Tom Rowland Podcast

For this week’s How 2 Tuesday, we talk with Captain Brandon Simmons about how to make the most out of your deep drops. We cover reading transducers, looking for humps and depth changes on the bottom, what species options you have, rigging for these depths, and much more. Brandon operates the Into The Blue boat out of Hawks Cay, and has a lot of experience deep dropping. Be sure to follow Brandon on Instagram at @capt_brando to keep up with his fishing adventures! This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social media network, Podcast Network. Waypoi

One of the hardest parts of traveling for me is staying in a consistent workout routine. The deck of cards is certainly not my idea and it is not a new idea, but one that I use all the time. I learned this from Ross Enamait (@Rosstraining) but athletes for many years have used a deck of cards to create all kinds of workouts.  Ray Lewis is one of many famous and successful athletes who have used a deck of cards for years.  The Deck not only gives you a great format to work out without a gym, but also will help to keep you motivated on a daily basis, because you already know what your workout will be. I go over some of my favorite variations of the Deck of Cards and how I use them but the possibilities are literally endless. Let me know how you use the deck of cards workout by emailing me at podcast@saltwaterexperience.com This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the cod

This week I had the chance to sit down with Capt. Justin Napior and share some stories. Justin guides in the Naples/10,000 Islands area of Florida, specializing in large snook and tarpon. We talk about fishing techniques, guiding expectations, childhood stories, as well as how he moved from being an auto mechanic to a full time fishing guide.  Justin has a passion for sharing knowledge and helping other anglers grow.  Be sure to follow Justin on instagram @capt.justinnapior to stay up to date on what he’s up to! This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social

Captain Brandon Simmons recently was part of a team that set the Florida Keys All Time One Day Record for Sailfish at 76!   He obviously knows a thing or two about how to find these fish, so he breaks down current, wind, and locations for having the most success in a day of targeting sailfish. We also break down rigging rods, having the proper gear ready ahead of time, and some other tricks to have you making the most of your day.  Take the tips and techniques used to catch the record number of fish and apply them to your fishing for more success. Brandon's record day was documented on Scott Martin's YouTube Channel. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAXNw2pVXa0 This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout This episode has been brought to

One of the most necessary skills when out on the water is the ability to pull your bodyweight up. Imagine that you get tossed out of the boat. Would you have the strength to pull yourself back up onto the deck? If you fall off the dock, could you get yourself back up? Simply training for this scenario can result in life or death. In this week’s Physical Friday, I walk through some progressions to gradually get anyone to be able to do a full pull-up. Things like elastic bands and olympic rings can help to build up your strength slowly, and then eventually graduate into the full pull-up.  Then, you will be strong and confident in the outdoors.  Be Safe, Be Strong! This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint T

This week we had the opportunity to sit down with Tom Anderson, the man behind Burnewiin. Tom is based out of the pacific north west, and has some incredible stories from that area. He originally moved out there for the windsurfing scene, so we discuss that as well as the unique fishing opportunities that the PNW has to offer. From halibut to sturgeon to smallmouth bass, the PNW has a ton to offer and Tom has me itching to get up there and experience it myself. We also talked about Tom’s company, Burnewiin, and how they are creating a super unique rod mounting system to revolutionize how people are mounting everything on their boats.  This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor netw

For How 2 Tuesday this week, we sit down with Capt. Scott Brown of Hooked on Family to discuss taking your kid on a guided trip. Scott has a ton of experience fishing with kids and knows what to look for in a guide to have the most success with your kids on a guided trip. We discuss the right questions to ask when searching for a guide, what types of fish are the best for kids to target, and much more. Follow Scott at @hookedonfamily for more content on fishing with your kids. This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultimate outdoor network featuring streaming of full-length fishing and hunting television shows, short films and instructional content, a social media network, Podcast N

Traveling can always make having a consistent workout routine more difficult. We have talked about the deck-of-cards workout as a way to overcome this, but using a pair of dice is another great way to work out on the road. You may not always have access to the same equipment, but I have put together a few different sets of dice for different situations on the road. Some dice require just one piece of basic equipment, and others require none at all. Let me know if you use this method or if you have any other travel tricks for keeping your workouts consistent by emailing podcast@saltwaterexperience.com This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-f

