May 6, 2016
Bad Bass Fishing
- Cody hits Kentucky Lake for a Bass Fishing Tournament
- Going in they were expecting a big storm
- Mara stayed home
- He drew #48 out of 50, left dock late
- Had a mechanical failure
- Headed home
- His dad won the tournament
- Got the mechanical problem taken care of for the next tournament
- Cody and Mara fished another tournament at Pleasant Hill Lake in Ohio
- Got blocked on the launch!
- Cost them a spot to fish!
- Foggy conditions, slowed the fish down
- Sun finally broke through and then had another mechanical failure!
First Time Turkey Hunt Success Story
- UNJ mentored new turkey hunter
- Taught a new hunter how to get ready for turkey season
- Private land hunt
- First day of hunt set up on a field edge
- Saw a lone hen that sat in the decoys
- Evening hunt, saw the same hen and more hens that laid in the decoys
- Second day of the hunt, heard gobblers on the way to the blind
- Tried to set up on the birds before day light but no luck
- Finally made it to the blind for the morning hunt
Dan Takes His Wife Out for Her Turkey Hunt
- Bad weather for the last week of the Michigan turkey season
- Birds were tight lipped
- Saw a few hens during the week
- No gobbles
- Breaking down the season so far
Up North Journal Turns 9 Years Old
- 362 episodes
- Looking back at the beginning
- Podcasting began in 2004
- We began in 2007
- I never would have dreamed we have been through all the things we've faced in 9 years
- Where we got our start in the industry
- Outdoor Podcast Channel concept
- How technology has evolved and helped us move to where we are today
- Our listeners helped us get to where we are
- Where the UNJ concept came from