About this episode

The episode discusses planning and executing a dream fishing trip to the Amazon, featuring insights from guest Erik Cohen.

Send us Fan Mail Most anglers wait for the “right time” to chase a dream trip—and then life moves the goalposts. We decided to flip that script, tracing a real path from a cold New Jersey winter to a seaplane touching down on a tea-colored Amazon tributary where peacock bass punch topwater baits like sledgehammers. This is a step-by-step, no-mystique breakdown of how to plan, book, and fish a bucket list adventure without getting burned. We dig into the decisions that matter: why a mobile, f...

People in this episode

Host: Fat Dad Fishing Show

Guest: Erik Cohen

Topics covered

• fishing trips
• Amazon fishing
• bucket list adventures
• peacock bass
• travel planning

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Amazon, New Jersey

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