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Too Old or Pure Gold Movie PodcastTOPG Ep 62: JumanjiJoined by special guest Dan Sissons, we explore Jumanji's (1995) mix of 90s nostalgia, thrilling chaos, and heartfelt moments. Robin Williams stars in this adventurous fantasy about a magical board game that turns a quiet town upside down. Does Jumanji still roll the dice well, or is it trapped in the jungle of past glories? Let’s find out!Special Guest: Dan SissonsHosts: Olen Vanderleeden Cast: Nicole, Sean & Anthony2025-08-111h 18
DNA Fishing PodcastThe Big Lerf Ballan swerve.We are back to normal service thanks to an old fashioned species hunt in Weymouth fishing the incredible Big Lerf Fundraiser and thankfully we didn't disgrace ourselves against the new players. There is a listener question regarding fishing the far bank in canals and we are weighed down here at DnA HQ with the images submitted to our JDM 'cool points' giveaway. All this and more, there is always much to discuss. dnafishingpod@gmail.com for all your correspondence whether its cool points or questions. We love your Q's as it...2025-07-231h 21
DNA Fishing PodcastBack on the Light Game TrainWith much to discuss we are back with firm details on our JDM giveaway.We preview the upcoming Big Lerf fundraiser in Weymouth which promises to be the biggest LRF event in the calendar.We talk at length (too much some say) about what makes certain methods "cool" thanks to an excellent piece of correspondence from our friend, Jake.Ad gets excited at the prospect of freshwater champions poaching our saltwater fish and Dan gets equally excited about a Bass comp he didn't fish.Finally there is a solid link between...2025-07-151h 46
DNA Fishing Podcast2025 Sea Angling Classic Part DeuxThe second instalment of our Sea Angling Classic 2025 extravaganza. We pick up half way through day 1 when we are just about to go Bass fishing and then onto the Rays. Day 2 leaves us all to play for. Can we see the tournament out to get our first podium? Dan & Ad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-271h 40
DNA Fishing Podcast2025 Sea Angling Classic BreakdownWe are back after a reasonable hiatus with our breakdown of the Sea Angling Classic 2025 and full disclosure here, it is one we want to win. Based out of our home town of Portsmouth this event is like no other with big prizes and even bigger boats. The question was could we get the big fish to elevate us from our previous best of 10th place into a podium position. So please come along for the ride in this, the first of a two parter where we relive the highs and higher highs of a memorable event. 2025-06-251h 13
DNA Fishing PodcastReturn of The Father LasherWe're back with tales of Lesbos ornithology mixed with ultra clear water fishing. Dan finally banks his first Scorpion fish of the season which officially means light game season is OPEN. We celebrate our first Ballan boat prize with a PB of 51cm during the Sea Angling Classic Meet N Fish which we are claiming as a worlds first.There are misty eyes as we mourn the untimely end of one of our favourite charter boats but we look up not down on this pod so its full steam ahead with a bumper lure fishing...2025-05-2259 min
DNA Fishing PodcastFreak SeasonThe sun is shining, weather is sweet. Makes us want move our lure-ing feet. We're back back back with Perch Turbo reports, Light Game frustrations and Ads first boat session proper of 2025. There is a new comp on the calendar courtesy of https://www.lowen-chy-angling.com/ Lure Jam in August and Tacklewave do us a solid by donating to our JDM giveaway prize pile with some of the exquisite Keitech Shad Impact soft plastics as mentioned in Ep26. Well done everyone, we've all been spared and have made it to another Spring so dust off the...2025-04-231h 08
DNA Fishing PodcastBrace for ImpactLadies and Gentlemen, we reveal a lure that has not only accounted for lots of 40cm plus Perch but has also created memories that will last a lifetime. The Keitech Shad Impact unlocked a method that has won us competitions, caught PBs and given two silly saltwater anglers a fighting chance in the freshwater predator angling scene. So, sit back and indulge us as we talk about a soft plastic with such fondness it borders on being creepy!!We will be Perch fishing up at Rutland in April hence the timing of this one. The sea...2025-03-191h 28
DNA Fishing PodcastGive it all awayFinally, we announce how you can get your hands on some JDM goodies, so listen hard for how to enter. More listener questions, some February retail therapy and much more besides.We mention the excellent fish species ID book called Identification Guide to the Inshore Fish of the British Isles, here's the link.https://www.pisces-conservation.com/softfishid.htmlPlease spread the word and keep hitting us up with your questions.Peace and Love. Dan & Ad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2025-03-031h 24
