Ben Simmons Joins Pro Fishing & Paul McCartney's Dinner Surprise | The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle
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🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
While Craig is away Chris & the Crew explore Ben Simmons' transition into professional competitive fishing and his ownership in the South Florida Sails. A caller recounts a chance dinner meeting with Paul McCartney, describing the rock legend's surprising humility and kindness. The discussion also highlights the high-stakes world of elite sport fishing, including Michael Jordan's involvement.
01:00 - Knicks Banners and Fishing
05:51 - Ben Simmons Pro Fishing
10:40 - Meeting Paul McCartney
13:16 - Pro Fishing Tournament Scene
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Lori in Ocean Township. What's up, Lori? |
| 0:02.9 | Hi. |
| 0:03.8 | Hi. Okay, so two things. One, okay, this is not the main question, but I just want to tell you |
| 0:10.1 | a little story about how when I was 11, well, one, I'm a gymnast. I was a gymnast growing up, |
| 0:15.9 | and then all of a sudden I decided to do a fishing competition and I caught a 14 inch fish and I thought |
| 0:24.7 | I was going to win the whole thing because it looked huge. |
| 0:26.8 | Right. |
| 0:27.2 | But I do not win. |
| 0:29.5 | So athleticism does not translate to fishing. |
| 0:33.1 | So I don't say that because- |
| 0:34.3 | No, it's a skill. |
| 0:35.8 | No, it's a skill. Absolutely. |
| 0:36.2 | You don't need to. |
| 0:58.8 | That's a huge fish. That's exactly right. I talk way too much. I talk way too much to be like, chill on the lake. So... But the main question that I wanted was, do you think... Okay, and I know I'm getting ahead of myself and I don't want to jinx it, so on wood if the Knicks win the finals do you think that they wouldn't hang up their um what's it the NBA Cup flag as well oh I got you um she has somebody feeding her the question there |
| 1:09.8 | she was like what was it called again oh the NBA cup flag |
| 1:12.2 | uh yeah all that talk about the banner sure if the Knicks end up winning a championship and |
| 1:18.0 | can hang that banner why wouldn't they also hang the cup banner I don't know I don't think we'll |
| 1:23.7 | care they could do whatever they want they win a championship they can hang whatever they want |
| 1:26.9 | they can put whatever banner up they want to put up. |
| 1:33.6 | But as far as fishing, yeah, it's absolutely it's a skill, I would guess. I don't even |
| 1:37.6 | know what it is. Like, I mean, I guess they're a good fishermen and bad fishermen, but isn't it |
| 1:44.0 | pretty much just like what kind of level of like fly fishing, different, right? Fly fishing, I've seen that movie with Brad Pitt. I forget which one it was. A league of their own. No, it wasn't a league of their own. But Legends of their own. Legends of the fall. Thank you very much. A league of their own. |
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