Up North Journal Podcast

Tonight we are talking with the creators of the Biggest Outdoor Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! We will get the inside scoop on what year two of the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo will bring to Michigan's Upper Peninsula!

How did the hunting show idea come to be?

How the show came into being within just 6 months?

The town of Escanaba and the attendees loved it!

4500 Attendees

The anticipation of year two

Who are the vendors that are committed to coming?

What to expect for year two

Getting to know the creators and promoters of the event

Tonight we are talking with the creators of the Biggest Outdoor Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! We will get the inside scoop on what year two of the U.P. Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo will bring to Michigan's Upper Peninsula!

How did the hunting show idea come to be?

How the show came into being within just 6 months?

The town of Escanaba and the attendees loved it!

4500 Attendees

The anticipation of year two

Who are the vendors that are committed to coming?

What to expect for year two

Getting to know the creators and promoters of the event

The guys are talking with Swamp Buck Camo tonight to see just what makes Swamp Buck Camo tick. President Jason Hepfler gives us a behind the scenes look into how they got their start and what you can expect from their camo gear! By the way, it's not just for hunting! Check out their fishing apparel as well!

Jason's background into the hunting scene

1. Starting as a kid
2. Who taught him about the outdoors
3. What hunting was like as a youth in Wisconsin
4. Family traditions
5. How hunting led to thinking about camo

What was the thing that triggered the start of Swamp Buck Camo?

1. How it all started
2. Where did he get help from
3. What were some of the things to overcome

The camo offerings now

What makes Swamp Buck Camo stand out from the rest

What are some of the features of their camo apparel

The flannel shirt line of gear.

1. How did the flannel line start
2. What did Jay Gregory have to do with it?
3. What colors are available

How did the fishing side of the line come into play?

What does Swamp Buck Camo offer in the fishing line now

Our four questions that give a little insight into who Jason Hepfler is

Talking with Up North Journal Fishing's Adam Winn about what will possibly be the last ice fishing outing of the season. He was recently in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near Little Bay De Noc chasing walleyes.

How the late season ice was on Lake Michigan

How was the bite

Adam's personal best fish

Deciding to move to chase the big fish

What caused the decision to move

What they found when they moved

Exploring the Ford River

Stopping at Rapid River Knifeworks

Mike looking at a new sportsmen's club

Why Mike is deciding to move to a new club

Talking with Up North Journal Fishing's Adam Winn about what will possibly be the last ice fishing outing of the season. He was recently in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near Little Bay De Noc chasing walleyes.

How the late season ice was on Lake Michigan

How was the bite

Adam's personal best fish

Deciding to move to chase the big fish

What caused the decision to move

What they found when they moved

Exploring the Ford River

Stopping at Rapid River Knifeworks

Mike looking at a new sportsmen's club

Why Mike is deciding to move to a new club

Tonight we are chatting again with the people from Raised At Full Draw. They are a group that teaches youngsters everything they need to know from a to z about hunting and the outdoors.

Donise Petersen's outdoor passion of bow hunting turned into Raised at Full Draw

What is RAFD

What do they teach kids

What does it take to get a youth into RAFD

Where are the camps

What does it cost

What can you do to help

What does RAFD need

What does the future hold for RAFD

Women's camp being held in Wisconsin

The story of the two bucks on the wall

Tonight we are talking with Adam Kaiser to get the low down on Lowdown the high speed viewer for trail camera photos and videos.

What is a Lowdown high speed photo viewer?

How did the concept develop into the current viewer?

What was the first generation viewer like?

The several features with the Lowdown viewer

Adding features

Where can you purchase one at?

How was the Wisconsin hunting season?

What is the warranty?

Battery life?

Other uses for the viewer besides trail camera applications

How was the ATA show for Lowdown?

Public land hunters

Trail camera issues on public land

Cool things caught on trail camera

Lowdown's show schedule

Getting to know Adam Kaiser on the personal side

Tonight we are talking with two fishermen from the collegiate bass fishing series. We have two rival colleges represented tonight from right here in Michigan. It is Central Michigan University vs Western Michigan University in the UNJ Cabin!

