Waypoint Outdoor Collective

Prefishing and scouting for the first MN Made Outdoors tournament event, successful guided crappie outing and some fun fishing. Rant about leaving trash on our lakes and learning to read ice.

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Welcome back from the holiday break, everyone. I hope you ate your bodyweight in sugar cookies like me. For tonight's episode, we're fortunate to speak with Tom Keer. Tom's passion for both gritty hunting dogs and swingin' flies over good water has settled him into a life as a writer and business owner... and the latest friend to our show! Tom has the ability to tell a story like no other and we could have talked for hours. Surprisingly, we didn't really cover much of his writing career (this time) because we jumped right into his English Setters, hunting stories, what makes for productive grouse cover and a lot more. If you're interested in finding some of Tom's writing, give his name a quick Google and you'll see that he's in every cool magazine you probably already subscribe to.

Tonight's show was a little unique because the three of us were all in different locations (so be patient with the audio). Regardless, kick back with some coffee and enjoy. Cheers.

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There are many ways and methods that we can use to catch permit. In order to be successful in catching permit under all conditions anglers need to have mastered many skills with different types of tackle. I find that a fly rod and a spinning rod will cover most conditions but anglers who enjoy baitcasters can also have success.

Spinning Tackle

If an angler wants to maximize his chances at permit, the spinning rod is unquestionably the most useful tool available. The spinning rod allows anglers to cast small and large crabs, light artificial lures and jigs and live shrimp in every condition. In the Florida Keys, we experience seasonal changes that require me to alter my spinning tackle to optimize the conditions. For example, winter and spring conditions are often windy; a condition that allows guides to get very close to the fish before they become alarmed. The rough conditions camouflage anglers and boats contrary to the extreme calm. 

Spinning Rods

It is in the windy conditions that I use a 7 foot medium action spinning rod designed for 8-17 pound line or 12-20 pound line to throw crabs that measure 2-3 inches across the carapace. The rod needs to have enough backbone to fight and land a fish over 30 pounds yet have a tip sensitive enough and light enough to be able to present these baits accurately and precisely in the windy conditions.  Casting distance is not the most important aspect of the setup at this time of year so I choose a rod that I am comfortable casting and that can whip a large fish easily. 

As the season wears on into the early summer, I find that the conditions often become calmer or at least we experience more calm days. As a general rule of thumb, the calmer the conditions, the spookier the fish will be, therefore the longer the cast will have to be to have success. In order to cast farther, anglers can simply change a few things in their tackle to easily add 10-50 feet in their cast. A rod that measure 7 1/2 feet and that employs a lighter and more responsive tip will out cast a 7 foot rod with the same line and lure. As the season becomes calmer and the fish become more wary, I go to a 7 1/2 foot medium action rod designed for 6-12 pound line. The extra length and whippy tip will also throw lighter crabs successfully which is often necessary to present the bait to the fish without alarming it. Crabs choice this time of year is often a crab measuring 2-2 1/2 inches across the carapace.

The Florida Keys weather in the summer is often dead calm. The ocean can be as calm as a mill pond making sneaking up on permit tough, however summer is also the time when permit are the most available. In order to take advantage of the calm conditions, I go even farther in changing my tackle and move to 8 foot medium light action for 4-8 pound line. These rods will cast an even smaller crab a country mile. I routinely use the smallest crabs I can throw which might measure from 1-2 inches across the carapace. On the smallest crabs, a split shot is often necessary. Fighting a fish on a noodle rod like the one mentioned is much like fighting a fish on a fly rod. If you have never fought a fish on a fly rod, it is very important to keep the bend in the rod at a minimum by avoiding a situation known as “high sticking”. Keeping the tip of the rod pointed directly at the fish creates a slight bend in the rod, resulting in more power and better control over the fish. Pointing the butt of the rod towards the fish results in way too much bend in the rod, lack of control over the fish, very little pressure on the fish and often a broken rod.

