Our guest on this episode of the podcast is Capt. Ali Hussainy from Local Knowledge TV and BD Outdoors. Ali grew up living in San Diego, California and his first fishing experiences began with trout and other freshwater species as a kid. Fishing became a passion that only increased exponentially with his first exposure to saltwater fishing.

After spending years in the tech industry, Ali and his partner Jason Hayashi took the leap of faith to make their love of fishing a business itself. The proliferation of the Bloodydecks.com fishing forum and now BD Outdoors, online fishing magazine; has launched them into the forefront of web-based entertainment, information and marketing.

Since 2016, Ali and his good friend and partner, Captain Rush Maltz, have produced, hosted, and grown one of the most entertaining and cinematic fishing shows on television, Local Knowledge. The show explores the culture of fishing itself and follows real life characters that spend their lives dedicated to fishing and the outdoors. For the past seven seasons of filming, Ali has been fortunate enough to experience some of the most incredible fisheries that the world has to offer.  He has pursued many species of saltwater fish from Guatemala, to Magdalena Bay in Mexico, to PEI Canada, to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Season 7 of Local Knowledge airs on April 20th, and new content airs every Sunday until September 2022.

Locally in California, Ali has been dialed in on the EPIC bluefin tuna bite that has been occurring offshore of San Diego for the past several years. In this conversation we get a chance to compare notes on our respective tuna fisheries. We discuss tactics, fish behavior, and generally nerd out on tuna fishing. All accompanied by many laughs and excellent fish stories.

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
-Bryan and Taylor

Topics Covered:

• West Coast vs East Coast Bluefin Tuna Fishing
• Kite Fishing Tactics
• Rigging and using flying fish as bait
• The evolution of BD Outdoors
• Creating Local Knowledge TV
• Local Knowledge Season 7
• Tips for becoming a successful entrepreneur
• Tuna fishing in Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Fighting bluefin standup
• World class fis

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