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 a drink, sit back, this one was a blast Find them on social media https://www.facebook.com/shortrodshow h ttps://w...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min
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 the tech that goes into Livescope as well as some common questions people are always asking. More Danny Thompso...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 4 min
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 uncommon in Illinois, these warm water discharge provide open water fishing throughout the winter. Big thanks to Jon over at...
Feb 01, 2021•50 min
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. https://youtu.be/FeHNU_ljnGA << Video of Podcast https://www.mapopfishing.com/beer-fishing-fanatics <&l...
Jan 25, 2021•53 min
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 shop as well as what makes it rewarding. Take a listen to learn more about one of Iowa's most premier fisheries....
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Welcome back BFFs to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. Our guest for today is Nick Smith aka the Informative Fisherman. One of the original YouTube fishing channels, the OG of YouTube fishing. The first full time fishing channel on YouTube. He's been doing this for over 12 years and has worked in the fishing industry ever since. He's been a guide, and has won some tournaments in the past and now has his StixFishing rod company, so he has a wealth of knowledge. Tune in for this i...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Happy New Years BFFs! We are kicking off 2021 with a bang! We are proud to announce that Whisker Seeker Tackle is now a sponsor for the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast! To celebrate this new partnership we'll be giving away a Whisker Stick 38 inch MH ice rod, details in the podcast! In today's episode, we have not one, but two guests returning to show. Spencer of River Certified and Denny of Float Fish Adventure join us to talk a little smack, and ice fishing. It's always a banger when these two get ...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Hello BFFs, Hope you had a good Christmas! If ice fishing isn't your thing then our next guest will take you away to somewhere warm. Nick Morris of the Reel Adventures Hawaii YouTube channel and Morris Lures Hawaii joins us in today's podcast. Nick takes us through what it's like fishing for tuna, marlins, jacks and loads of other fish I've never even heard before. Everything from trolling in hundreds of fathoms of water to taking free dives and spearing reef fish. What's a fathom you ask? Check...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Merry Early Christmas BFFs! We are joined by Hank Kohler of Hank's Learn 2 Fish and his son Andy Kohler. Hank runs a fishing guide service but it's not your average fishing guide service. He incorporates education and just an overall appreciation for all things outdoors. Hank has many stories to tell but I'll highlight one here and that'd be his journey from the Minnesota all the way up to the Hudson Bay, in a canoe! Their adventure is chronicled by his buddy Dennis Weidemann in a book called "T...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Hey there BFFs! Welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. I started with a beer donated by Bruno of Carroll Brewing Company once again. On today's show we have Robbie Weber, a fisheries research specialist over at The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Going from a Bachelor's degree in Fisheries Biology at K State to finishing with a Master's up in Iowa State. Robbie worked on the walleye and muskie escapement projects up at Big C...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr
Howdy BFFs! We are quickly approaching the ice fishing season here in Iowa, I know some of you are already ice there in the northern parts of the country. We share our thoughts on all things ice fishing, such as ice safety, gear, electronics, what species we like to target as well as some goals for this upcoming season. We are no experts but this is what we've learned in the 5 or 6 years we've been doing this. Have some exciting news to share with ya'll as well. Cheers! MaPop Fishing Website, So...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Hello there BFFs, welcome back to another episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics. Today's beer was once again donated by Bruno of Carroll Brewing Co. On today's show we have Taro Murata; a Torontonian, hip hop fanatic, fishing guide, and has been on both seasons of Uncut Angling's 39 Hours fishing competition. If you're one of the 6 people who hasn't seen that show yet, I would recommend going back and watching it for some context as we reference the show quite a bit. Hope you guys get as many LOLs a...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Happy Early Thanksgiving BFFs! Our beer for this week was donated once again by Bruno from Carroll Brewing Company. We talk turkey about kayak bass tournaments with Kristine Fischer. She is an avid kayak bass tournament angler, she is always on the road fishing in tournaments all over the country. Winning 3 tournaments last year and even cashing out on a few tourneys this year. If she isn't fishing, she's wishing that she was fishing. You can check out her YouTube where you'll see her catching a...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Hello BFFs! The beer for today's episode was kindly donated by Bruno of Carroll Brewing Company, cheers! Today's Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast is all about muskies! These fish of 10,000 casts are pretty elusive but they have a hardcore following with the likes of Matt Vavroch from the Matt Vavroch Fishing YouTube channel. Matt hops on to teach us how to target muskies, what tackle to use, what techniques and how to properly handle these beastly looking fish. If you're curious on how to get into tar...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr
Hey BFFs, As you know, beer is a big part of our podcast and that's the focus of this week's episode. We have Bruno; who is a one of the driving forces behind central Iowa's Food and Beverage scene. He's the owner of Lucky Horse Beer & Burgers and Carroll Brewing Co. He's brought in beers from all over the country and world to Iowa through bars and restaurants such as The Royal Mile, El Bait Shop, Hessen Haus, The Iowa Taproom... and the list goes on. The guy knows beer to say the least. He ...
