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Brown Water Banter
by Brown Water Banter
Brown Water Banter is a Gulf Coast show about fishing, hunting, business, politics, and the people who live here. Long-form conversations with the charter captains, biologists, business owners, and local characters who actually work these waters — from Bay St. Louis to Pascagoula. Snapper season and DMR regs one week, one of the people who makes this place what it is the next.No script, no polish, just people worth listening to and good bourbon.Hosted by Jared Seymour and Joey Cates.
Episodes
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#373 — Craft BBQ in Biloxi That Doesn't Need Sauce | Micks'd Up Kitchen
Kyle from Micks'd Up Kitchen joins us to talk all things craft barbecue — and he brought a full spread to prove it. From his roots in England to running a computer store on the Coast to coaching football to earning his doctorate, Kyle's path to the smoker was anything but straight. What started…
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#372 — Biloxi Charter Fishing: Diving Under the Boat for a Shark
Captain Cole Ganey of Reel Therapy Charters joins us to talk about life on B-Block, running a 36-foot Topaz out of Biloxi, and what it takes to build a charter business from the ground up. Cole got his captain's license as soon as he turned 18, went through sea school in Bayou La Batre, and has...
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#371 — Cruisin' the Coast Turns 30 & Mississippi Gulf Seafood Takes Center Stage
The man who started it all — Woody Bailey — joins us alongside Joe Spraggins, Executive Director of the Mississippi DMR, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cruisin' the Coast (October 4–11, 2026) and talk about the big Mississippi Gulf Seafood partnership fueling this year's event. 🚗 How...
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#370 - Hobie 16 International Championship Comes to Ocean Springs Yacht Club
⛵ The Hobie 16 International Championship is coming to the Ocean Springs Yacht Club — and Sandy and Mark join us to break down everything you need to know about this once-in-a-lifetime event hitting the Mississippi Gulf Coast September 13-25. 🌊 What exactly is a Hobie 16? A 16-foot beach…
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#369 — Fisheries Management: From the Cod Collapse to Amberjack
Fisheries Management: From the Cod Collapse to Amberjack 🎣 From centuries of "endless" cod to modern-day fisheries collapse — how we got here and what it means for Gulf fishing today. Trevor from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Dr. Marcus Drymon from Mississippi State…
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#368 — You Can Sleep Where Barq's Root Beer Was Invented | Biloxi, MS
You Can Sleep Where Barq's Root Beer Was Invented | Biloxi, MS Terese Nicovich and Thomas Quave join us to share the incredible true story behind one of the most iconic brands ever born on the Mississippi Gulf Coast — Barq's root beer — and the historic Biloxi building where it all started. 🥤…
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#367 — A Location Scout Knocked on Her Door. Now She Shoots for NFL Films
A location scout knocked on Savannah's door in high school and handed her a card. She thought it was sketchy and almost threw it away. Her mom made the call — and less than a week later, producers from LA were walking through their house in Biloxi scouting a Nicolas Cage movie. Savannah and…
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#366 — Salt & Sand BBQ: Ocean Springs' new barbecue joint
🔥 From a 10x10 tent to a brick-and-mortar joint on Government Street — this is how Salt & Sand BBQ built a barbecue business in Ocean Springs. Chris Horton, Shelby Horton, and Emmanuel Brown of Salt & Sand BBQ join us to break down the climb from tailgate cookouts to competition wins to a...
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#365 — Custom Jigs and Noodle Fishing with Gulf Coast Tackle Makers
This week on Brown Water Banter, it's a double feature as two homegrown tackle companies pull up to the studio to talk shop, share their stories, and show off what they've been building from the ground up. 🔧 Trey and Sam from 2 Rednecks Fishing Tackle join us to break down how a shed in the...
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#364 — Red Radio Lands a WLOX Streaming Deal for Original Music
Scott and Mandy from Red Radio Productions join us to talk about their journey from a living room podcast to landing a streaming deal with WLOX — and everything in between. 🎶 How a late-night walk down Government Street in Ocean Springs sparked the idea to create a platform for original music on...
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#363 — Chasing 200-Pound Yellowfin Tuna Out of Mississippi
Captain Zach Courtney from ChEnected Charters joins us to talk all things offshore fishing out of Mary Walker Marina in Gautier, Mississippi. From his freshwater roots in Brandon to chasing 200-pound yellowfin tuna in a 25-foot Sea Hunt, Zach breaks down how he built his charter business from the...
