Tom Rowland Podcast

Sam Milazzo joins the podcast this week to talk all things fishing in the Keys. Sam was the captain of the boat that broke the Keys sailfish record, with 76 landed in one day. We talk about that, along with Sam’s other guiding experience and more. Sam is also an amazing artist, and we talk about how he got his start. Be sure to check out Sam on Instagram @ sammilazzofishing This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee  Use code BLASTOFF25 for 25% off Salt Strong Insiders Club: https://bit.ly/RowlandMembership If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join t

This week on How 2 Tuesday I go over how to mark your fly line so that you know what weight it is. Some fly lines come with this already marked, but it is easy for it to get rubbed off. I use a sharpie and a method involving different thicknesses of lines to make sure that I always know what weight fly line I have. I’ll always do this as soon as I get a line so that there is no confusion down the road when changing lines. Often I’ll change lines when there is plenty of life left in a line for it to be a spare line for travel. It is difficult to eyeball an 8 weight from a 9 weight. Marking them can eliminate problems later. This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee  Use code BLASTOFF25 for 25% off If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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 networ

We are SO CLOSE to the 10,000 pushup challenge starting! The biggest goal of this challenge is awareness so I wanted to give you some tips and tools to help promote this challenge on social media. I will be going live every day in February either on @tom_rowland or @saltwater_experience Instagram and want you to join me on the live session! We can do pushups together and talk about our goals. We also have added some awesome stickers that you can use in your Instagram stories. Just search “Tom Rowland” in the stickers section while making a story. If you have any other ideas to get the word out there, I would love to hear them! Text me your ideas at 305-930-7346 This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee  Use code BLASTOFF25 for 25% off If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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 instr

Legendary fly designer and fishing guide Blane Chocklett joins me on the podcast today to talk all things muskie fishing, fly design, and more. Blane is famously known for many of his fly patterns including the creation and development of the Game Changer. Blane is also well known for his dedication to muskie fishing, and we talk about all of the learning and experimenting that it took for him to get to where he is now. If you want to check out some of Blane’s flies, or book a trip with him, check out his Instagram @blanechocklettfishing This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee  Use code BLASTOFF25 for 25% off Salt Strong Insiders Club: https://bit.ly/RowlandMembership If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoin

I recently received a question about how to create the strongest connection between fly line and backing or fly line to leader so I figured I would go over that knot on the podcast today. Whipping a look in a fly line can be done several ways but I prefer to add 2 nail knots for added protection against failure. I’ll show how to do this with a Tie Fast tool. I dont use many tools but this one is worth getting…and it’s cheap. If you are listening on audio, be sure to check out the video that goes with this at tomrowlandpodcast.com/blog/560 This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee  Use code BLASTOFF25 for 25% off If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, A

Since we are still preparing for the 10,000 pushup challenge that starts in a few weeks, I figured I would tell you about one of my travel workouts that heavily incorporates pushups. This is an extremely simple workout that you can do with no equipment, and also helps you to explore a new city if you are traveling. The only parameters are running 3 miles and 300 pushups. You can complete this however you want. What are you doing to prepare for the 10,000 pushup challenge? Text me and let me know 305-930-7346 This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee Use code BLASTOFF25 for 25% off If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV

One of our favorite guests is back on the podcast, The Snakeaholic. Kevin Pavlidis is involved in both alligator and python wrestling in South Florida and is very passionate about animals. In this episode Kevin talks about why he went vegan and still consumes 4000 calories a day. He also gives us some more python stories, and he talks through some encounters of pythons eating full size alligators. If you like hearing from Kevin, be sure to search “Snakeaholic” on YouTube and subscribe to his channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Bush has a lot of experience wade fishing flats in Texas, especially for giant speckled trout. In this episode Chris goes over what gear you’ll need, especially in colder conditions. He also goes over some advantages of being on foot over a skiff. Things like feeling the temperature changes, feeling the texture of the bottom on your feet, and more. You are able to really understand the water and the tides when you are in the water. If you have a larger group of people, you are also able to spread out and try some different depths and techniques instead of being confined to the same area in a boat. If you like what Chris had to say, check out his podcast called Speckled Truth Podcast and if you are lucky enough to land a Sea Trout over 30”, make sure to enter it as a Dirty 30 through Speckled Truth. This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 This episode has been brought to you by Waypoint TV. Waypoint is the ultima

This month is all about preparing for the 10,000 pushup challenge. In this episode, we briefly go over how Captains for Clean Water is involved and then we talk about ways to keep track of your pushups throughout the month. You can do it any way that you would like, but one of the best ways to is with a spreadsheet that has been made to help. You can get this spreadsheet for yourself at tomrowlandpodcast.com/pushups This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join the Waypoint Army by following them on Instagram at

Alycia Downs of Captains for Clean Water joins episode #555 this week to talk about the CFCW mission, why they are involved in the 10,000 Pushup Challenge, and why you should be a part of it. Registration is now open and you can register you and your team by going to tomrowlandpodcast.com/pushups This challenge begins February 1st, so be sure to register each member of your team and start preparing! More details will be delivered to you via email once you sign up. Good luck this year! I’m looking forward to it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on How 2 Tuesday Episode #554, we talk about what I think is the most important skill to have when fly fishing off of a skiff. We go over line management, how to best prepare yourself, when you would need a stripping bucket, how I prepare for a fish, and more. We also talk about why you shouldn’t be taking false casts when you don’t need to. How do you prepare for a fish and manage your line? Shoot me a text and let me know 305-930-7346 This podcast is presented by Black Rifle Coffee If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join the Waypoint Army by

