Mark The Shark - The Darth Vader Of Sport Fishing - #0100

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

I have followed Mark Quartiano who is better known as Mark The Shark for a couple of years. To say that Mark is controversial is an understatement. Mark seems to relish the role as the bad boy of Sportfishing and referred to himself as the Darth Vader of Sportfishing. This was interesting to me because he also seems to have a lot of kind of contrary opinions and actions to being the badboy. For example, Mark has no problem killing big sharks and posting the pictures on Instagram, however after talking to him for a while I also learned that he has tagged more sharks than anyone in the world. He doesn't just kill sharks for no reason, they are sent to biologists or he takes them to the homeless shelter. I wanted to learn more about what made him tick so I took a chance and sent him a message. To my surprise, he responded right away and we set up the podcast even though he didn't know what a podcast was. When I met him at his iconic office in Miami it was literally jammed with shark jaws, pictures stacked 2 feet high of previous catches were all over his desk. There was so much stuff in his office that it was impossible to take it all in. Mark sat down and talked about anything I wanted to talk about and by the end of the conversation I knew way more about Mark the Shark than before. I understood where he was coming from and I understood his motivations for what he does. We discussed sharks, of course, tournaments, water quality and family as well as many other subjects. We may disagree on a few things but we also agree on probably way more than we disagree. In fact, at the end of the conversation I really liked Mark and respected his work ethic that has him working 450 trips a year…every year. There is no doubt that this will be the most controversial podcast I have ever done, but I am very happy that I get a chance to talk to Mark and was very impressed with his willingness to do this interview and answer any questions I had. This podcast is brought to you by Waypoint. Produced by Tom Rowland and Brock Rustand. Audio editing by Brock Rustand. If you have any questions, email podcast@saltwaterexperienece.com See you on the water, Tom Rowland

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0:00.0	Fishing like a local isn't just about catching fish.
0:03.6	It's about connecting with the environment and the people who call it home.
0:08.0	It's about hearing the stories and traditions that have been passed down for generations and sharing unforgettable moments with the people
0:15.7	you meet along the way.
0:17.8	Fishing like a local is having an experience that stays with you forever.
0:22.2	And with Fishing Booker, you can experience it too, no matter where you are.
0:26.7	Discover your next adventure on Fishing Booker.
0:30.0	If you hunt enough, you learn the truth.
0:33.0	What you seek speaks a language and knows it will.
0:37.0	That's why every primo is called for everything you hunt is made the right way. We sweat every detail so you get more out of every hunt and
0:48.3	nothing leaves our hand until we know it'll work in yours because we don't just make the world's best cause. They're one of my favorite sharks. They're just so
1:09.4	cool with their stripes. They're just a beautiful animal. I love to kill him.
1:15.0	I'm Mark the Shark and this the Tom Roland broadcast. Oh, sorry, podcast, right?
1:25.0	I gotta fuck up a lot. Everybody welcome to the podcast today. I'm really looking forward to bringing this one to you.
1:47.0	Probably going to be the most controversial podcast I've ever done.
1:50.0	But if you are familiar with today's guest, you won't expect anything less.
1:55.0	Today's guest is Mark the Shark.
1:58.0	You can find him on Instagram, on by that moniker, that's his handle Mark the shark and he has a he has a great
2:07.6	Instagram following he is a legend really in Miami sport fishing and he does what is what he likes to call monster fishing.
2:16.4	He likes to fish for the biggest sharks and he also catches everything else of course,
2:22.3	but he's got strong opinions I didn't know if
2:26.1	we were going to see eye to eye and that's exactly the reason why I wanted to sit down
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