You had to wake him up 3 times just to get in the truck to head to the water. You bought him Pepsi, but it turns out he prefers Coke. You swing through McDonald’s, and he orders a chicken biscuit, but it’ll be 10 minutes before they’re ready. You talk him into a Sausage McMuffin and head down the road. At this point, you realize you really should’ve filled up the the truck night before. 10 minutes at the gas station, call it 15 after you track down an attendant to unlock the bathroom door. You pull into line at the boat ramp 9 boats deep. Any urgency usually put…
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Keep & Release
Every podcast recording session starts out the same way: Emily, exasperated, looks at Nate and I and asks, “Do you guys have a ‘Keep’ and ‘Release’ for this week?” If you’ve never heard the show, a) consider yourself lucky and don’t click this link, and b) Keep and Release is the segment where we give a little shout-out to whatever the one thing is that we want to talk about this week in a positive light (Keep), and the one thing that irritated us or aggravated us in the previous week (Release). A release could be leaky waders or faulty spinning reels or lousy internet service or duck ID posts…
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#24: Must Read Books for Outdoorsman
Show Notes: This week we discuss must-read books for outdoor lovers. We split the authors up into Classic Authors, Florida Authors, and Newcomers. Authors we cover include: Classic Authors: Peter Hathaway Capstick (1940-1996) Gene Hill (1928-1997) Robert Ruark (1915-1965) Earnest Hemmingway (1899-1961) Jack London (maybe) (1876-1916) Tom Kelly (the 10th Legion) Charles F Waterman Nash Buckingham (1880-1971) Newcomers: Steve Rinella (1974- Present) Florida: Frank Sargent Patrick Smith (1927-2014) Mel Berman Totch Brown (1920 – 1996) We also discuss: If you were a baseball player, what would your walkup song be? Are you single and still blue from Valentine’s Day? These outdoor pickup lines are sure to win you someone’s affection.…
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#23: Bucket List Destinations for Hunting and Fishing
Show Notes: Less about the menu, more about the venue. This week, Travis, Nathan, and Emily talk about where they’d like to fish or hunt and why. Mentions include Alaska, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Port. St. Joe, Fl., the Bahamas, and more… We have duck hunting and Little Gasparilla Island tee’s for sale now! Meat Eater episode about Muskox Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition Ebags Professional Slim Laptop Bag Follow Cast and Blast Florida . . . Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today . . . Connect with the gang on social media: Travis…
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#21: The Off-Season
Show Notes: Duck Season is over….now what? Travis, Nathan, and Emily share their to-do lists, the next hunting season they’re excited about, and remember that whole fishing thing? We should do that, too… Do You Even Mottled, Bro? T-SHIRTS! Here are the $850 Waders that Sitka debuted at the SHOT show. Here’s the Decoy Storage Video from Gator Trax. Here’s the Slow Cooker Chicken with Wine Sauce recipe Emily mentions: Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. olive oil ½ cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced ½ cup carrots, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces (approx. 2 medium carrots) 3 cups thinly sliced red onion (approx. 1½ large) 4 cloves garlic, sliced ¼ cup brandy (optional) 3…
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#20: The Shotgun Draft
Show Notes: This week we’re talking shotguns draft-style, and we brought in a ringer: Hunter Jackson from Winter Haven’s own LeadFeather Guns and Archery. Here are links to some of the articles Travis mentions early on in the episode: 1. Lee Janik Article 2. Ted Juracsik Article We Keep and Release La Croix, Duck Season, Facebook Duck Groups (again, yes again), Headphones, Pop Sockets, and MudMotor Mechanics. Follow Cast and Blast Florida . . . Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today . . . Connect with the gang on social media: Travis Thompson –…