We are just a couple days away from launching the 2022 10,000 Pushup Challenge and now is the time to start preparing. In this episode, we look back on a Physical Friday from September when I went through an excellent program for increasing your daily pushup numbers. This has been the best way that I can find to prepare for the 10,000 pushup challenge. Be on the lookout for a big announcement January 1st regarding how to sign up, and who all will be involved. WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypoint

My old friend Paul Tejera joins the podcast this week to talk about his guiding career, and to catch up.  Paul is a legendary Florida Keys Guide and someone who I paid very close attention to as I started my tournament career. With not only a remarkable tournament resume including Guide to the grand champion in the Golden Fly Tarpon Tournament and Poor Boys Tarpon Tournament on four occasions. He has also been guide to the grand champion angler in the Gold Cup and Don Hawley Tarpon Tournaments, the Spring Fly Bonefish Tournament, Redbone Celebrity Tournament, Spring All-Tackle Bonefish Tournament and a Best of the West Fly Casting Champion. We share the title of the Best of the West Fly Casting and discussed how saltwater techniques can work well with a 5 weight rod. Paul did all of this with a big smile on his face throughout his tournament and guiding career. This is what I paid attention to. Tournaments for me were full of anxiety, nerves, strategy and I could never get away from having my game face on mon

If you’ve ever been on a destination fishing trip, you know that it usually takes a lot of preparation. One thing that many people forget to prepare for though is the physical demand that a trip may have on your body.  Are you prepared to cast a 12wt rod for 8 hours straight in the heat of the jungle? Are you prepared to hike 4 miles to that pristine creek loaded with trout?  What happens if you sleep on a bad mattress and your back is all jacked up?  In this episode destination fishing guide expert Jako Lucas goes over how he prepares physically and I also talk about some key stretches that help me on trips like this. Be sure to check out the podcasts we mention at the links below Jako Lucas Full Podcast - https://tomrowlandpodcast.com/blog/jako-lucas-2 Joe Hippensteel Podcast - https://tomrowlandpodcast.com/blog/joe-hippensteel Joe Hippensteel Physical Friday - https://tomrowlandpodcast.com/blog/challenge-stretching WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have

Last week we went through an ab routine with champion boxer Ryan Martin. This week Ryan is back to walk us through his shoulder routine that helps him keep his arms up during a fight. It is only a 5 minute workout with 5 different movements, but it is a challenging one. If you would like to complete this workout with us, I uploaded the full 5 minute workout to both Instagram and YouTube. Just go to the IGTV section under my Instagram @tom_rowland, or click the YouTube link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVtfhPZxzA0 WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromeca

Capt. Paul Ross joins the podcast today. We recently had Paul on an episode of Saltwater Experience and I wanted to talk to him more about what he has been up to lately. Paul is currently working on a degree in entrepreneurship while also becoming one of the most well known young guides in the keys. In this episode, we talk about how he balances school and guiding, how he was able to complete a superslam (permit, bonefish, tarpon, snook, and redfish) all by himself and all on the fly rod, and more. Paul has one of my favorite Instagram accounts so be sure to give him a follow @_paul_ross_ WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is ava

Rodrigo Salles of Untamed Angling joins the podcast today to tell us about how to stay healthy when you are taking a trip outside of the country. Rodrigo operates fishing lodges out of the Amazon, and health safety is always a question that his guests ask. In this episode he goes over what to bring, what to avoid, how to get safe water, and more. If you liked this episode with Rodrigo, we have a full length one coming out soon so be sure to subscribe for updates. WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.wayp

Professional boxers are known for having some of the strongest abs of any athlete, and today we get to hear from world champion Ryan Martin on his daily ab routine to help keep him in top shape. He has a series of movements that he goes through, and it adds up to 900 ab movements every day! See if you can complete this, or scale it back to match your fitness level.  Video Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odAel9AXY-E WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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. Waypoint is available on Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, IoS devices, Android Devices and at www.waypointtv.com all for FREE! Join the Waypoi

The arapaima is a fish that has been at the top of my bucket list for a long time. When I recently saw my friend Jako Lucas posting about them on Instagram, I had to get him back on the podcast to tell me about it. In this episode Jako talks us though how crazy it is to catch these fish on the fly. He has a ton of experience with these fish and we go over what gear he uses, technique, and plenty of fish stories including an 8 foot arapaima that he caught that was so big that he couldn’t even get his arms around it. If you want to see more amazing photos and videos of arapaima, be sure to follow Jako on Instagram @captjackproductions WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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 me

Capt. Jeff Malone joins us on How 2 Tuesday this week to talk us through how he coaches his clients on fighting and landing big fish. These things that Jeff goes over are good reminders for both the new and experienced angler. We talk about why you shouldn’t reel against the drag, the benefits of mono and braid when fighting big fish, and what to do when you get that fish to the boat. Tarpon season will be here before we know it, so make sure that you are prepared for it with tips like these! If you like what Jeff had to say, make sure you subscribe to the podcast because we have an hour long podcast coming with Jeff soon! WIN A FISHING VACATION AT HAWKS CAY! Click Here to Enter: http://tackledirect.tv If you have questions or suggestions for the show you can text Tom at 1 305-930-7346 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 networ