State of Sportfishing - Billfish Group
State of Sportfishing - By Billfish Group
Welcome to the first ever podcast by & for FISHERMEN & BOATING ENTHUSIASTS!! We sit down with unique guests to bring you the most informative & entertaining information about topics that we're passionate about
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Aug 17, 2021 • 1h 4min
EP17: Starting a tackle business. Ft. Bill Pino
Bill Pino is the founder of Squidnation, which specialises in high end tackle mainly for targeting Billfish. We’re big fans and avid users of squid nation tackle so having Bill on the podcast is an honour. We’ve seen the rise of Squidnation from the outside, today we pick his brain on how it all started.
Aug 10, 2021 • 55min
EP16: Organising tournaments with Madison Hazlett
We sat down with Madison Hazlett, part of the team behind Skip’s tournaments which is one of the most prestigious tournaments in sport-fishing. We got to pick her brain about what goes on behind the scenes of these big events, enjoy!
Aug 3, 2021 • 1h 3min
EP15: How to start your charter business. Ft. Jason Robinson
We sat down with Jason Robinson, captain of the 60’ Spencer “The Edge” and owner of the Cool Runnings charter boat out of Miami. FL. We picked his brain on what it takes to start up your charter business and more!
Jul 27, 2021 • 48min
EP14: Nantucket tuna fishing. Ft. Teddy Prager
Today we sat down with Teddy Prager to learn about the tuna fishing scene out of Nantucket. We spoke about the perfect tuna spread, trolling in the dark, running 5 hours to and back from the fishing grounds and more!
Jul 20, 2021 • 45min
EP13: Killing fish, tournament payouts and more! Ft. Garrett Penley & Michael Butler
Today we sat down with Anthony Pino and Skipjac with a guest appearance of Garrett Penley and Michael Butler. We discuss killing fish, distributing prize money and Ocean City’s bite!
Jul 9, 2021 • 1h 6min
EP12: We're Back!! Ft. Chase Neiderer & Skipjac
After a turbulent few weeks, the gang is back. Chase is heading to the DR, Skipjac is in Ocean City Maryland and Leo is tuning in from Curaçao. We discuss the brand new 55’ Release Boatworks, Big Rock, Jet powered boats, maintaining your boat and more!
Jun 9, 2021 • 53min
EP11: Grand Slam Sportfishing. Ft. Wallis Higgingbotham
Today we sat down with Wallis Higginbotham, owner of the “Grand Slam” operation. On the last episode we spoke about the insanely high tournament entree fees so we figured it might be interesting to have one of the most competitive tournament fishing teams on the podcast.
May 26, 2021 • 1h 11min
EP10: Gulf Coast Tournament Season. Ft. Cody Gray
Today we are joined by Cody Gray, talking about fishing the Gulf Coast, live baiting for Blue Marlin, The Omnisonar and what it’s like to fish the offshore oil rigs.
May 20, 2021 • 36min
EP9: Behind Ringer Swivels! Ft. James Turner
Today we are joined by James Turner, founder of Ringer Swivels, to discuss dead bait sport fishing and hook-up ratios.
May 11, 2021 • 52min
EP8: Jimmy Grant
Leo and Chase are joined by Jimmy Grant to discuss sportfishing in Venezuela and much more.
