Waypoint Outdoor Collective

There has been a TON of confusion (and even fake news) revolving around red tide this summer, so we decided to bring on one of the leading algae experts in the country (Dr. Mike Wetz) to discuss the truth about red tide, how it happens, what makes it worse, etc. Mike does a great job of simplifying red tide (and distinguishes the differences between red tide, green tide, and brown tide).

Capt. Benny Blanco is a professional fishing guide out of Miami Florida who is working 300 days a year. In addition to a very heavy fishing schedule, Benny is also a husband and father to his 3 girls. If that wasn't enough to fill up anyone's schedule, Benny finds himself on the front lines in the fight for the Everglades. Recently he was the recipient of a conservation award given by Captains For Clean Water and Costa.

Many people have become aware of the water issues in South Florida.  If you would like to get up to speed before listening to Benny, I suggest that you check out podcast #0012 with Capt. Daniel Andrews from the organization Captains For Clean Water and the update that I did with Daniel #0018 as well as my How2Tuesday #5 episode on How to Make A Difference In the Fight For The Everglades. These episodes can really help you to fully understand this issue. If you don't have time for that, simply watch Captains for Clean Water video below. Within 5 minutes, you will have a pretty good understanding of the problems that the Everglades is facing today.

Benny has a different perspective on this fight than any of our previous guests who have discussed the issue. Depending on where you are located geographically, this issue can impact areas differently. Some areas have far too much fresh water, some have fresh water inundation combined with high nutrients that create issues when they hit the warm ocean or Gulf waters and yet other areas have been completely starved of the fresh water that they need to sustain life and health. In Miami, Benny sees several issues but the areas that he is fishing mostly are the ones completely starved of the natural fresh water flow.

Benny loves the Everglades and has been fishing and exploring these waters most of his life. He fights out of instinct to protect what he loves.

How to learn how to whitewater kayak - Feat. Hunt Jennings

Hunt Jennings is a professional kayak athlete and has done several 1st descents on waterfalls over 100 feet.  While Hunt is a true expert, he wasn't born that way.  Hunt had to learn how to kayak just like everyone else.

On today's How2Tueday show, I ask Hunt about his opinion on how someone would go about learning how to and then getting into whitewater kayaking.  Hunt breaks it down for us in less than 10 minutes and gives excellent advice for anyone who is interested in learning to kayak.

Check out this episode and then stand by for a full length episode with Hunt that is fascinating.  What would make someone go over a 100 foot waterfall in a kayak?  Hunt will tell you.

Until next time, 

Tom Rowland

While fishing in Lake of the Woods, Barb ran into a 14-year-old angler, named Hailey, who was just returning from Alaska. Earlier this summer, Hailey and her Mom left their home in Minnesota and drove to Alaska, fishing along the way. She fished in North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and finally arrived in Alaska. The summer was spent on the Kenia Peninsula catching Grayling, Arctic Char, Dolly Varden, Cutthroat, Rainbow, Lake Trout, Halibut, Silver and Red Salmon and even a shark!  Listen in as this inspiring young woman talks about her passion. It’s really exciting to see a young lady so driven about a future in the fishing industry. 

Additional Resources:

• Talon Air
• Lake of the Woods
• Fishing Careers Workshop
• Troy Lindner Talks About Camp Fish, the Fishing Careers Workshop and Gives Some Solid Business Advice (Episode 3 of the It Pays to Fish Podcast)
• The Woman Angler & Adventurer Resilience Collection
• The Woman Angler & Adventure Facebook Group

Full show notes at www.thewomanangler.com/24

This week I sit down and talk with Jeff Stanfield from Stanfield Outfitters and the Big Honker Podcast to talk about the Changes in Hunting over the last quarter century.

In this episode, we brought on Jim Shulen from TFO rods to give us the low-down on everything you could possibly want to know about rods. He revealed what makes some rods better than others, what costs the most in a rod, how to pick out a perfect rod, and what to watch out for.

This week we start out in the field with All Bow'd Up for the Nebraska Teal Opener and then Talk to Kevin Weir with Wide Angle Shooting Solutions about their revolutionary new choke tube system.

It is my great pleasure to sit down with a true legend in the strength and conditioning world.  Ethan Reeve is one of the world's very best strength coaches, PERIOD.

Ethan developed a love for strength training and a work ethic to match as a boy "chopping cotton" and baling hay for 8-12 hours a day.  He did 500 pushups every day from grade 8 through 12 which helped him move on to wrestle at the University of Tennessee.  While there he won two Southeastern Conference wrestling gold medals at 150 and 158 lbs but still felt as though there was something missing in his strength and conditioning.    He created a workout that we call the "Ethan Reeve" which is 10 power cleans at body weight and 10 chin ups x 10 rounds.  He did this 7 days a week for 2 years while in college always making sure that he could complete it under 20 minutes.  His discipline was so strong that he even did this workout on competition days and before weigh in as a wrestler.  The hard work and dedication paid off as he finished his career as a two-time NCAA All-American and four-time SEC champion wrestler at the University of Tennessee.

After college, Coach Reeve He began his coaching career at The University of Tennessee serving as assistant wrestling coach/strength coach for wrestling for two years, before working as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, Ohio and Clemson. 

He got his first Head wrestling coach position in 1984 at UT Chattanooga where his teams won five Southern Conference championships in just six years.

My path intersects with Coach Reeve at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN.  He became the first full-time strength coach at McCallie from 1990-1995. He also worked with the Women's US Rowing Team at the same time period helping them to win four Gold medals and one Silver medal in the 1995 World Championships.

Coach Reeve became the first Director of Strength and Conditioning at Ohio University in 1995 and worked worked with over 650 athletes.  In 2001, he became Director of Strength and Conditioning at Wake Forest University and remained there until this year when he returned to The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Coach Reeve is known for a training philosophy called Density Training which we talk about on the podcast.  We also go into the mental aspect of training, training as an aging athlete and how his Density Training program can be applied to any exercise for athletes of any level.

I hope you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did.  If so, leave a comment or share it with your friends on social media.

This week we talk with Ryan from Toe Tags LLC to discuss the federal regulations and how his company is trying to help educate and inform people in order to keep them legal.

How to teach a kid to fish with Flukemaster Gene Jensen

Gene Jensen is Flukemaster on Youtube and he has dedicated his life to teaching the world to fish.  I did a full length podcast with him which can be found here.

On this short, How2Tuesday episode, I asked Gene his thoughts on how to teach a kid to fish.  Through his work with the Boy Scouts and his Youtube channel, Gene has a lot of experience with this.  He gave us some simple tips and an overall philosophy that he uses to teach his own kids and many others to fish.

Some of what was covered are:

1. Leave your gear at home
2. Teach your kid how to cast before the first time on the water
3. Remove all stress
4. Be there for the kids.  On the 3rd time they ask, go home
5. Have decent tackle to ease frustration
6. Get small hooks, use live bait and a bobber
7. Remove tangles one at a time
8. Don't ever force kids to fish
9. Make sure that the kids are wearing sunglasses to protect their eyes

Check out this episode.  If you like it, leave a comment and share it with your friends on social.