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Fat Dad Fishing Show

Fat Dad Fishing Show

Join the Fat Dad Fishing Show on our quest to help the average saltwater angler to catch more fish and have a better on-the-water experience. Each week we will be covering topics to help anglers get the most out of their time targeting multiple species spanning the entire east coast of the USA. We will cover fishing for flounder ( fluke ), striped bass, weakfish, sheepshead, bluefish, tuna, and many more. On some episodes we talk in detail about how to catch flounder, while on others we will take a

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EP 67: A Chesapeake Alarm and Some Spring Fishing...

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2026/03/25

Send us Fan Mail Raw sewage doesn’t stay “local.” When a major sewer line breaks on the Potomac River, the consequences travel downstream into the Chesapeake Bay, into the places we fish, crab, and launch our kayaks. We wanted a plain-spoken, real-world breakdown of what happened, why it took so long to address, and how something as unbelievable as using the C&O Canal as part of the workaround can even be considered a solution. We’re joined by Thomas Ahrens from Fishing The DMV to walk t...

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EP 66: The Ultimate Spring White Perch Playbook

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2026/03/11

Send a text The spring perch run is lighting up tidal rivers across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and we’re diving deep into how to find the school fast, pick the right depth, and stack fish on light gear. White perch aren’t a fallback—they’re a high-action, high-reward target with simple rigs, small baits, and a surprisingly technical bite pattern once you understand current and structure. We start by breaking down white perch behavior in brackish systems and why spring pushes them uprive...

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EP 65: 15 Tips for Spring Striped Bass

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2026/03/03

Send a text A tiny rise in water temperature can flip the striper switch, and we’re putting you right where those micro-warms and ambush lanes collide. Spring season just opened in New Jersey, so we pull together 15 field-tested tactics from our guests and our own time on the flats to help you find fish fast and waste less time guessing. We start with heat: why dark mud warms faster than sand, how wind can either add warmth or strip it away, and where shallow protected coves outproduce open ...

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EP 64: Audience Choice of Topics

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2026/02/17

Send a text Cold water doesn’t mean quiet water. We open the lines for a live, no-frills breakdown of early-season tactics that actually catch in back bays and coastal inlets, from snap-jigging for March stripers to building fluke bucktails that look right where it counts—viewed from below. I share the exact lure sizes, colors, and retrieves that keep bites coming when temps are stubborn, plus how to rig a simple teaser system to target weakfish and fluke on the same drift without retying. If...

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EP 63: Bucket List Fishing Trip To The Amazon with...

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2026/02/12

Send a text Most anglers wait for the “right time” to chase a dream trip—and then life moves the goalposts. We decided to flip that script, tracing a real path from a cold New Jersey winter to a seaplane touching down on a tea-colored Amazon tributary where peacock bass punch topwater baits like sledgehammers. This is a step-by-step, no-mystique breakdown of how to plan, book, and fish a bucket list adventure without getting burned. We dig into the decisions that matter: why a mobile, floati...

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EP 62: We Can’t Fish, So We Talk About It with...

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2026/02/03

Send us a text Winter slammed the Mid-Atlantic, but we’re not wasting it. We trade the skunk for strategy with a practical guide to thriving off the water: how to rebuild reels the right way, why baitfeeder spinning reels shine for tog and sheepshead drops, and how to use YouTube without drowning in highlight reels. We chase the channels that actually teach, share a few lesser-known creators worth your time, and talk through the quiet habits that pay off big when the thaw hits. If you fish f...

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EP 61: Fishing for Anything, Everywhere with Justin...

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2026/01/27

Send us a text Winter shut down the ramps, so we opened the map. We brought on traveling angler and musician Justin Lerner to chart a course from Florida inlets to Northeast canyons, with a hard left into South America where Golden Dorado blow up topwater like it owes them money. Justin grew up in New Jersey, lives on Florida’s east coast, and treats tactics like a universal language: fish the environment first, species second. That lens reframes snook as trout with palm trees, explains why r...

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EP 60: Bucktails That Consistently Catch Fish

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2026/01/20

Send us a text A bucktail can be the most forgiving lure in your box—or the most finely tuned instrument—depending on how you build and fish it. We sat down with Ed of Captain Hank’s Tackle to break Bucktails 101 into practical choices that catch more fish: the right head for your water, the right hook for your bite, and the right hair for your target. We start with head shapes and what they actually do underwater. Ball heads ride clean and keep the point up for back bay fluke. Minnow heads ...

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EP 59: Recapping 2025 and Chasing 2026

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2026/01/13

Send us a text The mics may be scratchy and the coughs unavoidable, but the mission couldn’t be clearer: turn a growing fishing show into a real-world family. We kick off 2026 with an honest 2025 recap, a salute to the Osprey party boat trip that brought chat names to life, and a peek at the download surge that pushed the pod into the top 25% across 64 countries. Numbers aside, the heartbeat is community—connecting anglers, lifting small businesses, and making space for the kind of days you r...

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EP 58: Mastering Trout in Cold Weather with Chris...

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2025/12/23

Send us a text Cold winds, canceled boats, and cabin fever don’t have to end your season. We head upstream to chase winter trout in clear, moving water and break down a simple, reliable playbook: ultralight gear, two confidence lures, and the patience to fish slow and low. With Chris Matusin joining Rich, we dig into what holdover trout actually do when temperatures drop and why the best water isn’t the obvious stock truck pull-off, but the bends, seams, and plunge pools where oxygen and food...

