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00:00I was a receiver, back in my prom, the good old days.
00:28That's right.
00:31Did it make you sad when you got hurt?
00:34I was in a time of confusion, if you would.
00:41Everything was going right.
00:42Like, I just got, like, scout player of the year at Tech.
00:44And then they're like, hey, you're going to be number one receiver for the next four years.
00:49I was like, all right, let's roll.
00:51And so everything was going great.
00:53But I just felt, like, on my heart that I wasn't going down the right path.
00:57Got to my buddy's house because I was, like, bumming off his couch my entire freshman year.
01:05And put my bag down and then went to the bathroom and locked the door.
01:12And I just started, like, bawling, sobbing.
01:15I was like, I don't know what I'm doing, yada, yada.
01:18I just didn't feel right for a long time.
01:19And then it kind of just hit me one night.
01:21And I grew up super religious.
01:25My grandpa was a pastor.
01:26And, you know, I grew up in the church my whole life.
01:28And I was like, hey, man, I know it's been a while, but I need a sign.
01:33Next day, went to classes and then went to practice.
01:38Very first play, ran a post over the middle, broke my leg in three places.
01:41I was like, that's my sign right there.
01:44I kind of knew that that was the sign right off the bat.
01:49It did hit pretty hard.
01:50It was tough at first, but God's plan.
01:54Can't deny that.
02:04And now we're coming backstage.
02:06I'm still in my airport outfit.
02:08So hopefully we can get rid of the car real fast and watch Tucker.
02:15I might drink a couple beers.
02:17You?
02:18Yeah.
02:19Get that on camera.
02:20Watch that now.
02:21Everybody watching this is like, no way.
02:23Don't mess them on.
02:25Want to get out there?
02:26Yeah, I'm staying on.
02:27Don't mess.
02:28It sounds we're HA.
02:29Want to get out there.
02:30But yeah, it was here.
02:31You know, I'll help, man.
02:32I have to put the car back for...
02:33A celular,ocate Santa Barbara and we'rejekta.
02:36If I was really good at singing and really good at dancing, it would be over for everybody.
03:06It would be over because your head would be this big.
03:11I'd be way too good at it.
03:13I've only been to Montana a couple times to hunt.
03:16That's it.
03:17And hang out with Steve Rinello.
03:18That was really fun.
03:19Go watch that video if you haven't.
03:20But you're in the middle of nowhere in Montana.
03:21This is the place I like to be.
03:23Good old country folk.
03:24Good vibes.
03:25Everybody here is so great.
03:26I love it.
03:27I heard that there was projectiles being thrown on Thursday.
03:30What are you doing at fucking Montana?
03:32I had to.
03:33Okay, can we get a photo really quick?
03:35Yeah, let's do it.
03:36I'm so sorry.
03:37Okay, cool.
03:38Are you a legend?
03:39All of it?
03:40Yes.
03:41We've traveled so much this year with him.
03:44Mexico.
03:45Europe for a month.
03:46And back to Nashville.
03:47Sacramento show.
03:48Oh my gosh.
03:49ACM in Texas.
03:50Back to Nashville.
03:51No, I said Europe.
03:53Everywhere.
03:54Yeah, and I went backwards.
03:56Set up like we are right now on the bank and just plunk and drink and then wait hours.
04:09Like we'd be out there all night.
04:11Just wait for that bell to ding, ding, ding, ding.
04:13You'll be sitting there fighting a five, six foot sturgeon for like 30 minutes.
04:18It's fun.
04:19So much fun.
04:20That's the perfect thing.
04:21Yeah, you gotta do that.
04:22Beer.
04:23Beer.
04:24And then fishing.
04:25That's all you need.
04:26Really.
04:27Oh shit.
04:37I'm likeoress my hair.
04:38It's like my body.
04:39It's like my body.
04:40It's like my body.
04:42It's like my body.
04:44That's my body.
04:48Holy shit.
04:51That was mine.
04:52We just got a Montana Tech tan and orange hat, so we're going to roll it with that.
05:05We're probably going to do these bad boys right there to wrap in all the orange.
05:12That's the plan.
05:14Jack Daniel, if you please.
05:17This is a luck of the show of mine.
05:27Thank you guys for being a part of it.
05:30Let's show Montana what we got.
05:33I was a barstool ambassador for Belmont briefly.
05:36Yeah, I think I was the worst one they ever had.
