Up North Journal Podcast

The guys are talking with Yamaha Marine Division about the 2020 iCast show and the Right Waters Initiative

iCast 2020 show

1. With Covid the show will be virtual
2. Brings saltwater and freshwater people together
3. How will this change the trend with the show being virtual
4. People feel that something is missing from a virtual show
5. The positive side of doing the show virtually
6. Moving add dollars and how that will affect the smaller operations
7. How Covid has affected the industry negatively and positively
8. How will the virtual show affect the live drops of new gear

Right Waters Initiative

1. Promotes access to waters and fisheries
2. Cleaning water, Scientific Research, Habitat Restoration and Fight against Aquatic Invasive Species
3. Cleaning shorelines
4. What is going on with the Asian Carp focus
5. Educating the lawmakers
6. How aquatic problems affect areas economically
7. Plastics issue in all bodies of water
8. The Trash Interceptor
9. Balloons

The personal side of Brad and John

Talking with Bobby Vargas of PSE Archery about some of the 2020 archery lineup.

Talking 2021 ATA show preps

Carbon Stealth Mach 1

1. First company to produce a carbon bow back in 1996
2. Carbon manufacturing brought in house last summer
3. Grip has been slimmed down for 2020
4. Limbs laid back more this year
5. 3.3 Pounds
6. Offering 80lb limbs this year
7. Talking weight reduction needs
8. Single monocoque design
9. Factory control process
10. The ECS cam system

The EVO NXT series bows

1. 31, 33, 35 versions
2. Limbs laid back more this year
3. Color fusion finish
4. Lower secondary stabilizer mount
5. Live Wire bow strings

The Warhammer crossbow

1. New release at the 2020 ATA show
2. Ultra compact crossbow
3. 405 fps
4. Produced at the PSE Factory
5. Red or green lighted scope
6. Light crisp trigger
7. Crossbow slings

PSE Bowfishing set ups

1. Kingfisher
2. Mudd Dawg
3. Discovery
4. D3
5. The fun of bowfishing

www.psearchery.com

Talking arrows and arrow building

1. Mechanical vs fixed
2. Vanes
3. Spine

The guys are discussing the great products from EZ Kut tonight with co-owner Jerry Milos.

1. How Jerry and EZ Kut fared the Covid crisis
2. Shows getting canceled
3. Challenge of getting product shipped
4. Internet specials and live streams
5. Talking about the Sling-Pack
6. Uses for the Ratcheting Pruners
7. How long did it take from concept to production for the Sling-Pack
8. Getting the low down on the new Lil' G mini lopper
9. The cost of the pruning products
10. Talking about the two pole saws
11. Saving time with EZ Kut gear
12. How to win a fully loaded Sling-Pak from EZ Kut
13. www.ezkutproducts.com
14. Hunting plans for Jerry this year

The guys talk with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Robert Blosser about catching those big walleyes!

How Robert Got his start in the tournament circuit

1. Started as a youngster in an outdoor family
2. Grew the passion for walleye in teen years
3. Gave advice to pro fisherman
4. Started in the local tournaments
5. 2007 fishing nationals
6. 2008 2nd in national championship
7. Rose up the ladder after 2008

How he prepares to fish tournaments

1. Prepared by practicing what he needed to after a bad tournament
2. Go to way to fish walleye
3. Attention to detail setting up trolling set up
4. Paying attention to current
5. Adapting to changing weather

What gets you on the water

1. Skeeter WX2200 Boat is his boat of choice https://www.skeeterboats.com/
2. Powered with a Yamaha 300 Offshore
3. Not about speed but more about control on the big water
4. 9.9 Yamaha kicker motor for fishing and trolling
5. Easy maintenance on motor
6. Digital throttle
7. Setting up the extras
8. www.yamaha-motor.com
9. Selecting the right prop
10. Picking the correct motor for your boat
11. Problems with under powering your boat
12. Yamaha Power Pay Program

How do you approach a new body of water

1. Start with the internet
2. Call local fishery biologist
3. Pay attention to the time of year for what they are doing
4. What type of body of water is it

Catching fish on Gummy Worms!

