On this week's espisode, we are joined by KJ of Mag-12 Swimbaits.  We discuss KJ's passion for fishing that helped him to develop a product that is based on his years of experience fishing swimbaits and tube baits.  KJ shares how he developed the Mag-12 tube baits and how uses his customer feedback to continue to innovate and improve his products.  We learn about some of the Mag-12 sponsed Sportfishing Charters and the different species of fish the Mag-12 Swimbaits catch from rockfish and lingcod to yellowtail and even bluefin!  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do to.  Thanks for listening.

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Episode 28 - KJ with Mag-12 Swimbaits

On this week's episode we recap a epic trip to Arizona hunting Coues Deer, Mule Deer and Javelina.  This trip was different because it was a couples trip.  We host our wives, Ana and Amy, who joined us on to glass and hunt on our first archery deer hunt.  We discuss Ana's first ever big game hunt and Amy's first hunt with an active tag in her pocket.  We also talk about the lessons learned glassing, stalking and experiencing the up's and down's of archery hunting.  We cover our preparation of  food, shooting arrows and online scouting for a location we've never been.  Arizona is an amazing place that we all loved and can't wait to get back to.  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening!

Episode 27 - Couples First Hunt - Arizona Archery Deer and Javelina

On this weeks episode, we took the show on the water to host Captain Bly and Andrew Seelert from Lineage Charters live aboard the Escapade.  We discuss their fishing and spearfishing charter season chasing trophy bluefin, yellowfin, yellowtail, calico and any other species out of San Diego.  We also talk about the fishing platform of the Escapade, some new upgrades for next sesaon and what to expect when you charter the Escapade to chase the fish of a lifetime.  We had a blast sharing fishing stories, tips and techniques to catch fish and bunch of laughs.  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do to.  Thanks for listening.

Episode 26 - Captain Bly and Andrew Seelert from Lineage Charters

On this week's episode, we take the show on the road to San Clemente, California to visit the Living Art Gallery Tattoo Lounge.  We meet up with Monte Livingston and Andrew Ayala to discuss their shared passion for art and fishing.   Monte owns and operates the Living Art Gallery Tattoo Lounge.  Established in 2011, is the oldest tattoo shop in San Clemente, specializing in photo realism,  watercolor, neo-traditional, trash polka and traditional tattoo styles.  In addition to the Tattoo Lounge, Monte also owns and operates Dahang Wear, which has innovated the way you wear hats and glasses.  Their patented design allows you to snap a pair of shades directly to your hat. Andrew owns and operates Ayala Artifacts that specializes in custom, handmade jewelry.  Andrew designs and creates custom jewlery with natural stones ranging from rings and pendants to necklesses and bracelets.  Andrew is a true artisan that customizes everything he can get his hands on, including his fishing rods and reels. Both of these guys share a passion for fishing and love being on the water.  Join us as we share how they both started their businesses, share some epic fishing stories, and share their favorite fish recipes. We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!   

Episode 25 - Monte Livingston and Andrew Ayala live from Living Art Gallery Tattoo Lounge

On this week's episode we took the show on the road to the headquarters of Mountain Hatch.  Mountain Hatch manufactures the first and only food grade tailgate insert.  Their food safe tailgate cutting boards have taken the truck accessory industry by storm.  In addition, they recently released their new swag tent for the outdoorsman looking for a lightweight portable sleep system. We discuss the origins of Mountain Hatch and how Fred and Greg's experience growing up outdoors hunting and fishing help them to develop funtional products. We had alot fun with this one and hope you do to!  Thanks for listening!

Episode 24 - Fred and Greg from Mountain Hatch

On this week's episode we host Amy Tarasi to discuss the beginning of our archery journey.  We recently purchased some new compound bows with the ambition to bow hunt wild game.  Archery is one of the fastest growing industries and sports, but requires time, patience and dedication to learn and master.  We discuss the process of learning archery and the many life lessons tied into this technicial and fun pursuit.   We also discuss a delicious recipe for lobster rolls.  Spiny lobster season starts a the beginning of October and is one of our favorite seasons and past times.  We need to clear out the freeze prior to the new season started and made a feast to celebrate the start of a new lobster season. We has a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!

Episode 23 - Beginning our Archery Journey

On this week's episode we set the stage for our favorite season of the year, the Fall.  In the fall, the offshore fishing season is full swing with bluefin, yellowfin, dorados and yellowtail all within our local waters.  Also, hunting season is here!  Mule deer season is fast approaching and upland bird seasons are opening up. We discuss a successful offshore fishing trip chasing yellowfin tuna and go over some tuna recipes that are so good!  We also discuss our favorite opening day and a tradition that let's us know that Fall is upon us, the Dove Season opener.  We had another great trip for the dove opener and cooked up some new recipes that are definite keepers.   We had alot of fun with this one and hope you do to!  Thanks for listening!

