tips and tricks on the best fly rods for different seasons and the ideal rod weight for this year's roosterfish adventure. So, grab your gear and join us for an engaging and informative chat with one of the industry's best. Episode Chapters with James Shaughnessy on Baja Fly Fishing 1:57 - James recounts his early fishing experiences, starting as a child in Puerto Rico, where he fished off beaches and developed a deep love for the ocean. His passion continued in Florida, where he fished for inshore species like sea trout and snook. 6:04 - He shares his journey into the fishing rod industry, detailing his extensive background and specialization in fly fishing. Having worked in fly shops and as a guide, he gained significant exposure to fly rods. James highlights that the switch rods were a pioneering product, as they were among the first commercial series available, setting his company apart. This innovation was well-received, leading to the development of fly lines specifically designed for switch rods, which were scarce at the time. 11:18 - James describes Baja as one of the best fishing spots in the world, likening it to a 900-mile pier. He highlights the accessibility of the beaches, the variety of species, and the ease of catching large sport fish like marlin and roosterfish close to shore due to the deep waters of the Sea of Cortez. He also emphasizes the friendly locals and the overall safety and beauty of the area. 14:19 - He elaborates on the challenges of catching roosterfish, particularly from the beach. He explains that even with live bait, roosterfish are notoriously difficult to catch due to their sharp instincts and tendency to reject bait. Catching them from the beach requires perfect timing, luck, and skill, making it a highly rewarding endeavor for dedicated fishermen. 16:15 - We dig into their operations in Baja which run during prime fishing months, offering trips usually consisting of five to six days of fishing. The busiest months are from May to July, and they resume after hurricane season in October, extending to Pacific side trips in November and December. 22:23 - He discusses the unique dorsal fin of roosterfish and its role in their hunting strategy. James explains that the fin is used to corral bait, such as sardines, by creating a vortex that traps the prey, making it easier for the roosterfish or its companions to catch it. This behavior is particularly evident during their feeding frenzy, which presents a prime opportunity for anglers to target them. 23:17 - James elaborates on the gear and techniques for targeting fishing roosterfish. From a boat, anglers typically use flies that mimic the baitfish in size and color. When fishing from the beach, larger flies are used to stand out among the baitfish schools, as roosterfish quickly dart in and out during their attacks. 29:36 - For targeting roosterfish, James recommends the Beulah G2 10wt rod, which is versatile enough for various conditions and effective for casting and fighting fish. He mentions that a 12wt rod might be used for larger fish but generally sticks to 10 or 11wt rods. For flies, James reiterates the effectiveness of a standard six-inch fly mullet pattern for roosterfish. 39:16 - James explains that the trips run from Saturday to Saturday, with guests flying in, picked up by a van, and transported a couple of hours up the coast. There are also opportunities for evening trips to fish for species like cubera snapper. 41:40 - James shares a story about a group of enthusiastic fishermen from Ukraine and Russia, one of whom aimed to catch as many different species as possible, ultimately catching 16 species in a week. The various species include African pompano, Golden trevally, Dorado, Milkfish, Billfish, Wahoo, Sailfish, and Marlin. 45:31 - He explains that roosterfish are present throughout the year, but their activity varies with the seasons. He notes that they are particularly aggressive starting in July, and beach fishing can be excellent despite the heat. He mentions that while roosterfish are around all year, the larger ones tend to migrate out by the end of October. James also outlines his fishing schedule, stating he fishes for Marlin in Mag Bay in November and December, then returns to Oregon for steelhead fishing in the winter. He spends August striper fishing in Maine while visiting family, indicating his year-round dedication to fishing. 48:23 - James elaborates on the extensive range of rods offered by Beulah. Their lineup includes rods for freshwater and saltwater fishing, ranging from lightweight single-hand rods for trout to heavier two-hand overhead and spey rods. He highlights the versatility of their products, including travel-friendly six-piece rods. 49:49 - For steelhead fishing, James' go-to rod is a 12-foot 8 and 6wt rod. For winter steelhead, he prefers the 12-foot 8wt rod. These rods are designed to handle different conditions and fish sizes, with James highlighting their effectiveness in various fishing scenarios, such as tight coastal streams and larger steelhead in Washington. 56:33 - We start with our random segment. James reminisces about listening to bands like Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, and Frank Zappa, highlighting his diverse taste in music. 57:25 - I ask James for advice he would have given to his younger self when he first started fly fishing. He emphasizes the importance of being careful while wading, as beginners often wade too deep and lack proper grip on their boot soles, which can lead to accidents. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/616
Wenn am Sonntag bei The Championship der Startschuss fällt, treten Rico Bogen, Frederic Funk und Jan Stratmann erstmals seit der Ironman-70.3-WM gegeneinander an. Im triathlon talk sprechen sie über die Entwicklung des Triathlongeschäfts und letzte Ernährungstipps vor dem Wettkampf.
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
Join TBF Today!! https://billfish.org/become-a-member/ Be a part of TBF's tagging program! https://billfish.org/research/tag-and-release/ Episode Summary In this mini episode of the Katie C. Sawyer podcast, Katie follows up on her previous chat about sail fishing in southern Florida with Mike Calabrese. She brings on Peter Chaibongsai and TJ Morrell from The Billfish Foundation to discuss the tagging program and what it has revealed about sailfish populations and their migrations. They talk about the movement of sailfish from southern Florida to the Yucatan and other areas, as well as the use of satellite tags to track their movements. The conversation highlights the importance of data collection and the involvement of recreational fishermen in contributing to scientific research. Keywords sail fishing, southern Florida, kite fishing, trolling, Bill Fish Foundation, tagging program, sailfish populations, migrations, satellite tags, data collection, recreational fishermen Takeaways Kite fishing is a predominant style of fishing in southern Florida. Sailfish populations in southern Florida are known to travel quite a bit, with historical records showing them going all along the coast and even as far as the Caribbean. The Billfish Foundation conducts a tagging program to collect data on sailfish and other billfish species. Satellite tagging provides valuable information on the migration patterns and behavior of sailfish. The majority of data collected by The Billfish Foundation comes from recreational fishermen. If you have a question you would like to receive data for, email TBF at tag@billfish.org along with a description of the data you would like and what it will be used for. A new website is coming soon that will make this process easier!
On todays episode I get the pleasure of sitting down with Legendary Capt. Mike Holiday who has been a florida charter captain since 1986. Mike has also had many other coveted jobs in the fishing industry. We chat about his incredible fisher and his life in the industry. -Capt. Mike Holiday- https://www.captmikeholliday.com -Book A Trip With Capt. Jud- https://www.easternangling.com -Florida Fishing Products- https://www.floridafishingproducts.com -Cape Fear Skiff Company- https://capefearskiffco.com -Coastal Trailer Repair- https://www.coastaltrailerrepair.com/ -Brock Boatworks- 919-239-9224 -40% Off EyeStrike & Zman- Code: EC10 https://eyestrikefishing.com Do you love Eastern Current and want to help support us as well as gain access to tons of extra content that has never been released to the public? Donate through our PATREON Account! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=31609753&fan_landing=true Be Sure to checkout Eastern Current on Youtube, Facebook and Instagram!
Salt Life team members Peter Miller and Michelle Dalton talk with host Cheyenne Behrsin about the upcoming Sport Fishing Championship season, and their recent fishing trip in Miami, Florida.Topics discussed in this episode with Peter/Michelle:· Peter and Michelle's background and involvement with SFC· Details on The Catch and upcoming SFC season· An overview of their recent trip in Miami, FL· Kite fishing for Bonita and Sailfish · Favorite moments from the fishing trip Follow Cheyenne Berhsin on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/cheyenneleebehrsin/Follow Peter Miller on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/petermillerfishing/ Follow Michelle Dalton on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bombchelle_fishing/Follow SFC on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sportfishingchampionship/Follow Salt Life on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/realsaltlife/Shop Salt Life apparel at www.saltlife.com
In this conversation, Mike Calabrese discusses his history and experience in fisheries throughout the globe. He explains the technique of kite fishing in South Florida and the importance of bait culture. Mike also discusses the sailfish migration and their preferences for different types of bait. In this conversation, Mike Calabrese discusses the differences between kite fishing and trolling for sailfish, highlighting the advantages and challenges of each method. He also explains the impact of seaweed and grass on fishing success and the relationship between seaweed and baitfish. Mike shares insights on water clarity, cold weather, and its effect on fishing. He delves into the technique of hooking a fish while kite fishing and the importance of angles. Additionally, the conversation discusses teaser fishing and the importance of quality dredges. Mike then introduces Firetailz, which offers lightweight and durable artificial dredge baits for fishing. Videos by Dave Collier https://www.firetailz.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fire_tailz?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== ----more---- TRANSCRIPT Katie (00:03.18) What's up you guys? Welcome to the KDC Sawyer podcast. I'm your host Katie and today I'm sitting with Mike Calabrese. Mike, thank you so much for joining us. Where are you sitting in from? Mike Calabrese (00:15.719) Hey, Katie, glad to be here. I am at my home today in Jupiter, Florida, South Florida. Katie (00:21.838) Is that where you're from originally? Mike Calabrese (00:24.327) Somewhat, I'm from a little further south, Pompano Beach, Broward County, and my work and stuff on boats had brought me up this way the last few years, so decided to call Jupiter home. Katie (00:36.524) Jupiter is a really, really pretty place. What's your experience? Give us a little bit of rundown of your fishing history, your experience in the field. Mike Calabrese (00:40.071) Great town. Mike Calabrese (00:47.268) Oh boy, okay. So growing up in South Florida, obviously near the water, fishing was always a thing as a kid. Started out freshwater, bass fishing in the canals where I grew up. And then that elevated into my buddy's dad was in a boat rental club. We used to take a boat out and go catch mahi. And then I went to a high school where I met some friends with boats and that led to... some tournament fishing with some friends from high school, which we got pretty good at, and ultimately took up work on boats in my early 20s, kind of undecided as to a career, had a connection on a boat, and the rest is history. Never look back. Katie (01:32.879) So you're fishing, you're fishing with predominantly southern Florida for a good chunk of your early years, correct? Or your early in the industry years. Mike Calabrese (01:42.947) Yep, that's right. I worked for a program that we pretty much did South Florida kite fishing and then we go to Key West a lot. But mostly Florida before a new job and taking on some travel in my mid -20s after the first job I had which is mostly South Florida based. Katie (02:02.832) Where did you go once you started traveling? Mike Calabrese (02:06.469) Um, so after the first job, I went to school to get my captain's license. I met a fellow