Nov 09, 2020•53 min
Happy Friday BFFs! Here's part 2 of this week's Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast. Let's keep leveling up your fishing IQ with the Iowa DNR's Jeff Kopaska. We go into some conversations regarding regulations, conducting fish surveys, and the master angler program. We also talk about few more projects that Jeff is personally involved with that make our fisheries a bit better. There might be a couple of lakes named in here that you should get out and fish. Reach out to Jeff https://twitter.com/JeffKopask...
Nov 06, 2020•54 min
Hello BFFs, on this week's episode of the Beer Fishing Fanatics Podcast, we are joined by the Iowa DNR's Biometrician Jeff Kopaska. He is also one of the host's on the Iowa DNR's own monthly fishing podcast. This one is going to be a good one for fishing nerds as Jeff is a walking encyclopedia in regards to fish, fisheries, and fish habitat. Grab a drink, sit back, and absorb some knowledge about lake restoration, fish biology, watershed, funding for DNR and a ton more. We had to split this one ...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr
Hey there BFFs! On this week's podcast we are joined by fellow beer fish fanatic and East High Alumni; Ross Peterson. Sports fans may have heard his voice on the radio as he is one of the hosts on The Sports Fanatics on KXnO Des Moines' Sports Station. If you're a big sports nerd like MaPop Fishing then it's the show for you. Ross is also a host on the Iowa DNR's monthly Fishing Podcast along with Jeff Kopaska and Tyler Stubbs of the Iowa DNR (yes the Iowa DNR has a podcast too!) which has a ton...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Welcome back BFFs, on this week's episode we are joined by Zach from the Deeply Driven Outdoors YouTube Channel. Zach is kind of a jack of all trades outdoors kind of dude. You can find things like fishing, running set lines for catfish, duck hunting, turkey hunting and has started homesteading on his channel. A lot of things that neither I or MaPop Fishing is familiar with and that's why we brought him on the show. He even has his own podcast called HF&O or Hunting, Fishing and Outdoors pod...
Oct 19, 2020•59 min
On this episode of the Beer Fish Fanatics Podcast we are joined by multi-species angler and YouTuber; David Yang of DYangBass all the way from Wisconsin. Since he's from a different part of the country, he get's to target species that we don't have here in Iowa. One of those being salmon! They were on their fall spawning run during the time of this recording and he's been catching some nice fish coming in from Lake Michigan. He also has all sorts of species on his channel from white bass, walley...
Oct 12, 2020•55 min
If you an ice angler from the Midwest, odds are you've heard of yellow bass and Clear Lake Iowa. There's probably not many that know more about Clear Lake and it's yellow bass than Kevan Paul of Clear Lake Bait & Tackle and Kevan Pauls Guide Service. Yellow bass can be bad news for most lakes but with the right management, they can be what drives people to a lake like Clear Lake. This place has really come up as a great fishery beyond the yellow bass too, as Kevan gives some insight on the m...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min
White Bass Fishing, Kansas Fishing, Wiper fishing, Crappie Fishing. Fishing Kit and I give a recap of our most current fishing trip to Kansas and our tips. We got into a mess of white bass fishing, wiper fishing, and crappie fishing. Fishing Kit helped the next generation on catching a PB catfish. The fishing was phenomenal in Kansas and super fun. Sit back, relax and have a beer with us. MaPop Fishing Website, Social Media, and Vendor Products: https://www.mapopfishing.com https://www.facebook....
