Podcast: Episode 420, Fishing the Wild Waters
Justin and Kory chat with Conor Sullivan, hunter, angler, lure-crafter, and author of Fishing the Wild Waters. They discuss Conor’s new book, cod fishing, hunting axis deer, making lures, fighting tuna, guava wood chips, and so much more!
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Special Guest:
Conor Sullivan: a lifelong outdoorsman, writer, artist, and lure craftsman. He is an officer in the US Coast Guard, serving in numerous leadership positions, including as the Commanding Officer of the North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center in Kodiak, Alaska, and as the Captain of a Coast Guard Cutter in the North Atlantic, specializing in fisheries conservation, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement. He has a new book Fishing the Wild Waters: An Angler’s Search for Peace and Adventure in the Wilderness.
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Show Notes:
Updates from Justin and Kory
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Black powder shortage
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Introducing Conor
Conor’s background
Lure craftsman
Catching fish with lures/flies that you’ve made
What’s in Conor’s freezer
Smoking deer with guava chips while in Alaska
Conor’s inspiration for Fishing the Wild Waters
The need for fishing adventure stories
Fishing with orcas
The places and experiences that fishing provides
A fight with a tuna in New England
The inside of your hand is hollow
Vasovagal syncope
Where’s the clean rag?
Cod fishing in New England
Catching cod with family
Fishing in Kodiak with bears
The world’s healthiest protein is the stuff your catching or hunting
Axis deer in Hawaii
5 hour fight with a marlin
Poke bowl with yellow fin tuna
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