there, uh, who was also a fisherman. We became friends in class. And, uh, after this class, uh, he reached out, asked me if I wanted to help deliver a boat, um, from Stewart to Panama, I believe. And, um, I had nothing else going on. I said, sure, let's do it. And, um, met a captain there. It was an American custom yacht. Uh, had a good trip. ended up going back for another delivery which brought me from Costa Rica to Cabo San Lucas where I ended up meeting another boat that was in need of a crewman and that was a boat called the Patriot, a big 80 foot Monterey, Captain Terry Stancil and his wife Bonnie and the timing was right there. I met them in Cabo San Lucas and came back a little while later to start my work there for several years I worked on the Patriot. That was a great learning experience, great program. Fished the Gulf of Mexico and then eventually we towed the boat with a mothership across the Pacific down to Tahiti onto the Kingdom of Tonga and then New Zealand was the distance of that travel. It was a very outstanding trip, yeah. Katie (03:26.707) That's so cool. That's amazing. Okay. So when did you start in Cava with Patriot? Like, what year? Mike Calabrese (03:37.67) That would have been probably around 2005, 2006? Yep. Katie (03:44.147) And so, what were you fishing there? Were you fishing like the finger bank, Gordo? What were you fishing in Cabo? Mike Calabrese (03:49.894) I had missed the big striped marlin season there up the way there at Mag Bay. They had done it previously before I got there. I was actually there for a little while and then we brought the boat back to the Gulf of Mexico that summer. We caught some striped marlin out front, but never the big number stuff that folks are seeing now. Katie (04:09.94) Were you... Was that your first exposure to like marlin fishing? Mike Calabrese (04:15.237) Uh, somewhat. Um, I did have a stint with a friend of mine who, uh, family had a boat and I second mated that, uh, in St. Thomas for a season, which was another great learning experience, blue marlin fishing in St. Thomas. Uh, but other than that, yeah, I had minimal, minimal marlin experience until that point. Katie (04:35.541) So the St. Thomas Marlin fishery is pretty, I've never done it myself, but it's like, I don't want to say rat blues, but like small blue marlin, correct? Like kind of similar to Costa Rica or am I off? Mike Calabrese (04:45.477) Huh? No, St. Thomas is actually known for bigger average quality size fish. Probably 250 to 500 is, you know, but it gets a little rougher there. The fish are angry there. They're very aggressive. Good average size fish, probably average three plus and aggressive and good teaser bites and people love it there for the angry fish. And it would be probably starting in June, but it seems... Katie (04:55.158) Okay. Katie (05:11.095) What's the season in St. Thomas? Mike Calabrese (05:17.701) you know, a little later, the best times I would say would be August, September, October, perhaps lately. Late summer. Mm -hmm. Katie (05:23.704) Nice. Super cool. So, man, I hadn't realized that you were towed on a mothership across the Pacific Ocean. That's a story for another time. I'm going to try not to focus on that because I have a million other questions I want to ask you. But you kind of you caught me off guard. You blew me away there a little bit. But OK, cool. So growing up in South Florida, you were doing the now you mentioned the kite fishing. That's something that. Mike Calabrese (05:38.413) Yeah, okay. Katie (05:53.081) I actually didn't know even was a thing until well after I had started kite fishing for Yellowfin Tuna in the Pacific with Artificial. And I came in, this is for the listener, I came into, back to the Gulf of Mexico and was starting to work with an organization that had me in South Florida for a little while and I called Mike up and I was like, hey, I need to understand this kite fishing industry. Like, why are we? why are we flying kites for sailfish and why only here? So Mike, can you give us some some insight on that? Mike Calabrese (06:31.268) Yeah, so I mean, I certainly didn't invent it or anything like that. I guess down in Miami in the 1950s or so, a fellow figured out how to build and fly a kite and dangle some baits from it with release clips. Basically in South Florida, it's kind of a function of our geography. We have a very steep drop off off the coast. It drops off pretty quick. Therefore the lane that the fish tend to hang out and travel in is quite narrow. So for example, typical sailfish depth here, a lot of places, call it 100 to 200 feet of water. As you get down to South Florida, it's a fairly tightly compressed lane. With that being said, trolling can be difficult to stay in that area, to maximize your fishing in that lane. This fella, I know Bob Lewis was one of the first guys to build a kiter. Those are the first kites from Miami there. Great idea. What it does is it enables you to, almost like an outrigger, get multiple baits away from the boat and also fish them on the surface of the water where sailfish like to come up and feed. It's very visual. You get to see the bite often. It's a fun way to fish. It's pretty efficient. Yeah, it's a fun way to fish. Katie (07:57.821) That's cool. So what you guys are doing is you're using the kites to put the baits in a very specific area because there's only a small surface area where these fish are most likely going to be congregating and feeding. Mike Calabrese (08:13.636) Right, so, you know, that's the thing about any fishing is you never exactly know where the fish are gonna be as far as depth of water, location. But basically we'll take the wind direction, wind direction combined with current, and that's how you decide to where you're gonna put your boat and how your kites are gonna angle behind the boat and what depth of water they're gonna be in. So we'll fish two kites. typically, you can do more, some people fish three. But we'll take two kites and we'll, those are each on their own kite rod, which is an electric rod, short, like a teaser rod, and that has braided kite line on there and clips that catch as the kite goes out. And typically we'll fish three rods per kite. We'll take little split shot sinkers and we'll weight the kites in the corners to, kick them either left or right and once again depending on the wind direction how much kick or bank do you need to essentially we're making a fence for these fish that are migrating south at the same time as the boats drifting north we're almost intercepting schools of fish and your three kite baits are designed as you know you basically want to cover as much ground as possible to cut off these fish moving south. as your boat moves north, typically. Katie (09:42.432) So how do you have, if you have one kite and three baits from each kite, how do you keep your baits separated? Because they're live baits, right? Mike Calabrese (09:51.297) Yep, yep. So the clips are distanced apart. So a standard setup is you'll let your kite out, clip your kite on, let it out. About 100 feet comes your first clip, which will be your long. Now the kite rods are outboard typically in the covering board of the boat or in the wings outboard. And then you have your rocket launcher or whatever inside and that will hold your rods. So you'll have three rods on the right side. and the furthest inside is your long, then middle, then short would be closest to the kite rod. And it's important just to keep those in order as you let your kite out and fish, bring your kite in, those rods all stay in order. So when you do get a fish on and you pop out of the clip and you have to get tight to your fish, you're not tangling with the other ones. So those baits are spaced out on the kite line. The kite's about 100 feet from the first clip and then we... 65, 75 feet apart are the clips and that's what keeps your baits apart hanging there in the water. Yeah, so if you get a fish is when it gets tricky, you know, having to pop out of the clip and then lift, oftentimes you have to lift up the other baits out of the water so your fish in line can pass underneath as you get tight to your fish. So. Katie (11:10.402) Man, so how many anglers do you have generally? Do you have one per rod, one per bait, or do you have to... Mike Calabrese (11:17.027) In a perfect world, yes. Yeah, just like trolling, I mean the more people holding rods, the better because, you know, just like trolling, if you can see the bite coming or, you know, you're in free spool, obviously with your thumb on the reel, anticipating the bite, you're ahead of the game, you got a better chance at hooking your fish and feeding the fish without it feeling anything weird. Katie (11:38.979) Because those sailfish in South Florida aren't very big. Most of my sailfish experience is in the Pacific and they're quite a bit bigger than they are in the Atlantic. So how much are these fish weighing approximately? Mike Calabrese (11:46.529) Mm -hmm. Mike Calabrese (11:51.138) Yeah, I'd say the average fish is probably around 40 pounds. I mean, they're, they're, they are, you know, they vary in size. Some, some days they run bigger. Some days you notice they're a little smaller. But I will say, you know, where they might not be as big as the Pacific sailfish, they, they do fight quite a bit harder. They're a little, you know, they can, they tend to go deeper on you during the battle sometimes, change directions very crazily. They're, they're wild fish. And there's no telling, you know, one minute they could be jumping out here to the left and then the next minute they're 200 feet over that way and you got a big belly in your line. Trolling, you know, once again, like in the Pacific there, you hook a fish, put the boat on a turn. They tend to stay in the middle of the circle, you know, of your turn. Hooking a fish on a kite, there's no telling where it's going to go sometimes. So it can be a little tricky with all those baits. Katie (12:30.244) Ha! Katie (12:47.588) interesting. Mike Calabrese (12:51.65) in the water hanging. Also the boat spins to go catch the fish and now you've got kites wrapping around your tower with your baits off your bow. Sometimes you get a bite while your baits are off the bow catching another fish but it's very much a team effort and the more people you have that are competent and helpful the better you're going to do. Just like trolling. Katie (13:15.941) Yeah, all the more reason to have somebody on every single rod, every single line and bait. Mike Calabrese (13:20.534) Absolutely, yep, paying attention watching your baits, you know We have the floats or markers that we fish kite fishing a lot of the trolling guys make fun of them calling bobbers, but It's a pink styrofoam float, which is it's a visual indicator for us on the boat. You know that your long bait might be 250 feet away from you or something, but you know, it's hard to see your bait in the water Plus you want your bait a little underwater. You don't always see your bait. I we're actually watching our pink styrofoam floats, which are at the top of our 15 foot leaders. So those we're trying to keep above the water. And when you do get a nervous bait or a bite happening, that thing kind of starts to show, you know, some funny activity and I might be getting a bite here, my bait's nervous. So we're staring at pink floats all day long basically. And then. Katie (14:11.143) That's so cool. Yeah, I mean, when we were fishing kites, we'd have just one kite, I mean, one kite and then one artificial on it. And we'd have to tie like a fluorescent ribbon to it just to have an idea of where the heck that was. Because you just, if you're doing your job right, you can't see your line. You can't see your bait. So, I had a question, but I'm gonna go real quick. Mike Calabrese (14:25.183) Mm -hmm. Yeah. Mike Calabrese (14:32.385) That's right. Yeah. Katie (14:39.301) Fishing for the Pacific sails, with so much experience fishing for Pacific as well as South Florida, the smaller ones. Do you find that there's a difference in the bite? Like are the smaller sailfish more finicky when they eat? Mike Calabrese (14:54.337) Um, it depends. Um, some days and, and, you know, I don't think any fishermen completely knows the answer to this. You know, you have people talk about the moon, the tide, you know, this, that, and the other thing we like to make excuses, let's say when things don't work out. But, uh, I will say that you tend to get, uh, more aggression out of fish when they're traveling in a pack. So for example, if you get a really aggressive bite, um, it's an indication that there might be more fish with that fish because of the competition factor. Typically lazy, sometimes these sailfish are extremely finicky, fussy. They could come up and look at your bait, we call it window shoppers, because on the kite you're sitting still, you're able to actually sit there and watch it all happen. And sometimes a fish will come up and eyeball your bait, swim a circle around it. Just an... swim off like it was not interested. For whatever reason, it happens. Other days they're chewing the paint off the boat. So you just got to go to know, I say. Sometimes it could be the bait. We often think, we always carry different kinds of bait. A few different staple species of bait that tournament boats are going to go with. If you had that happen to you, sometimes you say, oh, maybe he didn't want my... my goggle eye maybe he wanted a herring but who knows you know we don't they don't talk to us but all you can do is take that information and try to you know if you got to change your bait for the next one or something but they are fin they can be very finicky especially in certain weather conditions you know weather I call them weather fish down here they're extremely you know they're they're feeding is a lot based upon weather. cold fronts, I can elaborate on that. Yep. Katie (16:52.875) How so? Tell me more. Mike Calabrese (16:54.846) In South Florida, in the winter time is sailfish time. And when the wind, we get cold fronts, north wind, cold temperatures is typically when you get the fish biting. I believe it has to do with the colder water temperatures of the north pushing them down. Then they start to fight the current of the water. They're traveling south, they're stemming the current. They got to use more energy to swim south. With that cold weather comes north wind which makes big waves against the current. So when that happens, just last week, we can get into this, but we had a big event here. We had finally got a couple real strong cold fronts where we got down in the 40s for South Florida. It real cold and the fish finally showed up. So when it gets real good like that, they get to biting, they get to moving. Katie (17:43.86) Whoa. Mike Calabrese (17:53.053) tailing sailfish, which I'm sure you've seen in Cabo San Lucas or the Strait Marlin, but you know, when the wave direction gets right, they'll pop up on the surface and try to catch a ride with the waves. And that's when the really big numbers come through in Miami last week, you know, 60 fish, tailing fish, people, people riding around in their towers. And it's super fun. You know, once again, a lot of people might downgrade or denigrate the spinning rod. Katie (18:11.661) That's crazy. Mike Calabrese (18:22.173) However, it's a fun way to fish, site fishing, casting at tailing sailfish. But other than that, yeah, the weather, the weather, they like cold, they like the cold snaps here in South Florida for sure. Get some going. Katie (18:29.101) Nice. So are you? Katie (18:35.309) That's awesome. And I like that theory behind it too. The, um, so are y 'all flying kites as well as sight casting when that happens? Mike Calabrese (18:45.212) Yeah, depending upon how many are tailing. If you're flying kites, you're pointed into the wind anyhow, into the sea. So the captain or another guy can typically look for fish while the rest of the crew is fishing out the back with the kites. Eyes are ahead of the water looking for fish that are going to be coming by the boat where you can also, you can catch them while you're kite fishing. Oftentimes you'll see a tailor, they'll fade out and then they'll pop up on your kite baits, you know. Once again the kite baits kind of cut them off on their route. So Yeah, but sometimes we'll swim right by the boat too. We had yeah We had like a school of about eight fish the other day that we could we never got a bite You know, they just faded underneath the boat and didn't pop up on us, which is unfortunate but Very frustrating Yeah, it's uh Yeah, and we were kite fishing and we were hoping they would it would pop up on the baits Katie (19:19.311) That's so cool. Katie (19:31.279) How frustrating. Especially with there being eight of them. That's crazy. Mike Calabrese (19:43.259) just didn't happen there but it's kind of a helpless feeling when something like that happens or same thing if you cast sometimes you can hit a perfect cast on these fish or whatever and they just still don't want to eat it for whatever reason and on to the next one. Yeah they're not all maybe they were caught maybe they were who knows but not interested. Katie (19:55.631) I'll just knock them on the head with it and they won't eat it. Katie (20:05.36) How fascinating. So before we, I want to get into the bait culture a little bit, but before we do that, can you tell me the approximate distance y 'all are drifting? Because that's what you're doing, right? Once you set your kites, you set yourself up to drift down, down the fishing zone, correct? Mike Calabrese (20:25.051) I lost you there for one second, I have repeat that question. Katie (20:28.049) Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I want to get into the bait culture, but before we do that, can you tell me a little bit about this fishing zone? So you already said there's a narrow alley in which these fish are migrating in the southern side of Florida. And you're setting up, from what I understand, you set up a drift and you set your kites out and then you drift down sea while fishing for these fish. And how... Like how long is that drift? Like how many miles is this fishing zone that y 'all generally target? Mike Calabrese (21:00.41) Okay, yeah, that's a great question. So, um, so you could drift depending on the wind direction. Obviously, if you have an east wind, you're going to be getting, you know, the waves are going to want to push you shallower. It's all about staying in that depth that the captain feels are your best chances. You know, naturally sailfish, they can be in a hundred feet of water. They could be in 200 feet of water. They can be in 300 feet of water anywhere really, but the captain puts the boat where he thinks they're going to be. Typically we have. North current, which means the water is moving south to north and your boat will be moving north. Now you could, you know, depending on the action, you can ride it out as long as you want. If you're, if you're in the depth that makes you happy, oftentimes you'll catch fish and then the captain will run back and get south again to try to come back over that same stretch of water or even go further south to try to re -intercept that body of fish that just came through. So that's really the only, you know, the way you have to look at it is that these fish are moving north to south, or even if they're holding their ground on a piece of bottom or bait, the water is moving north. So, you know, that's the million dollar question is when to move, when to reset, when to run back, how far to run back, you know, how deep, all that stuff is the real stuff that separates the winners from the losers. Katie (22:29.033) Yeah, so I mean there's a huge tournament culture in South Florida. So when you've got these big events going on, how many boats are fishing this pretty small area? Mike Calabrese (22:42.583) Yeah, so I think most tournaments these days about 50 boats give or take and then the tournaments have boundaries. Some tournaments are based out of a certain inlet. For example, let's say the tournaments out of Palm Beach. They might make the boundary 30 miles in each direction. So you have a 60 mile fishing range. Other tournaments, we have one coming up soon here called the Jimmy Johnson. We also just had one called the Sailfish Challenge. was a big boundary format to where as boats can choose any inlet they want to fish out of. For example, if you're from Miami, you can fish down there or from Palm Beach, you can fish up here, wherever you want to fish, which adds a challenge to it because the days leading up to it is everybody's wondering where the fish are, where's the best fishing. Boats making last minute moves from Miami to Palm Beach the night before, it's all common and vice versa. It's very important to keep your ear to the ground and communicate with other fishermen about what they saw, what they caught, conditions. But yeah, I mean, you know, last week it was, they were biting from Stewart to Key Largo. And you could, yeah, the best fishing was down there south of Ocean Reef. However, there was boats catching 30 fish out here at Jupiter. And... Katie (23:55.832) Wow. Mike Calabrese (24:08.694) There was a tournament a couple days later and everybody was thinking Miami was going to be the spot and it ended up being to the north was where the tournament was won up here. So you have to be fluid. You have to be able to adapt and adjust to the ever changing fishery we have, which changes overnight, unfortunately, you know, because we have the Gulfstream and the water's essentially flying by our coast here, which means different bodies of water coming in and going, you know, frequently. Katie (24:38.202) with different nutrients in it, different levels of float some and all of that. Now, current water temp, all of it. Mike Calabrese (24:38.453) It's hard. That's right. For sure. Mike Calabrese (24:48.629) Just yesterday, or yeah, fished a two day tournament the first day, the water, we saw tons of man o' wars. There was probably some of the most I've ever seen in my life, hundreds. And they were actually grabbing, they would grab your kite baits. If they drifted too closely, you'd have to lift your bait because these man o' wars would find them and get them. And anyhow, saw a pile of them on Friday. Yesterday we go out there and hardly didn't see as many. There wasn't nearly as many. Katie (25:09.21) frustrating. Mike Calabrese (25:18.388) the water color was different you know it's it changes you gotta react and adapt you know it's all part of the challenge yeah it's all part of the challenge Katie (25:25.883) And all the more reason to be fishing consistently during the season to stay competitive. Right? Yeah. So the bait culture down there is pretty specific. Mike Calabrese (25:34.996) For sure, yep. What's that? Mike Calabrese (25:41.364) B. Oh yeah, people are fanatical about me for sure. It's very important. Katie (25:47.484) Well, and which makes sense, but you mentioned herring, gogoli. What's your favorite kind of bait? What do you make sure you have? And how do you make sure that your bait is healthiest for your tournament, your tournaments or your fun fishing? Mike Calabrese (26:04.852) Yep, so basically there's three main baits. You got the Goggle Eyes, Threadfin Herring, or Greenies. Looks like a big pilchard or something, almost like a baby tarpon. And then Spanish Sardines, which are probably the most sought after bait, the sardines. However, they also tend to get bit up a lot by bonitas and other critters. So Goggle Eyes are the main staple. source of bait here. The thing about Goggle Eyes is they're caught at night. So most people end up buying bait from bait guys that go out and do it at night. Very hard to obtain Goggle Eyes sometimes. A lot of times the bait guys even in Palm Beach will trailer their boats all the way to the Keys to catch them in abundance so they can have enough to make it worthwhile to do it. So anyhow, Goggle Eyes, shoot, lately they've been upwards of $200 a dozen here in Palm Beach, which is crazy. Yeah, it used to be, I remember growing up, it was $40 a dozen, and $20 a dozen for Pilchards. Now you're looking at, it was up to 120 for Gogs, and then during tournament season, they've been tough to catch lately. The prices are around $200 a dozen for these things. And those baits, the Goggle Eye's good because, Katie (27:09.695) Dang. Yeah. Mike Calabrese (27:32.529) It's a hardy bait. It's typically a little bigger, probably, you know, eight inches or so, and they're strong. They're a great bait for your long kite baits, which is the furthest one from the boat. It's got the most wind effect on that kite bait, blowing your line in the air. So you want to, on your long bait, typically you want a big hardy bait. Goggolize are known for just kicking their tails off and being, putting out good vibes and strong, you know, strong. vibrations and splashing. So definitely goggle eyes. If there's only one bait you could have, it'd probably be a goggle eye. Lately we've also had access to threadfin herrings, which are like I said, like a big pilcher greenies. Those are all over the place too, from Costa Rica to Louisiana, obviously in Texas, I'm sure. Those are great sailfish baits. We call them scale baits. Definitely more fragile, a little more sensitive to you know when you bridle your bait you gotta be more careful with the scale baits you don't want to knock the scales off of them so there's that fine line of you know how hard you can grip your bait versus squeezing it to death to you know put a needle through it and sew it on but that's all part of the part of it is to keep your baits as nice and healthy as possible when you can