Sep 29, 2020•23 min
Beginning Fishing, Kids Fishing, Taking Kids Fishing. We talk about how we got into fishing and what was our beginning. Fishing Kit and I give tips on how to take new people fishing and also how to take kids fishing. We give tips on how to really get kids interested and enjoy their first time fishing. Super fun and a personal episode on fishing for us. Sit back and have a beer with us. MaPop Fishing Website, Social Media, and Vendor Products: https://www.mapopfishing.com https://www.facebook.com...
Sep 22, 2020•25 min
Fall Fishing, Crappie Fishing, Fishing tips and fishing techniques. Fishing Kit gives us some of his tips for Fall weather crappies and hybrid bass fishing. We get tips on presentation and locations that Fishing Kit recommends. We also discuss how fishing before a storm and during even rain can be productive on fish. This episode should have any new or even seasoned fisherman gain some new pointers. MaPop Fishing Website, Social Media, and Vendor Products: https://www.mapopfishing.com https://ww...
Sep 15, 2020•25 min
Jay Siemens joins us and give us a lesson on Kayak fishing, Trout fishing, Musky fishing, and even Lake of the Woods Fishing Tips. Fishing tips and fishing techniques are given to us that Fishing Kit and MaPop Fishing feels that it is priceless. Make sure you grab beer or 2 and just absorb the knowledge we get from Jay Siemens. Even any new Fishing YouTube creators should really listen and watch this episode as tips on how to be successful are given at no cost. Sit back, relax and enjoy this epi...
Sep 08, 2020•56 min
Kayak Fishing, Wiper Fishing, Blue Catfish, and fishing new techniques. We continue our discussion on Fishing Kit's trip. We get tips on hook sizes and jig sizes that Fishing Kit recommends. Fishing Kit gives us how he setups to catfish and his reasons. This episode should have any new or even seasoned fisherman new Tips. MaPop Fishing Website, Social Media, and Vendor Products: https://www.mapopfishing.com https://www.facebook.com/mpopfishing https://www.instagram.com/mapopfishing https://twitt...
Sep 01, 2020•29 min
Kayak Fishing, Traveling Fishing, Blue Catfish, and fishing new techniques. Fishing Kit returns from a long trip and we do an episode where we get a recap of his fishing trip and adventure. We learn how he tried new things and got out of his comfort zone to target blue catfish. We also learn more about his new favorite lake in Kansas and the go to bait of white bass. MaPop Fishing Website, Social Media, and Vendor Products: https://www.mapopfishing.com https://www.facebook.com/mpopfishing https:...
Aug 25, 2020•27 min
Catfishing together, MaPop Fishing and Fishing Kith record Beer Fish Fanatics podcast episode. Blue Catfish are discuss on Fishing Kits recent journeys. Kayak fishing and types of kayaks you should invest in. The pros and cons of pedal kayaks vs paddle kayaks. Our recommendation on kayaks and quality is the goal on kayaks. Will any fish ever bite? MaPop Fishing Website, Social Media, and Vendor Products: https://www.mapopfishing.com https://www.facebook.com/mpopfishing https://www.instagram.com/...
Aug 18, 2020•24 min
MaPop Fishing and Fishing Kith record Beer Fish Fanatics podcast episode while catfishing together. They go over the pros vs cons of baitcaster vs spinning reels. Kith helps explains tips on using them and how they affect your fishing. They explain the infamous backlash and birds nest with a baitcaster. We also get into describing how to tell the difference between a Wiper/White Bass/Striped Bass, as many have a tough time distinguishing these species. MaPop Fishing Website, Social Media, and Ve...
Aug 11, 2020•21 min
MaPop Fishing and Fishing Kith has Denny from his famous YouTube channel "Float Fish Adventures" for the last part 3 of 3 with Beer Fish Fanatics. Denny gives us a heads up on how "River Certified" with Spencer Bauer, came about and how he enjoys fishing with the other YouTube Star. We get a chance to try another local beer and discuss the current status of YouTube and fishing. Denny gives us his stand on what makes you successful on YouTube and the grind it takes to make videos. At the end, we ...
Aug 04, 2020•30 min
