Raw Saltwater Stories - The Aclassic Podcast

From the fish of a lifetime to record-breaking waves and wipeouts from hell, we bring you the most epic saltwater adventures straight from the people who lived them. This is more than just a podcast—it’s a front-row seat to the incredible lives of those who push the limits on and under the water.We go beyond the action to uncover their journeys: their backgrounds, their training, and what drives them to chase their saltwater obsessions. Hear first-hand accounts of legendary fishing feats, death-defying surf sessions, and everything in between.Fishing, Surfing, Spearfishing, and Plenty More

Raw Saltwater Stories - The Aclassic Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by ACLASSIC, with 43 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

ACLASSIC hosts Raw Saltwater Stories - The Aclassic Podcast, a sports show with 43 episodes published.

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  Episode #44

  A 50kg Land-Based Yellowfin in Japan, on 10kg Line, with Hai Nguyen

  Sep 20, 20261h 17m

  A 50kg yellowfin tuna, caught land-based off the rocks in Japan, on 10kg line. Today Hai Nguyen joins us to tell the full story. Years in the planning, a trip to a remote island in Japan, and a yellowfin landed off the rocks on line most people wouldn't dream of using for a fish that size. Hai walks us through all of it. What sparked the trip, how he planned it, and how close it came to going wrong. The leader was nicked at every point and the fish tail-wrapped near the end, hanging on by a thread until it was gaffed. There's more in this one too. A 50kg bluefin that peeled line until the knot burned through and popped, Hai butchering his first tuna and getting the nod from the locals, and a run of barbecues on the island. Firsthand, straight from Hai. As it happened, no exaggeration. Watch the full youtube clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoW1z4yFl20 Hai Nguyen: https://www.instagram.com/hai_life/ Aclassic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_aclassic_/ Host: Dan Muntz: https://www.instagram.com/danmuntz/ Want to join our next episode? Jump into our broadcast channel on Instagram to get new guest announcements and send in your questions! Have an epic ocean story or know someone who does? Hit us up via DM or our Instagram broadcast channel. Drop a review and subscribe for more epic stories! Cheers! Guest: Hai Nguyen Host: Dan Muntz #tuna #yellowfin #landbased #Japan #fishing #saltwater #bluefin #rawsaltwaterstories #podcast #fishingpodcast #rockfishing

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  Episode #43

  Part 2! Pushing Spin Gear to Its Limits on Giant Bluefin, with Alex Simon

  Sep 11, 20261h 6m

  A 106 inch tuna he reckons was over 300 kilos, landed on a leader less than half the strength it should've been. And that's just one of the stories. This is Part 2 with Alex Simon, and it's all stories. If you haven't heard Part 1, go back for how he got into this. This one is the wild stuff. Alex walks us through the fish that put him on the map. A 106 inch giant that came up and ate a floating bunker ten feet from the boat, hooked by his mate DJ on 60 pound leader when it should've been 130. Four and a half hours of fighting, a harpoon, a broken rod, and another hour and a half getting dragged around before the three of them got it in the boat. It had about 60 pounds of bait in its stomach. Then the January night fish. Mid winter, so cold they spent an hour breaking ice off the boat just to leave the ramp, then ran 70 to 80 miles offshore into the dark with nothing to show for it. On the way back in, in pitch black, a 96 inch fish ate a popper and took two hours to land. The other half of the crew were out there in a centre console with no top and no radio, just a handheld. He tells the big eye redemption too. A few years after the big eye that beat him and made him cry, he found a pack of them 90 miles out and hooked seven in a session, breaking off five as they tore swivels and split rings apart. And the one he calls a dream come true. Amagari, the Spanish lure maker whose gear he'd thrown for years, flew in and fished with them. First feed of the day, Alex casts Amagari's prototype stick bait, works it three times, and a 100 inch fish eats it. No clickbait, no bullshit. Just the real story. Alex Simon: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/salt_silverbak/⁠ Sammy Tilliard: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereelblackbeard/⁠ ⁠⁠ Aclassic Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/_aclassic_/⁠ Host: Dan Muntz: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/danmuntz/⁠ Want to join our next episode? Jump into our broadcast channel on Instagram to get new guest announcements and send in your questions! Have an epic ocean story or know someone who does? Hit us up via DM or our Instagram broadcast channel. Drop a review and subscribe for more epic stories! Cheers! Guest: Alex Simon & Sammy Tilliard Host: Dan Muntz #bluefin #tuna #topwater #spingear #Haiti #fishing #OBX #bigfish #rawsaltwaterstories #podcast #fishingpodcast #aussie