05:38I had a couple of insane inaugural posts and then I kind of forgot I was doing it.
05:43Go Todd, bless Paul. 57 reissue.
05:47Check this out.
07:21And that's how many kills the warrior had, those lines above.
07:26I don't know how old they are.
07:28They're very, very old.
07:29Yeah.
07:30I had...
07:31They can draw way better than I can.
07:34It's amazing that they're still there at this point.
07:38I know.
07:38I'm glad they're not vandalized or anything either.
07:40That is amazing.
07:44That's real cool.
07:49We have made it to the Missouri River.
07:52Right, Josh?
07:53Our nice Captain Josh.
07:54Yep.
07:55Steinmetz Outfitters.
07:56Tucker and I are going fishing for the first time on the Missouri River.
07:59Oh, yeah.
08:00Are you excited?
08:01I'm fired up.
08:01You're wearing the new Mossy Oak Barstool Sports Hat.
08:04You liked it?
08:04Yeah, you look good.
08:05I felt pretty.
08:05Yeah, so we're excited to be out here in Montana.
08:07Look at God's creation.
08:09It's absolutely breathtaking.
08:10It makes me want to go elk hunting.
08:12Now we're here to catch some rainbow trout, maybe a brown, maybe some walleye, perch.
08:17But we're just going to have a good day on the water and fish.
08:20Let's do it.
08:25This is new to me.
08:26I do not fly fish often.
08:30Neither does Tucker.
08:31Ah, this is my first time flying fishing.
08:33Yeah.
08:33I'm excited about it.
08:34So we got two novices on the boat, which is good.
08:36So expectations aren't very high.
08:38Not high, but the vibes are high.
08:41We're going to get set up.
08:42We have an issue that the water temperature is getting a little higher.
08:45It's about 63 degrees.
08:47A lot of grass in the water, which is an ideal, too, when you are trying to fish through it.
08:52I got a good feeling.
08:53I'll catch a fish.
08:53Catch a fish.
08:54Let's do it.
08:55How much casting have we done?
08:57I have never fly fished in my life, dude.
09:04I feel like I need to stand in the back of the boat so I don't kill him.
09:08He doesn't kill me.
09:08The good thing is, is we're wearing glasses, so nobody's going to lose an eye today.
09:19We're going to catch fish today.
09:21Oh.
09:23Oh, I thought you'd go.
09:24No.
09:25All right.
09:26It'll take some good news, too.
09:28I feel like you're competitive, so you're like, I got it.
09:30I got it.
09:31Let's do it.
09:32Okay.
09:32Can I take that off?
09:33Yeah.
09:33You're like, yeah, he's competitive.
09:36Super competitive.
09:37All right.
09:38Everybody watch your lips.
09:44The wind's kicking.
09:44Do we like this wind?
09:49Do I like it?
09:50I like that we have a chop on the water.
09:52It doesn't make things easy for you guys, though.
09:54Yeah.
09:55Tucker's like, yeah.
09:56I'm like, yeah.
10:00I'm like, I'm low-key.
10:02I'm like, am I in a good spot right now?
10:03You're going to come back with it.
10:05It's going to be like, whoosh.
10:06With the wind blowing, the easiest thing to do is going to be kind of put the wind at
10:11a 45-year back to let it melt you.
10:14It's going to be a feel thing.
10:16The more line you get out, the more power you put into it.
10:19Yeah.
10:19But it's not really a power thing.
10:20It's a finesse thing, if that makes sense.
10:22Yeah.
10:22Yeah.
10:22I set the hook controlling the line this way.
10:24Okay.
10:25When a fish gets on there and he's pulling, we're just going to go to right here and allow
10:29the line to slip through our finger, and the reel will take over and do the work.
10:33A little zertal bug action and a little calivated snub.
10:40I will tell you one thing.
10:41I have hooked a lot of tree branches.
10:44I actually got my first fly fishing set up for Christmas, and I went into the yard, got
10:53it rigged up, and practiced.
10:56Just practiced in the yard.
10:58And that's essentially, I'm not necessarily great by any means, but I can cast.
11:05That's a good plus.
11:08I'm all tangled up already.
11:10Look at that.
11:11Wow.
11:11This is going to be a pain in the ass with this grass for sure.
11:14I just ran into the same issue.
11:16A little tangle.
11:17You need a hand.
11:18Yep.
11:19All right, so not to, not, not to, uh, off to a great start.
11:23Am I okay?
11:24No.
11:24Um, so Josh, in a rather of five seconds, had to fix Tucker and myself.
11:31This is the great part about it, though.
11:33You know, we got some wind.
11:34We're learning, and we're really learning today with the wind.
11:38If you're not tangling, you're not trying.
11:39Thanks for making me feel better.
11:44Where's, uh, while you're doing that, do you mind if I go ahead and grab a spinning reel?
11:48I feel like I'm going to hook somebody, and then I'm going to feel bad about myself.
11:52You know, at least it's a small hook.
11:54That's right.
11:55I was just hooked in the ear the other day.
11:57Were you?
11:58In the ear?
11:59I'm going to go up there with Tucker and go look at that active target.
12:02Oh, and I'm all tangled up again.
12:04Look at that.
12:05Look at me go.
12:07We're doing great.
12:08Do that, I'm going to go pitch right to that fish.
12:11Oh, my gosh, look at all.
12:11I'm trying to get out there.
12:13It's going, like, five feet.
12:16So how many days a week are you, uh...
12:19On the water?
12:20On the water, yeah.
12:21Oh, on the water, seven.
12:24Working, I try to usually just do five, but...
12:27Yeah.
12:28That ain't a bad life to live.
12:31Well, when you're with people every day, you don't know.
12:34Maybe it is.
12:36Depending how they treat you.
12:37Have you ever had anybody that you're like, wow, you've really got to get off my boat?
12:43He's like, right now.
12:44Really?
12:45Yeah.
12:45Oh, no.
12:46Yeah, as I throw grass in your boat.
12:47Yeah.
12:48What a beautiful day.
12:55Yeah.
12:55Watch, watch, watch, watch, sucker.
13:02See them like...
13:03Oh, my gosh.
13:06All right, I screwed that up.
13:07I looked at the active target.
13:09Everyone, the vibe.
13:11A little nibble.
13:12Yeah?
13:13Yeah?
13:13Yeah.
13:13Yeah.
13:15Free my soul.
13:16Cast into the wind.
13:18Let's see it.
13:19Wanna get lost.
13:20Oh, yeah, that one's like...
13:21I fucking...
13:22Where'd that go?
13:24Left.
13:26You launched it.
13:27I wish you had labels like fish.
13:29Weed.
13:32Bait.
13:34Catch of the day.
13:35Look at that.
13:38It's a big one.
13:40I think it's the cousin of the northern pike.
13:45Very rare around these parts.
13:47But you grew up doing all this.
13:49Oh, my gosh.
13:50Oh, yeah.
13:50My dad's a little country redneck.
13:53Like, all he does is hunt fish.
13:55So, I just learned how to do it from him.
13:57And that's what my whole life...
13:59Oh, yeah.
13:59There's a large fish.
14:01Open.
14:03Doing my fish dance.
14:06Just imagine if I just smacked one.
14:08They'd dance.
14:10Get him.
14:12That song is stuck in my head.
14:14And give me the beat, boys.
14:15Free my soul.
14:17I wanna get lost in a run and roll and drift away.
14:21That was my first song that I've ever learned on the radio.
14:24Really?
14:24Yeah.
14:24I think it might have been mine, too.
14:26Really?
14:26Yeah.
14:27Give me the beat, boys.
14:28Free my soul.
14:30Here's something for you, Tucker.
14:31I really wanted to go on American Idol when I was little.
14:33I was like, that's my dream.
14:34I will be awesome at it.
14:36And in the fourth grade, I was really excited about it.
14:39Because in fourth grade, on the musical, you have your own solo.
14:42You gotta try out.
14:42I was the only one who didn't get the solo.
14:46I remember the song.
14:47It was like, hey, I'm living green.
14:48You know what I mean.
14:49I like when my air and my water are clean.
14:52Okay?
14:52And, yeah, they felt so bad.
14:55So they gave me the kazoo.
14:56And I marched around and was like a solo of the kazoo.
14:59Oh, yeah.
15:00That's my singing career.
15:02You still dabble with the kazoo?
15:05No.
15:05I'm going to catch a fish.
15:07I'm going to catch a fish.
15:09I'm going to catch a fish.
15:11I'm going to catch a fish.
15:15Oh, hey.
15:16So y'all caught one?
15:17Yeah.
15:18I caught one more than you guys.
