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Captain Nick Labadie - Tailing Water Expeditions

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Captain Nick Labadie is a Key West fishing guide who, at the time of this episode, had been guiding for five years and had just guided Tom Rowland to a grand slam on his own birthday. On this episode of the Tom Rowland Podcast, Nick joins Tom to talk about how he moved down to Key West and got started guiding, what it actually takes to build a career on the flats, and what it was like filming that birthday trip for an episode of Saltwater Experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Captain Nick Labadie?

Nick Labadie is a Key West fishing guide known for tailing water expeditions on the flats. At the time of this episode he had been guiding for about five years.

How did Tom Rowland meet Nick Labadie?

Tom fished with Nick in Key West on his own birthday, and Nick guided him to a grand slam that day while the trip was being filmed for an episode of Saltwater Experience.

What does Nick Labadie talk about in this episode?

Nick talks about how he moved down to Key West and got started as a guide, and what building a guiding career on the flats has looked like over his first several years.

What is a grand slam in flats fishing?

A grand slam refers to catching a permit, a bonefish, and a tarpon all in the same day, a benchmark many flats anglers chase for years. Nick guided Tom to one on his birthday.

Where can I listen to the full conversation?

Press play above, or find this episode of the Tom Rowland Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

Why I Wanted Nick Labadie On the Show

I fished with Nick in Key West on my own birthday and he guided me to a slam, which I very much appreciated. We were also filming that trip for an episode of Saltwater Experience, and after spending that day with him I wanted to get his full story on the podcast.

Guiding on Someone Else's Birthday Trip

There is a different kind of pressure to guiding on a trip that is being filmed and that happens to be the host's birthday. Nick talks about what that day was like from his side of the platform, and how he approaches a trip where the stakes feel a little higher than usual.

Building a Guiding Career in Key West

Nick moved to Key West and worked his way into guiding, and by the time of this recording he had five years on the water under his belt. How he got started and what those early years looked like is covered directly in the conversation.

Final Thoughts From Me

Nick guided me to one of the better days I have had on the water in a long time, and getting him on the podcast afterward felt like the natural next step. Press play above to hear how he got there.

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Captain Nick Labadie.

About Captain Nick Labadie

Nick Labadie is a Key West fishing guide known for tailing water expeditions on the flats, guiding clients to permit, bonefish, and tarpon.

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Episode Transcript

[Verbatim excerpt from the full episode transcript on file in Google Drive (doc 1aq1v1j03KLo67VSFCvNwDja4jVT9lAM97JWoeRTTHHE, EP 91 per Deepgram Nova-2 transcription, 17,295 words total). Full transcript not fully embedded here due to length; excerpt below is verbatim from the opening of the episode.]\n\nSpeaker 1: People ask me, or have asked me since we filmed that show, they're like, so how's filming the show? And of course I'm like, oh, it was awesome, it was great. And I'm like, but one of the funniest things was watching Tom and Rich fish. We were, they were geared up, they had one rod in their hand, the other rod in the belt. And the first bonefish you caught, I'll tell -- okay, here we go, there's the bonefish coming. Tom puts his perfect cast way out in front of the school of bonefish. They're coming right into it. And here comes Rich, runs up, almost shoves him out of the way, casts over his line. These two are competitive, you know, they're just all about catching the fish. And you do the same thing to him, he's like, alright, we're both firing in there. My name is Captain Nick Labadie, and this is the Tom Roland podcast. Speaker 2: Welcome to the podcast today. Got a great one for you. I got to fish with a great young guide in Key West recently, actually on my birthday. Captain Nick Labadie is a fantastic young guide. He guided me to a slam on my birthday, which I very much appreciated. And we were also filming it for an episode of Saltwater Experience. So that's coming out soon. And if you're coming from that episode of Saltwater Experience, as we are going to promote it on the television show and get new listeners over here, if you're coming from that, welcome, glad to have you. And if this is your first podcast with us, I hope that you'll go back and explore the guest list that we have. For today, Nick Labadie has an interesting story about how he moved down to Key West and got started. He's been guiding for five years and he's really done a great job. I hope you enjoy this episode with my new friend, Captain Nick Labadie.

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