Best river fishing strategy

Walleye almost always feed up, due to the position of their eyes

How to fish the fish fly hatch

The hunting side of Robert

1. Doesn't like ice fishing so he hunts when it gets cold
2. Loves deer hunting and hunting out west
3. Loves to do long range shooting
4. 1000 yards plus!
5. Comparing long range shooting to casting at a fish
6. Judging wind

Favorite camp meal

Go to snack on the water or in the field

What's on the radio while traveling

Favorite outdoor memory to tell others

How do we get kids more involved in the outdoors

Future Anglers Foundation

The guys talk about their turkey hunts this year with the good the bad and the ugly.

Ken Scicluna talks about his opening day hunt this spring.

1. Morning gobbling
2. Changing the blind mid hunt
3. Run and grab the ghillie suit
4. Army crawl
5. The Tom!

Mike and Danny's four day hunt

1. Jakes in the morning
2. Danny cooks for Mike
3. The long hunt north
4. No birds talking at all
5. A hen who doesn't like the decoy
6. A little bit of bear scat
7. We loose Danny
8. A little bear talk
9. Wrap up of the four day hunt.

We talk with Randy Stoppenhagen of Better The Hunt about his cold weather hunting gear for the weapons we use in the field.

The story of how Randy went from Michigan to Idaho

The background on how he started hunting at age 30

1. Two cousins in Michigan started him hunting
2. Hunts the U.P. of Michigan
3. What drives him to hunt
4. Hunting Idaho
5. The use of optics while hunting

How Better The Hunt got started

1. He had to find a way to keep his hands warm on a cold deer hunt
2. Bow Mitt made out of a hand warmer muff
3. The current Bow Mitt
4. How it works and functionality
5. Works on recurves and longbows

The Multi Mitt

1. The multiple use mitt for your release hand
2. How it works and the versatility of it

The Shotgun Mitt

The Rifle Mitt

The Crossbow Mitt

Getting to know Randy

1. Favorite wildgame meal
2. What's on the radio while on the road
3. What is his go to snack while on the road or in the field
4. Favorite outdoor memory
5. His military service

Talking with Marcel Veenstra of Marcel's Guide Service about fishing small mouth bass on Lake St. Clair here in Michigan.

1. Dealing with Covid and how it has affected his booking fishing trips
2. Had a few cancelations
3. Has a team of five guides

How he got started in Michigan

1. Moved to Michigan from east coast in 2004
2. Married his co-angler then moved to Michigan
3. Fished Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW
4. Started guiding after another pro suggested it
5. What brought him to Michigan and how he met his wife

What to expect on his guidedtrips

1. What you need to bring
2. What is provided
3. How long are the trips
4. Types of fishing
5. Educating the patrons

College and High School Fishing teams

1. Adrian College
2. Educating kids
3. The internet has changed things
4. Why is Adrian College's team so good

Fishing Lake St. Clair in the spring

1. Where do you start
2. Fish with the crowds or go off on your own
3. Key is knowing the sweet spots
4. 6 to 10 feet of water
5. After the spawn
6. Find their food
7. Feeding differences between Small and Large Mouth Bass
8. Types of baits to use
9. Finding locations that hold fish
10. What electronics are most important
11. Finding trophy fish

Technology is getting too good

1. It is starting to become more technique instead of finding fish due to technology
2. Is technology too good?
3. You still have to trigger the bite
4. Does old school work on educated fish
5. Getting away from the crowd

www.marcelsguideservice.com

810-923-5035, Marcel's Guide Service

Biggest mistake fisherman make on Lake St. Clair

1. Put in close to where you're going to fish
2. Learn to understand the fish

Proper way to hold a fish when taking a photo

1. Don't keep out of the water for extended periods of time
2. Support the fish
3. Don't live well a bunch of fish to take a photo at the end of the day