get them in the water with that being said also people will obtain their bait early on and they will pen it up we have we make bait pens Sometimes they're plastic round floating wells. Sometimes we have cages that we sink for goggle eyes. And then we feed our baits. They have pellet food. Some people, I've seen people have timers with automatic fish feeders. So if they're not there one day, their bait's still gonna get fed or whatever. Of course, if you can get some fresh scraps of bonitas or anything like that, it's always good to feed your bait. So. Just like any living thing, the better their diet is, the more healthy they're going to be. And when you put them out there on the hook, hopefully they're going to last long and splash around. Healthy bait, strong bait. So that's, yeah. I mean, the best boats, they typically will have their bait a long time ahead of a tournament. They'll have it all fed up and seasoned. And you know. Katie (29:37.957) the better they're gonna perform. Yeah, make a scene. Fight, make a scene. Mike Calabrese (29:57.007) keep accurate quantities of what they got, how many they bring each day, because it's a grind to catch bait and to keep it. It's at least half the battle on this thing for sure, is having good bait for sure. Katie (30:11.174) It's a sail fishing tournament and a sail fishing culture, but it's really just we're keeping a bunch of bait healthy and seeing whose bait can outperform the other. Didn't you? Mike Calabrese (30:21.261) Yeah, somewhat. I mean, ultimately, you got to be in the right place, in my opinion. There's no substitute for being on top of the fish. But yes, bait is important, for sure. Just like trolling, you know, when you're doing your balihooze and prepping your balihooze and, you know, some of them the head breaks and you got a batch where they're weak, you know, you say, shoot, you know, this isn't good. Your color on the tape, you know, you want to put your best bait forward, for sure. Katie (30:33.862) Didn't you tell me that - Mike Calabrese (30:52.309) and any fishing. Katie (30:52.392) When these guys are feeding their baits, bonita, fish, something that's gonna give them a healthier appeal because it's what they're eating kind of in the wild, right? They get that same nutrients. Didn't you tell me that they have like their own like dock bait blenders and how does that process work? Mike Calabrese (31:15.309) Yeah, I mean, it depends on everybody has their own way of doing things. I personally have a blender in my dock box that I'll, when I catch bonitas, I'll cut bonita strips. I'll save those for wahoo fishing, planer fishing, but you can take the meat and it's that good red meat and it's got a lot of good nutrients, I'm sure. But yeah, I'll take that. I'll blend it up with salt water. And to me, that's easier than just cutting it. We're trying to... make life as easy as possible to some degree. But yeah, the blender works well for me. Blend up some scrap meats, even if you got, you know, we'll save like the roe from Mahi's, the roe. Any kind of scrap meat is good, good fresh food for the fish and yeah, they'll eat it. Katie (31:55.593) Nice. Katie (32:02.857) That's a great way to use all sides of the fish that you're catching and put it back into the sport recreationally. I love that. Mike Calabrese (32:09.26) Yeah, it's all work and ultimately the hard work hopefully will pay off for you. Doesn't always, but having good bait is, it's one of the things we can control. So we're gonna put, we're gonna do it. Katie (32:24.489) What about the sardines? You spoke a little bit about the scales, the goggle eyes, and then what about the sardines? Mike Calabrese (32:30.924) Sardines are great. We've had definitely had some of our best fishing typically to the south in the Florida Keys or if the fish are tailing a sardines a great bait to cast at a fish because of they'll stay on the surface when they hit the water as opposed to like a goggle eye will want to swim down. Sardines are just very elusive, they're very hard to obtain. Katie (32:50.633) one down. Mike Calabrese (32:57.419) people go great distances to try to catch them and have them in their arsenal. And like I said, it's a great bait. There have been tournaments won on sardines indeed, but I haven't had sardines this year. Up north here in Palm Beach and stuff, it seems like a Goggle Eyes is a great bait. But when you get down towards the Keys there and Ocean Reef, you know, there's... We can catch sardines here too, certain times of year. In the summer, they're all over the place in Jupiter. It's all you want. This time of year, they're not around. Some boats, like I said, they'll travel. The programs that do this full -time, they'll have their bait boat. They'll have a center console. If they have a sport fish boat, they'll have a secondary center console that they'll go run around in. Katie (33:30.721) Interesting. Mike Calabrese (33:50.635) leave out of Fort Lauderdale, run to Miami or beyond to catch sardines, bring them back, pen them up for a month before the tournament. That's the extent people will go to have sardines. And whether they pay or not, time can only tell. There's been times, we used to fish a lot in Key West, in the sailfish tournament in Key West. And... We would spend so much time catching sardines before the tournament. Even on a, there was a lay day, we'd fish, you know, we'd fish three days in a row and then have a lay day. And we'd go run 60 miles to catch sardines on a lay day. And sometimes we'd only catch a dozen, you know, and a lot of effort into that. And sometimes, you know, in hindsight, it's like, oh, maybe we didn't need them or maybe we didn't need to do that. But, you know, once again, if you can control something and you make the effort, you're trying to do it to have the right bait. Katie (34:31.369) Oh my gosh. Mike Calabrese (34:46.859) Yeah, so the sardines Definitely one of the sailfishes favorite food because if you go down there to like Isla, Moheres, Mexico Which is also in the Atlantic or the Caribbean here same fish essentially They're there feasting on sardines. That's that's the predominant bait That brings the sailfish to that area massive schools of sardines and cigar minnows, but Sailfish love it's I would say it's like they're probably one of their favorite natural foods to eat. For sure. Yeah. Katie (35:20.105) Man, that's so cool. Okay, I have a question for you because, and I want to make sure I understand this correctly. So the Isla season is December, January, February, right? Mike Calabrese (35:32.213) Pretty much, yeah. Katie (35:33.193) And then we have the South Florida season that's February, March, April. Mike Calabrese (35:41.715) Lately, yes, in the past, tournaments used to start in October, November, and they still do some of them, but for whatever reason, the season seems to have been shifting later on here. The last few years, the best bite has occurred towards the end of February, early March. Maybe it's just when the water temperatures finally get cool enough to the north where the fish have to come down at that point. Katie (36:07.369) Yeah, so that's my question. So how are those, if those fish are moving north to south, but the season is earlier in Isla, how is that working? Like are they, are they going up? Are they going north and then coming back down? Like are they circulating? Do we know what those fish are doing? Do you understand my question? Did I make that sense? Mike Calabrese (36:26.955) I don't think we know. I think it's a great question. It's the million dollar question once again that even the wealthiest of people and best fishermen don't have the answers to. But I would say those are different bodies of fish. I feel like those fish down in the Yucatan area, they probably spend their majority of their time down that way somewhere, perhaps into the Gulf of Mexico in the Campeche or whatever. Katie (36:53.321) The southern gulf, yeah. Uh huh. Mike Calabrese (36:54.983) Yeah, like the rest of the year, wherever the sardines probably go is where they go. But yeah, I mean, there's been tags. I don't know if the Billfish Foundation has ever had a tag return from Mexico to South Florida or vice versa. I'm sure it's happened. But yeah, and then also you get fish off the Carolinas. South Carolina had great sailfish and I think in maybe like October or... Katie (37:10.577) How interesting? We'll have to ask. Mike Calabrese (37:23.671) September this year, late season, you know, great sail fishing for them up north of us here. So I think we're seeing, I think the U .S. has an East Coast population of sailfish and then perhaps the ones down there in the Yucatan are different fish, I would say. Not, yeah. Katie (37:41.329) Yeah, the ones we get a general, like a pretty good sailfish bite sometimes in the southern Gulf of Mexico out of South Texas. I want to say late July, August, September it can get pretty good. So that's really interesting. Yeah, I didn't know if that's something that we know. Mike Calabrese (37:50.095) Mm -hmm. Yep. Mike Calabrese (38:00.551) It could be those fish. I don't think anybody does. I think it's, yeah, it's scientists that study the water, plankton, chlorophyll, temperature, those factors are probably where they are. Katie (38:17.361) Because I think it's interesting that your speculation, your hypothesis is that they're two different bodies of fish because from what I do understand is that sailfish, they don't really go very far from what we know on tagging data and tagging research. So, right? So, Mike Calabrese (38:34.311) Right. Yeah, I mean, I would think so. Like, yeah. Yeah. Katie (38:39.121) Yeah, that's super interesting. As opposed to like blue marlin, which have crossed the ocean. They like cross ocean basins, not as much as bluefin tuna or as regularly as bluefin tuna. But they're all considered highly migratory species, but their migration vary. And I think that it's interesting that these fish are so small. The sailfish are the, I mean, I believe is the fastest fish in the ocean. Right. Do you know that? Mike Calabrese (38:49.127) Right. Mike Calabrese (39:06.375) I think that's what they say and it makes sense, you know, based upon their size of their tail with how thin they are and their mass. You know, they're thinner than a marlin so they probably slide through the water a lot easier, I'd say. So yeah, they're neat. They're crazy when you hook one, especially, you know, kite fishing, trolling, whatever, however you hook it. But like I said, they can be out here to the left a couple hundred feet and then next minute they're going the other way and you got a big belly in your line. jumping all over the ocean. Katie (39:37.361) It kind of reminds me of the difference between a big blue marlin and a little blue marlin. Like those little blues, they'll just, they're so agile. They've got all that just spunk of a marlin, but with a lot more agility. So I want to go a little bit into trolling. Am I wrong when I say that from what I understand, north of Stewart, Florida, your fishing teams start trolling? Mike Calabrese (39:51.109) Yeah, yeah, it's fun. Katie (40:06.993) instead of kite fishing, is that right? Mike Calabrese (40:09.829) Yeah, that's pretty pretty accurate. There's some boats that'll go... So if you look at Florida on a map or a chart, you know, Palm Beach is where... North of Palm Beach is where our coastline starts to jog off to the west, to the northwest. However, the shelf pretty much continues straight north. So with that being said, Palm Beach is very close. To get to 100 feet of water, you're looking at, you know, whatever, a mile, let's call it. Jupiter here a little north about 10 miles north of Palm Beach you've got to go about 3 miles because the coast starts to jog northwest there. Stewart, you're going further 5 -6 miles. And then Fort Pierce even further. So anyhow, the shelf broadens the further north you go. There's more area where the fish can be. Palm Beach in the south, very compressed, very narrow lane of 100 -200 feet of water. up that way, Stewart, Fort Peterson North, spread out. Fish can be, you know, all over the place. A lot of potential habitat. So guys, you know, they troll for them because they can cover ground. And it's also his historical tradition. It's how they were raised doing it. I will say now you're seeing a few more guys out of Stewart starting to kite fish. They're realizing that it's quite effective. It's a little bit more relaxing. way to fish. Let's say you have a charter or a guest on the boat, you're essentially kind of sitting still. It's a little more enjoyable in that you don't have to hold the reel, you're not holding the pressure of the bait, dragging it seven, eight knots along or whatever on your thumb. You're sitting still and you're watching your baits. But yeah, the trolling thing is essentially due to the geography, I'd say, up further north there. The guy's got to cover more ground. And yeah, but you're seeing more guys starting to kite fish out that way too now. Katie (42:09.521) I find it interesting that the kite fishing is starting to kind of spread up that northern area. That's interesting. I didn't see it. Mike Calabrese (42:16.87) People are realizing, you know, why not make my life easier and catch more fish for my clients, if you will. I mean, I heard a guy, a steward... Katie (42:26.129) So long as getting live bait is not an issue. Because... Mike Calabrese (42:29.99) Correct, correct. Yeah, and it can be an issue. Stuart typically has good bait availability. They have a lot of those threadfin greenies up there. You know, boats, they can go out and catch them in the morning on their way out. And, you know, it's, especially if you've got a three or four foot sea, you know, kite fishing is going to be more comfortable as well for folks that aren't, you know, if they're chartering a boat or something like that. It's more comfortable, more productive. better chance of hooking a fish basically being that it's a live bait that they're you know the boats not moving forward it's easier in some regards it's also challenging in other ways as well compared to trolling but like I said I heard a Stuart captain on the radio the other day talking about how he man I can't believe we just figured this kite thing out you know lately here it's can't believe we haven't been doing it longer what a pleasure it is to fish kites. Katie (43:06.14) Ah, that's interesting. Yeah, that's interesting. Katie (43:25.756) Aww, that's super cool. Okay, that's new. Interesting. Um... Mike Calabrese (43:27.686) So yeah, I mean, well, I feel like people, yeah, I feel like a lot of guys disparage it because they don't know how to do it. And it's a fear thing, you know, but the reality is I feel like if you want to be a good fisherman, you should be good at all types of fishing and yeah, yeah. Yeah, it's fun. Katie (43:45.009) Exactly and try, try it. Who knows maybe you don't like it, maybe it doesn't work for you, maybe you have a different theory elsewhere, but you're never gonna actually know if you don't give it a go. So. Mike Calabrese (43:57.254) I think one of the hard things with kite fishing, sorry to interrupt, is that all three of your lines are on the kite line. So let's say your long bait gets a bite. Let's say you get a kingfish, chops your bait in half. Now you've got to bring in all three rods to change that one bait. So if you're the only mate in the cockpit, kite fishing can be a nightmare because it takes hands, it takes help. If you've got a good crew and some good help, it's all good. Katie (44:00.253) No, you're good. Mike Calabrese (44:25.765) You know trolling you get a bite you're just dealing with that one rod reel it in put a new bait on send it back out kite fishing you gotta bring the kite in bring all three rods in you know there's ways to work around that but if you're short -handed it can be an absolute nightmare especially if you got a lot of critters biting bonitas kingfish whatever you know you need help seaweed as well absolutely yeah you can get bait grass on your bait and then if you can't get it off you gotta start over again. Katie (44:44.126) What about grass? Is that an issue? Mike Calabrese (44:55.271) It's a pain for sure. Yeah. But I will say I like seaweed for fishing because, you know, lately we haven't seen much seaweed all winter long. Now there's a little bit of scattered grass in town and the sailfish are here. I think it's got something to do with the whole basis of the food chain. The seaweed for sure. Plankton. Yeah, it starts with the plankton and that and bait and sailfish follow. Katie (44:56.255) That is a pain. Seaweed's always a pain, no matter what. So for... Katie (45:25.536) attracting the bigger fish. Wow, that makes me happy to hear that. Is the seaweed you're seeing, what's the word I'm looking for? Is it all condensed? Is it all sitting together? Is it floating together? Is it pretty spread out? Mm -hmm. Mike Calabrese (45:27.815) That's right. Mike Calabrese (45:37.862) It's scattered grass as we call it. It's live, the bright live sargassum weed, which is a good indicator as well that it's alive. Saw all those man o' wars. Yeah, it's little small clumps and I've noticed it anywhere I fish, up to Ocean City, Maryland, all that when you're getting bit, you're trying to figure out is there anything to it and oftentimes I'll notice bits of seaweed in the water. It's good thing. Katie (46:05.632) So you feel like when you're, you feel like when in your experience when you're seeing pretty consistent seaweed, you're seeing more bites. Did I, did I surmise that correctly? Mike Calabrese (46:15.239) It depends, I guess. I'm not. I mean in the summertime here sometimes we get giant clumps and mats of seaweed, you know can walk on it. That I don't want to fish in, you that's not what I'm talking about. It seems to be when you got that good live water with flying fish and you know whatever the bait, whatever the plankton source is but you know it's almost, I just noticed the other day we were catching sailfish and there's little bits of little small pieces of scattered grass around and I've... I said, man, I've seen this before when we've been getting bit. I've seen this before. So that's just how I think. Katie (46:52.352) Is that blue water what you're looking for too? Do you see a difference in the water clarity down there? Or up there? Over there? Mike Calabrese (47:00.486) Uh, yeah, I mean, definitely, definitely water in color is a thing. However, just when you think you got that figured out, you know, the sailfish will spin it up on you. Uh, last week the water was quite greenish. It was, it was green, blue, green, but more green and blue and they were snapping in it, you know, and, uh, when it was more about the weather those days, it was, it got very cold, you know, here in South Florida, that's what it takes to get the fish going is that. Katie (47:07.839) Hmm. Mike Calabrese (47:29.446) cold, cold weather. Yeah. Yeah. Katie (47:29.504) Cold snap. How cool. That's a nice little nugget of information right there. So I want to get a little bit into trolling, troll fishing. If the listener doesn't know anything about trolling, and I think you did a great job explaining the kites, can you give us just a little synopsis on what trolling is and what parts of the world do that? Mike Calabrese (47:36.134) I was saying... Uh huh. Mike Calabrese (47:51.566) Yeah, trolling, probably the most popular way to fish obviously throughout the world. And the last few years guys have gotten to kind of go in more to bait as opposed to lures. Obviously big marlin guys still will pull artificial lures for blue marlin with J hooks. But what we're seeing is everybody essentially fishing the same spread essentially, which is swimming, balihoo, chin weighted, circle hooks, light tackle, lighter leaders. you know dredges, squid chain teasers and then from there you can you know customize you know everybody's got their own little things of what color squid chain or what color islanders on the dredge or whatever. I think you just got to drive over the fish personally but uh yeah trolling trolling is a thing and it's fun the re I like trolling because fishing teasers is fun getting fish behind a teaser. teasing them up to the back of the boat is the most exciting thing I'd say in fishing a blue marlin on a teaser that just as you've I'm sure you've seen it a million times follow it to the back of the boat that the teaser is hanging from the outrigger it's still trying to eat it in the air swimming under it and it's it's just super exciting so that that's that's probably my favorite thing for sure is a blue marlin on a teaser but then you know yeah Costa Rica you know you're getting a bunch of sailfish bites as well on a teaser. Katie (49:03.103) Yeah. Katie (49:07.267) You can't beat it. Mike Calabrese (49:18.862) And it's just fun. It's fun being able to see the bite, to feed the fish 15 feet off the transom, the art of hooking a fish, letting them eat it, letting the reel roll, pushing the drag up. It's all fun. Missing the fish. A lot of misses. Katie (49:37.476) And it's very different because, you know what I'm saying? Missing the fish, having them come back for just the head of the ballyhoo if they're real hungry. Does that count as a miss? No. But if you get it on the Sand Cocho, you did not miss. So, shoot, I got distracted. Yeah, and you can cover quite a bit more ground trolling and the differentiation is, you know, well, there's a lot of differences, but. Mike Calabrese (49:46.092) Yep. If you catch it. Exactly. But yeah, trolling is great. Mike Calabrese (50:01.796) Yes. Katie (50:07.365) When you're kite fishing, you're live baiting. So you touched on this a little bit earlier, Mike, when you said that it's easier, well, relatively, it all, nuances aside, that when you have a live bait and you feed the fish, it's one thing that's very different from when you're trolling and you get a bite on a sailfish and you have to feed the fish. Can you, like, I feel like that's what you said. I've never live baited. fed a sailfish, so I don't know. Can you explain why one would be more complicated or what the differences would be if they're both equally complicated? Mike Calabrese (50:45.634) So yeah, they both have their challenges. The trolling bit is like the boat's moving ahead. So you're holding the reel in free spool with your thumb on the reel and there's pressure on the spool with your thumb because of your holding your bait. And once again, some guys are using bigger chin weights. So down here in Costa Rica we're fishing like a three quarter ounce chin weight. That's more pressure on your thumb when you're fishing, when you're in free spool waiting for the bite. So if you get a blind bite, you don't see it coming, you know, it goes zero to 60 pretty darn quick, which can lead to a lot of backlashes, blow ups to the reel, burnt thumbs, all that good stuff. That's what's harder about trolling is the speed of the boat and the fact that you're already holding the spool with pressure with your thumb. So when something pulls on it and you don't let go, you don't make that transition soft enough. you get a backlash essentially the reel will blow up on you or whatever and that's the hard part about trolling is that 0 to 60 in one second you know kite fishing yeah a long rigger bite you know let's face it you don't see them all coming you know and to do it you know you're going to have your best chance holding the rod with the reel and free spool clicker off you know if you're Katie (51:55.209) Cause they can be sneaky. Mike Calabrese (52:11.426) able to do that with as many anglers if you have enough anglers. But yeah, the boat moving ahead, that transition to letting the spool roll freely, well, after you had your thumb already on it and take your thumb off, it can get dicey pretty quick with the troll stuff. Kite fishing, challenging in other ways. So we're fishing that cork above a 15 foot leader with a lead on the line above the snap swivel. The purpose of the lead in kite fishing is to add weight to your whole thing so that the wind, because you have all that fishing line in the air, which the wind is blowing, which is wanting to pull your bait out of the water basically. So. Katie (52:53.514) Is the lead above the cork or below the cork? Mike Calabrese (52:56.673) Well, some people put it above, typically it's right below the cork. You'll slide, you know, got a bimini twist, you'll put a solid stainless ring, which is what goes in the clip, the ring. Then you got your cork, then you got your weight. And then the weight, the amount of weight is based upon how much wind you have those days. But that's a whole nother factor in, so you're kite fishing, you're sitting still, essentially, you're drifting, you're bumping into the wind, into the waves, or whatever you're doing. But you get a bite, you see your cork start to walk off or dot, you know, something funky is going on, you're getting a bite. You can't just dump it because you'll drop the weight on the fish's head. It's not the same as trolling in that, you know, if you go to like a full free spool, you're going to drop that weight in the water and then the fish is definitely going to feel that going on. So kite fishing, a lot of your fish, they come up jumping. So you're getting a bite. You're doing everything perfect, you're a little bit of thumb, just minimal to let the fish walk off and not feel any different pressure you're trying to do. Oftentimes they come up jumping, which is the challenge, which is where things go wrong typically. It's a cause of panic for a lot of people. What do I do now? The fish is jumping all over the place. Your