15:19What's your, like, biggest bucket list venue to play?
15:32Oh, I mean, I played Fenway last weekend, which was pretty cool.
15:37Was it, like, the crowd crazy?
15:39Oh, yeah.
15:40Was that with Thomas Rhett?
15:41Yeah.
15:42I want to headline Red Rocks real bad.
15:46That would be cool.
15:48That would be so cool.
15:50One time in college, I was sitting in my dorm, just having a few beers, winding down.
15:57It was, like, a Thursday or Friday.
15:59And my buddies came into the dorm.
16:04A couple of my football buddies came into the dorm, and they're like, put some clothes on.
16:08We're going to the casino.
16:09I was like, all right.
16:11And I was wanting to go home for a while, but I was broke.
16:15So I couldn't afford, like, a plane ticket back home.
16:19Yeah.
16:20And so I had, like, 20 bucks, 25 bucks, maybe, in cash.
16:24And so we went to the casino.
16:25I ended up winning, like, 350 bucks and buying a plane ticket for the next day to go home and surprise my mom.
16:30Are you serious?
16:31Yeah.
16:45Oh, there we go.
16:46You see that?
16:47You see the difference in the speed of move?
16:48Hit it.
16:48Hit it.
16:49Hit it.
16:50There you go.
16:50There we go.
16:51I'm on.
16:51Oh, my God.
16:52You got it?
16:52Now, just strip your line nice and easy.
16:56Keep a good bend on the rod and get ready for him to run.
16:58Keep stripping.
17:01Keep stripping.
17:02Strip a little more.
17:03You're about to be a hero, but we were just at zero.
17:06Reel him in.
17:06There you go.
17:07Get a good bend on your rod.
17:08Keep some pressure on it.
17:09There you go.
17:10Reel him in now?
17:11Yep.
17:12If he wants to pull, just let go of the reel.
17:13Let the drag do the work.
17:15Otherwise, reel when you can.
17:19Do I have to fit?
17:20No.
17:20Oh, my gosh.
17:21I heard that.
17:22It ain't big.
17:25Oh.
17:27Wait, what?
17:28Damn.
17:28What?
17:29Snapped off.
17:30Wait, what happened?
17:30It looked decent sized.
17:33Yeah.
17:33What?
17:34Damn.
17:34No.
17:37I'm trying.
17:38That was so exciting.
17:40I know.
17:41I was back there, like, quiet.
17:42I tried to run.
17:42I tried to let go, and it just didn't.
17:45Well.
17:46That's all right.
17:48Okay.
17:48They're here.
17:49There's fish in this water.
17:51We have found out.
17:53You're like, no.
17:55We're so close.
17:57So close.
17:58Duggar.
18:01Damn.
18:02I know.
18:03Dang it.
18:03He looked decent sized, too.
18:05He didn't feel big.
18:05I didn't see him.
18:07He was probably about, yeah.
18:09Really?
18:10Yeah.
18:10That was cool.
18:11Wait, you've never even caught one on the fly rock?
18:13Nope.
18:13So that was exciting?
18:15That was very exciting.
18:16That was new?
18:17Yeah.
18:18That was sick.
18:18Okay, well, let's catch another one.
18:20Yo.
18:21They're here.
18:22There was the pressure of the sky.
18:24It was.
18:33Wow.
18:36Beautiful ways.
18:37That was exciting.
18:39I think we needed that.
18:43Let's get you back up over towards that grass edge, and we'll do it all over again.
18:49I need a little Mountain Dew swig.
18:51Maybe this will give us some luck, but we got a storm rolling in.
18:55Maybe that'll help with the pressure.
18:56This is me just having a guessing game now, but Tucker and I have got our fly game locked
19:03and loaded.
19:03Now we just need a bite.
19:04We've missed a couple.
19:05I think maybe the indicator definitely has gone down for me.
19:07Could have been weeds, could have been a fish, so hopefully they start biting.
19:10Nothing's better than having a nice cold Mountain Dew with your buds on the water here
19:14in Montana.
19:18Let's go, baby.
19:19I spoke that into existence.
19:21Let's go.
19:23That was on the weed line.
19:24Like, Tucker, on the weed line.
19:27What was going on is I had a little tangle.
19:29We wanted to change out bait on the fly, picked up the spinning reel, and here we go, our first
19:35fish of the day.
19:36This is not on the fly, but I'm, that's okay.
