Jake Ramsdell | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 46

Jake Ramsdell is a professional wakeskater from Chippewa Lake, Ohio. Getting his start show skiing, Jake spent thousands of hours on the water as a kid. From barefooting, to trick skiing, to show skiing, and just about everything else, Jake is a certified waterman. In his college years he woke up one day with a desire to make a change and move to Florida to pursue more wakeskating, and while it wasn't necessarily easy, he did it. The Wakeskate Tour, catching gators, winning a national title, quitting your cubicle job, NBD's, gnarly spots, video parts, and sobriety. Hear all that and much more in Episode 46 of the Grab Matters Podcast, now streaming on all platforms! Follow Jake: https://www.instagram.com/jake_from_.state._farm/Thank you to our sponsors:Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/15% OFF Driftline use "grab15" at checkout: https://driftline.myshopify.com?ref=hunter_thaneSupport the pod! https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastChapters:0:00 intro2:00 Gator story11:00 Getting into wakeskating 20:00 Competitive wakeskating 26:00 Patreon question 29:00 Moving to Florida 36:00 Internship39:00 LF’n wheel of questions 46:00 The wakeskate tour 48:00 Video parts 1:00:00 Changes in wakeskating 1:17:00 Wolf pack tour1:20:36 Driftline "Deserves Some Love"1:22:20 Guest question1:27:00 Sobriety 1:37:20 Yacht wakeskating1:46:00 Late night skiing Links:Bloody el Camino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HjmB67Tr34Spectrum - https://vimeo.com/258001912TCTMTT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE1ed1_WYbk&t=1514sJakes Pro Model Wakeskate: https://www.leafwakeskates.com/product-category/boards/Shoot us a text!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters