The Struggle Is Reel

By Eric Leininger, Zachary Carothers and Matt ThortonComedy

The Struggle Is Reel episodes

March 18 Metal. Gear. Solid. Episode 20.
The Winter March continues.
1 hr 8 min
March 11 Sexual Tension. Episode 19.
Another week of fishing and BS.
52 min
March 04 Alpha Males vs Beta Blockers. Episode 18
Have you ever had a day where you’re just one more bad thing happening away from burning it all down? Yeah, we had one of those mornings.
1 hr 26 min
February 25 Attachment Issues: Episode 17
Eric crashes a jet boat. A grown man cartwheels through the air. F3T recap.
53 min
February 18 Camp Bad Kid. Episode 16
TSIR
1 hr 4 min
February 02 Zyn Master Episode 15
Design the new TSIR logo and win a free Guide Trip. The story of how Eric realized he has face blindness, Zach can’t lie, and Matt has a wardrobe malfunction. Also, to wait or to set on steelhead grabs, Kelly Galloup looks great at 67, Zach’s poker face, and how Eric got caught red handed lying about fish numbers.
1 hr 10 min
January 26 From Heros To Zeros
Peak Guide moments from 2025. Flashbacks to the ones that got away that will haunt us until our deaths. Fred Durst is cool, full stop. How is it legal to kill wild steelhead in 2026, and dating has never been easier for normal dudes.
1 hr 6 min
January 19 Going Postal and Going Coastal Episode 13
The gang recaps the best day ever. Lots of laughs on a small coastal stream. Eric almost Bo Jacksons his spey rod.
1 hr 11 min
January 12 The Best Idea For A Maxima Ad Episode 12
Current steelhead report. Coast & Sandy. Portland Fly Shop Pod: it’s great go listen, dogs make an appearance (audibly) Adam Corolla sucks, what’s going on with public bathrooms at parks, and quite possibly the greatest ad idea for maxima ever created.
1 hr 18 min
January 05 Winter Steelhead Q&A. Episode 11
We answer a bunch of questions submitted via IG. Spoiler; it’s mostly Steelhead talk. Odd and various subjects are peppered in as well.
1 hr 12 min