CCA CAL Podcast (Chris Arechaederra)

We're back! After taking a few weeks off for vacation (and to go fishing a little), Chris is back with Katie and Carls Schmidt! Katie is the manager for Intrepid Sportfishing out of Point Loma Sportfishing, while Carl is the manager over at Fisherman's Landing. We chat about long range fishing, the amazing fishing going on right now in general and they also spill all of the great tips for anglers getting ready to go out. 

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This week, Carrie Sherwood-Costa sat down with Chris to talk about what she has been up to lately. Carrie was the mastermind behind the recent CCA San Diego Chapter Banquet: Apps & Taps, which took place the prior weekend and was a great hit with those in the sportfishing community who joined us. PLUS Carrie talks about the upcoming Tuna Wars VII Captain's Reception being held at Dana Landing on June 25th. 

Don't miss out on an opportunity to go fishing with Carrie and Chris on the San Diego out of Seaforth Landing on July 22nd! 

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This week, we chat with Ryan Towns from the CCA Texas STAR Tournament as we get fired up and excited about the 2024 CCA California STAR Tournament.

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This week, Bill DePriest and Mike Bohn stop by the studio to talk all about the upcoming PCS Show on March 6 - 9 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa! Make sure to stop by the CCA booth outside next to West Coast Marine!

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This week, Chris sits down with Dale Aguas from Tern Bicycles! Dale and Chris chat about the company named after a famous bird we all follow and their fantastic products, and of course we talk fishing as well! 

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Dennis Groat, aka "Creaky Tiki" stops by the studio to talk all about long range fishing and gives us a preview of his book, "The Inside Guide to Long Range Fishing". Dennis also gives us plenty of tips and tricks on how to prepare for any trip between 7 and 19 days. Plus Chris and Kevin lure him into another great conversation about bluefin fishing. 

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This week, great friend of ours, Robby Gant from AFTCO, stops by the studio to chat about the new stuff that's coming out later this year and into 2025, the importance of CCA and what the organization means to him, and we touch on the upcoming events in his local chapter.

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This week, Mike Pritchard from the Tribute out of Seaforth Landing in Mission Bay stopped by to talk about the epic fishing off Colonet. PLUS we go into the history into his boat.

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Chris and Darren ramble off on so many topics, but ultimately we're taking this week to let you know about the upcoming Coastal Social North Tournament! Weigh station will be at 22nd Street Landing, where both boats and kayaks can come hang out, watch the weigh in, and pick up their tournament goodies! All proceeds of the tournament go to CCA California.

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This week, Darren, Tonie and Chris chat about the success of 2023, and previewing all of the exciting things happening in 2024...including going into details about the 2024 STAR Tournament!

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https://youtu.be/t_mgvaiMz44?si=xkdkC_y_1p8SiBkY

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This week, Chris travels up the coast to Santa Barbara to visit Jason and Jaime Diamond, new owners of Santa Barbara Landing. They talk about fishing up the coast for rockfish and across the channel at the Channel Islands, what it's like to fish on both of the their boats, the Coral Sea and the Stardust, and about how amazing boat burgers are. PLUS we discuss the importance of releasing copper rockfish right now before we end up losing altogether for the 2023-2024 season. AND we talk about how appreciative the sport boat fleet and SAC is for the anglers and their efforts in the recent CARB battle. 

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Full house on this episode as we welcome in Owyn Snodgrass from NOAA to chat about practically EVERYTHING. We learn about Bluefin migration patterns, all the way to biology of different species. Tonie and Nate join Chris and Darren on this one too!

LINKS!

Here are some links in relation to how we used the Fukushima event to look at bluefin migrations and also other species:

https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/tale-of-the-tuna/

Link to El Nino historical and current data trends... I love this website. Perhaps a screenshot could be helpful:https://origin.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ONI_v5.php

This is the simple migration path figure we talked about from a paper done by Bayliff et al:https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/fish/pacific-bluefin-tuna-migration
Tag data showing the migrations: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0079661110000492?via%3Dihub

Killer yellowtail tagging paper:

https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v597/p221-230/

This week, we have Craig Shuman & Eric Kord from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife on to discuss everything from the OREHP Program to Rockfish Regulations and everything in between.

