Episode 13: Capt. Mark Krowka - The Chosen One

Mill House Podcast

Mill House

Wilderness, Sports, Leisure, Education, Hobbies

5 • 973 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

The first time I met Mark Krowka was in the 80's in Ft. Lauderdale when he was honing his craft in the Hot Water Canal, New River, and Biscayne Bay. It was home to large tarpon, jack crevalle, barracuda, and snook.He was a man of few words but carried a large presence. Soon, he was gone - chasing a bigger playground in the Keys - less people and more fish. As a young man his focus was lazar sharp and it was here in the Purple Isle, Islamorada, where it would hit its mark.Decades later, Mark has amassed more shallow water victories than anyone, fly or spin, Mark has won almost all of them and a multiple of times. His record is a Hall of Fame nomination in any sport. His knowledge of currents, edges, and flats extend from Palm Beach to Key West and out to the Gulf's edge. His instincts and knowledge are legendary, no GPS - nor tide chart, pitch dark or high sun Mark is unstoppable. He and his anglers have caught 770 grand slams and still counting. No one takes their craft more seriously than Mark Krowka. 24/7 he is true to his mission; to be the best he can be. We all know he has super powers. Who knows where they come from, but they are there. In this episode, we chat about big Islamorada bonefish, his thoughts on carcass fishing, and the crazy things he sees hovering in the air at zero dark thirty. Don't miss what Mark has to say.

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0:00.0	I've never believed in people possessing superpowers until recently and you will
0:07.3	too if you're ever fortunate enough to fish with Mark Croka he's one of those guys people speak about when they say,
0:15.0	Man, I know this guy. He's just amazing.
0:19.0	Yes, Mark's that guy.
0:22.0	All of the most important, most significant flats fishing
0:25.5	tournaments in the world are in Florida. The TARPin, Permit, and Bone Fish
0:30.3	Fly tournaments are there and all the all-tackle events too.
0:35.3	No guide has won more of all of these than Mark.
0:38.6	His house is a museum of trophies.
0:41.7	His closets, too. His clothes must be in the garage. There's no room in the house.
0:47.0	Fishing with Mark is more than a treat. It's like living a chapter out of a science fiction book.
0:54.0	Dark and cloudy glare like ice.
0:58.0	He sees the fish, and that's before he puts his polarized glasses on.
1:04.0	His vision is that scary good.
1:06.0	Let me tell you something.
1:08.0	Mark Croka is a remarkable human being.
1:11.0	Fasten your seat belts, folks, this episode is going to take your breath away.
1:19.0	We broke everything, we broke lines, we broke everything we broke lines we broke cooks we broke rods we broke our minds we broke
1:29.6	marriages we broke the whole thing.
1:34.0	We came up with the idea of going out that night and chasing girls and
1:38.0	whoever had the biggest pair of pain he's went to pot.
1:41.0	I knocked another arrow and he turned around the other way and I shot him going through the other way so I double-lunged him both ways.
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