DNA Fishing PodcastThe X Layer factorLet's make X Layers great again! It's a simple message but after Ads visit to the BASS show he's reminded that sometimes the OGs are great for a reason. We discus TPR bait and storage and more Kit Kat chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-111h 33
DNA Fishing PodcastSheila take a bow (mount)More listeners questions this week. Comp tactics and saltwater bow mount are the subjects up for debate. We learn where Japanese Kit-Kats are sold and we discuss our 2025 competition opener as we head to the Gloucester canal to fish the first Elite Pro League event of the year. All this and much more on your award winning DnA Fishing Podcast. dnafishingpod@gmail.comTight lines, Dan & Ad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-241h 29
DNA Fishing PodcastPut the needle on it.We asked and you delivered. 2024 Game changers, Xmas wish lists and we finally break down your fishing food choices. Have a great fish filled 2025. Dan & Ad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-01-082h 12
DNA Fishing PodcastHazy Shade of WinterAs we approach the end of 2024 we discuss buying from the Chinese mega-suppliers and from the USA, is there a difference? Some belated boat action from before the storms set in.Be light-penetration ready this winter for maybe the best bite of the day.Ad goes beach fishing and Dan dreams of Flounders. All this hoopla and much more besides.DNAfishingpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-12-101h 38
DNA Fishing PodcastSpreadsheet is the centrefoldWe've hit 20 episodes so a big thanks to all our loyal listeners. In this episode Dan has hit an inevitable funk but Ad keeps the fishing alive. We discuss fish spreadsheets, bass fishing, Rutland, Team Englands successes and much more besides.Tight lines D 'n' A. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-11-071h 19
DNA Fishing PodcastThe Cornish Lure Festival 2024We made it. One year of quality output ends as it began at the Cornish Lure Festival. We plot our way through awful weather, pastry and meeting great anglers along the way. If we met up along the weekend and promptly forgot your name then please hit us up as were getting old!Huge thanks to everyone that has come along for the ride over the past year, we still have plenty to talk about so you will have to put up with our voices for a while longer. Tight Lines everyone. Dan...2024-10-051h 41
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA LAS Zander Comp Breakdown, CLF & Lure Colour ChatWelcome folks! In this Ep we breakdown our heroic failure in a Zander Comp, we look ahead to this years Cornish Lure Festival and we answer some listeners questions which we love to do. Please find us across all socials and if you have any questions, advice or just want to brag about a catch then drop us a line on Insta, just search for DNA fishing pod or individually @mradamkirby or @therealdansissonsThanks and tight lines. P.S Our next Ep will kind of be an anniversary special a...2024-09-251h 23
DNA Fishing PodcastDnA does Bass, Red Bream and Mighty WeymouthWe're back Baby! This time we're discussing a recent boat fishing trip targeting Bass on lures with our friend, 'the King of Rutland', Richard Coles. We crown Weymouth as the capital of UK light game fishing (again). We attempt to answer listeners' questions. Plus we talk through our plans for the Lure Anglers Society's Zander Cup at Grafham Water. All this and much more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-09-111h 32
DNA Fishing Podcast'DNA Versus'. Round 3. Species hunt.We have done the canal and we've competed on the boat but for the third instalment of DNA Versus we head to the sunny south coast for a lure based species hunt. There's some useful tips, some giant Scorpo's and an aircraft carrier-this episode has it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-08-211h 11
DNA Fishing PodcastThe Butterfly Blenny EffectTrophy fish come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and if you know anything of our work you'll know that we adore the smaller, more obscure species that inhabit our shores. Today's topic is the diminutive little Butterfly Blenny which we have been lucky enough to stumble upon and on a recent July trip we went back to see if they're where we left them almost two years ago. We also get into a game of fish target Top Trumps which could've been a whole episode on its own.Thanks for all your comments and...2024-07-191h 17