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This week, we have great friend of the podcast Steve Oropeza from Promar & Ahi USA. Steve chats with Chris and Tonie about the upcoming Lobster season. PLUS Steve shares some great tips for those hoping to be successful at bugging this year.

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This week, we have Mike Raabe who created the legendary documentary, Ghosts of the Pacific, to talk about the film, seabass fishing, and so much more!

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We have some news regarding our podcast...we are growing! Chris sits down with Nate Winicki, our new co-host of the podcast! Nate catches us up with what he's been up to this summer.

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Darin & Butch from 310 Rodworks stop by the studio to talk about some exciting stuff happening this year at 310! Plus, we chat about some more exciting things happening at the upcoming PCS Show.

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Chris heads up the coast to chat with Alex Rentziperis, also know as "The Sports Barber". Chris and Alex talk fishing, specifically on how to catch double digit bass, all of those who regularly come in for grooming, both past and present, and what CCA means to him as an angler in Southern California. 

Visit Alex for a haircut at:

34221 Golden Lantern St.

#201

Dana Point, CA 

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This week, Fishing guru Erik Landesfeind stops by the studio to talk all things fishing, gives his take as to what's been going on, and how to read conditions to be effective.

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This week, we chat with General Manager of Western Outdoor News, Brad Van Zyl! Chris and Brad talk a whole bunch about Brad's background in media, lay out the entire process of what it takes to produce an issue every week, and even go into how best to land on the cover of WON! 

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This week, we chat with Diego Aceituno from Task & Purpose! He talks to us about his very unique background in both science AND serving in the United States Coast Guard, PLUS so much other stuff!

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This week, we dive into the topic of Mylar Balloons and the effects they have on the environment. PLUS we go into details on the newly created Mylar Division in the 2025 STAR Tournament.

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This week, we take a few minutes (more like 30) to explain ourselves as to what we've been up to the last month...and why we haven't had episodes in a little while. Here's a hint...ICAST.

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This week, Chris and Darren chat with Daniel Studt, Recreational Fisheries Coordinator for the West Coast Region. Daniel goes over plenty of items when it comes to regulations and the entire fisheries management process. Fascinating stuff!

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BIG episode this week as Chris and Jim Hendricks chat with Michael Esgro from the Ocean Protection Council with the CNRA to talk more about 30x30 and what it could mean for anglers going forward.

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After taking a week off, we are right back at it this week with Ali Hussainy from BD Outdoors and host of Local Knowledge! Chris sits down with Ali to talk about how he helped start BD, fishing for bluefin, and everything in between! 

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We have a BONUS episode of the podcast this week as we talk all about the upcoming Coastal Social North Tournament happening on April 30th! We invited Matt Florentino from AFTCO and Davey Brown from Okuma Fishing USA to come chat with us about saltwater bass fishing and to spill some great tips on fishing out of Long Beach. 

Tournament Info: Lines in will be at 6AM and lines out will be at 2PM, and weigh in will take place at 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro. There will be two divisions: Boat, which can have a team up to 3 people, and Kayak. Boats and teams will weigh in and release while kayak anglers will catch, photo, release via the TourneyX mobile app. 

Registration is $50 for CCA members, $85 for non-members (membership is included). Register for the tournament at www.coastalsocial.org 

This week, we bring in Surf Fishing Expert and YouTube Benjie Kim from @BenjieKimFishing! We chat about how he got to where he is, surf fishing tips and tricks and just doing things the right way in our industry.

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Another week, anther GREAT guest as Nick Kelly from West Coast Marine Services in Costa Mesa, CA. Nick talks to us all about Parker boats, along with his new line in Caymas boats. PLUS we get the FULL scoop on the grand prize for the 2024 STAR Tournament, an 18SE Parker!

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Another week, another great guest on the CCA CAL Podcast! This week we have CCA CAL life member Benny Florentino from Coastal Charters! We talk a great deal of saltwater bass fishing, how things have changed since he first started the charter business, and how he feels about MPAs and whether they are effective or not. 

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This week, we go back to bass fishing as we chat with Kyle Kredo from Kredo Art! Chris and Kyle chat all kinds about bass fishing, how much conservation means to him, and much more! 2% of sales from his art go back to CCA California! 

