Tom Rowland Podcast

One of the most fun things to do as a fisherman or hunter is to go visit new places.  We are extremely fortunate to have fishing and hunting lodges all around the world that specialize in virtually every species you may want to pursue.  The locations can be spacious 5-star lodges, a backcountry tent camp or tight quarters on a mothership.  Either way, there is some etiquette to follow when visiting a lodge to make sure that you and all other visitors have a good time. In this short How2Tuesday, I go over some of the things that can lead to a bad trip for yourself or how your actions could diminish the trip for someone else. It is really pretty simple. I know you are excited to be there and may have just had the best day of fishing or hunting of your life, but when you return to the lodge, don't talk numbers or size.  Instead, ask others if they had fun and get to know them.  Talk about the experience rather than creating a scorecard. Another guest may have had the best day they ever had as well by catching 5-6 fish.  As soon as you start talking about the 50 that you caught, their day doesn't seem so good anymore.  Comparison is the thief of joy… stay away from this one. We go over a few other good practices around camp as well.   If you like this episode, please share it with a friend.  It is easy, just text this link to someone who may enjoy it as well.  Also, if you could take just a second and go to iTunes and leave this show a 5-star rating and a review it would go a long way to being able to continue the show and also recruit the best guests. Hope To See You In A Camp! Tom Rowland Check out the show notes: 00:00 - How to behave in a fishing lodge/camp situation 00:50 - You might be in a camp for a couple days or even a week, and around other people 01:43 - No matter what kind of day you have. When you come into camp, you don’t want to talk size or numbers… 02:11 - You can be really excited about your day and have it ruined by someone else sharing their day. 03:13 - You don’t want to create animosity in camp, the best answer is always “we had an amazing day” and avoid specifics 04:56 - Everything will go smoothly if you keep it general For questions, concerns, input, email me at podcast@saltwaterexperience.com For more articles:  www.tomrowlandpodcast.com

After the feedback I got on my previous sleep podcast I decided to follow it up. I have begun to learn how important sleep is and I have decided to prioritize my sleep and I'm here to share with you the repercussions of healthy sleep. Dr. Matthew Walker has done a tremendous amount of work to research the effects of lack of sleep. It is astounding how impactful sleep is and how simple it is to get more sleep.

Captain Jeff Maggio is also known as the LunkerDog and he runs an event called LUNKERCON. I had a great opportunity to meet many people there. You will learn more about what Lunkercon is and the way it benefits the fishing community and organizations like CCA and Captains For Cleanwater.

Have you ever caught a bonefish on a jig? Have you ever caught a bonefish when you could not see the fish? You were just casting? I learned this from the king of blind casting for bonefish, Mitch Howell. He has won so many tournaments by using this technique.

I’ve been playing around with the Dice Games recently and seeing how creative I can be. Recently my wrist has been bothering me so I decided to rest it and do some isometric (static) exercises. I mostly focused on exercising my core so I did the following:

Captain Matt George provides some insider information about the Bahamas and he was involved with some of the first relief efforts. Listen for more information about how to help the Bahamas and more about what is going on there.

Exactly the steps to work in a National Park. Guest Rick Hoeninghausen joins me and tells of exactly where and when to apply to work in the countries first National Park, Yellowstone. I got my start in the outdoors by working in a national park, actually by working in Yellowstone National Park. From that experience, my eyes were opened to the opportunities to work in the outdoors.

Sleep is one of the pillars of health and it is one of the most disregarded parts of health as well. If you can learn a little bit about sleep then you will start taking it more seriously. Check out books like Why We Sleep or Joe Rogan's podcast with Matthew Walker (#1109). It is important to understand sleep and take it seriously for your health.

Dr. Max Baumgardner dispells some common myths and talks about common medical issues on a boat. He was kind enough to bring in his entire first aid kit and walk me through what things are crucial to have in your own kit.

Hurricane Dorian is a historic storm that has had a significant impact on The Bahamas.  Many listeners have asked me for the best places to donate supplies, money, manpower, chainsaws, and medical supplies.  At this point, many of these relief efforts are being organized.  I will post legit organizations on my social media @tom_rowland and @saltwater_experience as I become aware of them. If you know of donation sites, please let me know by sending an email to podcast@saltwaterexperience.com