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#362 — Inside Grand Bay: Mississippi's Hidden Coastal Reserve
Grand Bay NERR is one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves in the country, it sits right on the Mississippi-Alabama line, and most people on this coast have never set foot on it. 🐢 Biologist Andrew Heaton and stewardship assistant Ashley Bosarge from the Grand Bay National Estuarine…
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#361 — Mississippi DMR Boat Stops: What Changed?
Captain Mike Strickland with the Mississippi DMR returns to break down Operation Dry Water, Fourth of July boating safety, and what actually gets you stopped on the water. 🚤 We talk probable cause boat stops, impaired boating enforcement, gunnel riding, no wake zones, inflatable PFD rules…
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#360 — Charter Captains Unfiltered | Snapper Season & FishingBooker Drama
Three charter captains pack the Brown Water studio for a Friday night snapper roundtable that runs nearly three hours deep — and this one covers a lot of ground. C-BO from Spray You Later Charters, Chance Seymour from Mississippi Gulf Coast Fishing Charters, and Captain JJ from Family Tradition...
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#359 — Pascagoula Men's Club | $1,500 Payouts, Liquor Wagons & Giving Back
🎣 The guys from the Pascagoula Men's Club are back in the Brown Water Studio — Chris Langston and Jack Northrop stop by to break down everything you need to know about the Inshore Challenge fishing tournament hitting Point Park on June 13th 💰 One entry fee covers ALL categories — redfish,...
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#358 — Kenny “Dr. Death” DiNero | Ocean Springs Marine Mart Tournament Preview
Kenny DiNero is back in the Brown Water Banter studio, and that means one thing — the Ocean Springs Marine Mart Fishing Tournament is almost here. 🎣 In this episode, we talk through the 2026 Ocean Springs Marine Mart Tournament, happening May 30–31 at Ocean Springs Marine Mart. The tournament...
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#357 — General Joe Spraggins | The Future of Mississippi’s Coast
General Joe Spraggins Returns: Oysters, Snapper Allocation Battles & the Gulf of America Seafood Push Department of Marine Resources Executive Director General Joe Spraggins is back in the studio for his third appearance on Brown Water Banter, and this one covers a lot of ground — from record...
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#356 — Deep Drop Giants | Driftset Charters
We sit down with the crew from Driftset Fishing to dig into the world of deep drop fishing off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We're not talking about your average inshore trip — these guys are running miles offshore and dropping lines hundreds of feet down to pull up some of the biggest, prettiest...
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#355 — New DMR Law in Mississippi | Can They Still Stop Your Boat?
In this episode of Brown Water Banter, we sit down with Senator Jeremy England to break down the new Mississippi DMR probable cause law and what it could mean for boaters, fishermen, and enforcement on the Gulf Coast. Senator England explains how the bill came about, why constituents pushed for…
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#354 — New MS Artificial Reefs Revealed | What Anglers Need to Know
The guys from the Mississippi DMR are back in the studio — Trevor Moncrief (Marine Fisheries Director) and Travis Williams (Artificial Reef Director) join us to break down everything happening with Mississippi's artificial reefs and fisheries management. 🪸 Katrina Key got a major refresh —...
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#353 — Southern Kingfish Association | Why the Kings Disappeared from the Gulf Coast
Rob Lipolla and Cody join us in the Brown Water Studio to break down everything about the Southern Kingfish Association — a tournament series that's been running since the late nineties across the entire Southeast coast from Texas to North Carolina. 🎣 Rob has been fishing SKA tournaments for...
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#352 — Trigger Time TV | Firearms and Outdoor Media
Troy Guillotte of Trigger Time TV joins us in the Brown Water Studio for a conversation about firearms, filming, and growing up in Jackson County, Mississippi. 🦌 Troy talks about his Gautier roots and how his dad's influence shaped his love for hunting, fishing, sports, and all things outdoors…
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#351 — Tyler Prowant | Biloxi Skatepark Fight + Mythic Skateboards
Tyler Prowant is back in the Brown Water Banter studio — for what might be his fourth appearance dating all the way back to the old dining room table setup. This time he's got a lot to talk about: his ongoing mission to bring a real skate park to Biloxi through the Gulf Coast Skate Park...
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#350 — How to Protect Your Boat and Vehicle | Gulfside Detailing & Armor Co
Griffin and Wyatt from Gulfside Detailing and Armor Co. sit down in the Brown Water Studio to talk about how they built their detailing business from the ground up right here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 🚗 Griffin traces the journey from H and M detailing to working car washes on Pass Road to...