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This week, Chris and Darren are joined by Howie Strech from Newport Vessels to chat about electronic motors for kayaks, inflatables and more! PLUS our great friend Kevin Nakada sits down to recount funny stories with his friend from when they used to work together.

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This is a fascinating episode, featuring Todd Mansur from Boardroom Fishing Charters out of Dana Wharf Sportfishing! Chris & Kevin chat with Todd about Bluefin Tuna (big surprise), how past natural disasters and certain events have impacted what we're seeing in our fishery now, and share tales about his legendary father Jon Mansur. PLUS we talk about how fishing San Clemente Island has changed over the years. 

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This week, Danny Wade stops by the studio to chat all about jig fishing, plus he shares all kinds of stories from the past.

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BIG NEWS! CCA California has added Tonie Bangos as our new Assistant Director! Tonie joins us for her co-host debut as we discuss her new role, recap her year on the boat and more!

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Welcome to the CCA CAL Podcast, where we'll dive into the important topics regarding advocacy, habitat and hatchery in the sportfishing industry. We're starting off this season with a simple intro episode where you can learn a little bit about what we are planning to do with our podcast, along with learning a few things about the host, CCA CAL Assistant Director Chris Arechaederra. 

Chris & Kevin sat down with the one and only Pete Gray from Let's Talk Hook Up while soaking up the sunshine on his boat, Field Research. The guys talk about his career as the creator of the show that's still going strong after 31 years, all of the unique experiences while being out on the water, and his important role on the CCA California State Board. 

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This week, we chat all about the legendary Tony Reyes trip down in the Sea of Cortez with our good friend Ray Sharifi from Oxnard. As a 2-time Tony Reyes trip veteran, Ray breaks down everything that is needed and what he expects for our upcoming trip down to the Tony Reyes.

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This week, we are talking all about the upcoming Coastal Social South Tournament on Oct 7th out of Dana Landing! Matt Florentino from AFTCO and Howie Strech from Newport Vessels joined us to breakdown their strategies for the tournament, the rules, and what all entails with Coastal Social.

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This week, Tonie & Chris sit down with Ricky Fischel and Ira Waldman from BD Outdoors to talk all about the transition of BD, content and how it may change, and some bucket list spots to go fish.

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This week, Chris chats with Gregg Garfinkel, an attorney from the San Fernando Valley who kickstarted the Calico Conservation platform from years ago. We talk fishing over at Catalina, what's it like to be fishing with his sons, and Major League Baseball. 

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We're turning back the clock to 2020 when we chatted with friend of the podcast Kevin Nakada while he was fishing off of La Jolla! Big thank you to those who stopped by both of our booths at the PCS Show in Orange County! 

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Chris and Kevin sit down with Mike Muto from Submission Co.! We dive into a HUGE conversation about slow pitch jigging, how popular it has become and how much it continues to grow. Plus we go into everything gear wise from 20g jigs all the way up to 600g jigs! Fascinating conversation as usual! 

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This week, Tonie, Darren and Chris sit down and chat amongst themselves on how the year is going, the big plans we have for the rest of 2024, and a recap as to how the 2024 CCA events have gone so far.

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This week, Chris and Darren hang out with Bill Batson from Batson Enterprises! All three discuss all of the brands underneath the Batson Tree: Rainshadow, Alps, and Forecast. Plus...we go into how important CCA is to Bill and the work the organization does. And we talk about his TWO booths at the upcoming PCS Show in Orange County coming up on March 2nd through 5th!

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This week, we celebrate our 100th episode of the podcast by going live on Instagram. Thank you so much to all of our listeners, viewers, sponsors and guests throughout our 2 years of the podcast!

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This week, we talk all about rods with Oliver Solis from Fishing Syndicate! Oliver, Kevin and Chris all swap stories and talk about memorable experiences while fishing. PLUS Oliver breaks down all of the details about custom rods and how best to use them to your advantage while on the water. AND we go into the new FS line of baits that are available at the FS store in La Habra. 

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This week, we invited Russ Dunn and Daniel Studt from the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service HQ Rec Fish to chat all about government relations issues that are happening, not only on the West Coast but across the entire US. Plus Daniel puts the new groundfish regulations into perspective for us.