How each of the guys got onto their respective college teams.

1. The competitive edge
2. Family influence
3. Outdoor Channel influence

Fishing takes up time everyday

1. Tournament
2. Fundraising
3. School
4. Work

Thoughts on the Ohio Tournament weight stuffing scandal

Tournament schedule

1. Pre fishing
2. Team set ups

How the fundraising is going at this point in the year?

1. Money
2. Sponsors

Advocates for the outdoors

1. Recruiting new team members
2. Working with youngsters

How does the money get used and how big is the team

Favorite bait to use while catching bass

Family support is critical, how does your family play into your fishing?

What are the career aspirations for both fisherman?

Scariest moment on the water while fishing a tournament

Favorite equipment to use and why

Ever been stopped by the DNR while fishing a tournament

Fishing the indoor pond during the fishing show

Catching a tagged fish

Does weather ever get bad enough to call off a tournament?

Fishing the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

What is your bucket list lake to fish

Our final four questions to get to know the guys

Angler of the year award

Best fish ever caught

Join us tonight as we chat with Lance Valentine of Talkin' Fishin'. He is one of Michigan's premier walleye fishermen and is going to talk about some of his best advice for getting started in walleye fishing. He also gives us a sneak peak of his new walleye jig head he helped develop.

Back into show season

1. Booth was slammed
2. Sold a lot of product

How the idea of Coffee Time with Lance started during Covid.

1. Turned into Teachin Fishin
2. Bi-weekly show
3. Evolved with a whole new group of people interested in fishing

Lance's beginning of fishing

1. Cut his teeth on the AuSauble River
2. Wanted to make his living fishing
3. Fishing the Bay for walleye
4. Life took over
5. 1996 went tournament fishing
6. Started full-time fishing
7. Teaching seminars
8. Now a charter captain

What is the best advice for a first timer fishing for walleye

1. Don't worry too much about the fishing
2. Learn where to fish and about the species you're fishing for
3. Educate yourself

Fishing location and dates

1. Detroit River
2. Lake Erie
3. Saginaw Bay
4. Mullets Lake and others

Talking Sturgeon in the Detroit River

How good is the Detroit River for walleye

New Regulations and how they affect the charter captains

Listen to your charter captain

When to hire a guide

Minimalist fishing

Evolution of an angler

Never let a rod go unused

Biggest walleye and tagged fish

Amount of daylight and moon phase

Charter Captain life vs family life

The new jig head that Lance Developed for river fishing

1. Never buy or use a round head jig
2. His first developed jig head
3. Worked with 2K jigs
4. 2nd version

Superstitions and bananas

Are we as conservationists where we need to be or is there more work to be done?

Join the guys tonight as Adam Winn of Up North Journal Fishing joins the show to recap his four days on Little Bay De Noc in Michigan's Upper Peninsula chasing walleyes through the ice!

Getting up north

1. Crossing the bridge
2. Setting up camp
3. Getting the sleds ready to roll

Getting on the ice

1. The weather
2. Ice conditions
3. The other fishermen
4. Shanty set up

The catch

1. All the fish caught had empty stomachs
2. Weather affecting the fish

The rods used and set up

Talking about Maggs Custom Rods

Line set up for the ice

The uni to uni knot

Lures used that worked on this trip

Finding out what worked best

Water depths

Floating suits and other clothing

Sharing information to locate fish

Which action was working the best?

1. Tip Ups
2. Dead Stick
3. Jigging

Cooking, cleaning and eating fish

The haul vehicle and trailer

Shanty rules and regs

Shanty talk

DNR checking

Soft ice and a rig through the ice

Tagged fish

What do you do in the shanty when you are bored

What happens after fishing

1. Cooking fish
2. What else was to eat
3. What do you do for a bathroom after eating spicy chili?

Blades Bait and Tackle Gladstone Michigan

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Shanty rentals and sleeper shanties

The ice fishing season so far for Adam

Snacks on the ice and a Swedish Fish in the ice hole

Losing a propane heater on the trip across the ice

Adam needs to learn how to play Euchre