19:41That's okay.
19:41If you don't have a line in the water, you're not catching a fish.
19:44Okay, I'm going to walk them over to you.
19:46Oh, here we go.
19:46Hold on.
19:49And, yeah, let's go.
19:57Woo!
19:59Not on the fly rod yet, but it's okay.
20:01I'm not too upset.
20:03I just, I'm pumped.
20:05That's a gorgeous fish.
20:06So, with these rainbows, what's key is you're going to get your hands wet before you fold
20:12them because they have sensitive skin.
20:14What do you call the layer of them?
20:15Slime layer?
20:16Yeah, they're slime layer.
20:17I was going to say they're mucus.
20:18I was going to say they're mucus layer, but I was like, that does not make sense.
20:27Yeah!
20:28Look at this beauty!
20:30That's a big one.
20:32Let's go.
20:33Let's go.
20:34Look at this beautiful trout.
20:38I don't know how much to say, but this is big.
20:40I do know that, right?
20:41Nice fish.
20:42That's a beautiful fish.
20:47Let's go.
20:48Let's go.
20:48Yeah.
20:53All right, here we go.
20:54Here we go.
20:54Running, running, running.
20:55And dang it.
21:00Oh, here.
21:01Get ready.
21:02Maybe.
21:04Get ready.
21:06Are you ready?
21:07Oh.
21:08Uh-oh.
21:09He's going to go to that weed line.
21:11And he's off.
21:12Oh, no.
21:12He's on.
21:14I don't want him to go.
21:15He's going to that weed line because he's smart.
21:17He knows he can maybe get off there.
21:18All right, this is going to be the last one on the spinning reel.
21:29I got to catch one on the fly.
21:32Okay, here we go.
21:34What a beautiful fish.
21:36There should be an autopost fin right there.
21:48That's an antel that's a hatchery fish.
21:50So that was a stocked fish.
21:51And, yeah, that's how you can tell because the clip out of those fin's gone.
21:56And, yeah.
21:58There she goes.
22:04See, who said he couldn't sing?
22:09I can hum really well.
22:11I fully believe that we were going on a restaurant.
22:13Josh is like, we're going to hurry up and get this barbecue.
22:15I'm like, okay, let's just go ahead and go.
22:16Not a big deal.
22:17He's like, all right, we're here.
22:19Welcome to the barbecue joint.
22:21This is perfect.
22:29What are we doing on them?
22:31I peed right there.
22:34We're camping now.
22:35Yeah, I said this is the most outdoors you should have ever done.
22:38Elk burgers.
22:40Elk burgers.
22:41Elk burgers, this is great.
22:42This is my kind of barbecue stop.
22:44Cooking up elk burgers.
22:46It's very fitting here in Montana.
22:48We caught some trout this morning.
22:49And we're going to go back at it this afternoon.
22:51This is the first time I've had fruit pizza.
22:53I dropped mine.
22:54While fishing.
23:04It's about 4.30.
23:06Hopefully it's after night and get on the fly.
23:07We've got two on the rod and reel.
23:09And now we just need a fly fishing.
23:10Big rainbow in our hands.
23:12Actually in the boat.
23:13That's right.
23:14We'll get it.
23:15We're going to get it.
23:16Here we go.
23:22That wind's gone down.
23:24There's a lot of ugly weather coming.
23:43Doesn't look good.
23:44We'll get it.
23:45We'll get it.
23:45Oh, there it is.
23:46If you stay torn, I can.
23:50Yeah.
23:50We'll get it.
23:51We'll get it.
23:51We'll get it.
23:52Woo!
23:52Woo!
23:57Let's go.
23:58There he was.
23:59Yep.
23:59Yep.
24:00Yep.
24:01Woo!
24:01Woo!
24:02Woo!
24:02Woo!
24:03Let's go, baby.
24:05Let's go, baby.
24:09Come on.
24:11Come on, fishy fishy.
24:13I'm bringing him one side.
24:17Come on, Bubbas.
24:19I know you want it.
24:26He's right there.
24:26It's a pretty fish.
24:29Yeah, let's go.
24:32Hell yeah.
24:36That's what I'm talking about.
24:42That's pretty fish.
24:45Let's go, baby.
24:46Yeah.
24:50Come here, fishy fishy.
24:51It was a song.
24:53The song.
24:53Fishy, fishy.
24:56You
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