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This week, Tonie, Chris and Howie all recap how their fishing has been going this summer. PLUS...Chris whips out some random questions from the internet. Join us at: www.JoinCCA.orgVisit us at: www.CCACalifornia.org

This week, we are STOKED to have Shea McIntee from Stoked on Fishing! We talk all about fishing, filming, friends and so much more.

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Super important episode this week! Chris and Darren chat with Jim Hendricks from Sport Fishing and Salt Water Sportsman Magazines all about 30x30 here in California! Jim serves as the marketing chair for CCA California and drops plenty of knowledge about what's going on with 30x30 and how we plan to address it. 

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This week, Kevin & Chris sat down with Jordan Jennings, the creator of SeastheSlay.com, to discuss bluefin fishing in Southern California, how we can get more people to enjoy our sport, and to get the scoop on fishing all over the world. Special thanks to the San Diego Marlin Club for hosting us in their clubhouse during the episode! 

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This week, Nate Winicki pops back into the studio to talk about what he's been up to this summer.

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Join us this week as Chris recaps our 2023 Toy Drive and chats with Dan Walsh and Jeff Squires during the drive.

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Chris chats with Capt. Pat Obrien from the wheelhouse of the Aloha Spirit out of Channel Islands Sportfishing! Chris and Pat chat about the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP) and their involvement in it for the past few years, fishing for pelagic species in their local waters, and dive into fishing White Sea Bass at the islands. 

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This week, Darren is finally back, just in time for Donna Kalez from Dana Wharf Sportfishing! We chat about the new CDFW mobile app, making a difference as an angler when it comes to regulation changes, and taking kids fishing!

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Kevin and Chris sit down this week with Jacque Rosa from the Blue Latitudes Foundation. The foundation, established in 2018, stands to elevate the traditional concept of ocean stewardship by uniting government, industry and the community to work together to conserve our oceans! In doing so, this foundation strives to explore innovative solutions to traditional marine conservation challenges. We chat about the recently released angler survey for those who have fished any of the oil platforms in California. 

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This week, Chris and Darren sit down with Joey Shimizu and Scott Manson from Tady Lures! We talk all about jigs from surface iron fishing, fishing at Cedros, techniques and dive into slow pitch too. 

This is part 1 of 2 of the interview! For part 2, check out the Dock Talk Podcast wherever you get your podcasts! 

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This week, we tried something totally new and livestreamed our episode on Instagram, and we talked about everything from conservation to tackle recommendations from our viewers.

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We recorded a live podcast at our 2022 Toy & Canned Good Drive at BNS Brewery on December 10th! Benny Florentino from Coastal Charters, Kyle Lancaster from SD Beer Fishing Team, and Tony Haniotakis from BNS Brewery all joined us on stage to talk about 2022.  

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A side note: thank you to everyone who has listened to our podcast this year! Each and every single person matters to us, and we are super grateful for you spending time with us every single week on our podcast. We are looking forward to a fantastic 2023! 

We brought you something of a different flavor this week as Chris & Darren jump on Steve Oropeza's boat to go pre-fish the Coastal Social North tournament! Steve is from Promar & Ahi USA, and we chat about kids fishing, family life, nets, and more!

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LOADED EPISODE: Tonie Bangos and Chad Winjum from the Grande out of H&M Landing stopped by the studio to talk some fishing in Alaska, the new coined method of "Doinking", and about how the pending CARB decision could affect their future working on the sportboats. Plus Tonie gives us the scoop on her new gig with BD Outdoors, and Kevin Nakada makes his co-host debut! 

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Great friend of the podcast, Jeff Mariani stops by to chat about the latest going on with his operation. PLUS he brings his right hand man on the island, Cristian Muñoz, with him to talk about the absolute latest at Cedros.

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This week, Rory from Traeger Grills sits down with Chris and Darren to talk all things Traeger, techniques, favorite recipes and so much more! This is podcast is part 1 of the sit down. Check out part 2 by checking out the Dock Talk Podcast!

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Part 2 of this interview can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dock-talk-podcast/id1606442667

This week, we are STOKED to have Darin Dohi from 310 Rodworks & Butch Diaz from the Eldorado out of Bert 55 Sportfishing. We talk all about their paths through this industry, plus we ask all about the lineup of rods that 310 offers.