This week we had the chance to sit down with Capt. Greg Dini of Flywater Expeditions. We talked about Greg’s time as a professional athlete, parenting and how that relates to guiding, photography and videography, and much more. Greg has a unique story of how he got into guiding and we unpack it all in this episode. To keep up with Greg’s guiding, photography, and videography, be sure to follow him on Instagram @flywater_expeditions This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-finished beef bones, organic pasture-raised chicken and is Non-GMO.  It contains all the essential nutrients your body needs to thrive like collagen, protein, and amino acids.  Cooking

Marking your fly line is a simple trick that can make your life so much easier. Once you start accumulating a number of different lines, it can be easy to get mixed up on which one is which. Some lines now come pre-marked, but a lot still do not. Brian Butts from 239 Flies shows us his simple method to make sure you don’t get your lines mixed up again. This seems like a simple trick, but can save you a lot of time and frustration when you’re organizing your fly lines. This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-finished beef bones, organic pasture-raised chicken and is Non-GMO.  It contains all the essential nutrients your body needs to thrive l

For Physical Friday this week, we will be talking about formats for setting challenges for periods of time. Whether that be a 30 day workout challenge, or something like the 100 day burpee challenge that we just finished. Setting challenges with an end date will help to keep you motivated to push through. It is also a great way to build up your endurance as you build sets day by day. This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-finished beef bones, organic pasture-raised chicken and is Non-GMO.  It contains all the essential nutrients your body needs to thrive like collagen, protein, and amino acids.  Cooking your own is messy and time-consuming.

Brady Trautman and his brother Brian have been sailing around the world for years on a sailboat. They have racked up over 90,000 miles on their vessel, SV Delos, enough to go around the equator over three times. Brady has some incredible stories from their travels around the world, and we had a great time talking to him about his success with sailing, YouTube, and much more. This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-finished beef bones, organic pasture-raised chicken and is Non-GMO.  It contains all the essential nutrients your body needs to thrive like collagen, protein, and amino acids.  Cooking your own is messy and time-consuming.  Go to Kettleandfire

This week on How 2 Tuesday, we talk about the easiest way to catch dolphin with Capt. Brandon Simmons. Brandon is the captain of the Into The Blue boat at Hawks Cay, and has lots of experience with mahi. He talks about tackle, location, and some specific strategies for keeping the school of fish happy. This will result in a lot more catches, so be sure to listen in for your best chance at having a high-number day out on the water. Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-finished beef bones, organic pasture-raised chicken and is Non-GMO.  It contains all the essential nutrients your body needs to thrive like collagen, protein, and amino acids.  Cooking your own is messy and time-consuming.  Go to

Team workouts increase intensity and also create camaraderie.  I like a format called the Leap Frog workout that uses 3 exercises for 2 athletes.  One of my favorites includes 10 Pullups, 10 Kettlebell Swings and 10 Wall Balls.  Decide on a time for the workout.  In this case, lets pick 20 minutes. Athlete 1 will start on the pullups and upon finishing the 10th rep will call out his partners name to signify that he is finished and his partner should begin.  Athlete 2 will begin the Kettlebell swings and call out his partners name when he finishes the 10th rep.  Athlete 1 will have walked to the Wall ball and begins when his name is called.  This completes the first round and we now have Athlete 2 at the pullup bar waiting for his name to be called.   This format increases intensity as you are trying hard to move as fast as your partner.  Do this with another team and compete for most rounds in 20 minutes for even more intensity. You don’t have to use any equipment for this format.  You can come up with a work

Chriss Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Trident Mindset. Chriss spent 12 years as a U.S. Navy SEAL, and is now a competitive ultra-endurance athlete and founder of business ventures in the leadership development, maritime rescue, and physical fitness fields. I was fortunate enough to have Chriss as one of my instructors at SealFit Kokoro Class 30.  I learned a tremendous amount from him and the other instructors and I have been keeping up with them all since that event.  When I saw that Chriss launched his mindset training program called Trident Mindset, I knew that I had to get him on the podcast.  SealFit Kokoro is a difficult event that was a real life changer for me.  I learned more during those 50 hours than I had, in many ways, in my entire life.  I would suggest it for anyone, however I am cognizant that not everyone can afford the time that it takes to get physically prepared for an event like that.  Additionally, not everyone may find it interesting to be submerged in cold Pacific Ocean on a Califo