Episode 22 - Fall Is Upon Us - Our Favorite Time Of Year

On this weeks episode we discuss a recent sportfishing trip aboard The San Diego out of Seaforth Landing in San Diego, California chasing Bluefin Tuna.  We discuss the techniques we used fishing for Bluefin including fly-lined bait, sinker or plunker rigs, and flat-fall fishing.  If you don't know what those terms mean, take a listen as we explain each and how each technique worked for us.  Also, we get into the recipes we enjoyed with our fresh catch.  One of the things we enjoy most, is sharing our catch with our friends and family!  We discuss our recipes for sashimi, poisson cru, smoked tuna belly and even a smoked tuna head!  Nothing goes to waste!  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening! 

Episode 21 - San Diego Sportfishing - Bluefin Tuna

On this week's episode we discuss the start of the Southern California Sportfishing season.  We discuss the delayed start of the sportfishing season due to coronavirus and the trips we've gone out on since the season offically opened.  We discuss an early season trip chasing the elusive Bluefin Tuna and sucessful trips to the local islands hunting for yellowtail.  We share tips, techniques and lessons learned aboard Sportfishing boats in these great local fisheries.  It has been a great start to the season, so we had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening! 

Episode 20 - Bluefin or Bust - Southern California Sportfishing Season

On this week's episode we discuss on spring adventures including bass and trout fishing some local freshwater during the pandemic and Adrian's strike mission down to Baja to fill his freezer.  We are all trying to navigate these strange times and fishing is something that keeps us sane through it all.  This was our first time back in the studio after taking a few months off.  We had alot of fun with this one and hope you do to!  Thanks for listening.   

Episode 19 - Strange Times... Spring Adventures Recap. Fishing through the Pandemic.

On this weeks episode we are joined by Paul Byrd, the President and Founder of Argos Gear.  We discuss Paul's origin story into spearfishing, some of his adventures into Baja and how he started Argos Gear. Paul is a throwback to a time of self-reliance and innovation, and a time that if you wanted to go, you had to make your own gear.  We've been lucky enough to get to know Paul over the years and enjoyed the lineage of knowledge and experience he has in the ocean and the game of spearfishing. I feel like we barely scratched the surface with all the stories, experience and adventures Paul's gotten into, but it was great to have a conversation with one our mentors and true innovators in the game.  

Episode 18 - Paul Byrd from Argos Gear

On this week's episode we're going over a few firsts...  We recap a first lobster diving trip, a first driven duck and pheasant hunt with the first shots flying out of some new shotguns!  We've been busy in the field, but looking forward to getting into the new studio, because we're moving!  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening! 

Episode 17 - There's always a first

On this week's episode we recap our fall season.  We discuss our quail hunting season opener and pre-game before our lobster dive tonight!  We give some tips and pointers for locating quail and how to lobster dive.  This is a magic time of year because you can hunt and dive in the same season!  We had a lot of fun with this one and we hope you do too!  Thanks for listening.

Episode 16 - Quails and Lobsters! Fall is the Best Season of the Year

On this week's episode we recap a successful dove season opener.  Dove season is the first hunting season to open and kicks off the fall.  It has become a hunt that we look forward to every year and is definitely one of our favorites.  This year was special because we hunted a new area with great friends and the hunt included a little bit of everything from preseason scouting on the Internet, scouting in person and finding what turned out to be an epic spot.  We are joined by Amy Tarasi and Zac Palomino to relive the hunt, discuss some recipes and just how good our dove season opener was.  We had a lot of fun with this one and we hope you do too!

Episode 15 - Dove Season Opener

On this week's episode we interview Lamar "So Salty" Lee.  We met Lamar on an offshore fishing trip out of San Diego's Fisherman's Landing on the Condor Sportfishing boat.  On the trip, Lamar was constantly getting hooked up and landing fish.  Every time he got bit, he kept yelling... "SO SALTY"!  His energy was contagious and was someone we needed to talk to.   We discuss Lamar's origins into fishing, the trips he's taken around the world chasing fish and his commitment to staying salty!  Lamar is one of those underground guys that lives and breathes everything we're all about here on the Free Range Tales.

Episode 14 - Lamar "So Salty" Lee

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