line is still in the clip. And Wendy, the big... Katie (54:06.093) Mm -hmm. Katie (54:21.806) Are you at full strike? Mike Calabrese (54:24.353) No, so this is the question is when do you engage the reel? When do you attempt to pop your clip and get tight to the fish? So, me personally, if a fish comes up jumping, I actually at that point I want to put my weight down in the water because that way the fish is dragging the line and the weight behind it. If it's jumping, that line is always gonna be coming out down the body of the fish behind it. And you're putting... Katie (54:53.743) That makes perfect sense. Mike Calabrese (54:54.154) and it's dragging belly into water. Yeah, so if you have a fish jumping in the air and you try to pop your clip, you're pulling on it from above and that's usually when you'll pull the hook out or pull the bait out. I think when they come up jumping, I think they got stung with the hook. I think the hook point has stung them. It might not be all the way through the barb or through the corner, but they're stung and... Katie (55:21.453) Mm -hmm. Mike Calabrese (55:23.009) That's why they're jumping like crazy. And at that point, you know, I've been, I've been doing a little more angling this year than ever before actually. And, uh, um, you know, I will wait until the fish settles down before attempting to pop out of the clip and get tight to the fish off the rod. You want to, you want, it's all angles, essentially. It's all angles. And yeah, you don't want to pull, you know, up or pull, you know, you want the fish to be swimming away from you. Katie (55:42.543) That's so interesting. Mike Calabrese (55:52.385) down in the water, you want to get that low angle on coming tight and letting that circle hook find its home. So... Katie (56:00.368) Because like, because when you're trolling, if you get bit and you're feeding your fish and your fish comes up jumping before you engage the strike, the drag, more often than not, you're going to lose the fish and you have to get your rod tip down, keep that line in the water as much as possible, which is exactly, essentially the same principle you just said. So I love that. I love that makes total sense. But what a how interesting, you know, thinking about it with the with the line up in this in the. Mike Calabrese (56:07.425) Mm -hmm. Yep. You're not going to catch it. Yeah. Mike Calabrese (56:18.689) Same premise. Mike Calabrese (56:23.486) Yeah. Katie (56:30.224) in the air, in the sky with the kite still, because it's still in the clip when you get eaten, and then with that weight, man, that was cool. I'm really, yeah, I'm really excited you said that. Mike Calabrese (56:32.288) Right. Yep. Correct. Yep. angles. And then you have the weight too, like I was saying, it's neat. It's all physics, it's all geometry. And once again, you have the weight on your kite line, which is totally different than trolling. If that fish is jumping a hundred miles an hour, he's towing that weight and all that belly of the line through the water. People don't realize like you got to back off your drag. There's a lot more force and pressure down near the hook on the leader than most people. probably recognize when that fish is going 60 miles an hour through the water. Katie (57:12.273) Yeah, and especially like the more the more line you have in the water the more pressure there is. Mike Calabrese (57:17.791) more belly, more drag, yep, depending on if it's a windy day, you have ounce and a half of lead instead of a half ounce, you know, that's a bigger egg sinker, that's more drag in the water. So this is where the angling skill would come into play as far as not breaking fish off or pulling hooks and stuff like that, pulling the bait out of their mouth. Yeah. Katie (57:26.162) That's a lot. Katie (57:40.916) Man, that's cool. Time has flown by. I did not realize we've already been talking for about an hour. I really want to touch on, you mentioned teaser fishing and that it's your favorite too. My personal favorite is Blue Marlin Bait and Switch, right? I love having teasers, no hooks in the water, two dredges in the water, which can be considered, some people call them teasers as well, submerged teasers. And then to pitch a Mike Calabrese (57:48.511) Great, yeah. Mike Calabrese (57:58.431) Absolutely. Katie (58:10.101) baited, like a hooked bait out to the marlin after you take the teaser away. Can you, I know that, I mean, firetails is one of my favorite artificial dredge baits, if not the number one to me on our operation. We had at, in the mag season this last year, we had a Tinker dredge, Tinker mackerel dredge from your new firetail strips and absolutely loved that thing. It was so rad. Can you tell our listeners a little bit? Mike Calabrese (58:29.503) Mm -hmm. Mike Calabrese (58:35.232) Thank you. Katie (58:37.429) about your firetails project, because I want to hear all about it. Mike Calabrese (58:39.615) Yeah, thank you very much. So I'm also a mate. I've been a mate for 20 years on private sport fish boats. Captain as well. However, I've only had a couple. I've stuck with my jobs. I've had great jobs, worked for great captains, and I've had longevity in my jobs, which is still a mate. However, I like to work efficiently and smartly. We used to go to Isla Mujeres fishing for sailfish. That was my first real. I you know I did all the other travels with the ship and all that down the Pacific I never I never knew about dredge fishing You know I wish I could go back with what I know now honestly however yeah, so I get down there to Mexico and I get to learn this stuff and You know a lot of people think you know if you have all mullet on your dredge you're gonna do better right so we're all Ballyhoo dredge whatever natural dredge equals better fishing I I I learned that's not the case in my opinion. Being in the right place, presenting your baits on the right angle, you know, tacks with the sea, all those sort of things, being in the right place, in my opinion, are far more important than what you have on your dredge. And even your hook baits are far more important as far as how they're presenting and swimming. So anyhow, we used to fish a ton, rig a bunch of bait, and you know. We would fish many days in a row. After fishing, I'd have to have dinner on a boat. It never ended, it was long hours. And we were fishing, yeah, back then there was rubber shads, which are, you know, they look great, they work great. But durability wise, like, you know, they get a bite, the tail rip off. And so people started using the mud flaps, which once again, very cool. I personally... Katie (01:00:14.488) No, it never ends. Katie (01:00:31.705) And the mud flaps are essentially for the listener that doesn't know it's a tuna silhouette. So it looks like a tuna swimming from below, from the low, if a marlin looks up at it. Mike Calabrese (01:00:38.8) Correct. Right. Yep, they got the pectoral fins, which is great. You know, got a great silhouette. However, I like action. I like, I feel like especially if you're going to go under the water, actions is going to help you. You know, if you, if you're pulling something on the surface, you know, marlin lure, something that bubbles, makes smoke, it's easier to trick a fish when they're looking up at something. But when they can size something up from next to it underwater, you know, I personally want my baits to wiggle. So anyway, I started thinking outside the box, thinking of how I can make... Yep. You're good. Katie (01:01:12.22) Well hold on, hold on, pause real quick. Pause real quick, I'm so sorry to interrupt you, but I want to make sure that the listener knows a dredge is essentially, it's pulled underwater, a couple feet underwater, and it's designed to simulate a school of bait. And these fish, these billfish specifically, they're visual feeders, and they really like to go after, just like all things in the wild, they'll go after the weakest link. So if you see a school of bait swimming, Mike Calabrese (01:01:23.196) Mm -hmm. Katie (01:01:39.868) and then you see one bait swimming behind it, AKA a hooked ballyhoo, that fish is more likely to go off of the flat line, the hooked ballyhoo, and feed off of there, right? Which is attached to a fishing rod. And hopefully an angler holding the reel, like we were talking about earlier. So that's what these dredges are. So go on, Mike, you started thinking. Mike Calabrese (01:01:45.34) Flatline. Mike Calabrese (01:01:52.734) Yep. Yep. Mm -hmm. Mike Calabrese (01:01:59.421) Yeah, so, you know, your boat obviously is not supposed to be out there in the natural environment. It's a man -made thing, giant boat, propeller spinning. The fish will swim right up to the back of a boat, right? I mean, they're curious, but the boat is the biggest teaser is what I'm saying. And then the next thing they'll see hopefully are the dredges, which are closest to the boat in the wash there, outside the wash. But yeah, we're mimicking a school of bait and you know. Katie (01:02:10.685) making a bunch of noise. Mike Calabrese (01:02:29.18) If you want to have 36 baits on your dredge, it's a heck of a lot of work. It's a heck of a lot of money in mullet or ballyhoo that ultimately don't even last all day per se. You might even have to change them. It's a ton of work, which is okay, but sometimes if you've got to fish 12 days in a row, there's different influences. So we would mix in artificials. I just got to thinking there's got to be a better way than... Katie (01:02:38.685) They don't. Katie (01:02:48.189) It's brutal. It's a lot of work and it's a lot of money. Mike Calabrese (01:02:59.226) existing products that are available. So I just you know started playing around there was a canvas shop behind where my boat was docked in Fort Lauderdale and You know that guy helped me out with like some stitching and sewing and stuff and yeah, we came up with fabric fabric strips essentially that You know, they swim very well We got color They're lightweight So therefore dredge fishing used to be a big pain. You'd break dredges all the time. You'd always be fixing broken stuff, fixing washed out baits. Now... Katie (01:03:35.102) And the more remote you are, the harder it is to get quality gear. Yeah. Mm -hmm. Mike Calabrese (01:03:37.948) Yeah, I mean, freezers, now it's just gotten easier and less breakage, less wear and tear on stuff. And it's making
Laura-Sophie Usinger und Oliver Quittmann sind Sportwissenschaftler und Trainer im Ausdauersport. Beide sind Teil des ESCAPE-Netzwerks, das den Austauschen zwischen verschiedenen Berufsgruppen im Sport vereinfachen und Wissen bündeln soll. Wir haben mit ihnen über das Projekt ESCAPE gesprochen.
In this podcast, we sit down with Captain Cody Rubner and discuss his transition from working in the outdoor industry to full time guiding. Cody chases a wide variety of fish in Stuart Florida ranging from Sailfish, to Permit, to Snook and Tarpon. In this episode, we discuss how to recover from mistakes made as a young angler and business owner, how to utilize mentors, how Cody's background in Marine Biology informs his fishing, and why he believes it is important to pursue a wide range of species. Learn about our travel opportunities here: https://captainscollective.com/travel/?fbclid=IwAR1sYqG5S5F7hQKDPCDvOJj3HA8oBWGflZWy1uUKcEk_qtm8gV8sCh2w_hU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
National plumb pudding day. Entertainment from 1993. 1st use of penicillin, 1st spacecraft to land on an asteroid, Lincoln penny went into circulation, largest sailfish ever caught. Todays birthdays - Abraham Lincoln, Lorne Greene, Moe Bandy, Maud Adams, Michael McDonald, Joanna Kerns, Arsenio Hall, Chynna Phillips, Josh Brolin, Christina Ricci. Tom Landry died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/Plumb pudding - The ArchiesI will always love you - Whitney HoustonCan I trust you with me heart - Travis TrittBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/Ringo - Lorne GreeneShes not really cheatin (shes just gettin even) - Moe BandyI keep forgettin - Michael McDonaldGrowing Pains TV themeHold on - Wilson PhillipsExit - Its not love - Dokken http://dokken.net/https://coolcasts.cooolmedia.com/
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It's always a pleasure to speak with artists who have a focus on fish on The Blue Fish Radio Show. Nick Mayer has been earning his living full time painting fish and related fish art, and judging from the reaction in my own home, a truly extraordinary artist. His Mission is to connect People with Nature by appreciating it's beauty. Not only does Nick paint, but He's caught over 75 species of fish on a fly rod including Sailfish, Sharks, Tarpon and Muskie. You can learn More About Nick's Work at https://www.nickmayerart.com. Enjoy the podcast as Nick and I discuss his journey from marine biologist to successful artist!