This podcast is brought to you by Waypoint. Produced by Tom Rowland and Brock Rustand. Audio editing by Brock Rustand. If you have any questions, email [email protected]

See you on the water,Tom Rowland

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On this special New Year's Eve edition of The Woman Angler & Adventurer podcast, Barb and Angie sit down to have a look back over 2019. What a wild ride it has been! They also look ahead to 2020 and all the great things in store. Hold on to your seats...

Happy New Year everyone and thanks for listening!

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Sewage issues plaque Fort Lauderdale and Florida.

6 major sewer breaks in Ft Lauderdale and the city officials are acting similar to the ones in the movie JAWS. Lamont Jones and the Lunkerdog talk about the recent sewage issue that are destroying are wild life and inshore estuaries. Florida knows it has sewage problem but similar to Fort Lauderdale they just keep ignoring the major problem which is a failing infrastructure and sewage system.

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The Gist:

This week host Ben Paige sits down with MeatEater's Fishing Editor Sam Lungren who's not only a big time fish guy but an avid waterfowl hunter and has a couple thoughts on Chili, Goose Hunting, Duck Chasing, MeatEater & The Death(?) of Print Journalism.

Topics Discussed:

Montana Weather

Diver Ducks

The death of Print Journalism

Reaching out to non hunters

Hunters vs Anglers

How I thought Ben Obrien lied to me (waterfowl content in season 8 of MeatEater)

How Ben Obrien didn't lie to me (waterfowl content in season 9 of MeatEater)

45 Pounds of Goose Meat

Chili

Cornbread in the Pacific Northwest

MeatEater

Chili...

Netflix

Complexity as a Barrier to entrance for new hunters

Casting and Blasting

Yakin' the Kaw

Shooting Limits

Not Shooting Limits

Kickin' Rocks

Elk Hunting (and how it relates to duck huntin')

Apathy towards hunting

Cecil the Lion & Trophy Hunting

Cuppin Birds for Newbies

DNA, Dopamine & Hunting Genes

Hunting the Anthropocine (The best name of a podcast episode in 2019)

Showin up late to the Marsh & Dirty Diapers

Things you ought to click:

The Fowl Front Website

Sam's Portion of the MeatEating

Sam's Thesis: SALMON & STEELHEAD HATCHERIES: CONSERVATION OR CONDEMNATION?

Oak Barn Beef Give Away

Remember your Hunt with Freelance Duck Hunting

High Prairie Sportsmen Youtube Channel

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Thoughts become words which then become your actions. In part 3 of this series we cover how your words determine your work ethic, how you treat others and how you treat yourself. All of your actions are directly impacted by the words that you speak to others and especially by the words you speak to yourself. 

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Ever wonder about the proper way to hook certain live baits such as maggots and minnows to increase your chance of getting hooked up? (Pun intended...)

On this week's Five Minute Friday episode of The Woman Angler & Adventurer podcast, experienced angler Barb Carey is showing you the best ways! 

While listening to this episode on Apple Podcasts is still going to be beneficial, we highly recommend you watch the video as well and we give you several different options. 

Check it out on Waypoint TV, IGTV, Facebook or YouTube!

On Five Minute Fridays, we want to give you the most valuable information that's taken us years to learn so you can have the best time out on the water...or ice! This episode is no exception. It is jam-packed full of valuable tips in a very short amount of time. 

If you're enjoying these, please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]. Your support is what keeps us going!

Stay tuned for our special Year-in-Review episode coming on New Year's Eve! We couldn't do this without YOU! 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Soft Plastic Bloodworm

Maki Plastics

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Sit down with fellow Waypoint Outdoor Collective member, Capt. Angie Scott from the Woman Angler and Adventurer Podcast.

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Long rods, short rods, open water, hardwater...we did it all this past weekend! Rant gives my take on how to handle the arguments against State management of wolves.

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