What questions should you ask when looking to book a trip with a guide

Talking with Bill Lowen of the Bassmasters Elite Series

How he is dealing with the current Covid crisis

1. Tournament fishing season is on hold until at least next month
2. Doing a little turkey hunting with the family

How he got into tournament fishing

1. His dad was a tournament fisherman
2. His dad introduced him to the outdoors
3. He took over as he got older and as his dad finished up his tournament fishing
4. Always had a dream of fishing the Bassmasters Classic
5. Staying humble
6. Being on the circuit is the hardest job he's ever had
7. Loves the challenge of fishing the Ohio River
8. What it was like fishing the 50th Anniversary of the Bassmaster's Classic

Talking Yamaha Marine

1. Uses Yamaha on tournament boat and waterfowl boat as well
2. Has used Yamaha for years
3. He has never had a motor failure in 18 years using Yamaha
4. Reliability
5. How do you choose a motor size for your boat
6. Ease of maintenance
7. Winterizing your boat

Mossy Oak Fishing Team

1. Mossy Oak Elements
2. Drake waterfowl
3. Sun protective clothing
4. Passing the tradition of the outdoors down to others

Yamaha Marine motors

Power Pay program from yamaha

What do you look at first before hitting the water

Fitting your style of fishing instead of fitting the style of the lake

1. Puts you in your comfort zone
2. You know what to do for your style of fishing

Electronics on the boat

1. What would happen if you went back to old school
2. How electronics help you on the water now

What colors and lures are working now

Go to bait for a new fisherman

His instructional fishing school

What is allowed for pre-fishing before a tournament

Waterfowl hunting vs fishing

1. Gives him time to reboot after fishing season
2. Prefers water fowling on the water vs field hunting
3. Diver hunting on the Great Lakes
4. Weather on the big water

A few questions on the personal side

1. Nickname
2. Favorite quote
3. Favorite snack
4. Biggest fish caught
5. Favorite fish recipe
6. What's on your radio
7. An outdoor memory that stands out

Talking all things good with seasonings and Rebel Six Rubs.

1. What to use on your turkey after you shoot one
2. Danny's dish for the show
3. Use rubs for veggies also
4. Mike's dish for the show
5. Coastal Fish Rub for Blackening Seasoning
6. Great Lakes rub good on any lake fish
7. Use a variety of rubs on one meal. Something different on each entree
8. Talking spicy rubs
9. How to apply rubs
10. Boiling in vacuum sealed bag
11. Cooking on cedar planks
12. Breakfast egg sandwich
13. Eating healthier
14. Two Belly Chili recipe
15. Mild Bird Rub tastes like Christmas
16. Hot and sweet go together
17. New rub possibly by the end of the summer
18. Strangest food they've used to put Rebel Six Rubs on
19. Foods tried but didn't work out with the rubs
20. www.rebelsixrubs.com

The guys are in the cabin talking with Ed Gramza of BaseMap. He is the Director of Business Developement. They run down the outdoor App and talk about all the uses and features of this powerful App!

1. Check in with Ed on how Covid is treating Wisconsin
2. Multiple mapping layers
3. 14 different base maps
4. Detail is incredible on the zoom in
5. Hunt zone boundries
6. Law enforcement is now using this type of information to enforce game laws
7. Using it to find your way out of wildnerness
8. PC internet version
9. Prescouting on the PC
10. Few dead spots
11. Transfer from PC to your phone app
12. Downloading maps for offline use in App

Fishing uses

1. Shows contour lines
2. Access points and Put in points
3. Looking to add more fishing data
4. Stream data

Weather Data

1. Basic weather data
2. More information coming on the weather data
3. Interfaces with waypoints

$29.99 a year for all 50 states. Includes quarterly updates

Info that is available on the landowner layer

Safety features to help you in a time of need

Gear Drop

1. How Gear Drop works
2. Hidden location
3. Free to play
4. How Gear Drop came about
5. Helps you become more interactive with the tools of BaseMap
6. Some of the prizes
7. How you win and prizes
8. The hints

The App only covers the United States but you can use basic satellite imagery in other countries

Mark you truck or camp so you don't get lost!

Differences that sets BaseMap apart from the competition

Featurs coming for this hunting season

How to use for food plots

How to use for timbering your property

Other uses

The Outdoor Journal section of the App

Sharing with other users

www.basemap.com

Accuracy of the App

The personal hunting side of Ed Gramza