Akiba Leisman, President and CEO of Mako Mining (TSX.V:MKO – OTCQX:MAKOF), joins me to unpack the key metrics and takeaways from the Q4 2023 operational results, and overall 4-tiered priority strategy for exploration at the San Albino Project in Nicaragua. Q4 2023 Production and Financial Highlights 52,398 tonnes mined containing 14,060 ounces of gold ("oz Au") at a blended grade of 8.35 grams per tonne gold ("g/t Au") and 12,650 ounces of silver ("oz Ag") at a grade of 7.51 grams per tonne silver ("g/t Ag") 20,469 tonnes mined containing 9,538 oz Au at 14.49 g/t Au and 8,162 oz Ag at 12.40 g/t Ag from diluted vein material 31,929 tonnes mined containing 4,521 oz Au at 4.40 g/t Au and 4,488 oz Ag at 4.37 g/t Ag from historical dump and other mineralized material above cutoff grade ("historical dump + other") 22.8:1 strip ratio 51,745 tonnes milled containing 13,673 oz Au at a blended grade of 8.22 g/t Au and 12,766 oz Ag at 7.67 g/t Ag 36% and 64% from diluted vein and historical dump and other, respectively 582 tonnes per day ("tpd") milled at 97% availability Recoveries of 84.6% for gold in Q4 2023 135,261 tonnes in stockpile containing 10,775 oz Au at a blended grade of 2.48 g/t Au 11,567 oz Au Equiv. recovered and 13,481 oz Au. Equiv. sold during the quarter which includes the sale of finished goods inventory that was held over from Q3 2023 US$ 7.1 million principal repayment to Wexford and Sailfish during Q4 2023, eliminating the remaining Wexford principal Aprox. US$ 4.0 million payable reduction in Q4 2023 Aprox. US$ 5.0 million in royalties and taxes in Q4 2023 Aprox. US$ 0.8 million increase in cash balance in Q4 2023 C$ 0.6 million in share repurchase equating to 286k shares at an average price of C$ 2.15 After recapping the key takeaways from the Q4 and year-end operations for gold mining, processing, and production, we dove in a little bit more to how they arrive at their blended head grade from multiple sources, and some of the unique attributes of the geology and mineralization at multiple orebodies across their Project. Akiba points out some key geotechnical and geoscience approaches that the management and operations teams utilize at the San Albino project when making resource estimations and approaching mine planning and processing. Next we get into the company's 4-tier strategy for exploration in 2024. The first priority is expansion drilling at Las Conchitas to pick up some of the low-lying fruit that was not included in the last resource update. The second priority is looking for more nearby open pit opportunities to feed the production profile. The third priority is further exploring at depth to make the case for the underground mining scenario under the open pits. The fourth priority is furthering some of the regional exploration targets that have shown potential to fuel even further growth down the road. We wrap up with the transition the Company has made both financially and operation from a defensive posture, working through a few one-off scenarios, into a more offensive strategy moving forward of growth and expansion. This touches up on the restructuring of the Wexford Capital loan, the arrangement with Sailfish Royalty, and the recent initiatives to buy back shares of Mako Mining. If you have any questions for Akiba with regards to Mako Mining, then please email them to me at Shad@kereport.com In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Mako Mining at the time of this recording. Click here for a summary of the recent news out of Mako Mining.
These beautiful billfish have fins almost as big as their whole bodies. Learn more about sailfish in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/sailfish.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Winter is here and the fishing is great in the Florida Keys. We are the lucky ones. When the temperatures begin to drop the fish down this way get active. Sailfish in the Atlantic, Spanish mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico and redfish in the backcountry. Take your pick and we'll see you on the water.
The U.S.S. Sailfish was the first American submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier during World War II. Just after midnight on December 4, 1943 during a typhoon, Sailfish torpedoed the Japanese carrier Chuyo, 250 miles southeast of Tokyo Bay. Several hours later, Sailfish finished off the Chuyo with two more torpedo attacks. The Sailfish attack on the Chuyo came during a typhoon, so the attack was carried out using radar. Ninty-nine-year-old Bill Dillon, a Pennsylvania native, is the last surviving crew member from Sailfish and was a radio/radar operator on board the submarine. On Monday's The Spark he said,"We were flying blind. If you can picture this -- it is midnight and we saw nothing. All we got was blips. And we fired four torpedoes and hit two. And it was absolutely unbelievable because you've got to recall when we were doing that, the ship was still moving and we had no idea what it was. And we still got it. Hard to believe you can do something like that. It's almost impossible." Sailfish had a sister submarine that didn't share it's success. Historian Stephen L. Moore has written about both submarines in the new book -- Strike of the Sailfish – Two Sister Submarines and the Sinking of a Japanese Aircraft Carrier and he appeared on The Spark Monday and remembered a chance meeting with Dillon that led to the book,"I ran into Bill on a flight on an airplane a couple of years ago, and I saw the jacket he was wearing and his submarine hat. I asked him about the Sailfish. I knew some of my submarine history from previous books I've done. And I said, were you on the sailfish when she sank that Japanese carrier? And he said, How do you know that? I said, Well, I know a little bit about it. And he proceeded to tell me there were American P.O.W.s onboard that carrier. And I said, I know. And he said, Unfortunately, most of them perished in the sinking except for one guy. I said, Yeah, George Rocek. He said, Holy cow, how do you know his name? I said, Well, actually, I interviewed him years ago for another project. And he was just astonished. But his daughter Linda basically said, I need to get your email. You guys need to correspond when we get back from this trip overseas. And we did. And Bill was kind enough to share a lot of his memories and help put me in touch with other shipmates, family members who contributed to the story." Moore writes in the book about the numerous times Japanese ships sank depth charges to try to destroy or at least damage Sailfish. Dillon described the sub as a sitting duck while the depth charges were being sent toward them,"Picture this now. When you're submerged and we're on batteries now and we are only going about 2 to 3 knots, sometimes down to one knot. And the way we kept the boat stabilized, we could not run any pumps to move water back and forth. What we did, we passed people back and forth and in order to stabilize the boat (by weight distribution). We'd say, Well, then forward six men and three men stagger. In other words, we were transferring guys back and forth to stabilize the boat so that we didn't make any noise. And so when we're going so slow, we could not do anything to to get away from it. We had to just stay there and take it. And it was not easy. Was not easy, believe me. We got depth charges and we started taking out water. We used buckets back and forth that would stabilize boats. We couldn't turn the pumps on. And there was no panic whatsoever among the crew. Every one of those guys knew exactly what we were doing and why we were doing it and how we're doing it." After sinking Chuyo, Dillon and Sailfish went on a few more missions before the war ended On V-J Day (Victory over Japan) August 14,1945, Sailfish sailed into the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The submarine was decommissioned on October 27, 1945.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/5/23: WWII submariner, 99 y.o. Bill DIllon, & author Stephen Moore on “Strike of the Sailfish.” Sci-tech Cafe: Professors Kerstin Nordstrom (MHC) & Margaret Stratton (UMass) on molecules & memory. Lorraine Mangione & Sara Weinberger on “Mary Climbs In: The Journey of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans.” Sen Paul Mark on budget, politics, energy & shelters.
Tech earnings are in the spotlight. Fed blackout period on until the next rate decision- coming up. Shutdown - STILL LOOMING! The fishing trip of a lifetime ! PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm Up - Change of tune .. inflation is old news - Big tech moving markets - earnings out - AI now to blame for higher costs (lower earnings) - In the heart of earnings season Market Update - Fed holding on to outlook - Worries bout default and no speaker of the house - Earnings continue to confuse as no absolute trend Guatemala - wow epic fishing adventure (just got in 2 hours ago) - 3 days of once in a lifetime fishing - Sailfish, Dorado, YellowFin Tuna (1000's of lbs caught over 3 days) - Spinner Dolphin (porpoise) everywhere November 15th Webinar "2024 - What's in Store? Register for the November 15th, 2024 Webinar Back on the attack - A bipartisan group of 33 attorneys general is suing Meta over addictive features aimed at kids and teens, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in a federal court in California. The support from so many state AGs of different political backgrounds indicates a significant legal challenge to Meta's business. - The federal suit also accuses Meta of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal data on users under 13 without parental consent. - The states are seeking an end to what they see as Meta's harmful practices, as well as penalties and restitution. JP Morgan's Dimon -JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the fact that central banks got financial forecasting “100% dead wrong” about 18 months ago should prompt some humility about the outlook for next year. -Speaking on a panel at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dimon voiced doubts that central banks and governments around the world could manage the economic fallout from rising inflation and slowing global growth. M&A -Chevron (CVX.N) agreed to buy U.S. rival Hess (HES.N) for $53 billion in stock in a deal that reflects top U.S. energy companies drive for oil and gas assets in a world seeking lower-risk future fossil supplies and higher shareholder returns. - We've got too many CEOs per BOE (barrels of oil equivalent), so consolidation is natural," said Chevron Chief Executive Michael Wirth, adding the world could expect to see other deals. Ackman's Change of Tune - Ackman's move to exit his short against the 30-year Treasury could be a sign that his main fear is shifting from an overheated economy featuring higher interest rates and inflation to a slowing economy that could fall into recession amid geopolitical risks - The economy is slowing faster than recent data suggests,” Ackman wrote in a Monday post on X, formerly Twitter, adding that “there is too much risk in the world to remain short bonds at current long-term rates.” - Remember when he gave the dire warning during COVID "HELL IS COMING" Stepping it up -The White House on Monday said Iran was in some cases "actively facilitating" rocket and drone attacks by Iranian-backed proxy groups on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria, and President Biden has directed the Department of Defense to brace for more and respond appropriately. - No end in sight - Lot's of discussion how that could actually help to tamp down inflation Davos of the Desert - The annual event is typically used by attendees as an opportunity to build relationships with some of Saudi Arabia's biggest companies and its $778-billion sovereign wealth fund, drawn by the promise of deals as the kingdom embarks on an ambitious reform plan to wean its economy off oil.
