Ep. 30: PCS Show Preview, El Salvador Trip & New [FISH]rx Colors

Hosts: Daniel Dahlin ([FISH]rx), El Charly, Luke Dean (Bait Slingers / Artemis Charters)

No guest for Episode 30, recorded live on February 14, 2024 — just Daniel, Charly, and Luke catching up on what’s been happening. The PCS Show is coming up, Daniel’s heading to El Salvador for the first time, and new [FISH]rx colors are coming to the booth. A community check-in episode that previews several things that became significant later.

In This Episode

• PCS Show preview — Daniel will be at the PCS Show with new [FISH]rx colors. A new color always means a new fishing experiment; the process of building it, naming it, and then going to fish it is as much a part of the brand as the product itself
• El Salvador trip announced — Daniel’s first trip to El Salvador is upcoming. He’d been planning to fish pargo, roosterfish, and other inshore species he’d never targeted. The first time fishing water where none of the SoCal playbook applies
• New [FISH]rx colors in development — Daniel pouring new colors specifically to fish at the PCS booth and share with the community. The color creation process as a creative extension of the fishing itself
• Salty Basstards event preview — an upcoming Salty Basstards event where Daniel will have baits at their booth. The community event circuit that runs parallel to the show circuit
• Local fishing report — pre-storm conditions, rain on the way, fish reported moving and active before the front hits. The pre-storm window as one of the better short-session opportunities in SoCal harbor fishing
• Wall and inner harbor fishing — discussion of multiple approaches for the upcoming season: PV, the wall, inner harbor, rock fishing. The variety of water types available within the SoCal inshore fishery

Beyond the Rod & Reel with [FISH]rx

This episode is notable for the El Salvador announcement. Daniel talked about going there not really knowing how to fish for those species — using whatever gear he had, fishing the wrong weights, fishing the wrong water. That kind of commitment to unfamiliar water, fishing it imperfectly and learning from the failure, is how he approaches anything new. It’s the same mindset he brings to a slow day in the harbor: the day is giving you information. You just have to be willing to receive it.

No-guest episodes tend to be looser and more community-native than guest episodes. The fishing report format, the color development updates, the event previews — this is the show in its most authentic form. It’s three guys talking about fishing the way they’d talk about it in the parking lot of the launch ramp.

Watch the full episode on the Time On The Water YouTube channel. New episodes every Tuesday at 6 PM.