Jeff Malone: Tarpon Fishing the Florida Keys and Living 300 Days on the Water
Captain Jeff Malone is a Florida Keys fishing guide who logs close to 300 guided days on the water each year, making him one of the busiest and most dedicated captains in the region, and he joins me to talk tarpon fishing and the realities of that schedule.
The Splash-Less Cast for the Perfect Presentation
I break down the splash-less cast, the spinning rod presentation that lands a shrimp or jig right next to a spooky fish with no splash. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
10,000 Pushup Challenge: Recovery and Nutrition Tips to Beat Soreness
I share how to take care of yourself during the 10,000 Pushup Challenge for Captains For Clean Water, from clearing lactic acid and managing soreness to post-workout nutrition, hydration, and wrist-friendly pushup variations. A Physical Friday episode.
Dr. Jennifer Rehage and Carissa Gervasi: The Jack Crevalle Migration From the Keys to Louisiana
The FIU Jack Crevalle acoustic tagging study discovered that fish tagged in the Florida Keys migrated all the way to Louisiana, traveling through Tampa and Apalachicola, a distance researchers never anticipated, and scientists Dr. Jennifer Rehage and Carissa Gervasi join me to explain it.
Tricks to Fly Cast 130 Feet and More
I break down the tricks I use to fly cast 130 feet and more, from the double haul to shooting line on the back cast and making the leader unroll. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Week 1 of the 10,000 Pushup Challenge: The Deck of Cards Method
Week one of the 10,000 Pushup Challenge is here and so is the soreness. I share my deck of cards method for turning 357 daily pushups into a no-thinking game, one suit is 95 reps and a full deck is 380. A Physical Friday episode.
Toby Hansen: From Coast Guard to Professional Captain and Founder of the Skiff Challenge
Toby Hansen is a professional captain, spearfisherman, and founder of the Skiff Challenge who grew up as the son of a commercial fisherman in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and he joins me to trace his path from the Coast Guard to a captain's life funded in part by a mail-Jeep hustle.
How to Choose the Best Boat for Your Fishing
A question I get all the time is how to pick the right boat. I break down why every boat is a compromise and how to match a skiff, bay boat, or offshore center console to what you actually want to do. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
How Diamond Dallas Page Does Pushups: The DDP Yoga Technique
I demonstrate the DDP Yoga pushup I learned spending a day with Diamond Dallas Page, a 30-second rep with a 10-count down, a 10-second hold an inch off the floor, and a 10-count up, plus pushup variations for the 10,000 Pushup Challenge. A Physical Friday episode.
Sam Milazzo: 76 Sailfish in One Day and the Reality of Guiding the Keys
Sam Milazzo is a professional fishing guide based in the Florida Keys specializing in sailfish and offshore species, known for setting a record by catching 76 sailfish in a single day, and he joins me to talk through that day and the reality of guiding for a living.
How to Mark Your Fly Line, Lefty Kreh's Method
Right after whipping a loop, I show you an old-school Lefty Kreh trick: how to mark your fly line with a Sharpie so you always know which line is which. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
How to Promote the 10,000 Pushup Challenge
I cover how to promote the 10,000 Pushup Challenge in the home stretch before February, sharing your experience on social media, using the challenge stickers and hashtag, joining my daily live videos, and registering every teammate. A Physical Friday episode.
Blane Chocklett: Fly Design Innovation and Muskie on the Fly
Virginia's mild winters keep water temperatures in the mid-30s to low-40s through winter, pushing muskies into wintering spots and a pre-spawn feeding phase, and fly-design innovator Blane Chocklett joins me to explain how he designs flies and targets these fish.
How to Whip a Loop in a Fly Line
I do some fly line maintenance and show you how to whip a loop in a fly line, the strongest connection I know to your backing and to your leader for big fish like tarpon. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Travel Workout for a New City: Three Miles and 300 Pushups
I share my favorite travel workout for a new city, three miles and 300 pushups. Zero equipment, do the pushups anywhere along the run, and use it as a benchmark back home. A Physical Friday episode.
Kevin Pavlidis: Hunting Invasive Burmese Pythons in the Florida Everglades
During winter in South Florida, invasive Burmese python behavior shifts from random hunting movements to highly predictable breeding patterns, and python hunter Kevin Pavlidis joins me to explain how he uses that to find and remove some of the largest snakes in the Everglades.
Wade Fishing for Trophy Speckled Trout With Chris Bush
Chris Bush of The Speckled Truth joins me to break down wade fishing for trophy speckled trout, from gear and feeling the bottom to the stealth of wading and the Dirty 30 program. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
How to Track the 10,000 Pushup Challenge
I answer the most common questions about this year's 10,000 Pushup Challenge, how to register your team, how to track your pushups with the spreadsheet, and why we are doing it for Captains For Clean Water. A Physical Friday episode.
