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[A MEATEATER PODCAST SPECIAL] Ep. 454: A Shark Ate My 3 Million Dollars

The MeatEater Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.937.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Steve Rinella talks with Ashley Bleau, Bailey Gore, and Captain Greg McCoy.

Topics include: The biggest, coolest fish; when the rod changes hands; the East Coast’s biggest tournament; The Sensation; hooking your first blue marlin; the final hour of the final day; keep cranking!; David vs. Goliath; diving deep down; when you catch a 619-pound blue marlin; tournament rules; a shark bite; defining “landed” and “mutilation”; losing out on $3.5 million in prize money; and more.

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0:00.0

Welcome to The Good Stuff. I'm Jacob Schick, a third-generation combat marine.

0:04.3

And I'm his co-host and wife Ashley Schick. We believe everyone has a story to tell.

0:09.2

Not only about the peaks, but the valleys they've been through to get them to where they are today.

0:13.5

We're joined by some amazing guests who share the lessons they've learned that shaped who they are

0:17.8

and what they're doing to pay it forward and give back.

0:20.9

Listen to The Good Stuff on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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