This week, Mark Farag speaks with JC Cleare and Sarah Melia AKA the brains behind the Remix Sportfishing based in Miami, Florida. JC and Sarah are the owners and operators of Remix Sportfishing charters and also are the Captains of the Remix Sportfishing Team. The three discussed everything from fishing sailfish tournament circuit, winning the Quest for the Crest, Sarah being the first female Master Angler, their new Contender, charter fishing and much much more! JC and Sarah are leading the way when it comes to sailfishing and are a force to be reconned with when competing in the Sailfish Circuit! Stay tuned for a good one! Sponsors: Gulfstream Lures: Gulfstream Lures Tackle Crafters: Tackle Crafters Black Reef Spearfishing: Black Reef Company If you have any requests, want to be a guest, or even just want to chat about fishing feel free to reach out to Mark via: markfarag@thescienceoffishing.com For merch, check out our store: BUY MERCH HERE CCO's: The Science of Fishing: Instagram: Instagram (@scienceoffishing) Facebook: The Science of Fishing Take a look at our TikTok: CCO's: The Science of Fishing Check out our Youtube: CCO's: The Science of Fishing Follow us on Twitter: Science of Fishing (@scienceoffish) Center Consoles Only: Instagram: Instagram (@centerconsolesonly) Facebook: Center Consoles Only Twitter: CenterConsolesOnly (@CCOboats) Website: CCO Home
The Northwest Florida Fishing report is your best resource for the Destin Fishing Report, Panama City Fishing Report, Pensacola Fishing Report, Navarre Fishing Report, and everywhere in between. For the anglers looking for a Destin Fishing Report, Ft. Walton Beach fishing report, Choctawhatchee Bay Fishing Report, or Miramar Beach fishing report, look no further. Every week we bring you a report for those anglers interested in an Okaloosa Island fishing report and a Santa Rosa Beach fishing report and everywhere in between. For our guys looking for the Pensacola fishing report or the Navarre Fishing Report, we've got you covered. This week we're talking to Brandon Barton for the onshore report targeting redfish inshore and Sailfish and snapper offshore. Captain Harris Scruggs brings us the offshore report and we talk about the struggles with green water and what to do about it. The final report is a deep dive on Jig fishing for Pompano with Weldon Hall where we get into everything you want to know. It's all brought to you whether it's good, bad, or ugly. Please Subscribe, Rate, and review wherever you listen to podcasts, and don't forget to text the word “fishing” to 647-558-9895 or click here to be added to our email list and we'll send you the new show each week! All Northwest Florida Email Subscribers receive an AFTCO FREE SUN PROTECTION MASK promo code for any purchase! Sponsors Admiral Shellfish Alabama Marine Resources Angelo Depaola EXP Realty "The Coastal Connection" Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Buck's Island Marine CCA Alabama Crocodile Bay Dixie Supply Fishbites Foster Contracting - Fortified Roofing Gulf Coast Office - National Land Realty Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism Great Days Outdoors Hayabusa USA Hilton's Offshore Charts KillerDock L&M Marine Mallard Bay Test Calibration Texas Hunter
Misguided Fishing podcast focuses on saltwater fishing out of Oregon Inlet North Carolina. On this episode of Misguided Fishing Podcast Capt Dickie Harris of Fintastic Sportfishing joins us. Since Jack was Dickie's longtime mate he was on pretty good behavior and didn't hog the show. Fortunately, Dickie told us stories from old to new but saved one about Jack to keep him in line. Dickie has been fishing out of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center for 45 yrs. A lot of people I knew didn't even make it to 45 much less work the same job. Dickie is a veteran of the sportfishing community and has the credibility to back it up.Stuff we use:camcorder: https://amzn.to/2Om0J1udslr: https://amzn.to/3sKt1l2wide lens: https://amzn.to/2NST5fcclose lens: https://amzn.to/2NYR5Swvoice recorder: https://amzn.to/3uRKMRlmic setup: https://amzn.to/3rlKobOoverhead rig: https://amzn.to/3saeFuplighting: https://amzn.to/384v2Av
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Richard Black is that man that came a long as a young kid and changed what fishing greatness looked like. At 17, while still in school studying for his degree in marine biology, he had his captains license and was already out-fishing most of the seasoned professionals. His wow factor was real. Richard refined his craft at a blistering speed. His fishing dexterity became legendary; he could fish the gulf stream and the reef as well as the the flats around his home near Islamorada. He is proficient from Chokoloskee to Key West, Miami to the Bahamas. It wasn't uncommon for him to catch a number of Sailfish in the morning, run home, change boats and go release a number of redfish, snook and bonefish in the same day. Any tournament Richard Black is in, it's a given he'll be there at the buzzer. Richard's wife, Brooke Denkert, daughter of well known guide Dave, is a marine biologist as well. The whole family has fishing and water in their DNA. His home is filled with highly sought after tournament wins and most importantly, he's an incredibly nice guy…. You'll love this kid!!
Co-Hosts Garrison and Corinne Doctor sit down to share stories from their February trip to Alphonse Island in the Seychelles. Part 1 of 2 includes stories of flats bonefish, a first Giant Trevally for one of them and a surprise action packed blue water fishing day. Fishing Stories is brought to you by RepYourWater and Locke + Co Whiskey.
On this episode my father is our special guest. We talk his recent sailfish and red snapper mini season. Tim discusses Red snapper on hic coast and Tanners Miami Mahi.
John & Billy sit down and recap red snapper season (1:00), the local shrimp run (18:45), Cobia & Sailfish at the party grounds (21:00), Crabbing (23:30), Copyright Infringement (25:00), Gator hunting (27:00) and the upcoming deer season (34:00)Join us as be #followthemigration
In light of recent events in the news surrounding the Oceangate submarine tragedy, the boys visit the story of the USS Squalus. The Squalus was a US Sargo-class submarine that sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test dives on 23 May 1939. The sinking drowned 26 crew members, but an ensuing rescue operation, using the McCann Rescue Chamber for the first time, saved the lives of the remaining 33 aboard. The Squalus was salvaged in late 1939 and recommissioned as Sailfish in May 1940. The divers commissioned to rescue the trapped submariners each received the Medal of Honor. Have a listen!!
In this episode:Team Members Skipper Gentry and Kellie Strange sit down with host Kieran Anderson to discuss their recent surfing and fishing trip with team Salt Life in Costa Rica. Topics discussed in this episode with Skipper/Kellie: An overview of Skipper and Kellie Surfing in Dominical, Costa Rica Fishing for Sailfish, Mahi, and Marlin in Quepos, Costa Rica Catch, clean, and cook with Runaway Grill, a local restaurant in Costa Rica The process of preparing Skipper's boat for fishing and company Background and insight into fad fishing The fishery in Costa Rica compared to the U.S. Other upcoming fishing trips Follow Kieran Anderson on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kieranand3rson/Follow Skipper Gentry on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/carolina_gentleman_fishing/Follow Kellie Strange on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/kellie_strange/Follow Salt Life on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/realsaltlife/Shop Salt Life apparel at www.saltlife.com
Will Collins has canoed from Source to Sea both the Mississippi and Yukon Rivers, fished all over the world, including the Amazon and the Italian Alps for Golden Trout, Giant Trevally, Sailfish, Musky, Permit, Peacock Bass, Arctic Grayling, Smallmouth, Pike, Giant Catfish and is a fellow Midwesterner. Learn from his experiences on this episode of the Aptitude Outdoors Podcast. Learn More Here: https://www.buffaloroamer.com/ Check Out Badger Claw Outfitters Here: http://bit.ly/3jYeJOA 15% Off Discount Code: 15INMAY Get 10% off Absolute Aid Products: https://bit.ly/3px2Jnt Discount Code: APTITUDE10 Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/Aptitudeoutdoor More Aptitude Outdoors here: https://bit.ly/2YLp82N
Matryoshka and their Yugoslav comrades make a plan with the Ct'kathka to drive the imperialists out of the sea. For comments or questions, email utopologist@protonmail.com. Listen to Lina and Dan's labor news podcast Work Stoppage and watch Johnny's twitch stream Subversive History. Talk with other listeners in the Work Stoppage discord. Music used in this episode can be found at redgametable.com. The pdf of Matryoshka: Cosmic Horror Investigation in the Cold War USSR can be downloaded at utopologist.itch.io/matryoshka. It's pay-what-you-want, so if you want the book but have nothing, you are just as welcome to the book as anyone. Physical copies (which contain some additional art and game content) can be ordered here. Version 2 will be released after the conclusion of Season 3.
Interview with Paolo Lostritto, CEO of Sailfish Royalty (TSX-V: FISH)Sailfish is a precious metals royalty and streaming company. Within Sailfish's portfolio are two main assets in the Americas: a gold stream equivalent to a 3% NSR on the San Albino gold mine (~3.5 sq. km) and a 2% NSR on the rest of the area (~134.5 sq. km) surrounding San Albino in northern Nicaragua; and an up to 3% NSR on the Spring Valley gold project in Pershing County, Nevada.
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…
Josh Smith and Dustin Shoe are joined by notable thedevilsden.com insider "Sailfish" to discuss Jon Scheyer's first season as head coach. Sailfish also gives his thoughts on the 2023-24 season, including what we can expect from the incoming recruits and what Duke might do in the portal. This segues into a discussion about the portal and NIL in general, how it's impacted college basketball, and how Duke is adjusting to that. Note: There is some talk at the end of the episode about the possible transfer destinations of former UNC players Dontrez Styles and Caleb Love. The episode was recorded before they'd picked out their new schools. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode:Team member Kellie Strange sits down with host Kieran Anderson to discuss her and Skipper Gentry's recent move to Costa Rica, where they're fully living the salty lifestyle. Topics discussed in this episode with Kellie Strange· Kellie's background and experience with fishing · Her involvement with the Pescadora Tournament in Costa Rica· How moving to Costa Rica came about· A typical day in the life of living in Costa Rica· Fishing for Sailfish, Marlin, and Mahi· Embracing Costa Rica's culture and diversity· An overview of surfing spots in Costa Rica· Kellie's favorite part about living in Costa Rica· What a typical day going bill fishing is like· Biggest difference between fishing in Florida and Costa Rica· Her appreciation for the wildlife· Other upcoming trips for Kellie & Skipper Follow Kieran Anderson on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kieranand3rson/Follow Kellie Strange on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kellie_strange/Follow Salt Life on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/realsaltlife/Shop Salt Life apparel at www.saltlife.com
A wetsuit is an important investment in both your comfort and performance on race day. Triathlon wetsuits are specifically made to accommodate sustained athletic motion and have hydrodynamic advantages. On today's episode, we'll be taking a deep dive (pun intended) into the world of wetsuits. Jan Sibbersen, the Founder and CEO of sailfish (who also holds the Kona swim course record!) and TriDot Coach Joanna Nami, share everything you need to know about a wetsuit swim. Learn how a wetsuit is made and how to pick the right one for you. They also discuss how to comfortably swim in one and how to care for your wetsuit. A faster and more comfortable swim split awaits you with this information! We are thrilled to have sailfish as the swim partner of TriDot Training. Head to sailfish.com to scout out your next wetsuit, swimskin, goggles and more! Use code sfc-tridot20 at checkout, for 20 percent off your new wetsuit. Huge thanks to deltaG for partnering with us on this episode. To learn more about the performance boosting benefits of deltaG Ketones head to deltaGketones.com and use code TRIDOT20 for 20% off your order. On their site you can: 1. Learn more about fueling with deltaG ketone products. 2. Make a standalone purchase, or subscribe for ongoing deltaG ketone deliveries. 3. Book a FREE 15 minute video consultation with Brian, an expert on exogenous ketones, and deltaG in particular, to discuss your individual goals and best choice of deltaG drink to exceed those goals. Time is running out to participate in this year's triathlon research! The Preseason Project® is a triathlon research initiative that helps us quantify and enhance the performance gains that TriDot's Optimized Training™ delivers over training alternatives. Qualified participants receive 2 free months of triathlon training. Learn more and apply at: https://psp.tridot.com/psp23pod/ Applications will close on March 31st, 2023.
David, Ryan, and Tim wrap up the Men's Basketball season, break down the Football schedule, and more. Follow us Web: http://stateofatlanta.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/STATEofAtlanta Twitter: http://twitter.com/STATEofAtlanta SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-466493756 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3IrqnANWURBy35OJkc9Mdw Support the show Patreon: http://patreon.com/STATEofAtlanta Rock our swag Merch: http://merch.STATEofAtlanta.com