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This week, we took a different approach with the podcast as we invited Matt Rose to talk about his. Go check out the second part of this podcast at the Dock Talk Podcast!

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We sat down with the Fishing Rep and CCA CAL State Board and Life Member, Kevin Nakada, to talk fishing, Cedros, Big Baits, and so much more! 

After a 2-month break to manage the show season, Chris is back with Brian Barber from Mission FISH! Mission FISH is a 501 (c)3 organization that is dedicated to taking vets out fishing and providing them with a great experience designed to let them know that they are now alone. Brian is the REAL DEAL and a GREAT MAN. Make sure to help support the mission!

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This week, Chris and Darren visit the US headquarters of Okuma Fishing USA in Ontario, CA and chat about all things CCA. Plus we get into our favorite kinds of fishing in the world, how 30x30 could affect us and our futures in sportfishing, and touch on Doug's reception promotion as the President of CCA California. 

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This week, Chris sits down with Chris Solo and Rick Carr from Gamakatsu USA to talk all things from hooks and their different functions to fishing albacore years ago.

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This week, long-time friend of the podcast, Benny Florentino stops by to talk about some bass fishing, his numbers so far this year, and about his brand new boat. PLUS Benny makes a special announcement regarding the 2024 STAR Tournament.

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This week, Chris and Darren go up the line to visit Mike Morrison from 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro! Mike, Chris and Darren swap epic stories about fishing, get an upcoming on how fishing has been so far and so much more!

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Another great week on the podcast as Kevin sits down and UNLOADS on his week at the Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) conference in La Jolla! Plus we recap the Coastal Social bass tournament in Long Beach and talk about the absolute toads of fish that came out to play while fishing. 

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This week, Chris and Producer Darren chat with Brian Nguyen from Milestone Health & Life Insurance Services! Brian is on a mission to promote sportfishing and deliver workshops to all fishing clubs in Southern California. We talk everything from Medicare to fishing bluefin with knife jigs. 

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This week, Chris and Kevin sit down with Duane Diego from Pinnacle Sportfishing out of Mission Bay! The trio talk all about bluefin fishing, fishing down in Baja and a little bit about the ongoing 30x30 battle here in California. 

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This week, Tonie and Chris chat with Virginia Salvador, also known as Unforgettable Virginia! We talking fishing up in Northern California and how she incorporates science in her angling. PLUS we get into her charter business. Join CCA at: www.JoinCCA.org Visit us at: www.CCACalifornia.org Hit up Virginia at: https://www.gatecrasherfishing.com/ Watch this episode on YouTube here:

https://youtu.be/kbiWk-XZcPo?si=pdBJ4M-W_SWWgGz5

*Please excuse some technical difficulties within this episode

Things get a little spicy on the podcast with two of our favorite people: Monty and Micah from M&M Custom Fishing Rods! Kevin and Chris visit the shop in Point Loma and salivate over all of the rods they've built and blanks they have in stock. PLUS Monty tells a story for the ages about the weirdest request he's ever received in building a rod. AND we got into how it works when ordering a custom built rod. 

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Kevin is leaving on an epic roadtrip next week for Fishing_Reps and so we thought it would be fitting to squeeze him in one last time.

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This week, we have Ruairi from the Hubbs-Seaworld Research Institute in San Diego talking all about the Ocean Resources Enhancement & Hatchery Program (OREHP), also know as the white sea bass program.

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This week, Chris sits down with Matt Hayward from Chovy Art to talk about his art, how perspectives and goals of fishing have changed, and what he thinks about art going digital. Warning: salty language is used at certain times during this episode. 

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Special SHOW edition of the podcast this week as Pat McDonell and Bart Hall from the Bart Hall Shows join Chris to talk about the upcoming shows in Long Beach, Del Mar and Pomona.

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This week, Chris, Kevin and Darren are back to talk to Nate Winicki from Pacific Coast Bait & Tackle! Nate also is on the Pro-Staff for Penn Fishing! All 4 chat with Nate on a whole range of topics including the new regulation changes for groundfish, his life story, and go into some long range stuff too! 

This is part 1 of the interview! Make sure to check out part 2 on the Dock Talk Podcast! 