Alycia Downs: How Captains for Clean Water Mobilized 25,000 People
Alycia Downs is a key leader at Captains for Clean Water, a Florida-based conservation organization founded by fishing guides to protect and restore the state's waterways. She joins me to talk about how the organization mobilized 25,000 supporters toward a landmark LOSOM victory, reached 18 million people in 2021, and connected fitness and conservation through the 10,000 pushup challenge.
The Most Important Skill When Fly Fishing Off a Skiff
I make the case that fly line management, not casting, is the single most important skill when fly fishing off a skiff, and walk through exactly how to strip, reverse, and stretch your line for the one shot that counts. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Be Fully Prepared for the 10,000 Pushup Challenge
I walk through how to be fully prepared for the 10,000 Pushup Challenge, building pushup volume gradually before February, planning your daily numbers, and getting your team ready. A Physical Friday episode.
Capt. Paul Tejera: Keys Legend Returns to Tennis at 63
Capt. Paul Tejera is a legendary Florida Keys fishing guide with decades of experience on the water who returned to competitive tennis at 63 and is still competing against players in their 30s. He joins me to talk about a lifetime of guiding, the discipline behind staying competitive at any age, and the mindset that bridges fishing and high-level tennis.
Jako Lucas | How Physical Fitness Makes or Breaks Destination Trips | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 551
Jako Lucas is an internationally renowned fishing guide and expedition leader who has worked in The Seychelles and led anglers on remote jungle expeditions targeting arapaima and payara in South America.
Ryan Martin's 5-Minute Boxer Shoulder Circuit You Can Do Anywhere
Two-time world champion boxer Ryan Martin walks me through his five-minute shoulder circuit, five movements at one minute each with nothing heavier than 2.5 pounds or two water bottles. A Physical Friday episode.
Capt. Paul Ross: Solo SuperSlam and Guiding While in School
Capt. Paul Ross is a young Florida inshore fishing guide who grew up offshore fishing with his father before discovering his passion for the challenging world of inshore flats fishing. He joins me to talk about achieving a solo SuperSlam, balancing a guiding career with college, and what drew him from the offshore world to the flats.
Rodrigo Salas | How to Stay Healthy on Remote Fishing Trips | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 548
Rodrigo Salas from Untamed Angling shares essential health and safety tips for remote Amazon fishing trips, including bug truth, bullet ants, and hypothermia risks.
Ryan Martin's 900 Daily Ab Reps: A Champion Boxer's Routine
Two-time world champion boxer Ryan Martin walks me through his 900-rep daily ab routine, six exercises at 25 reps each, done as 300 nonstop reps three times a day. Scale it to your level. A Physical Friday episode.
Jako Lucas: Arapaima Fishing in the Amazon
Jako Lucas is a South African-born fishing guide and the founder of Capt. Jack Productions who travels the world chasing exotic species on the fly. He joins me to talk about arapaima fishing in the Amazon, the tackle and techniques required for the world's largest scaled freshwater fish, and the logistics of mounting an expedition into remote jungle.
Capt. Jeff Malone: Fighting Big Fish, Drag Control, and Rod Technique
Capt. Jeff Malone is a full-time charter captain who runs two boats year-round and teaches anglers proper fish-fighting technique. He joins me to break down drag control, the lift-and-reel cadence, palming the spool, and how to prevent tip wraps, the fundamentals that decide whether you land big fish like tarpon or lose them.
A Creative Travel Workout Using a Parking Lot
I share the parking place workout, a creative travel workout I invented at Hawks Cay when motivation was gone. Use the lines of a parking space as stations and rack up 140 reps without thinking. A Physical Friday episode.
Dr. Kevin Stone: Why 80% of Knee Replacements Are Not Needed
Dr. Kevin Stone is an orthopedic surgeon and pioneer of biologic joint repair who argues that the vast majority of knee replacements are not needed. He joins me to explain the strict criteria a replacement should actually meet, the biological alternatives he has refined over decades, and why resting an injured knee often makes it worse.
Alyssa Amos Clark: Accomplishing a Goal Without Getting Overwhelmed
Alyssa Amos Clark is an ultra-endurance athlete who ran 95 marathons in 95 days and set the fastest known time on the Pinhoti Trail. She joins me to share her framework for accomplishing huge goals without getting overwhelmed, how she breaks the impossible into manageable pieces, and the mindset that carries her through.
The Dice Game: A Wind-Proof Alternative to the Deck of Cards Workout
I break down the Dice Game, my wind-proof alternative to the deck of cards workout. Assign exercises to one die and rep counts to another, set a clock, and roll. A Physical Friday episode.
Richard Black: Florida Keys Tournament Secrets and Black Fly Charters
Richard Black is a Florida Keys guide and the owner of Black Fly Charters who has built an exceptional tournament record by mastering the entire Keys fishery, from upper Keys tarpon and permit to lower Keys backcountry, Flamingo, and offshore. He joins me to talk tournament strategy, seasonal patterns, and why knowing the whole Keys chain is the edge.
Ott DeFoe | Boat Positioning Secrets for Pressured Fish | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 539
Professional bass angler and Bassmaster Classic champion Ott DeFoe reveals why boat positioning is the most overlooked skill in fishing—whether you're targeting bass in shallow boat docks or pressured fish on offshore ledges.
Tom Rowland | Destiny: Where Your Character Leads You | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 538
Tom Rowland explains that thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, habits become character, and character determines destiny.
Debbie Hanson: Peacock Bass and Topwater Secrets
Debbie Hanson is an award-winning outdoor writer and angler who specializes in chasing peacock bass in the South Florida canal system. She joins me to break down why summer into fall is prime time for these warm-water fish, how to read canal structure, and the topwater cadence and retrieve strategies that trigger explosive strikes.
Tom Rowland | How Your Habits Become Your Character | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 535
Your habits become your character. The things you repeatedly do become who you are, both positive and negative. If you repeatedly lie, steal, or quit, that becomes your character and how others see you.
Ryan Martin: 2x World Champion Boxer on Mental Toughness and Fishing
Ryan Martin is a two-time world champion boxer known as @BlueChipBoxer who brings championship-level discipline from the ring into his fishing pursuits. He joins me to talk about how the mental preparation that made him a world champion translates to saltwater fishing, a fish catch that changed his perspective on conservation, and why the same visualization techniques that helped him win titles now help him land trophy fish.
Proper Fish Handling Techniques | How 2 Tuesday | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 533
Tom Rowland shares decades of professional guiding experience on proper catch-and-release fish handling techniques for saltwater and freshwater species, including species-specific holds, common mistakes.
Habits: The Daily Battleground of Character | Physical Friday | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 532
Tom Rowland, host of the Tom Rowland Podcast, returns for Physical Friday to continue his six-part series exploring how thoughts become destiny.
Lee, Seth & Joel Wakefield: Saltwater Heart Fishing and Building Community
Lee, Seth, and Joel Wakefield are three brothers from the Philadelphia area who created Saltwater Heart Fishing, a fishing social media brand built to help anglers enjoy fishing more. By day they run a family custom cabinet shop, and in their free time they fish the Jersey Coast and Delaware River while building a network of fishing friends up and down the East Coast. They join me to talk about balancing the woodworking business with content creation, the techniques that work on their home waters, and the philosophy behind helping other anglers connect.
Tom Rowland | Fly Casting Wide Loops for Safety in Wind | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 530
Tom Rowland, professional fishing guide based in the Florida Keys and host of the Tom Rowland Podcast, reveals a critical fly casting skill that most anglers never practice: throwing wide loops on command.
Tom Rowland | How Your Words Influence Your Actions | Physical Friday | Episode 529
In this Physical Friday solo episode, Tom Rowland continues his powerful multi-part series exploring how thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, habits become character, and character becomes destiny.
Geoff Arias: How Tough Times Can Refine You or Define You
Geoff Arias is a commercial construction professional in Fort Lauderdale who was diagnosed with ALL leukemia his senior year of high school and beat it after chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. He joins me to talk about choosing to let tough times refine him rather than define him, the Make-A-Wish fishing trip he took with me to the Florida Keys, and the values of resilience, work ethic, and gratitude he is passing to his three kids.
How to Catch a Grand Slam | The Strategy Most Guides Miss | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 527
The biggest challenge to catching a grand slam is having the discipline to leave fish that are actively biting to pursue the other species needed to complete the slam.
Tom Rowland | Control Your Tongue: Why Your Words Determine Success | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 526
What is the relationship between your words and your success in difficult challenges?
Pete Erickson: Fly Fishing Team USA and the Competition Mindset
Pete Erickson is a member of Fly Fishing Team USA, a Great Outdoor Games champion, and an old friend and former roommate of mine from our early guiding days. In this episode he joins me to talk about the competition mindset, why his best tournaments are the ones where a French or Czech angler beats him, how a small group of us came out of one area to dominate fly fishing television, and the art of a craft that never stops moving.
Sun Protection On The Water | Sunscreen Or No Sunscreen? | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 524
Tom Rowland, a professional fishing guide in the Florida Keys and host of the Tom Rowland Podcast, shares his hard-earned sun protection strategies developed over decades of guiding in intense tropical sun conditions.
Tom Rowland | How Your Inner Voice Controls Athletic Performance | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 523
Your inner monologue directly impacts workout intensity and commitment level. When you approach a challenging workout with negative self-talk like "this is going to be terrible," you limit your performance before you start.