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February 15th, 2025
Among our favorite events of the year is always the F3T, or the Fly Fishing Film Tour. This year’s film tour will arrive in Charlotte on March 20th, at the historic Visulite Theater, on Elizabeth Avenue.
Today we are joined by Ben Meadows; fly fisherman, angler, videographer and storyteller from Dorsal Outdoors. Ben has joined us before on the Carolina Outdoors, several years ago to promote the first film of his that made it to the F3T mainstage, Dan’s Pain. This year, Ben returns with the sequel, Dan’s Pain 2, and is happy to tell us all about it in this week’s episode.
Segment Highlights:
- Adventure, Culture and Fishing; Dan’s Pain 2 highlight the comical, not-so-idyllic side of fishing
- Dan decides to break his curse on the fish of 10,000 casts- golden opportunity to make a film
- There are all types of telescopes on the property & utilized by people from all over the world
- Filming process complicated by the nature of Dan and his pain; minimal scripting based on Mother nature’s will
- This film features Blane Chocklett, legendary fly guide and tyer; author of Game Changer: how to tie flies that look and swim like the Real Thing.
- Incredible behind-the-scenes information and insight into the inspiration, creative processes, and experience of filming an outdoor sport film.
Things You’ll Learn by Listening:
What the world of Musky Fishing looks and feels like; Highs, lows, and all the boredom in between.
You can see Dan’s Pain 2, and many other films, at this year’s Fly Fishing Film Tour on March 20th at the Visulite Theater.
The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte Fly Fishing Outfitter, Jesse Brown’s. Get your lines rigged, your waders on, grab a ticket to the F3T, and see us on March 20th!