Dr Tracy Fanara | Red Tide, Saharan Dust & Florida Water Quality Science | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 962
Florida red tide is caused by Karenia brevis, a native unicellular phytoplankton that releases toxins harmful to aquatic life and humans.
Which Is Stronger? Manufacturer's Welded Loop vs. the Nail Knot Loop
I test the manufacturer's welded loop on a fly line against a loop I built myself with nail knots. The welded loop didn't just win, it was stronger than the line. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Captain Dave Hansen | Saltwater Fishing From West Coast Halibut to Cabo Marlin | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 960
Cabo San Lucas sits at the tip of the Baja Peninsula where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez, creating a convergence of two bodies of water that brings exceptional nutrient flow and fish diversity.
Michael Fowlkes | Founding Fathers & Secret Kite Shaped Sport Fishing | Ep. 958
Michael Fowlkes reveals how America's Founding Fathers used a fishing club to write the Constitution, plus the history behind kite fishing and modern sport fishing innovations.
Tom Rowland | Best Loop Knots: Steve Huff vs Homer Rhode Strength Test | Ep. 957
Tom Rowland tests the Steve Huff Double Figure Eight vs Homer Rhode loop knot. Learn which knot is stronger for saltwater fishing and when to use each one.
The Battle of the Beginner Knots Pt. 2: Palomar vs. Improved Clinch
In part two of the beginner knot battle, I tie and break-test the Palomar against the improved clinch. The Palomar edges it out at 91.36% versus 85.15%. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Lawrence Guy: Super Bowl Champion on Fishing, Mindset, and Lessons From the Patriots
Lawrence Guy, NFL defensive lineman and Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, joins me to talk fishing and mindset: teaching his kids patience and process on the water, how the focus required at the highest level of football translates to fishing, and the lessons he carries from playing with Tom Brady and under Bill Belichick.
Erica Lynn: Fishing Social Media Star and Getting Women on the Water
Erica Lynn, a fishing content creator and social media star, joins me to talk about teaching herself kayak fishing, turning content into a career, earning her captain's license, and her mission to get more women anglers on the water, plus the realities of sponsorships, guiding, and managing social media as a creator.
The Battle of the Beginner Knots: Palomar vs Clinch
I put the two knots most of us learned first, the Palomar and the clinch knot, head to head and broke them, and the Palomar wins at 91.36 percent to 89 percent. Plus the lubrication step that protects your knot strength. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
David Orin | Bitten by Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 952
David Orin (@adventorin), the 25-year-old snake specialist with 1.5 million Instagram followers, tells the full story of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake bite that put him in the ICU for 13 nights. Bitten on the leg by a four-foot diamondback he never saw while searching for scarlet kingsnakes on the Florida coast, Orin went into anaphylactic shock, was life-flighted to Shands Hospital, fought his medical team for adequate antivenom, and tied the hospital's record for CroFab ever administered. One month later, he walks Tom through the strike, the recovery, the drop foot he may live with permanently, and why he is already back in the field wearing snake gaiters.
Gabriela Hoffman: Fishing Policy, Access, and Anglers Unite
Public-policy advocate Gabriela Hoffman joins me for an Anglers Unite conversation on protecting recreational fishing access: how the Modern Fish Act and Magnuson-Stevens Act work, why commercial and recreational fishing should be regulated differently, how administrations shift the landscape, and why anglers need more representation on fisheries-management councils.
Dr. Peter Martone: Sleep Position, Spinal Alignment, and Better Sleep
Dr. Peter Martone, chiropractor and founder of the Way Better Sleep Academy, joins me to explain how the position you sleep in affects your spinal alignment and overall health, why side sleeping can drive shoulder and back pain, how the psoas and neck alignment factor in, and how to use your time in bed to retrain your body and sleep better.
Mastering Light Tackle Fishing With the Pump and Wind Technique
I coach you through the pump and wind technique for landing big fish on light tackle, from the circle-hook set to palming the spool and releasing pressure on a surge, using a real fish I hooked at Bahia Honda. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
The Qualified Captain & Gotcha Sport Fishing: Live From Hawk's Cay
Recorded live from Hawk's Cay Resort with The Qualified Captain and Gotcha Sport Fishing, this episode covers boating education and on-water safety: why new boat owners should hire a local captain, what to keep in a fishing log book, why you should practice docking on a quiet day, and the search-and-rescue stories behind one of boating's most popular platforms.
How You Made This the #1 Fishing Podcast of 2024
This is my thank-you for making the Tom Rowland Podcast the number one fishing podcast of 2024 on Feedspot, after six years and 946 episodes, plus exactly how you can shape the guests and topics going forward. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
The Best of The Tom Rowland Podcast! | Ep. 947
Tom Rowland is a professional fishing guide, captain, and host of the Tom Rowland Podcast who has been fishing the Florida Keys for decades.
