Local Knowledge (2016 - 2018)

Ali and Rush are going to trailer their 32 foot Andros boat down Baja, stopping at local taco shops along the way. The will join up with their good friend Julio and fish for giant grouper while learning about the local fisheries that support the small communities.

Rush and Ali have been fishing in Baja with their good friend Julio for giant grouper. After catching some smaller groupers Rush tries an east coast technique to see if they can land a giant.

Rush and Ali visit old friends in Guatemala to see what it takes to run the Casa Vieja Lodge. While Ali enjoys the 5-star comfort and catch, Rush finds himself in a familiar groove working with the staff that makes the world class experience happen.

Ali comes to the Florida Keys on a mission to become a certified SCUBA diver and gets to try a west coast tactic on "the big brown bear". Warm water and a desire to see the bottom brought him across the country to fish with his Buddy Rush, but we"ll see if he can also scratch a "bucket head" off his hit list...

It's wintertime in San Diego and Rush is in Ali's backyard trying to cash in on a rain check for a promised species. Any day on the water is better then a day in the office, and if the year round Calico bass and large winter time yellowtail cooperate, we may have a chance at a successful off-season bag.

Ali is back in the Florida Keys with a license to dive and a score to settle with mother nature. Hoping to finally see the structure first hand, Rush takes him to catch some snappers and groupers and then dive in the same spot. He encounters a family run business that is destined for success if they can only "stay off of their own supply".

When it comes to fishing in the Florida Keys, the success of your day is usually determined by the quality of your bait. Rush shows Ali what it takes to build life on the fishing grounds when $20 scoops of bait are not an option.

Ali and Rush are back in the Florida Keys to try to put an end to the swordfish black cloud that has been following them for years. Frustration, heartbreak, and determination lead them into a battle that will change their lives.

Ali is back in the Florida Keys to fish with Rush but this time they venture to the other side of the highway where there is a world of opportunity out back. If you chum the sharks will come, and some have worse attitudes than others.

It is one thing to tell someone about an adventure, and it is another to pluck them out of their daily life and take them on one of a lifetime. Ali and his company BD Outdoors get a kick out of picking random people from their fan base and tearing up their bucket list. See how a giant blue fin tuna can make minds explode in a Cajun adventure in Louisiana.

Season one of Local Knowledge comes to an end with the "RAW" take on the places we've been and the fish we have experienced. Tune in to see extended segments of the seasons's best footage as Ali and Rush reflect on the good and bad times.