Joe Jackson a.k.a Sgt. Bassfisher takes us on a wild ride through his journey around fly tying and fly fishing. We talk about how he ties some of these cartoon flies that almost look like keychains. We hear about his story of tying for symposiums and connecting with the greatest fly tyers and anglers around the country. Joe also talks about his recovery status after his recent heart attack and how he was able to get on the water again 2 weeks after his heart surgery.
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Show Notes with Sgt. Bass Fisher
05:20 – Joe learned much about fly-tying by watching Pat Cohen’s fly-tying DVDs. Pat Cohen was on the podcast in episode 107.
06:30 – We noted Pat Cohen’s Fugly Packer
07:05 – Joe talks about going to Afghanistan and Iraq for war
08:30 – We mentioned Project Healing Waters which was part of the process that helped Joe climb out of the place he was in.
12:45 – Joe Humphreys was on the podcast in episode 073
22:00 – Joe uses Partridge hooks
25:30 – Joe tells the story of when he had a heart attack after the show in Edison
34:30 – Joe’s got a booth at the symposium
37:00 – He talks about tying Wendigo
38:55 – He did a baby Yoda fly
40:50 – Some of his most popular tied flies were the Kingfisher and the Hummingbird
46:30 – Joe caught a 9.3-pound smallmouth on the Indianapolis River.
51:20 – Joe is the CEO of 501C3 in his area – a nonprofit org that focuses on taking kids to camp and getting them engaged with nature.
55:20 – We chat about mushroom hunting
58:30 – Joe noted Tradd Cotter from MushroomMountain.com
1:00:00 – Joe’s got a mini farm in his half-acre home
You can find Joe on Instagram at @sgt.bassfisher
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