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  Episode #41

  EP 41: His 8 Year Old Hooked the Fish That Broke the Internet, with Scott Gorman

  Aug 1, 202618 min

  They headed out for a normal day chasing Queenies. His 8 year old son ended up hooking a fish that broke the internet. Full clip on instagram! We're back at it with a ripper. Today Scott Gorman and the story behind one of the wildest clips going around, the one that has climbed past 24 million views and counting. His young bloke Fyn, jigging up big Queenies south of Weipa, hooking into a solid Spanish mackerel around 15 to 18 kilo, and a bull shark climbing all over it right at the boat. The kid does not flinch. Not once. Scott just lets him have his fish, and that is why half the internet called it a father of the year moment. Fyn is 8 years old, has been in the boat since he was three, and has already won the Weipa Fishing Classic barra comp with a metre plus barra. An absolute machine in the making. Scott lives up in Weipa on the west coast of Cape York, a place he calls a small Darwin where everything is trying to get you. We get into the bull shark situation up there that has completely exploded, the brand new Minn Kota that copped teeth marks the same day, and what it actually takes to raise a kid who lives and breathes this stuff. Then right at the end Scott drops a croc story that put the fear right into me. Chasing pigs across a swamp, poking a stick to check the depth, with a three metre salty sitting a metre and a half from his hand the whole time. Pure luck he is still here to tell it. This is everyday life up the top end for Scott. For the rest of us it is madness. The real version, straight from the bloke who lived it. Finn Gorman: https://www.instagram.com/fyn_gorman/ Scott Gorman: https://www.instagram.com/sgormz/ Aclassic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_aclassic_/ Host: Dan Muntz: https://www.instagram.com/danmuntz/ Want to join our next episode? Jump into our broadcast channel on Instagram to get new guest announcements and send in your questions! Have an epic ocean story or know someone who does? Hit us up via DM or our Instagram broadcast channel. Drop a review and subscribe for more epic stories! Cheers! Guest: Scott Gorman Host: Dan Muntz #croc #bullshark #fishing #Weipa #CapeYork #Spanishmackerel #barra #viral #rawsaltwaterstories #podcast #fishingpodcast #aussie

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  Episode #40

  EP 40: A Whale Nearly Landed on Them, and They Caught It All on Camera, with Adam & Max

  Jul 20, 202626 min

  They went out chasing snapper. They ended up with the footage of a lifetime and a triple hook-up on a whale. Full clip on instagram! We're back, and we've kicked it off with a good one. Today Adam and his 14-year-old son Max join us to share the story behind one of the wildest fishing clips going around. The day a humpback whale breached right next to their boat off the Gold Coast, then dived under them and hooked up to all three of their lines. They headed out before daybreak chasing snapper. What they got was a whale the size of a house coming out of the water metres from their boat, a triple hook-up no one could believe, and a GoPro shoved in a rod holder that somehow caught the whole thing. Better yet, by that same night it was the exclusive lead on National Nine News, and over a million views in two days. This is a Raw Saltwater Stories exclusive. Adam tells it firsthand, no news editing, no beeps. You'll also get to know young Max, a gun little fisho building his own brand, Flatline Fishing. The real version, straight from the blokes who lived it. Max Lansdowne: https://www.instagram.com/max_lansdown/ Scott Lansdowne: https://www.instagram.com/ozzyadds/ Aclassic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_aclassic_/ Host: Dan Muntz: https://www.instagram.com/danmuntz/ https://www.flatlinefishing.com Want to join our next episode? Jump into our broadcast channel on Instagram to get new guest announcements and send in your questions! Have an epic ocean story or know someone who does? Hit us up via DM or our Instagram broadcast channel. Drop a review and subscribe for more epic stories! Cheers! Guest: Adam & Max Lansdowne Host: Dan Muntz #whale #humpback #fishing #GoldCoast #snapper #viral #oceanencounter #rawsaltwaterstories #podcast #fishingpodcast #aussie

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  Raw Saltwater Stories - The Aclassic Podcast

  EP39 - Kayak Fishing at the Top: Big Fish, Big Risks & Big Rewards with Lance Clinton

  Aug 5, 20251 hour

  On this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Lance Clinton—a kayak fishing machine based in Costa Rica. Lance shares how he turned his life around, found purpose in fishing, and became one of the top offshore kayak anglers in the game. We dive into his journey from Louisiana to Costa Rica, the unique inshore and offshore fisheries he calls home, and what it’s like competing on an international stage like the Pan American Championships. Lance also opens up about big fish encounters, kayak safety myths, gear tips, and even the design of innovative jigs and knives. If you’re into fishing, adventure, or stories of turning life around, you’ll want to hear this one. Apologies on a few sound issues with this one! The mic died just as we began. New one on the way! Want to be part of the next episode? Jump in our broadcast channel on Instagram ( ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_aclassic_/ ⁠⁠ ). That’s where we drop new guest announcements, and you can send in your questions. 📍 Check Lance out here: https://www.instagram.com/thefishrustler/ 📍 For wild saltwater action and today’s chat, hit our YouTube: ⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@_aclassic_⁠⁠ 📍 Aclassic's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_aclassic_/⁠⁠ 📍 Dan’s on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/danmuntz/ Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next wild story. If you know someone who’s done something epic on, under, or around the water, tell us in the comments or DM, and we’ll see if we can get them on. 💬 Leave a review, and check us out: ⁠ ⁠⁠Aclassic.co⁠⁠ Cheers! 🎙 Guest: Lance Clinton 🎙 Host: Dan Muntz

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