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Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast

UNCUT Podcast #008: Guest Carl Smith's mission to inspire the NEXT generation of anglers.

Korda - The Thinking Tackle Podcast

Korda Developments Ltd

Hobbies, Leisure

4.8565 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Join Carl Smith, aka FishWithCarl, as he sits down with us for an inspiring and eye-opening chat about life, fishing, and YouTube fame!

Carl, a master storyteller and passionate angler, shares his journey from starting fishing with his brother Alex at the age of 7 to building his global YouTube channel, FishWithCarl, with hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide.

In this episode, the lads discuss:

  • Carl's mission is to inspire people to fish and show them the magic of angling.
  • The impact of social media on fishing and the challenges of YouTube fame.
  • The risks of revealing prime fishing spots in films.
  • How Carl went from being bullied to catching big carp!
  • What a day in the life of a full-time YouTube angler looks like.
  • Explains the importance of his second YouTube channel 'Fishing Tutorials' to help people learn to catch fish.

This episode is packed with stories, insights, and plenty of laughs, a must-watch for anglers, aspiring YouTubers, or anyone who loves a story of passion and perseverance.

The NEW Thinking Tackle Podcast UNCUT will now be available every two weeks.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to The Thinking Tackle Podcast Uncut. This week we've got YouTube sensation, Carl Smith in the hot seat. We'll be finding out what Carl's been up to and delving into his YouTube career. We'll also be answering questions from Carl's followers, so don't forget to like and subscribe so you know when the next podcast is live. The Thinking Tackle Podcast. What was fun experience? Was that comment that you sent through the group last night that you got on the last podcast. I didn't send it. John sent it saying look at this comment. Oh, right. Before you say the comment, wasn't the one about Spooners. Yeah. Genitalia. Is that the nice way of putting it?

0:39.1

Geese was watching it with his misses and her comment was something like

0:40.6

All I can watch is Spooner's package.

0:44.3

Apparently on packing.

0:45.5

John thought that was a bot.

0:47.7

Well, if it's come from the podcast,

0:49.4

I'd like to know what camera angles,

0:50.5

Kevin Wyatt's got going on over there

0:51.8

because he must have some secret little cameras going on, I reckon.

0:53.8

Why, that do you on the same angle yeah 4k as well piece under the counter I'll put the old

0:58.9

trainer sock down here or something before and anyway I think we can get this podcast going so welcome

1:04.1

everybody back to the thinking tackle uncut podcast you'll notice that we're missing Tom Dove today

1:09.3

which is really really nice lovely to have him missing I think yeah I love him love him but it's nice to have him sitting out. Refreshing, is it? Refreshing. Yeah. And for those that are listening, we've obviously got a replacement and we've gone big. We have got... A hair line as well. Yes, much better hairline. Better all round, I'd say. Better all round person. better all round human being. I'd say so. He's a fishing superstar. He's an all-round Mr. Nice guy. He's big friends of ours, and he's arguably one of the biggest stars of YouTube fishing. It's Carl Smith, everyone. Welcome, Carl. Welcome, Carl. Welcome, Carl. Wow. That was a lot. I'm sure I've gone bright red no you

1:47.3

haven't you're fine um we've wanted to get Carl on from the very start obviously a very big

1:51.9

name of fishing big friends of us obviously one of our ambassadors for the brand and we've

1:57.7

wanted to get you on and pick your brains and we've got some great topics to talk about yeah what are we covering what's the main gist of this one well we chucked some sort of

2:05.0

topics with some bits around youtube um that's on the that's on the internet die my yeah that's the

2:11.1

worldwide yeah we'll fill you in as we go along yeah you would have seen it you would have

2:16.7

seen it um we're going to cover some social media pros and cons, publicity on venues and spots getting burnt. Obviously, our industry is big for doing that, unfortunately, which is good and bad. And obviously, we've got some great questions from your followers that will obviously win a cord of goodie bag when we get around to answer in those but first of all let's have a little catch up um first of all what have you been up to

2:37.4

karl um winter time for me is definitely less carp fishing than than the summer months i try to film

2:44.0

as much as possible when it's lovely out um and then i use like the last couple of months for

2:50.4

primarily editing.

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