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.
Travis Thompson: All Florida, Conservation, and the Fight for Hunters and Anglers
Travis Thompson is a conservationist and the executive director of All Florida, a conservation organization he founded to work on state-level issues. A fifth-generation Floridian, he joins Tom Rowland for an Anglers Unite conversation about conservation, Florida's Amendment 2, and why hunters and anglers need to be part of the discussion.
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.
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.
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.
Major Thornton: Fishing, Social Media, and Staying Grounded
Major Thornton, known on social media as majorgator95, is a tournament redfish angler and fishing content creator. In this episode of the Tom Rowland Podcast he continues the conversation on fishing, building an audience online, and keeping perspective as a creator.
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.
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.
Sting Ray Robb: IndyCar Racing, Backcountry Elk Hunting, and Growing Up in Idaho
Sting Ray Robb is a professional NTT IndyCar Series driver for AJ Foyt Racing and an avid hunter and fisherman from Payette, Idaho. He joins Tom Rowland to explain how a kid from Idaho reached the top tier of American open-wheel racing through the Road to Indy ladder, how he balances backcountry hunting with a racing schedule, and the surprising parallels between motorsport and the outdoors.
Is Saint Croix Fishing's Best Kept Secret? — Carter Smith-Wellman
Charter captain Carter Smith-Wellman on why Saint Croix may be fishing's best-kept secret—bonefish caught on Rapalas and swimbaits, and a flats fishery that collapsed and recovered.
Clay Cowart: From Media Professional to YouTube Fishing Fame with Life by the Bow
Clay Cowart is the creator and host of Life by the Bow, a fishing YouTube channel he runs with his wife Stephanie. A University of Miami graduate who started a media company before going full-time on YouTube, he joins Tom Rowland to talk about building a fishing channel, why The Bahamas drives his best content, balancing creative work with a new baby, and the craft of fishing videography.
Peter Kaminsky: A Writing Life Between Fishing and Food
Writer Peter Kaminsky joins Tom Rowland to reflect on a career spanning National Lampoon, the New York Times, fly fishing, and food, and on why the catches and stories that stay with an angler are rarely the biggest.
Peter Kaminsky: From National Lampoon to the New York Times and a Life in Fishing
Writer Peter Kaminsky joins Tom Rowland to talk about his years at National Lampoon, 35 years writing for the New York Times, how a $54 grouper hooked him on fishing, his food writing, and his book The Catch of a Lifetime.
Ryan Hanks: From Lake Lanier to Chasing Giant Trevally in Australia
Ryan Hanks joins Tom Rowland to talk about fishing Georgia's Lake Lanier, traveling to Australia to chase giant trevally, and how the contrast between freshwater and brutal saltwater fishing sharpens an angler.
Marina Gibson: How Fishing Can Change a Life
Fly fishing instructor, author, and conservationist Marina Gibson joins Tom Rowland to talk about how fishing helped change her life, founding a fishing school, why conservation drives her, and making the sport welcoming to everyone.
Kirk Martin: Calm Parenting and Emotional Regulation
Kirk Martin, founder of Celebrate Calm, joins Tom Rowland to talk about staying calm with strong-willed kids, why a parent's emotional regulation sets the tone at home, and practical tools that change the dynamic right away.
Michael Ronquillo: Inside Florida's Invasive Iguana Problem
Michael Ronquillo joins Tom Rowland to break down Florida's invasive iguana problem, why the population exploded, how their burrows damage seawalls and infrastructure, and what it takes to manage the species.
Michael Waddell: The Bone Collector on Hunting and Outdoor TV
Michael Waddell of Bone Collector joins Tom Rowland to talk about his rise from Realtree to outdoor television fame, what filming hunts is really like, and why the culture and community of hunting mean so much to him.
Michael Chandler: A UFC Champion on Mental Toughness and Elite Performance
UFC star and former Bellator champion Michael Chandler joins Tom Rowland to talk about mental toughness, the daily discipline behind elite performance, faith and family, and the mindset that drives a fighter.
Shaw Grigsby: A Bass Fishing Legend on a Lifetime of Tournaments
Bass fishing legend Shaw Grigsby joins Tom Rowland to talk about decades on the tournament circuit, the demanding art of sight fishing, hosting One More Cast, and what it takes to build a lasting career in a brutal sport.
Toby Hansen: From Forum Posts to a Career in the Fishing Industry
Toby Hansen joins Tom Rowland to talk about how online fishing forums launched his career in the tackle industry, what the business side of fishing really looks like, and why some fishing content connects while other content disappears.
Mark the Shark: Becoming Miami's Most Notorious Shark Hunter
Mark Quartiano, known as Mark the Shark, joins Tom Rowland to talk about decades of big-game shark fishing out of Miami, building his notorious name, and the controversy that follows the sport.
Diamond Dallas Page: WWE Hall of Famer Turned Transformation Coach
Diamond Dallas Page, WWE Hall of Famer and founder of DDP Yoga, joins Tom Rowland to talk about starting wrestling at 35, recovering from a near career-ending back injury, and the mindset behind real physical transformation.
Bill Dance | How to Build a Fishing TV Empire Without a Big Budget | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 881
Bill Dance is an iconic American fishing TV personality, professional angler, and conservation advocate who pioneered televised fishing entertainment when there were only three channels on television and nobody wanted to fish. In this conversation, Bill reveals how he built the longest-running fishing show in television history by focusing on one simple rule that most modern shows ignore. He shares the surprising truth about what made fishing exciting to audiences in the early days, the specific teaching approach that helped him connect with millions of viewers, and the philosophy behind catching fish on camera that still drives his show today. This is a rare look inside the mind of the man who made bass fishing a household passion.