Season Eight, Episode Twelve: The Science of Gore-Tex with Brad Yeomans and Tim Dennis
33:15 (Right click to download)
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Brad Yeomans is the in-house guy for Gore-Tex at Simms Fishing Products, and Tim Dennis is one of W.L. Gore's national sales managers. Dont miss their fascinating break-down of the science and marketing of breathable fabrics.
My article on fall fishing on the White River in Arkansas, "Brown Butter," for the current issue of Arkansas Life magazine, is now online. You can read it for free on the Arkansas Life website on page 58, but you may need to wait a minute for the full magazine to load. (The whole magazine is excellent, by the way. Special thanks to my old friend Katie Bridges for the assignment.]]>
Season Eight, Episode Eight: Musky Country with Brad Bohen
29:08 (Right click to download)
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Brad Bohen is the owner and head guide at Musky County Outfitters and the filmmaker behind "Zero to Hero" (2010).
Season Eight, Episode Seven: Garage Skiff with Paul Sonnen
33:59 (Right click to download)
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Paul Sonnen of Shallow Minded Outfitters in Gulf Shores, Alabama, is the builder of "La Flaca,"--the exquisitely crafted skiff you see above. He also recorded one of the most amazing YouTube videos about Gulf Coast sharks you will ever see.
Season Eight, Episode Six: Fiberglass Manifesto with Cameron Mortenson
27:56 (Right click to download)
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Cameron Mortenson runs the only blog in fly fishing exclusively dedicated to fiberglass fly rods... and it's great. Don't miss this peek into one of the sport's best niches.
Season Eight, Episode Five: Family Values with Robert Eddins
33:56 (Right click to download)
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Robert Eddins of Ro Drift Boats describes how to start a drift boat company with a bale of hay and some stucco.
Season Eight, Episode Four: Skiff Building with Tom Mitzlaff
31:46 (Right click to download)
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Tom Mitzlaff once built a skiff in his garage... and turned it into a major boat company. Today he's the owner of SoloSkiff--one of the most innovative new craft to hit the water in years.
Season Eight, Episode Two: An Entirely Synthetic Fish with Anders Halverson
31:52 (Right click to download)
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Dr. Anders Halverson is the author of the new book, "An Entirely Synthetic Fish," which is a killer read about the rise and mass promulgation of the rainbow trout worldwide. How did a fish we put so much value on come to be so widespread, and does it really deserve the credit we give it?
But to pull it off, you have to be properly equipped. A few years back, I spent the most uncomfortable night of my life camped on a solid sheet of ice in sub-freezing temperatures next to a trout stream in Arkansas. It was February, and yet I had only a thin-wall tent, no stove, and a cheap sleeping bag that in no way deserved its 20-degree rating. That trip illustrated just how important quality gear can be—especially when you’re miles from the car, in places where the weather can be a touch unpredictable..."
"All of us dream of adventure—the three-day float deep into a map where the only pathways are rivers and game trails.
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Season Eight, Episode One: Kirk Deeter, Editor Extraordinaire
30:50 (Right click to download)
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Kirk Deeter is the new editor of "Trout" magazine, the magazine of Trout Unlimited, as well as the co-owner, publisher and editor of "Angling Trade," the fly-fishing industry's magazine, AND an editor-at-large for "Field & Stream," where he also runs the FlyTalk blog. Don't miss his insights on a wide range of fly fishing topics.
The tinny crackle of the radio broadcast sounded weakly from under the drift boat seat. One hundred miles away, 78,000 red-clad Arkansas Razorbacks fans “called the Hogs” right before kickoff, as I watched a cruising brown trout lazily wave its tail in the current.
The trout, I realized, strongly resembled the football that was about to be placed on the hash mark. In the old days, if you mentioned Arkansas in conversation anywhere outside the state, you immediately conjured up images of Jed Clampett, moonshine, and banjos. Now, those stereotypes are being replaced. Ask people today what they know about Arkansas, and they’re now more likely to mention Walmart, Razorback football, and brown trout fishing. Walmart is open 24/7, but football and trout fishing both kick off in earnest in the fall..."
"Woooooo! Pig! Sooooiiiieeee!”
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