Episode 14: Capt. Jeff Maggio - The Lunker Dog

Mill House Podcast

Mill House

Wilderness, Sports, Leisure, Education, Hobbies

5 • 973 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Many people know Jeff Maggio as a social media fishing celebrity but the few people who really know his true core will tell you that Jeff is a passionate, heartfelt, real guy who takes his job very seriously. Lunker Dog, as many people call him after coining that name himself, is not only one of the best inshore bait guides in Broward & Dade County but just an all around upbeat, enjoyable person that will constantly make you laugh.The Mullet Run in South Florida is a spectacle to see with thousands and thousands of bait being pushed down with colder temperatures and monster tarpon, snook, and jacks. Jeff is THE man when it comes to fishing around the mullet run. If you are looking for a quiet, remote fishing trip with back bays, mangrove shorelines, and herons flying low over your head, this is not your ideal trip. The Mullet run is complete insanity - non stop action with vessels coming at you in all directions while dodging 8/0 treble hooks being flung from shore. Everyone wants in on the action and for good reason.In the last couple of years, there has been a dramatic rise in sewage leaks in the state of Florida. Most recently, a couple of leaks in Broward County caused millions of gallons of sewage to be spewed in the Intracoastal waterways leaving thousands of fish dead and our precious waters ruined. Jeff has been using his voice to hold the city and elected officials accountable for their actions. He has spearheaded a couple of protests and has worked tirelessly to help people understand the disasters that are happening in our own back yard.I really enjoyed our conversation with Jeff. He is an intense fisherman with a fiery heart for conservation. I can’t wait for the next time we get to fish together. If you'd like to hear more from Jeff, check out his podcast - Reel Guy Podcast

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome to the Millhouse Podcast. This week we sat down with Jeff
0:07.2	Magio, aka Lunker Dog. Many people know Jeff as a social media fishing celebrity, but the few people who really know his true core will tell you that Jeff is a passionate, heartfelt, real guy who takes his job very seriously.
0:23.2	We chat about how Lunker Dog originated, the finer aspects of bait fishing for tarpon,
0:28.8	and the major sewage leaks that have been spewing millions of gallons of sewage in the Broward County's
0:34.4	intercoastal waterways. We hope you enjoy the show.
0:39.4	We broke everything we broke lines we broke hooks we broke rods we broke our minds we broke
0:49.8	our minds we broke marriages We broke the whole thing.
0:55.0	We came up with the idea of going out that night and chasing girls and whoever had the biggest pair of
1:00.6	pain he's went to pot.
1:01.6	I knocked another arrow and he turned around
1:04.4	the other way and I shot him going through the other way so I double-lunged him both ways.
1:08.3	But it was nothing for us to paddle an air mattress out into government cut.
1:12.8	I got him on.
1:15.0	All right now, we're going to teach him a lot, so.
1:18.0	I'm just an old guy that likes to fish.
1:21.0	I'm not quitting yet.
1:26.0	And he said, well, who the hell do you think you are, Sue App? And I said, that's exactly who I am.
1:30.0	Life's journey to the grave should not be one arriving with a pretty well preserved body,
1:35.4	but rather skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly torn out,
1:40.7	thoroughly used up, proclaiming wildly. Wow! What a ride!
1:47.0	There's some fishy going on here. Do you remember the first time we fished?
2:01.0	Yeah, I remember the first time we fished.
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