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#349 — Department of Marine Resources | Fish Stocks & Fish Tagging
Another Department of Marine Resources-sponsored episode of Brown Water Banter welcoming back Michael Lee (Hatchery Bureau Director and Manager of the Lyman Hatchery) and Matt Hill (Deputy Director of Marine Fisheries) for a deep dive into what's happening with Mississippi's fish stock…
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#348 — Local Tackle Makers | From Gulf Coast Fishermen to Tackle Brands
Three local tackle makers. Three different stories. One thing they all had in common — they got tired of buying gear that didn’t quite do what they wanted it to do, so they started building their own. In this episode, we sit down with Tim Holden of T3 Tackle Outdoors, Justin Melton of Skinny…
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#347 — Soulless Innovations | Custom Builds, Welding & Gulf Coast Craftsmanship
Martin and Kayla from Soulless Innovations join us in the studio to break down how their Gulfport business grew from building truck parts in a garage into a full-time fabrication shop. Martin talks about getting started in the automotive world by working on his own trucks, while Kayla explains…
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#346 — Department of Marine Resources | Are You Fishing Legal?
In this episode we talk with Patrol Captain Mike Strickland and Biologists Eric Giolio from the Department of Marine Resources to clear up some of the biggest questions Mississippi boaters and anglers have about what’s legal, what’s not, and what people get wrong once they hit the water. The...
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#345 — Gulf Coast Raiders | More Than Football
On this episode of Brown Water Banter, we sit down with Donnie Handler and Josh Heppel from the Gulf Coast Raiders to talk about what they are building on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. What starts as a football conversation turns into something much bigger — a discussion about leadership…
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#344 — BayouBos | Paddle the Beach. Fish the Marsh. Own the Bayou.
Beau and Chelsea from BayouBos Outdoors join us in the Brown Water studio to tell the story of how they packed up their life in Missouri, left behind a high-powered job, and moved their family to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to chase something bigger than a paycheck — time, freedom, and life on the...
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#343 — Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area | Preserving Stories That Matter
In this episode of Brown Water Banter, Jared Seymour and Joey Cates sit down with Chelsea Prince and RoxAnn Wicker from the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area to pull back the curtain on one of the most overlooked—but impactful—programs on the Coast 🌊 What starts as a conversation…
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#342 — Chris Lamey | Training Dogs, Whiskey Talk & Real-World K9 Truths
This week in the Brown Water studio, we sit down with Chris Lamey of Canine Coaching with Chris, a Mississippi Gulf Coast native and former Air Force K9 handler who spent years training and deploying military working dogs alongside elite units overseas. 🐕 From bomb detection and bite work to...
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#341 — Terry K. Guilbeau | Kayak Fishing the Barrier Islands
On this episode of Brown Water Banter, we sit down with Terry Guilbeau—a Gulf Coast kayak fisherman whose story goes way deeper than most folks realize. Terry didn’t just wake up one day paddling from shore to barrier islands. His journey took him from Louisiana to Texas, Miami, and eventually...
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#340 — June Lipps | Turning Gulf Coast Fish Into Art
🎣🎨 Ocean Springs artist June Lipps joins the Brown Water Banter crew for the first episode of the year to talk about a craft that perfectly blends Gulf Coast fishing and fine art. June dives into the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku 🐟 — a fish-printing technique fishermen once used to document...
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#339 — Fred Haise | Surviving Apollo 13 & The Mission That Changed Spaceflight Forever
This episode is a once-in-a-lifetime conversation with Fred Haise — Apollo 13 astronaut and Biloxi, Mississippi native. Fred joins Brown Water Banter to talk about growing up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast during the Great Depression, fishing and crabbing off the seawall, working as a newspaper…
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#338 — Oyster Season Explained | What Mississippi Harvesters Need to Know
🦪 Oyster season on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is finally showing signs of a real comeback — and we brought the experts into the studio to explain exactly how it’s happening. In this episode of Brown Water Banter, we’re joined by Jason Rider, Shellfish Bureau Director, and Eric Broussard, Deputy...
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#337 — De'Andre Holms | David Jolly from Kill Tony
Comedian David Jolly joins Brown Water Banter live in Biloxi for a wild conversation about comedy, sobriety, and betting on yourself. David breaks down his grind from Orlando open mics to the East Coast comedy circuit, landing in Austin, and becoming part of the Kill Tony and Comedy Mothership...
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#336 — Christmas on the Avenue | Biloxi’s Biggest Holiday Weekend Preview
In this episode of Brown Water Banter, we’re joined in studio by Joel Davis, Nicole Nezat, and Biloxi City Councilman Wayne Gray to break down the inaugural Christmas on the Avenue event and what it means for Downtown Biloxi. Representative Scott Delano also joins us. We cover how the idea came...