Fishing with kids can be difficult, frustrating and a real test of your patience. However, if you can successfully get your child or grandchild into the sport you will have a fishing buddy for life. I fished with my kids when they were all very young. In fact, my oldest was on the boat strapped into a car seat while I was jumping tarpon on fly. His career progressed from there and all my children developed a love of the water and the fishing lifestyle. Today, my children are 16, 20 and 22.  I invited Capt Scott Brown and his son Grayton from Hooked on Family on the show to talk about how someone might successfully get a young child into fishing. Grayton is 4 so Scott is much closer to the nuances of fishing with a 4 year old than I am. Scott has a military background and brings some of that into fishing with kids. He suggests a P.A.C.E. plan to organize your fishing trip. What is a P.A.C.E. plan? P - Primary A - Alternate C - Contingency E - Emergency P = Primary is the ideal plan for the day. What are you go

Fight Gone Bad (FGB) is a famous and popular workout among the CrossFit community.  It is both famous and popular because it follows a very effective and interesting format. FGB uses 5 exercises and the athlete completes as many reps of each exercise in a minute stopping and moving on to the next one at the top of each minute.  Then, at the conclusion of the first round of 5 exercises, each athlete rests for 1 minute.  This is repeated 3 times for a total score. FGB is this: 3 rounds, 1 min per station, of: Wall Ball, 20/14 lbs, 10/9 ft Sumo Deadlift High-pull, 75/55 lbs Box Jump, 20 in Push Press, 75/55 lbs Row Calorie Rest 1 min Rotate immediately to the next station every 1 min, the clock does not stop or reset between stations. Other popular workouts like “Hope” utilize the same format with different exercises. Hope 3 rounds, 1 min per station, of: Burpee Power Snatch, 75/55 lbs Box Jump, 24/20 in Thruster, 75/55 lbs Chest-to-bar Pull-up Rest 1 min Perform this like "Fight Gone Bad," by rotating immedi

Nick Davis is a firefighter and fly tyer from Bonita Springs, FL.  He is the co founder of 239 Flies, a shop that is thriving at the same time that so many other fly shops around the country are closing their doors.  Nick sat down with me and told the whole story of 239 Flies which was not only interesting but also motivating.  I particularly liked how he used creative thinking to present something in a completely new way that has resulted in much of his success.  We discussed some key principles which came from a book that we have both read called the E-Myth and how he applied those lessons very successfully to his business.   Nick’s story of entrepreneurship can be applied to just about any other business as we agreed that the path he chose was very likely the least profitable path the world has ever seen.  Despite this, 239 Flies is a thriving business with a loyal following. Find them on Instagram: @239Flies Website: https://239flies.com/ Phone: 239-908-3513 Nick also Joined us for a How 2 Tuesday. You ca

The Everglades National Park is home to a wide variety of species.  One of the most popular is the Snook.  Capt Anthony Vargas runs the Saltwater Experience boat out of Hawks Cay Marina and targets the snook often with anglers of all skill levels.  Anthony goes over everything from A-Z on how he targets, locates and catches Snook on his charters.  Knowledge is dropped on this one and you can take it and find some snook of your own! Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-finished beef bones, organic pasture-raised chicken and is Non-GMO.  It contains all the essential nutrients your body needs to thrive like collagen, protein, and amino acids.  Cooking your own is messy and time-consuming.  Go to

Experienced waterman and spear fisherman Capt. Scott Brown joins us to talk about how to get physically prepared for lobster season or spear fishing. Workouts you can do in a pool or on dry land to extend breath hold times, become a stronger swimmer and simply be better than you were last season. This episode is brought to you by these great sponsors: Barracuda Tackle - Makers of the best cast nets on the market BarracudaTackle.com Get 30% off any order on Hukgear.com by using the code SE30 at checkout Get 20% off + free shipping on products from Manscaped.com by using the code TRP at checkout Kettle and Fire make Bone Broth that is Whole 30, Paleo and Keto Friendly.  It is made from Grass-fed and grass-finished beef bones, organic pasture-raised chicken and is Non-GMO.  It contains all the essential nutrients your body needs to thrive like collagen, protein, and amino acids.  Cooking your own is messy and time-consuming.  Go to Kettleandfire.com/waypoint to get yours delivered straight to your door. This e