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Published September 5th, 2019

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In this special BONUS episode… of the 100th episode… of The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast Chad and Nick turn the keys over to special guest host Jason Colabove (owner of Crush in Chico, Ca.) for an interview about Barbless.co. We each talk about our backgrounds a bit and what got us into fishing, take a look back at all of our favorite episodes, discuss future plans for the show, and where Barbless.co is heading as a company.  

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About these Guests

Chad Alderson

Podcast Co-Host

Chad is a partner at Barbless.co and hosts The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast with co-host Nick Hanna. Chad is an avid fly angler. He also owns and operates AMP.build - a web software and design company located in Chico, Ca....

Nick Hanna

Podcast Co-Host

Nick is a partner at Barbless.co and hosts The Barbless Fly Fishing Podcast with co-host Chad Alderson. Considered by many to be one of Northern California's most elite anglers, Nick is an expert fly fisherman. He also runs a guide service ...

Jason Colabove

Chef

Jason is an avid fly angler and co-owner/operator of Crush Restaurants located in Chico, Ca. and Ukiah, Ca....

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