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EP 57: Night Bites, Secret Squirrels, & Tackle Truths...

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2025/12/16

Send us a text The best fishing conversations start with a simple truth: the right presentation beats the biggest hype. We sit down with Stefanos, the mind behind Sport Fishing Outlet, to unpack what actually works—from cold-river walleye to night-striper missions and land-based fluke that rival boat limits. If you’ve ever wondered why your wrist is moving but your lure isn’t, or how a tiny weight dot can turn a floater into a suspender that hangs in the strike zone, you’re in the right place...

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EP 56: Annual Tog Trip Recap: Last-Drop Tautog Drama...

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2025/12/09

Send us a text A sold-out party boat, a weird current, and a deck full of strangers who felt like old friends—this Osprey trip had a little bit of everything. We kick off with a starfish cameo and an early keeper that set the tone, then watch the day shift into a thoughtful grind as wind and swing made structure feel like a moving target. Between moves, we trade stories, compare notes, and soak in why the Osprey crew is so respected: JP’s quick decisions, mates who retie without ego, and a to...

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EP 55: From Kayaks To Head Boats, Your Questions...

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2025/12/02

Send us a text Cold water shrinks the feeding window, but it doesn’t close the door. We break down how to keep catching when the temps drop—reading birds and bait from the sand, shifting targets when the tog bite dies, and picking kayak hulls that actually match your water and body. George shares a cautionary tale about leaving a premium surf setup on the beach and the routine that got it back, then walks us through a pragmatic surf plan: work a defined stretch, watch party boats and birds, m...

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EP 54:Ten Saltwater Fishing Mistakes And How To Avoid...

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2025/11/18

Send us a text Boats piled on a blitz, motors roaring, and someone floors it straight through the bunker. We’ve all watched the bite die in seconds. This week, we break down the most common saltwater mistakes and share the simple, high-impact fixes that turn chaos into confident results. Rich is joined by Scotty Sevins to dig into smart stealth around bait, how to plan by tide and wind, and why “following the fleet” is a shortcut to nowhere. We get practical about what actually moves the nee...

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EP 53: Tackling Tautog with Frank Mihalic - Roasters...

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2025/11/11

Send us a text Cold water finally clicked the “on” switch, and we leaned all the way into it: a full tautog system that works from New Jersey reefs to Rhode Island boulder fields. We brought Frank Mahalik on to open the tackle bag and the playbook—how to lock your drag without popping fish, why a mono top shot turns a broomstick into a shock absorber, and the exact V-rig that puts a whole white crab in the strike zone without helicoptering in heavy current. If you’ve ever wondered whether wei...

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EP 52: Stripped Seas: How Menhaden Mismanagement...

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2025/11/04

Send us a text Schools of bunker once blacked out our bays; now many anglers chase scattered pods and skinny bass while ospreys circle empty water. We sat down with Captain Paul Eidman of Menhaden Defenders to unpack what changed, why the new ecosystem science calls for much tighter quotas, and how a single industrial fleet can reshape an entire food web. This is a straight look at menhaden—the forage that fuels stripers, birds, whales, and the bait that keeps lobster and crab fisheries movin...

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EP 51: Why Some Anglers Catch More When They Say Less...

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2025/10/28

Send us a text Cold air, numb hands, and a white crab that changed everything. That’s the scene Chell Baybay paints as she walks us through the drop, the thump, and the surge that sealed her first double-digit tautog—a moment that turned a late-start angler into a fixture on New Jersey head boats. We dig into why tog fishing hooks so deep: the fight starts at the bite, and winning is all timing, patience, and feel. Shell breaks down the quiet focus she brings to crowded rails, how she reads ...

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EP 50: Surf-Casting The Fall Striper Run with George...

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2025/10/23

Send us a text Miss the shoulder-to-shoulder blitzes where bass erupted at your feet? We dig into how to make moments like that repeatable by reading the beach, timing the wind, and picking simple surf lures that just work. With surf-casting standout George Bucci, we go past reports and chase what truly moves fish in the fall: weather windows, bait behavior, and structure. We start with the forecast because it decides your odds. The first punch of a nor’easter can be electric, and a crisp no...

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EP 49: The Anatomy Of A Fall Run: Structure, Bait,...

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2025/10/21

Send us a text The surf is alive, the foam lines are loud, and the biggest stripers of the season are sliding into casting range. We invited Bayside Dave to dig into a land-based masterclass: how to read Long Beach Island’s sandbars, troughs, and rip seams, and how to choose baits and lures that turn those spots into steady hookups. Whether you fish beaches, jetties, inlet edges, or bayside docks, this guide puts you exactly where the fish want to feed. We start with structure: spotting the ...

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Fall Flip: From Sheepshead to Stripers with Capt....

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2025/10/14

Send us a text We step through the storm gate into fall fishing, trading summer sheepshead grind for backwater striped bass, smarter leader choices, and tactics that work when oxygen rises and bait stacks. Gear gets practical, lures get both bigger and smaller, and we keep the focus on memory, community, and respecting spots. • nor’easter as the real seasonal trigger and oxygen reset • back bay bass patterns as temps drop below 70 • leaders, live bait, circle hooks, and bite trade-offs • why...

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