Join the Krave team as we converse with seasoned Alaska and Pacific Northwest Guide Brett Gesh and his lovely wife Laura Gesh. In this episode, we find out what it takes to be get started, gain (and keep) clientele, what to expect on and off the water and more importantly, how to stay married! Sit back and enjoy as we hear remarkable stories from Brett and Laura ranging from strange requests on the guide boat to converting a liberal, hippie, vegetarian into a bowhunting carnivore! This is a two-part episode.
0:00 – Intros. Someone dedicates an odd thing to science. Competitive eating reveal.
5:19 – Brett and Laura intro themselves. Hippie, liberal, vegetarians and super rich outdoor guides.
11:52 – Becoming a guide. The good the bad, the ugly. Bribing your teachers to get out of class. The allure of the Kenai River in Alaska.
19:44 – Culture of the guides. Money management and fist fights.
28:52 - Athletes wanted. Confidence in your skills. Let’s face it…it’s being cocky.
36:10 – Side drifting explained. People that know more than the guide (They think). Yelling at clients.
44:38 – The wife of a guide. Better not wait up…
46:26 – Advice to youngsters that are thinking about guiding.
51:00 - Brett just wants to roast a S’more.
54:33 – The clients have changed, but the prices haven’t.
101:11 – The etiquette of being a guide.
104:25 – Weirdest thing experienced while guiding Sex and Grizzly Bears.
108:27 – WYR -
Ep28 - Jason Phelps & Aron Snyder
Ep27 - Scott & Tiffany Haugen
Ep26 - Moon Walking (Pantsless) into a herd of Elk
Ep25 - Sharps Bros. Firearms Design
Ep24 - Beer with Gear: Cole the Cooler
Ep23 - Bowtech Live: Blacktail Tactics
Ep22 - Beer with Gear: Camo Cotton Shirt
Ep21 - Same Crew, New Name
Ep20 - Outdoor Madness 2018
Ep19 - A-holes Afield
Ep18 - Spingtime Funkadelic
Ep17 - Crime in the Outdoors
Ep16 - Archery Mule Deer Late Season Hunting
Ep15 - Elk Season Retrospection
Ep14 - Fly Fishing Business with Watershed Fly Shop's Troy Haselip
Ep13 - Ravin Crossbows
Ep12 part 2 - The truth about hunting with your spouse. A candid conversation with Brett and Laura Gesh
Ep11 - Muckdogs Deer Recovery Service
Ep10 part2 - Elevation Fitness Training's Courtney LeVesque & Steven Dahn
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