Dr. Mike Larkin: Why Jacks Are the Most Underrated Gamefish
Dr. Mike Larkin is a fisheries scientist and lifelong angler who has studied jacks around the world. He joins Tom Rowland to make the case that jacks are the most underrated gamefish in tropical and subtropical waters, breaking down the power of the African pompano, the acrobatic fight of the golden trevally, and the baits, lures, and conservation that matter.
Chris Rodack: Why Strong Fathers Are Needed in Today's Society
Chris Rodack is a fatherhood advocate who joins Tom Rowland to discuss why strong, engaged fathers are critically needed in today's society. He talks about the shifting role of fathers, what children lose when a dad is absent, his own journey through fatherhood, and how men who grew up without strong fathers can still become great ones.
Nick Haddad: Descending Devices, Barotrauma, and How to Get One Free
Nick Haddad is the Sustainable Fisheries Communications Manager for Return 'Em Right, a program tackling catch-and-release mortality from barotrauma in the Gulf of Mexico. He joins Tom Rowland to explain why released reef fish often die, how a simple weighted descending device reverses pressure injuries, and how anglers can get a free device.
Zeb Hogan: Chasing Giants and the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
Fish biologist and National Geographic Monster Fish host Zeb Hogan joins Tom Rowland to discuss his book Chasing Giants, the 646-pound Mekong giant catfish that started his quest, and the surprisingly complicated search for the world's largest freshwater fish.
Al Perkinson: Building Bajio Sunglasses With Purpose and American Manufacturing
Al Perkinson, founder and CEO of Bajio Sunglasses, joins Tom Rowland to talk about building a purpose-driven eyewear company in New Smyrna Beach, Florida that manufactures lenses and assembles sunglasses in the United States, and the path from a North Carolina creek to banking to the fishing industry.
John Nores: Battling Drug Cartels in America's National Forests
Retired game warden John Nores returns to the Tom Rowland Podcast to discuss his book Hidden War, the second edition, and how he went from a traditional fish-and-game warden to leading special-operations teams against drug cartel marijuana grows poisoning America's national forests.
Greg McHale: A 430-Mile Solo Race Through the Yukon at Minus 50
Greg McHale of Greg McHale's Wild Yukon joins Tom Rowland to talk about one of the hardest solo races on earth, the 430-mile Yukon Arctic Ultra at minus 50 degrees, and the journey from Ontario farm-country hockey to building a hunting TV show in one of the most challenging environments in the world.
Mike Genoun: Building Florida Sport Fishing TV From Jersey Party Boats
Captain Mike Genoun, founder of Florida Sport Fishing TV, joins Tom Rowland to trace his path from New Jersey party and charter boats to a humbling reset in South Florida, and how he built a long-running media brand around the fishing he had to learn all over again.
John Savage: Lost in the Stream and the Story of Two Fishermen Lost at Sea
Captain John Savage, author of Lost in the Stream: The Miraculous Story of Two Fishermen Lost at Sea, joins Tom Rowland to share how he went from a kid terrified by Jaws to a Virginia Beach mate, and the harrowing survival story that became a book now changing readers' lives.
Jason Coffrin: A Lifetime of Fishing Adventures and Chasing Dreams
Jason Coffrin, the angler and adventurer behind Mr. Trigger Sport Fishing, joins Tom Rowland to tell stories from a wild fishing life: world records, surviving on the water in Costa Rica and Panama, running the Moab 240, and why he has always chased the dream with a story at the end instead of the dollar.
Taylor Sharp & John Zimmerman: Casting for Hope and Fly Fishing as Healing
Taylor Sharp and John Zimmerman of Casting for Hope join Tom Rowland to share how a high school fly fishing tournament started in memory of Taylor's mother grew into a nonprofit that has raised more than a million dollars for women and families facing gynecological cancer.
Ben Jones (GT Buster): Chasing Giant Trevally in Remote Australia
Australian angler and content creator Ben Jones, known online as GT Buster, joins Tom Rowland to talk about chasing giant trevally on topwater along Cape York and the Great Barrier Reef, surviving remote crocodile camps and tropical storms, and building one of fishing's most-watched feeds.
Jeff Liskay: Great Lakes Fly Fishing for Steelhead and Smallmouth
Great Lakes fly fishing guide Jeff Liskay joins Tom Rowland to break down steelhead and smallmouth on Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair, why the Great Lakes fish like inland oceans, and the patterns he has learned over 40-plus years on the most fertile lake of them all.
Sam Carpenter: Work the System and Escaping the 100-Hour Week
Sam Carpenter, author of Work the System, joins Tom Rowland to explain how the crisis of running a telephone answering service on 100-hour weeks led him to see business as a set of mechanical systems, and how documenting those processes gave him his life back.
Mick Guthrie: Building CAST Fishing Co. From an Online Magazine to a Global Brand
Mick Guthrie, founder of Australia's CAST Fishing Co., joins Tom Rowland to talk about walking away from a 15-year civil construction career, building a fishing brand that began as an online magazine, world-class remote fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and breaking into the American bass market.
Larry Csonka | NFL Hall of Famer on Championships & Life After Football | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 696
Larry Csonka is an NFL Hall of Fame fullback from the undefeated Miami Dolphins, a 20-year outdoor TV host of North to Alaska, and now an author tying his football and outdoor lives together.
David Moss | Fisheries Conservation & What Anglers Can Do | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 693
David Moss is the Florida fisheries project manager for The Nature Conservancy, leading the Deck to Depth descending-device project that helps anglers release snapper and grouper alive.
Tyler Kapela | Hit and Run Charters and a Life of Fishing | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 687
Tyler Kapela is a Tampa Bay fishing guide, owner of Hit and Run Fishing Charters, and a former NBC Sports and Discovery Channel fishing-show host who has fished around the world.
Dale Beatty | 1st Phorm Elite Athlete Training Philosophy | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 684
Dale Beatty is a 1st Phorm Elite Athlete and bow hunter who balances a full-time job with coaching, sharing the consistency-first training and nutrition philosophy that earned him his spot.
Neill Holland | Ocean Conservation Through Trap Removal | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 681
Neill Holland is the founder and captain of Ocean Aid 360, a Tampa Bay nonprofit that retrieves derelict 'ghost' traps and fishing gear through its community Ghost Trap Rodeo tournament series.
Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler | How Social Media Rewires Your Brain | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 678
Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler is an ophthalmologist, keratoconus pioneer, and author of Influenced and Perceptual Intelligence, exploring how social media reshapes the way we see reality.
Tyler Merren | Paralympian Performance Training | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 675
Tyler Merren is a four-time Paralympic goalball athlete, motivational speaker, personal trainer, and creator of the ReVision Fitness audio app who went legally blind as a teenager and built a life around what is still possible.
Guy Jeans | Balancing a Fly Shop Business & Music Career | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 672
A conversation with Guy Jeans, owner of the Kern River Fly Shop and a working musician, about building a life around both fly fishing and music. Guy walks through running a fly shop business, pursuing a music career, and how he balances two demanding passions on the Kern River.
David Graham | Boundless Pursuit & the Angler's Journey | Tom Rowland Podcast Ep. 669
A conversation with angler and writer David Graham, the voice behind Boundless Pursuit, about a fishing life spent chasing diversity over trophies. David talks through his approach to targeting a huge range of species, the curiosity that drives him, and what the angler's journey has taught him.