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA does the Sea Angling Classic 2024Here is the much delayed episode that follows our adventures fishing the Sea Angling Classic this year. The awful weather, the colds and the race to win a boat are all laid bare in this pod that we've had to drag back from deletion after some tech issues. Apologies for the delay everyone and please enjoy our annual bait fishing extravaganza. dnafishingpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-07-131h 19
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA does Zandermania 2024Summer Zander fishing is a rare treat for us, we're usually getting salt on our lures in June but we had to fish this event for many reasons and not least to catch giant Zander in shallow water.....or so we thought!Join us as we break down our weekend away Zander fishing hoping to get another podium finish at Graham Water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-141h 41
DNA Fishing Podcast'DNA Versus'. Round Two. Wrasse ProHere we go. As promised, our latest DNA Versus episode is the inaugural edition of ‘Wrasse Pro’, fishing head-to-head against each other out on the boat. Big colourful Ballan Wrasse are the target and in a slight twist we weigh all captures to gain our total top five fishes combined weight, inline with what we've come to see in the US bass fishing tournaments. We've never put a Ballan on the scales at sea before so what does a 40cm Wrasse weigh? You're about to find out. This was a lot of fun to record so please sit back and...2024-05-2241 min
DNA Fishing PodcastBoom & Bust - DNA does Early Season FishingThis time around Adam gives us the lowdown on his Kefalonia Kebabs mixed with some Med clear water lure fishing. Dan explains his awful start to the year including tanking at Pike Maniacs! We discuss the first ever Wrasse Pro which is the exciting new comp devised and fished by the DNA crew but mainly its two mates catching up.Thanks to everyone for listening and tight lines. DnA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-181h 04
Zero Ambitions PodcastThe UK has a weird relationship with heat pumps: under appreciated influencers, wild pricing, and bad vibes. With Andrew Sissons (Nesta)This week we're joined by Nesta's Deputy Mission Director, Andrew Sissons, to discuss his take on why the UK has such a weird relationship with heat pumps.It was inspired by an excellent Twitter thread on the subject that gained quite a bit of attention the other week. We talk through it all so you might as well listen, or just take a look at the thread, either way it should be interesting.Notes from the showAndrew Sissons on LinkedInNesta's websiteThe Twitter thread: Why have heat pumps become a bit...2024-05-071h 21
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA Q&A Canal Cup and Free rig playOn this award winning episode we report from the recent Lure Anglers Society Canal Cup match on the Oxford canal with mixed results, for us at least.Ad gives us the lowdown on some of HTOs 2024 line up including some quality entry level rods that defy their price point.Dan has been poached by the LAS!Listeners questions finally get answered.We are nearly ready for the saltwater games to begin but Dan has to get some Pike fishing out of his system first.We exclusively reveal how to...2024-04-231h 16
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA does Lure Live at the Big OneWelcome aboard. We're back, back ,back with a very late episode that covers our visit to the Big One show and more specifically the Lure Live section ran by Predator tackle. It was a nice gauge of where the lure scene is at in the UK and whilst it isn't yet shoulder barging the Carp guys into the long grass it's certainly holding its own. We spent a few quid, met some great people and ate some wonderful cake. Please sit back, fluff up a cushion and excuse the poor audio. Like and subscribe when you can. 2024-03-2538 min
DNA Fishing PodcastItalian Black Bass - The Eagle Has LandedAd manages to stay in the country long enough to record episode 8, after a pizza-filled, dream trip to Lake Bolsena, Italy with Lowrance - the marine electronics experts.In this episode we discuss what it's like to be a 'Bass pro' for a few hours. Ad shares the nuggets of information gleaned from a genuine, Italian bass fishing professional. And of course, we bring you detail of an exciting, new launch of fish finders - the Lowrance Eagle.It feels like the appropriate time to delve into the back catalogue and discuss some pivotal moments...2024-03-1459 min
