Beer Fish Fanatics

Hey there BFFs, hope you had a good 4th of July holiday! Today's episode is truly a Beer Fish Fanatics episode as we discuss just that. We are joined by Grandy's brother in law and just talk beer, fishing. From fishing while growing up, getting into ice fishing, fishing new lakes, trying different techniques and tackle. Podcast Website and Social Media: https://youtu.be/8bUN_hyh-8w <...

Hey there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! Today's episode we have Mark Przybysz from Catfish and Crappie/Panfish Nation. Mark has a great YouTube following and many amazing fishing guest on his channel. We get into is tips and advice for Catfish and his journey into the fishing industry and fishing world. We learn about the fishing scene in the Chicago...

Hey there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! On today's episode we have Arlie of Angling With Arlie. Arlie is especially passionate about getting kids and their families out fishing through his Facebook community page. Along with his cousin Garry, they also put events together for veterans to get out and fish as well. Angling with Arlie and Family FB Grou...

Hey there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. Today, Fishing Kith joins us onsite as he is currently targeting those massive Blue Catfish. He breaks down his current game plan and how his current fishing trip is going. Sit back relax as we this is a quick episode until he is back for more Beer with MaPop Fishing! Grab a beverage of choice and enjoy! Cheers! Pod...

Hey there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. Today we go onsite and record behind the scenes at Kalona Brewing Company. We are joined by Head Brewer, "W" Yoder and Marketing Specialist, Christina Patramanis. This is every Craft Beer drinker's dream, we get a chance to learn everything about craft beer from the people who work within the industry...

Hey BFFs, we are heading back to the Ocean to talk with Kristy "K Bear" Batista! Kristy is a former marine mammal trainer and lover of animals. She is the other half of 2Bears Outdoors, so join us as she shares her outdoor adventures from down in Florida! 2Bears Outdoors YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq0_mnpi4EdATQoM2vc1OUA Podcast Website and Social Media: https://www...

Hey there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. We get a chance today to speak with Outdoor EXPerience YouTube sensation, Tim Her. We get a chance to learn more about the fishing ways in Colorado and many priceless tips and advice from Tim on Hybrid Bass/Wiper fishing and crappie fishing. Tim gives us a little insight into his brain and how he plans fishing trips...

Hey there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. Today we are taking a behind the scenes peak at making fishing plastics with an Iowa bait company, Fishing Assault. This is a family owned business ran out of Clayton's basement, your quintessential Mom and Pop shop! We didn't realize there's so much that goes into making soft plastics used for fishin...

Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! Today we have what we consider the most interesting man in the world, Mr. Gus "OneBear" Batista. This man has done everything from wrestling alligators for a living, to working with deadly Snakes, to even fighting off a BEAR and Lived! (Hence the nickname). On top of all these unimaginable adventures in Florida, he finds...

Hey BFFs! Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! We have multispecies angler, bass tournament fisherman, Iowa fishing product JB's Fishsauce Co-Owner; Cory Weaver on the show with us today. We touch on how scent plays a role in how a fish reacts, nuances of our fish species and the challenges when trying to target a new species. Since Cory will pretty much fish for...

Hello BFFs, on this week's episode of the Beer Fishing Fanatics Podcast, we are once again joined by the Iowa DNR's Biometrician Jeff Kopaska. Jeff gives us an insight into the most recent Central Iowa DNR Fish Netting and Survey results. We learn in-depth the types of fish caught, size, weight, and species. We even get into the NEW Iowa DNR website Data information that will be launched...

Hey there BFFs, Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics podcast! We are keeping it local to Central Iowa this episode with Derek Wilkins of 515 Fishing!  We talk about   <<< Video Here Derek Wilkins Social Meda: https://www.facebook.com/515FishingGuides https://www.facebook.com/groups/1788619811468631 https://www.instagram.com/515_fishing/ Thanks to our sponsors! Kalona...

Hey Guys, Welcome to episode 50 of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! Today's episode consists of our most varied group of topics from stereotypes to fishing etiquette but more importantly spring fishing, blue cats, Livescope on the kayak, PBs, and the SPAWN! Please feel free to give your thoughts in the comments, would love to hear our audience's opinions the things we touch on in this one...

Hey there BFFs, Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics podcast! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to design products for a fishing company? Well we have the Product Development Manager from KastKing ! #KastKing is making a splash in the fishing world. Scott Thomas; a vetaran in the industry is here to give some insights on developing products, where he draws inspirati...

Hey Everybody, Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics! As the Ice fishing season for us ended, we take a trip to the Iowa Great Lakes at Lake Okaboji!! We have Sean Tran of Sake Fishing join us on our final Ice fishing trip and episode. Sean gives us a nice recap of his Ice Fishing season along with how his custom ice rod business is coming along.  We get into our game plan for...

Hello BFFs! Welcome back for another Beer Fish Fanatics podcast. It's o-fishially spring here in the midwest and that means kayak fishing season is just around the corner. On today's episode we have Aliex Fishing to talk about kayak fishing. From paddle, pedal and motorized kayaks, he covers them all. If you're looking to get into kayak fishing or upgrading your kayak, this is a goo...

Hey Everybody, Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics! We have tournament angler Nicole Jacobs Fishing with us on today's episode. Her mission is to empower others to follow their passions through faith and fishing. In what most would consider a male oriented industry she hopes to inspire women and girls, strive for equity in the sport because at the end of the day, fish do...

Hey BFFs, back with another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! We are joined by another rising star in the YouTube fishing world, Westin Smith from the Dallas Fort Worth area. He's been grinding out the content and has done 100 and some videos straight?! Collabs with some squad of guys called Googans, you might have heard of them. Hard work pays off, and despite just getting into fish...

Hey BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics podcast. We're proud to announce a new sponsor for the show, Kalona Brewing Company out of Kalona, Iowa! "Heavenly Beers, brewed by mere mortals." On today's show we have David Wyner, who runs the Chasin' Cats - Catfishing Guide Service right here in Central Iowa. Dave specializes in targeting channel catf...

Hello BFFS, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics. On today's show we sip on a couple of brews from Kalona Brewing Company  while talking to Communities Fishing Biologist Tyler Stubbs. The Community Fishing Program works with cities around Iowa to bring fishing opportunities to communities around the state. These ponds are primarily stocked with bass, blue gill and catfish...

Hey there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! We are joined by Ben and Brett of The Short Rod Show, the premier ice fishing podcast. Ben and Brett are two Iowa locals that love ice fishing and share their passion through their podcast. They've also accomplished something we've been trying to do on BFF, and that's catch a fish on the podcast! Grab...

Hey BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics podcast. On today's episode we have Danny Thompson of Danny Thompson Outdoors. Danny is Garmin's regional sales manager for the upper Midwest in the United States. Being in the upper Midwest Danny is big into ice fishing which is kind of a big thing where we live. We learn more about Garmin as a company and some of the t...

Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. We have Jake Byerline of Jiggin' with Jake out of central Illinois on today's show. Jake's relatively new to the YouTube scene but he's making a bit of a splash. Even though Illinois is right next door to us here in Iowa, Jake fishes lakes that are very different from Iowa's lakes. Power plant lakes are not...

Hello BFFs! Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. Ice fishing is in full swing here in central Iowa.  On today's episode Grandy and I talk about our ice fishing gear for this 2020/2021 season. Things we did or didn't do to get ready for this season, some goals for the season and things to look forward to. Cheers! Beer donated by Bruno at Carroll Brewing Co. h...

Hello BFFs, welcome back for another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast.  Quick shout out to Carroll Brewing company for donating some beer again and Today we are joined by Travis Harman, owner of Stan's Bait & Tackle just on the outside of the Iowa Great Lakes in Milford, Iowa. He's been running the shop for 4 years now. We discuss some challenges that go with owning a bait s...