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#335 — Fishing for Toys | Win $1,000 & Support Local Kids This Christmas
In this episode of Brown Water Banter, we sit down with the men behind the Inaugural Fishing for Toys Tournament, a Gulf Coast charity event that was born out of a men’s Bible study called Fishers of Men. What started as a small group of men gathering to study scripture and support one another…
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#334 — Marsh Town Mafia Charters | Gulf Coast Nighttime Flounder Gigging
Derek from Marsh Town Mafia Charters joins us to break down the world of nighttime flounder gigging on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He talks about growing up on the water, what pushed him to finally get his captain’s license, and how he built a gigging-only charter business. We cover how a gigging...
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#333 — How Mississippi Protects & Promotes Gulf Seafood | DMR Seafood Program
In this episode, we’re joined by Charmaine Schmermund and Francesca Linthicum from the Department of Marine Resources , who leads the Mississippi Seafood Marketing Program, to break down how the Coast’s most iconic industry is protected and promoted. We cover how the agency promotes local...
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#332 — March For Vets 2025 | Supporting Mississippi Veterans With Every Step
🎖️ March For Vets 2025 is returning to the Coast, and organizer Lucas Tosh joins the show on Veterans Day to explain how the march began, why it matters, and what this year's event will look like. 👟 Lucas describes how the idea for the march first came up during a conversation with his wife…
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#331 — Lost Pizza Co. | The Pizza Shop That Shows Up for Its People
In this episode, we sit down with Eric from Lost Pizza Co. in Ocean Springs to talk about more than just great food. We get into how the restaurant has become a true part of the community — hiring local kids, supporting local schools, and building a family atmosphere that goes way beyond the…
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#330 — Neptune Mardi Gras Crew | Smokin’ the Coast BBQ & Disaster Relief
🔥 Smokin’ the Coast is back — and it’s more than just a barbecue competition. In this episode, we sit down with members of the Neptune Trident Foundation to talk about how this event raises money for disaster relief and helping families right here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We get into: 🍖…
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#329 — Why The Coast Needs Fire | Office of Coastal Resources & Management
In this episode, we sit down with Randy Wilson and Jake Pettigrew from the Office of Coastal Resources Management. 🌾🌊 Their team works to protect and restore some of the most unique habitats along the Mississippi Gulf Coast — from longleaf pine savannas to marshlands and barrier islands. 🏝️...
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#328 — Heavy Metal Charters | Fishing the MS Gulf Coast and Oyster Tours
Captain Joey Cates of Heavy Metal Charters joins us in the studio for a wide-open conversation about life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, building a charter business from scratch, and bringing a heavy metal attitude to the world of fishing. We talk back-bay roots, kayaks, oyster tours with Two...
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#327 — The Butcher Baker | Ocean Springs’ Newest Hidden Gem
Michael and Stephanie Paoletti from Butcher Baker join us to talk about their journey from catering and Sweet Enchantments to running a modern restaurant and lounge in Midtown Ocean Springs. They share how their idea evolved over five years, how local support fuels their growth, and why The…
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#326 — Duck Hunting Science | Grand Bay Estuary & Waterfowl Research
Nate McGregor and Jonathan from the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve join us to talk duck hunting, teal season, and how their team is using drones, AI, and hunter surveys to protect Mississippi’s marshland habitats. From waterfowl migration to new conservation tech, this episode...
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#325 — Ricky Mathews | Is Local News Dying?
Ricky Mathews—host of The Ricky Mathews Show and SuperTalk Outdoors—joins us to break down the corporate takeover of local media. As former president and publisher of three Gulf Coast newspapers (📰 The Sun Herald, 📰 The Press-Register, and 📰 The Times-Picayune), Ricky brings decades of...
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#324 — A Night in Blue | Honoring Fallen Heroes in Biloxi
United in Blue is bringing the Coast together for A Night in Blue at the IP Casino on October 18 — an evening of music, auctions, and community support dedicated to the families of fallen first responders. In this episode, we talk with Lynn Bentz and Dan Cuevas about: 👮♂️ Why this mission is...
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Brown Water Banter is a Gulf Coast show about fishing, hunting, business, politics, and the people who live here. Long-form conversations with the charter captains, biologists, business owners, and local characters who actually work these waters — from Bay St. Louis to Pascagoula. Snapper season and DMR regs one week, one of the people who makes this place what it is the next.No script, no polish, just people worth listening to and good bourbon.Hosted by Jared Seymour and Joey Cates.
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