
Episode 80: Capt. Benny Blanco - Shifting Baselines
Benny Blanco is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, but under his skin, his blood runs hot. In 2015, his life pivoted becoming a devout conservationists after Florida Bay lost over fifty thousa...
13 Feb 20231h 21min

Episode 79: George Copeland - Snook Giant
At 74 years young, George Copeland still has the fire in his belly to chase the snook tide late into the night. As a young man of 8, he found a passion that would drive him deep into the fishing abyss...
30 Jan 20231h 26min

Episode 78: Ansil Saunders - Bonefish Legend
As a fifteen year old tenderfoot building boats, Ansil Saunders would’ve never believed he’d one day become a national hero. Stemmed from Scotland, his extended family of boat builders would eventuall...
16 Jan 20231h 16min

Episode 77: Capt. Russell Kleppinger - The Tarponator
At 49 years of age, Russell Kleppinger has found himself as one of the all time greats in the tarpon fishing world. He was consistently catching around a thousand tarpon a year before he stopped count...
2 Jan 20231h 57min

Episode 76: Capt. Rick Ruoff - The Nineteenth Pole
Rick Ruoff's infectious personality could calm the roar of a lion. The first time I met this gregarious man, I knew instantly he was my kind of people. I'd see him every morning at the Lorelei restaur...
19 Dec 20221h 34min

Episode 75: Tom McGuane - King of Words (Part 2)
Tom McGuane is a giant among legends across all continents and countries. His boundless heart and endless determination tackled dreams only he could’ve accomplished. Tom’s extraordinary writing is in ...
5 Dec 20221h 4min

Episode 74: Tom McGuane - King of Words
Tom McGuane is a giant among legends across all continents and countries. His boundless heart and endless determination tackled dreams only he could’ve accomplished. Tom’s extraordinary writing is in ...
25 Nov 20221h

Episode 73: Ted Juracsik - "TIBOR"
Ted Juracsik, the creator of Tibor Reels, has one of the most interesting and inspiring stories I know. As a young Hungarian in Budapest, he was the smartest of his friends. At age 17, he was the youn...
7 Nov 20221h 18min



















