Grab Matters Podcast

Jamie just slid over 140m on his wakeboard to smash a world record, and while that is impressive, it was a much easier trick than he initially wanted to do. We dive deep into what it takes to put together a big Red Bull production like this, and how plans have to change when you can’t legally do what you initially wanted to. Few riders have battled as many injuries as young as Jamie has, and that...

The growth and legitimization of wakeboarding in Germany cannot be tracked to one individual, but a group effort, and Momo has been at the forefront of that push for over a decade. Momo has helped get women into events like Munich Mash and has thought deeply about what equal pay and equal opportunity looks like in a sport like wakeboarding. Momo is a great example of what happens when you see the...

Well, here we are, we made it. Episode 100. There is a short list of people who could even be considered for such a milestone, and Don Wallace finds himself near the top. Don is real, and you would be hard pressed to find someone who said he wasn’t. Don has been in and around Liquid Force for decades, starting as a TM in the 90’s and working his way to where he is today as the Brand Director. Whil...

Mikayo Mundy could still be technically be considered an up and comer on the cable scene, but he’s been around for over a decade. Recently, Mikayo has just been getting back into riding after taking some time off due to injury, and his journey to rediscover wakeboarding, and what it means to him, is a fascinating one. When you get injured it’s easy to find yourself in a dark place, and Mikayo foun...

Travis Belsito is easily one of the best wakeskaters in the world right now, and has been for a while, but that doesn’t come easy. One of the worst sacks of all time, as well as getting sober, has helped shaped Travis’s outlook on wakeskating, and life, in a really inspiring way. If you follow Trav you know he has been doing a Tre flip everyday for the past 550+ days, and that in itself might be t...

Benni Suess has done more for the sport of cable wakeboaridng in Germany than just about any one individual. Benni and his family opened up one of the first cable parks in Germany, and they have continued to expand their operations since the parks inception in 1976. While Benni got his start at 4 years old on a pair of skis, and did pursue competitive waterskiing, it was when wakeboarding came aro...

From IWWF contest days to being regarded as one of the most stylish riders in the sport, Sam De Haan has had quite the journey in wakeboarding. Getting started in the Netherlands, Sam started riding when parks didn't have many, if any, rails or features. Wearing a helmet, trying air pete 5's, J Star/Jobe, winching "rules", Outbound, what makes for good style, getting recognized...

While we might all know Steel from his social media presence over the better part of the last decade, many might not know how he got to where he is today in terms of sponsor support, social following, and riding resume. Steel started riding at the age of 9, and only a few years after signed his first paying contract with the biggest brand to ever be involved in wakeboarding, Nike. A hole in one at...

We are live from the Netherlands and are diving into everything that just happened the past 3 days at Wakeboard Street Jam 2025! Jake Flynn joins us to unpack the weekend and take us day by day and spot by spot of this past weekend in Amsterdam. Street Jam details, rope runners, closeouts, hallways, hot takes, best tricks from the weekend, and a quick call from Matty Muncey. Hear all that and much...

Born in Haiti and then raised in Germany as a boat rider, Wanley has one of the most interesting stories in wakeboarding today. Voodoowakeboarder as you might know him on instagram, Wanley has been working his way up year after year in wakeboarding, spending time in Orlando when he can, and traveling to contests around the world. With plans to visit America more in the future Wanley is planning on...

Josh Letchworth has worked with some of the biggest celebrities and brands out there, but before he broke into these other industries he was regarded as one of the best wakeboard photographers to pick up a camera. Josh got a later start than some other photographers, not really diving deep into photography until after college, where he began shooting live music. His journey progressed from live ev...

Once rooted in Miami, the Zuupack members have now spread out across the country, with Maxx being one of the last to remain where the group started. While Maxx might not claim himself to be the leader of the Zuupack, it is clear that his creative vision has helped the crew get to where they are today. Recently taking more trips internationally, and spending a good bit of time exploring the United...

Danny Harf was the first rider to ever land a 1260, won the X Games 3 times in a row (4 total), invented the Blind Pete, won ROTY, and racked up countless other accolades over his 2 decade career in wakeboarding. We talk with Danny about the years with the stacked Hyperlite team of the early 2000’s, riding with Randall Harris, the switch to Ronix, 6 figure contracts, creating the One board, landin...

From directing and producing Lipsmack to becoming a YouTuber and day trader, we are sitting down with a very outspoken guest today Patrick Wieland. Growing up in Florida Patrick was initially hooked on wakeskating and everything it had to offer, quickly picking up a camera after dogging on how all of the current videos looked. After getting an in with the industry, Patrick worked his way around, f...

Hunter and Dylan kick off this pod with recapping what the return of BROstock was like, sparing no details on the road to brostock, as well as the event site, riders, welcome dinner, and much more. After that, Hunter sits down with the brand director of Liquid Force, Don Wallace, to chat about what it was like to bring back this historic event, why BROstock was first created, and everything that w...

Dave AV is the best drone filmer in wakeboarding, and has racked up an impressive resume of both riding, and filming. Getting his start in the UK both on a wakeboard and with a drone, Dave quickly solidified himself as the go to guy for drone filming. Working with the biggest names in our sport like Pedro Caldas, Parks Bonifay, Graeme Burress, and Trent and Gavin Stuckey just to name a few. Oh Com...

Gibby Corcoran is a snowboarder from Grand Rapids, lapping the tow ropes of Cannonsburg in the winter and taking countless laps at Action Wake Park in the summer. Gibby snowboarded for his first time on a plastic step in board at a local sledding hill, then quickly progressed the following years. Dry start disasters, spot selection, how winching is viewed in the industry, why more snowboarders don...

Mark Heger is a wakeboarder and all around enthusiast of towed watersports. Forging his roots in Texas, Mark initially began boat riding, quickly forming an obsession with the sport. After years of riding Mark realized wakeboarding was a lifestyle he loved, and never wanted to leave it. Being a man of faith Mark has decided to merge both aspects of his life, faith and wakeboarding, into one, and c...

Freddie and Joel both just won masters, so you know we’re talking about that, but we’re also getting into a bunch of other topics. Like how to make money waterskiing, trick skiing scoring/trick values, who we think has the most “on water” time, waterski media and how it compares to wakeboard media, social media/influencers values to brands, onlyfans, and a whole lot more. Plus, the guys rip smelli...

Have you ever spent tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours on a film, only for it not to be met with the reaction you thought it would have been? Today we chat with Sean Kilgus, the producer of countless wakeboard films, including The Butter Effect, Defy, and Prime. We are talking with him about how he got into film making, how much a high production value movie costs to make, how he nav...

Langenfeld Open is going down this Saturday, May 17th and the boys are diving deep into the layout of the event, some of our picks, and a whole lot more, including an interview with Wasserski Langenfelds very own Benni Suess! Join Guenther Oka and Daniel Johnson as we go over not only LAO, but do a preview of the PWT this year, watch the new edit “Elsewhere”, recap Maps of Florida, answer a bunch...

Jeff McKee is the Brand Manager for Slingshot, and has been around the industry for over 2 decades. Jeff has won a world championship (yes), seen trends come and go, products evolve, worked for Alliance, and been a part of several wakeboard films. Favorite grab, the covid “boom” and the covid “hangover”, Lipsmack, another Slingshot team movie, the importance of crews, product innovations, letting...

While you could use the words “up and coming” to describe Jacob Sunde, it feels like this kid has been around for a while already. With his west coast roots and gathering influence from the likes of Trever Maur, Josh Twelker, Tyler Higham, and more, it’s no surprise that style comes first with Jacob. Finding a balance within all 3 disciplines, fire alarms, favorite grabs, hot takes, Wake The City,...

Over the past decade no rider has been as dominant as Meagan, with countless podiums on both competitive disciplines (boat and cable), she has constantly been on the forefront of women’s riding for years. Although Meagan has Midwest roots, she moved down to Florida at a very young age to pursue wakeboarding, and has remained in the south ever since. Clear Lake rail park, going pro, switching spons...

Gavin broke his foot, Hunter has to wear a cheese-head, and Dylan pukes milk up on himself, need we say more? In this episode we take a call from the head “boot guy” Jack Schoepp at Ronix about whats going on in the boot market, run through some more industry news like Shaun Murray parting ways with Nautique and some sponsorship changes with riders, we spotlight some of our favorite up and coming...