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Crazy Alberto Knie: A Near-Death Experience and Total Dedication to Fishing

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Alberto Knie, known as Crazy Alberto Knie, is a Saint Croix Rods pro staff angler whose intensity for fishing is so total that people call him crazy for it. On this episode of the Tom Rowland Podcast, Alberto joins Tom to talk about the car accident in Manhattan that killed him for a few minutes, what he saw during it, and how that experience changed the way he sees the dedication he brings to fishing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Alberto Knie?

Alberto Knie, known as Crazy Alberto Knie, is a Saint Croix Rods pro staff angler known for pursuing whatever fish is on his mind at any hour, with an intensity that has earned him his nickname.

What near-death experience does Alberto Knie describe in this episode?

He describes dying for a few minutes after a car accident in Manhattan, in which he clipped a pedestrian crossing the highway in the rain. He saw a flash of his life, his mother carrying him, and his brother fishing, before a medic found his pulse and revived him.

Why is he called Crazy Alberto Knie?

Tom describes crazy as a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated, and Alberto is dedicated — he will pursue whatever fish is turning his crank at any time of day or night, with great precision.

How did Tom Rowland meet Alberto Knie?

Alberto is on the Saint Croix Rods pro staff alongside other anglers Tom knows, and Tom had wanted to meet him for a long time after hearing so much about him.

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 Alberto Knie On the Show

Saint Croix Rods has a pro staff full of anglers I respect, and Alberto was someone I had heard so much about that I wanted to meet him for a long time before we finally connected for this episode.

What He Saw When He Died

Alberto describes the car accident that killed him for a few minutes in detail: the flash of his life, seeing his mother, seeing his brother fishing, and then coming back when a medic found his pulse. It changes how he talks about everything else in his life, including fishing, and it is worth hearing him tell it directly.

What Crazy Really Means

I think crazy is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated, and Alberto is exactly that: dedicated to pursuing whatever fish is on his mind, any time of day or night, with real precision. That dedication runs through the whole conversation.

Final Thoughts From Me

Very few conversations on this podcast have started with someone describing their own death, and it framed everything else we talked about differently. Press play above to hear Alberto tell it himself.

People & Brands Mentioned

Alberto Knie, Saint Croix Rods.

About Alberto Knie

Alberto Knie, known as Crazy Alberto Knie, is a Saint Croix Rods pro staff angler known for his intense dedication to fishing.

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Episode Transcript

[Verbatim excerpt from the full episode transcript on file in Google Drive (doc 1KOyxs6BuOfSpU35Q8ZG-GzIFSkwCK5ckCTvd2ITTor4, EP 80 per Deepgram Nova-2 transcription, 14,881 words total). Full transcript not fully embedded here due to length; excerpt below is verbatim from the opening of the episode.]\n\nSpeaker 1: I actually died. Yeah, I died in a car accident in Manhattan working on a lure company, creating things. And it was raining, somebody was crossing a highway, I swirled away, I nicked him, he went through the windshield, thank God he lived, but I died for a few minutes. I saw my light flash, whatever they say, that if there is a light, there is a light. I saw my mom carrying me. I saw my brother enjoying fishing. It's a flash of life right before you. I saw black, and I literally saw me, I was floating up in the air, I saw my head down, I was gone until something went black. Medic was there, said, I got a pulse, he's alive? I said, hey guys, what's up, what's happening? He goes, you're alive? And rushed me to the hospital, but I saw. And not to make this sentimental dramatic, I see life very differently. Hi, this is Crazy Alberto Knie here with Tom Roland's podcast. Speaker 0: One of the things about being a professional angler is that you are invited to be on certain pro staffs of companies that you work with, and generally on those pro staffs are other anglers that are really cool. And Saint Croix Rods has a gentleman on their pro staff that I've been wanting to meet for a long time. I've heard so much about this gentleman, his name is Alberto Knie, he goes by Crazy Alberto Knie. He is, when I say passionate, I mean super passionate, so passionate that a lot of people call him crazy, and that's exactly what's going on there. I think that crazy is a word that the lazy use to describe the dedicated, and in this case Alberto is very dedicated. He is dedicated to pursuing whatever fish it is that is turning his crank at that particular time. He'll do it any time of the day, any time of the night, and he does it with great precision.

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