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA Japan Part2 - How do you pronounce Ima?We're back, back, back! Having mostly recovered from jet lag, aggressive cold symptoms and single-handedly propping up the Japanese economy we offer some more truth nuggets from our trip to Japan which mainly consists of what we spent our money on and when buyers remorse kicks in.To kick us off we have the legend that is George Cunningham easing us into episode 7 with the most epic of intros. Recorded in a busy Japanese bar, at a very late hour, after a few refreshing beers. Complete with background noise, it sets the standard in the very best...2024-02-231h 14
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA Does Japan Part1This is the first of our pods telling the story of our recent trip to Osaka, Japan where we immersed ourselves into the JDM motherland. From the insane Osaka tackle show to the delicate Megabass showcase event and everything in between we hope it gives listeners a tiny insight into our adventures some 6000 miles from home. There will be way more to come and we will deep dive into some of our purchases and various lure that we hope to see in the UK in the future. Thanks to all our listeners, we appreciate you...2024-02-1458 min
DNA Fishing PodcastBIG News For Dan, Ad & the PodcastWe're back with some BIG news for Episode 5. In fact, the news is so BIG it demands a BIG intro as well. So, we are honoured to have our good friend and lure angling behemoth, Thom Hunt ease us into this podcast, where we reveal our upcoming travel plans. As well as what we haven't been catching recently and some of the things we are looking ahead to in 2024.January and February can be a miserable time for the fisher-person and that can inevitably lead to spending our hard earned pennies on lures in an effort...2024-01-2258 min
DNA Fishing Podcast'DNA Versus' - Round One - Canal LureIn what is likely a ground-breaking podcast, we pit our wits against each other in the first ever 'live' recorded lure fishing tournament. Fished on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Hungerford, which holds a decent stock of both Perch and Pike. How will we each approach the venue with a randomly selected set of rules, and ultimately who will come out on top? Will it be former and current UK street fishing champion and Hungerford specialist Adam Kirby or will it be Bakery aficionado Dan Sissons? High jeopardy, fish aplenty, Jack pike and even a magic, canal 40cm...2023-12-231h 10
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA does the Canal with JDMAfter a short hiatus we return to discuss the effect of pressurised fish and how it affects lure choice. We also reminisce about how we used to approach the old British Lure Angling Championships events and wonder how we would fare if we were to enter the Elite series events currently ongoing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-021h 01
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA does Ballan Wrasse and Perch fishingAfter the high-kicking hoopla of episode one we leave behind the mind bending complication of species hunting and instead focus on one of the prettiest fish and indeed hardest fighting targets which is the mighty Ballan Wrasse but not before Adam takes us on an early season recce on the canal. Armed with hard-body lures ranging from small Jerkbaits to micro Shad Baits, this was just an excuse to get some JDM lures wet, but the session quickly became way better than expected.Back in the salty stuff and we both jumped aboard the boat to fish...2023-10-221h 29
DNA Fishing PodcastDNA does the Cornish Lure Festival 2023The first of our Pods takes us deep into the UK's West Country to once again test our stamina and skill against some of the best light game anglers around.The Cornish Lure Festival has long provided saltwater anglers a stern test but this year saw some pretty radical format changes that made us have to work even harder for every fish.We break down how small tactical tweaks can reap big rewards and how no matter the experience any angler can lose their sanity when the fish won't play ball!!This bumper...2023-10-092h 00
Dan BradleyPredcast S4Ep22So just how good can Colton Sissons be? We're asking ourselves that. Also, please don't let Filip Forsberg fight anyone. When he eventually gets good at it... maybe, but not yet.2016-03-141h 56
Dan BradleyPredcast S4Ep8We broke down the home stand, and a week that featured 21 goals and a shootout. We answered some great questions from you people. We discussed how much better November has been compared to October. We praised the hell out of the Colton Sissons, Austin Watson, and Gabriel Bourque line.
We talked about how good Calle Jarnkrok has been this week.
And somehow we still found things to complain about.2015-11-161h 21