018 – Shoot Your Bait with Captain Ed McCormick

He shoots, he scores! Guest Profile

Captain Ed McCormick is the owner and operator of Florida
Bowfishing Charters in Crystal River, Florida. A former
commercial pilot, Ed loved the action of flying, but not all of
the down time in between. So, he hung up his wings and turned his
passion for bowfishing into a charter business. Now he takes his
guests flying across the flats where they get to shoot their bait
with bows. Then they take that same bait out into the Gulf of
Mexico and tangle with bulls and tigers. Sharks, that is. In this
episode, we talk about one such epic adventure. Oh yeah, and his
bowfishing gator hunts. This one’s gonna get wild …
Guest Links

http://www.floridabowfishing.com/


http://xtremegatorhunts.com/


https://www.instagram.com/sharkventures/


https://www.instagram.com/floridabowfishing/


https://www.instagram.com/floridacrabbing/
Fishing experience

Before he started guiding, Ed used to hunt (fish?) gators with
his bowfishing gear. That turned into a passion for freshwater
bowfishing for big gar in the Central Florida area. One
target lead to another, and now his guests shoot bait to use for
catching some of the most aggressive sharks that swim in Florida
waters.


Upper left: Capt. Ed (holding gator) with the late
Bob Walker, founder of the Walkers Game Ear! Upper
right: Capt. Ed tail wrestling a big “shoot your bait” shark.
Bottom: some happy bowfishing clients!
Location

This episode takes place on the Gulf Coast of Florida in Crystal
River.
Catch of the Day Sharks

This episode is about bowfishing for stingrays and mullet, which
are then exchanged for large toothy predators …
About TTF Podcast

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