Jimmy LaRiche is a former pro rider who still cares about wakeboarding today just as much as he was when he was riding. Starting on the cable at Ski Rixen in south Florida, Jimmy made a transition to boat pretty smoothly. Wakeboarding with Tom Brady, riding with Adam Errington, getting mentored by Erik Ruck, winning Brostock, several pro models, board tech, ROTY pick, transitioning from a rider to a salesman, and moving to Oregon. Hear all that and much more in Episode 75 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Jimmy LarRiche. 

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Chapters:
00:00 - 1:40 Intro
3:40 Tom Brady
15:40 First time riding
19:10 Ski Rixen
24:00 Boat riding
25:00 Guest Question: Adam Errington
32:30 Erik Rucks Mentorship 
37:20 2008 Brostock
42:00 Early sponsors 
45:20 Brandon Meek vs. Jimmy LaRiche
48:50 LF’n Wheel of Questions
53:17 Pro Models
57:50 Board tech
1:03:55 Getting dropped
1:07:30 Sponsors
1:17:50 Nautique 
1:22:00 Ending your pro career 
1:29:30 Moving to Oregon
1:37:00 ROTY
1:40:30 Setup
1:47:00 Patreon Questions
1:49:40 Guest Question: Rusty Malinoski
1:54:00 Patreon Questions
1:56:00 Unicycling across Florida…?
2:00:00 Rails on PWT?
2:06:00 “Cheers To Summer” edit
2:08:40 Red Bull in Miami

Links:
Incomplete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W-SKoK8zrI
Christmas Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evu5AEDbEpE&t=389s
Cheer To Summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAp61f1ibMo

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