Doug Mientkiewicz: Olympic Gold, a World Series Ring, and Fishing Mindset
Doug Mientkiewicz, the only American to hold an Olympic gold medal, a World Series ring, and a Gold Glove, joins me to talk fishing and mindset: how the mental tools that carried him through elite baseball apply to sailfishing in the Florida Keys, why kids should play multiple sports, and the develop-first philosophy he brings to coaching.
Tom Rowland | How To Win A Florida Keys Fishing Trip | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 944
Tom Rowland announces the Hook Holiday Escape giveaway—win Hook clothing, Hawks Cay Resort stay, and a fishing trip in the Florida Keys.
Jake Holehouse: Florida Home and Boat Insurance After the Storms
Jake Holehouse of HH Insurance joins me to break down Florida home and boat insurance after the back-to-back Helene and Milton hurricane season: how building codes perform, how flood coverage and the NFIP $250,000 cap work, and the Bahamas and nighttime-navigation gaps that leave so many boat owners underinsured.
How to Watch Waypoint TV on Your Smart TV | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 942
Tom Rowland shows you exactly how to watch Waypoint TV on VIZIO and Samsung Smart TVs. Step-by-step guide to accessing outdoor content on your television.
Dustin Diefenderfer: Mountain Tough and the State of American Fitness
Dustin Diefenderfer, founder and CEO of Mountain Tough, joins me to talk backcountry fitness for the mountain athlete, why roughly seventy percent of young Americans are ineligible for military service, why clean eating may not be enough, the bar-stool model of physical readiness, and what he would change about American health.
Tom Rowland | The Best Rig for Permit Fishing | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 940
Tom Rowland reveals the best rig setup for permit fishing in the Florida Keys in this How2Tuesday episode.
Ryan Crouser: The 3x Olympic Gold Medalist Who Fishes and Bowhunts
Ryan Crouser is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and world-record holder in the shot put who joins me to talk training, the technique he calls the Crouser slide, his regimented 350-grams-of-protein diet, fly fishing and fly tying, public-land bowhunting, and the mindset that lets him win the same event three Olympics in a row.
Jim Root: How to Turn Fishing Into a Full-Time Career
Jim Root is a fishing content creator, writer, and TV host who joins me to explain how he turned fishing into a full-time career — from bass tournaments on the ABA and BFL trails to writing for The Weather Channel, hosting the Outdoor Channel show Bragging Rights, and launching his new travel-and-conservation show Just Landed.
Never Get Ripped Off Abroad
I share the habits that keep you from getting ripped off when you travel to fish abroad, from knowing the exchange rate to settling prices and tips up front and using arranged transportation. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Don't Forget These Essentials When Traveling
I run through the travel essentials anglers most often forget, from medications and chargers to backup tackle and a smart carry-on plan, so a small oversight never costs you a fishing day. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Protecting Fishermen's Rights With the American Sportfishing Association
Larry Phillips and Tom Anderson of the American Sportfishing Association join me from the Sport Fishing Summit to launch the Anglers Unite segment: how recreational anglers can unite to protect fishing access against right whale closures, the 30 by 30 movement, and threats to the federal excise tax, plus striped bass, red snapper, and forward-facing sonar.
How To Never Get Sick While Traveling
I bring in travel-fishing author Elliott Stark for his best tips on avoiding illness on a fishing trip, from packing the right medication to being smart about food, water, and seasickness patches. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Elliot Stark: Travel Fishing, Billfish Conservation, and Chasing Fish Around the World
Elliot Stark is an angler, conservationist, and author who wrote a book on travel fishing covering billfish destinations worldwide. He joins Tom Rowland to talk about his tagging work with The Billfish Foundation, running a mothership operation in Panama, the economics of sport fishing, and how to choose the right fishing destination for you and your family.
Elliot Stark: Travel Fishing for Billfish Around the World
Elliot Stark is a billfish and travel-fishing expert and author who joins me to talk through his book on traveling the world for billfish, his years with The Billfish Foundation, running a 163-foot mothership marlin operation in Panama's Pearl Islands, the socioeconomic studies that reshaped fishing conservation, black versus blue marlin, swordfish, and the offshore-sonar and forward-facing-sonar debates.
EP 932 - Tom Rowland | Tom Rowland Podcast
com, on how to avoid getting sick while traveling internationally.
Heartland Bowhunter and The Cast: Producing a Hunting Show vs a Fishing Show
Mike from Heartland Bowhunter, one of the top hunting shows on television, and Trenton, who started a fishing show called The Cast produced by Heartland Bowhunter, join Tom Rowland to compare and contrast the craft of producing a high-quality hunting show versus a high-quality fishing show, two seasons into the new project.
