Free Range Tales

On this episode, we took the show on the road to Orange County, California to host Hide Iwagami, President of the OC Spearos spearfishing and freediving club.  We discuss Hide's introduction to spearfishing and how some early success spearing some prized fish species in Southern California developed his passion for the sport.  We discuss how his passion for spearfishing and freediving led to him becoming a member and recently the President of the OC Spearos dive club.  We also talk about some of the OC Spearos club events and some of the things the dive club is doing to support, promote and educate noobs and veterans alike in the dive community.  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening.

On this episode the boys recap an epic summer of fishing including big bluefin tuna in our backyard and a trip to Alaska for halibut, salmon and lingcod.  Every fisherman has a bucket list of fish they would like to catch.  With an unreal volume of bluefin in the local Southern California waters, the boys took a trip to try to break the 100-pound mark and land some big bluefin.  And while the local waters continued to produce a bluefin bite like we've never seen, Jason took a trip back up to Alaska to chase another bucket list fish, an Alaskan lingcod.  Listen in as the boys share their stories, tips and techniques knocking a few more fish off the ever growing bucket list.  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!

On this week's espisode, we are joined by KJ of Mag-12 Swimbaits.  We discuss KJ's passion for fishing that helped him to develop a product that is based on his years of experience fishing swimbaits and tube baits.  KJ shares how he developed the Mag-12 tube baits and how uses his customer feedback to continue to innovate and improve his products.  We learn about some of the Mag-12 sponsed Sportfishing Charters and the different species of fish the Mag-12 Swimbaits catch from rockfish and lingcod to yellowtail and even bluefin!  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do to.  Thanks for listening.

On this week's episode we recap a epic trip to Arizona hunting Coues Deer, Mule Deer and Javelina.  This trip was different because it was a couples trip.  We host our wives, Ana and Amy, who joined us on to glass and hunt on our first archery deer hunt.  We discuss Ana's first ever big game hunt and Amy's first hunt with an active tag in her pocket.  We also talk about the lessons learned glassing, stalking and experiencing the up's and down's of archery hunting.  We cover our preparation of  food, shooting arrows and online scouting for a location we've never been.  Arizona is an amazing place that we all loved and can't wait to get back to.  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening!

On this weeks episode, we took the show on the water to host Captain Bly and Andrew Seelert from Lineage Charters live aboard the Escapade.  We discuss their fishing and spearfishing charter season chasing trophy bluefin, yellowfin, yellowtail, calico and any other species out of San Diego.  We also talk about the fishing platform of the Escapade, some new upgrades for next sesaon and what to expect when you charter the Escapade to chase the fish of a lifetime.  We had a blast sharing fishing stories, tips and techniques to catch fish and bunch of laughs.  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do to.  Thanks for listening.

On this week's episode, we take the show on the road to San Clemente, California to visit the Living Art Gallery Tattoo Lounge.  We meet up with Monte Livingston and Andrew Ayala to discuss their shared passion for art and fishing.  

Monte owns and operates the Living Art Gallery Tattoo Lounge.  Established in 2011, is the oldest tattoo shop in San Clemente, specializing in photo realism,  watercolor, neo-traditional, trash polka and traditional tattoo styles.  In addition to the Tattoo Lounge, Monte also owns and operates Dahang Wear, which has innovated the way you wear hats and glasses.  Their patented design allows you to snap a pair of shades directly to your hat.

Andrew owns and operates Ayala Artifacts that specializes in custom, handmade jewelry.  Andrew designs and creates custom jewlery with natural stones ranging from rings and pendants to necklesses and bracelets.  Andrew is a true artisan that customizes everything he can get his hands on, including his fishing rods and reels.

Both of these guys share a passion for fishing and love being on the water.  Join us as we share how they both started their businesses, share some epic fishing stories, and share their favorite fish recipes.

We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!   

On this week's episode we took the show on the road to the headquarters of Mountain Hatch.  Mountain Hatch manufactures the first and only food grade tailgate insert.  Their food safe tailgate cutting boards have taken the truck accessory industry by storm.  In addition, they recently released their new swag tent for the outdoorsman looking for a lightweight portable sleep system.

We discuss the origins of Mountain Hatch and how Fred and Greg's experience growing up outdoors hunting and fishing help them to develop funtional products.

We had alot fun with this one and hope you do to!  Thanks for listening!

On this week's episode we host Amy Tarasi to discuss the beginning of our archery journey.  We recently purchased some new compound bows with the ambition to bow hunt wild game.  Archery is one of the fastest growing industries and sports, but requires time, patience and dedication to learn and master.  We discuss the process of learning archery and the many life lessons tied into this technicial and fun pursuit.  

We also discuss a delicious recipe for lobster rolls.  Spiny lobster season starts a the beginning of October and is one of our favorite seasons and past times.  We need to clear out the freeze prior to the new season started and made a feast to celebrate the start of a new lobster season.

We has a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!

On this week's episode we set the stage for our favorite season of the year, the Fall.  In the fall, the offshore fishing season is full swing with bluefin, yellowfin, dorados and yellowtail all within our local waters.  Also, hunting season is here!  Mule deer season is fast approaching and upland bird seasons are opening up.

We discuss a successful offshore fishing trip chasing yellowfin tuna and go over some tuna recipes that are so good!  We also discuss our favorite opening day and a tradition that let's us know that Fall is upon us, the Dove Season opener.  We had another great trip for the dove opener and cooked up some new recipes that are definite keepers.  

We had alot of fun with this one and hope you do to!  Thanks for listening!

On this weeks episode we discuss a recent sportfishing trip aboard The San Diego out of Seaforth Landing in San Diego, California chasing Bluefin Tuna.  We discuss the techniques we used fishing for Bluefin including fly-lined bait, sinker or plunker rigs, and flat-fall fishing.  If you don't know what those terms mean, take a listen as we explain each and how each technique worked for us.  Also, we get into the recipes we enjoyed with our fresh catch.  One of the things we enjoy most, is sharing our catch with our friends and family!  We discuss our recipes for sashimi, poisson cru, smoked tuna belly and even a smoked tuna head!  Nothing goes to waste!  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening!