Welcome to the Good Karma Sportfishing Podcast. I started this podcast in August 2018 as a way to share sportfishing tips and insights from The Florida Keys. My motto since I started my charter business in 2012 has always been, "Anytime you're fishing it's all good!" and I hope that you share in my fishing passion and obsession! Thanks for listening and subscribing- Capt. Ryan www.goodkarmasportfishing.com
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After thousands of days on the water, you stop seeing isolated incidents and start seeing patterns. And captains and anglers may be thinking their own thoughts, but they're actually absorbing the state of what everyone is consuming on social media. Have you ever considered protecting your attention and mental health with the same awareness as you would protect your best fishing spot? I know I am…
Why would someone stop and look at your brand? What brand ideas are working and where are there some gaps? What ideas did we see and get inspired by at ICAST 2026? How can you build your brand in the new memory economy? Do you have an ecosystem built or are you still relying on the same marketing to build your brand? My wife Melinda Van Fleet and I attended the first day of ICAST 2026. We have a…
How to Troll in Sargassum Grass: Weedless Mahi Rigging and Trolling Tactics Episode Summary Are you completely exhausted from reeling in "salad" instead of dolphin? The traditional clean-water offshore trolling playbook is officially dead. In this podcast I am shared numerous mahi mahi trolling tips for fishing heavy sargassum weed. Due to the unrelenting easterly trade winds, the Great Atlantic…
I first started watching The Spanish Fly with Jose Wejebe when I was in college. Watching his show was a bright spot in my life especially if I couldn't go fishing. When my wife, Melinda, and I moved to The Florida Keys, we had the honor of meeting him at an event in Key West... So, being able to record this podcast with his daughter Krissy Wejebe... Well, it was special and very appreciated…
Mutton Mania 2026: The Super Spawn Is Here! With Wrestlemania season officially in full swing, it's time for the real "main event" on the reef: Mutton Mania. In this episode, Captain Ryan Van Fleet dives into the high-stakes science of targeting Mutton Snapper. I walk you through the new blog where I talk about the importance of the learning the science of fishing for mutton snappers. We break…
Bermuda Blood & Wahoo Grit Feat. Phoenix Bowers 1 Hour and 17 Minutes. Zero knots. No apologies. I sat down with Phoenix Bowers, a guy who's been riding with this podcast for seven years and actually knows what the hell he's doing on the water. Phoenix doesn't just fish; he executes. His entire game is built on efficiency —stripping away the fluff to make every second on the water count. He's been…
Stop Chasing Ghosts: SatFish Tactics & The Jumbo Yellow Eye Secret(Again) Episode Overview If your fishing strategy involves refreshing Instagram to find your next spot, you've already lost. A 15-degree temperature drop doesn't care about a "like" from last Tuesday, and that "hot report" you saw in a South Florida Facebook group is already froze out. In this episode, I'm breaking down the SatFish…
Is it 1985 or 2026? Because the air in Chicago hasn't felt this electric since Coach Mike Ditka was roaming the sidelines in his famous sweater vest. Did you see Walter Payton :) I did in all those players. The smiles gave it away. In this episode, I am breaking down the legendary Bears vs. Packers rivalry and how the city of Chicago has finally found its soul again. For years, critics looked down…
Anytime you're fishing it's all good! Has been my motto and tagline since day one. In fishing, you also need to be trying new ideas on and off the water. My courses and communities also subscribe to that mindset. So, I finally found a home for an idea that I had back in 2020 during Covid-19 when I launched The Good Karma Rigging Crew and the Good Karma Sportfishing App. During the years of when…
You're at your dock, focused on filleting some Florida Keys yelloweye and vermilion snapper you just caught a few hours ago at the Islamorada Hump. You're in the zone, filet knife in hand, when two FWC agents surprise you from behind. That heart-stopping, "oh-crap-did-I-do-something-wrong" feeling is something every angler knows. But here's the thing: not every FWC inspection is a bad one. Stick…