The Strongest Way to Connect Wire to Fluorocarbon
I break and test two ways to join solid wire to fluorocarbon, a double haywire twist into a swivel versus an Albright knot, and share the exact breaking strengths so you can choose strength or speed. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
The Only Wire Knot You Need: The Haywire Twist
I show you the one wire connection every angler chasing toothy fish needs, the haywire twist, including how I tie it with pliers and the tag-end trick that keeps it from cutting your hand. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Tom Rowland | I Answer Your Fishing Questions | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 928
In this solo episode of the Tom Rowland Podcast, Tom Rowland—professional fishing guide in the Florida Keys and host of this show—answers questions sent directly from listeners via the text thread at (305) 930-7346.
EP 927 - Travis Thompson | Tom Rowland Podcast
Is hunting and fishing a constitutional right? Tom Rowland examines a critical question about state constitutional amendments and the future of outdoor access across America.
Is Hunting and Fishing A Constitutional Right?⎟Ep. #927
Should hunting and fishing be constitutional rights in Florida? This isn't just theoretical—on November 5, 2024, Floridians will vote on Amendment Two, a measure that could change everything about how these traditions are protected. Travis Thompson, executive director of All Florida and fifth-generation Floridian, walks us through what this amendment really means, cuts through the misinformation, and explains why hundreds of thousands of fishing and hunting license holders in Florida don't even vote. If you care about water quality, public lands, boat ramps, or the Florida Wildlife Corridor, this conversation reveals surprising truths about who actually funds conservation in this state and what's at stake this November.
How To Know If You Are Dragging Your Anchor
I sit down with Captain Harley Hunt to break down a simple GPS waypoint method for knowing if you are dragging anchor, plus how scope and chain keep you holding. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Captain Harley Hunt's Beginner Guide to Boating
I talk with Captain Harley Hunt about getting familiar with a new boat, the one-engine method, and building confidence in safe water. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Mike Mehlmann: Can the BassForecast App Help You Catch More Bass?
Mike Mehlmann is the founder of BassForecast, billed as the number one bass fishing app in the world. He joins Tom Rowland to explain the data behind the app, how it forecasts the bass bite using weather and conditions, and how both recreational anglers and pros use it to catch more fish.
The Best Knots to Tie Braid to Fluorocarbon
I test four braid-to-fluoro knots and the FG knot wins so big the 40 pound leader breaks before the knot does. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Taylor Somerville: Breathwork Techniques to Control Stress and Anxiety
Taylor Somerville is the founder of Symmetry, a Memphis-based coaching company that teaches breathwork and nervous-system tools to manage stress and anxiety. A longtime XPT coach, he joins Tom Rowland to break down practical breathing techniques anyone can use, how breath drives the nervous system, and how he brings stress management into corporate settings.
How To Boating: Insights from Captain Harley Hunt | Ep. #921
Captain Harley Hunt, founder of How To Boating, joins Tom to break down the fundamental boating skills that every captain should master. From understanding your boat's pivot point to reading navigation aids and mastering VHF radio protocols, Harley shares the practical knowledge he gained as a dive boat captain in Key West and yacht captain in Fort Lauderdale.
Taylor Somerville: Managing Stress as a New Parent With Breath and the Nervous System
Taylor Somerville is the founder of Symmetry, a Memphis-based coaching company that helps high-achieving people manage stress through breath, cold exposure, and nervous-system training. A longtime XPT coach, he joins Tom Rowland to talk about taking his own medicine as a new parent, why breath is the foundation of everything he teaches, and how to get back control of your time and energy.
The Fastest Tying Knots
I break down the two fastest knots I tie, the clinch at 9.31 seconds and the blood knot at 19.64, and why speed beats strength under pressure. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
How To Safely Release Fish
I break down healthy fish handling: shorten the fight, never touch the fish, and unhook with a dehooker so it swims off strong. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Major Thornton: How to Get Famous Doing What You Love
Major Thornton, known on social media as majorgator95, is a tournament redfish angler and fishing content creator. He joins Tom Rowland for a conversation across an age gap about what gets people started in fishing, how a self-described introvert found his voice on camera, using fishing to get through hard times, and where social media is heading for anglers and their kids.
Testing Instagram's Most VIRAL Fishing Knot
I test Instagram's most viral fishing knot and it breaks at just 74 percent, below the original it copies. A How 2 Tuesday tutorial.
Aaron Benjamin: Abenz Fishing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Building a Content Business
Aaron Benjamin, known online as Abenz Fishing, is a fishing content creator and entrepreneur with a background in competitive Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He joins Tom Rowland to talk about his path from training under five-time world champion Bernardo Faria to building a content business, the obsessive mindset behind mastery, and how he turned a love of fishing into a brand.