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LOADED SHOW this week as we chat with Jeff Mariani, living legend and guide from Cedros Kayak Fishing. Jeff comes on the show to break some news about his operation and fills us in on all of the plans he has starting in 2024.

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Another HUGE episode this week as we chat with Bill DePriest from Pacific Coast Sportfishing Magazine! Chris, Darren and Bill chat about the HUGE PCS Festival, presented by Cutwater Spirits! Don't miss us at the show on March 2nd to the 5th at the Orange County Fairgrounds.

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This week, we have an EPIC episode! Jeff Mariani from Casa de Cedros and Kevin Nakada pop in to update us on the latest with what has been goin on with them. PLUS Howie from Newport makes a surprise visit as well.

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We're back after a brief hiatus with our great friend, Brian Nguyen from Milestone Health & Life Insurance Services. Brian chats with Tonie and Chris about jig fishing, what he's been up to, and WHY he does what he does for the entire industry.

Don't miss out on the special Casting Fundamentals of Flylining Live Bait seminar on August 31st. To register, email Brian at briann@mhlis.com.

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This week, Tonie takes the helm of the podcast as we have great friend Shon Roberts from Ghost Sportfishing in studio to talk about his new boat, White Sea Bass fishing and much more!

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LOADED SHOW this week as we invite 2 great friends of the podcast to chat: Jeff Mariani from Casa de Cedros and Howie Strech from Newport Vessels. Jeff gives us a HUGE update (it involves a plane) down at the island, and Howie recollects his trip down with Jeff from a few years ago.

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We have great friend of the podcast, Jordan Jennings (@seastheslay), with us this week on the podcast! Jordan, Chris and Tonie chat about their day of fishing recently and dive into the topic of social media and the role it is playing in sportfishing.

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This week, Chris and Tonie chat with Jake Russell from the R/V Pilar out of San Diego. They chat all things from conservation, marlin tagging and sustainable fishing practices. PLUS hear how YOU can win a trip to go fishing with all of us on the boat by participating in the 2024 STAR Tournament.

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This week, Scott Manson, author of A History of Southern California Surface Iron, stops by the studio to talk about his brand new book! Don't miss out as we talk about so many fascinating tidbits, facts and stories!

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Dave Brown from Okuma Fishing USA stopped by the podcast to talk springtime fishing, Fishlab & Soft Steel, and bass fishing on the kayak. PLUS we talk about all of the great upcoming CCA CAL trips that Okuma has sponsored! 

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This week, Chris sits down to reflect on 2024, what fishing means to him and all of the sappy stuff beforing taking over in 2025.

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This week, Nate and Chris catch up after Thanksgiving to talk bay fishing, specifically in San Diego and Mission Bay. PLUS we test out the live stream on YouTube!

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This week, we have 3 special guests from the CCA San Diego Chapter: David Chavez, Dave Roti and Louis Almeida. All three sit down to discuss their upcoming CCA Fundraiser, the 3rd Annual Apps & Taps Festival at Marina Village in Mission Bay. Join CCA at: wwwJoinCCA.org Visit us at: www.CCACalifornia.org Register for Apps & Taps here: https://ccacalifornia.org/product-category/apps/

Loaded show this week! Jonas, David & Kenny from Everingham Brothers Bait Co. stop by the studio and talk about the ins and outs of how we get our bait from them! Plus, they give us a behind-the-scenes perspective on what it takes. ALSO, brand new co-host Nate Winicki makes his podcast debut!

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After a brief hiatus, the podcast is back! Chris jumps on and breaks down the upcoming SoCal Charter Challenge!

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This week, we invited Pro kayak angler and epic dude, Morgan Promnitz on the podcast to chat about kayak fishing, bluefin fishing, and everything in between! PLUS we swap some epic stories!

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This week, Oliver Solis stops by the studio to chat all about Fishing Syndicate, rod-building and shares a bunch of tidbits about some exciting plans for the brand!

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Another JAMMED PACK episode of the CCA CAL Podcast this week! Kevin & Chris sit down with Robby Gant from AFTCO to talk about what it's like and how to break into the sportfishing industry. AND we do a deep dive into the entire Ike Jime fish care process and learn so much from it that it leaves us stunned with loaded up with some new knowledge. 

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