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Barely Live
A "Fly Fishing" based podcast where one will learn merely nothing about Fly Fishing. Join us we have some fun, poke some fun and carry on with a fun crew of Mike Benson, Doug Roland, Will Abbott and Paul Puckett.
Episodes
Barely LiveBarely Live #67 - Difficult Answers to Easy Questions
Catching up on all things fly fishing trips, events and Only Fans. Oh we had a goo time with this one. Doug had a lot of questions. Get a cold one of your…
Barely Live#66 Barely Live - It's a Fly Whoahman's World
We are back...whatever that means. We have a new guests/member of the crew...the future is up to her and her name is Sage Holaway. We get into some "gender in…
Barely LiveBarely Live #65 Come and Meet Svoot
We are back damnit!! It's been waaaayy too long. We have a couple guests stop by to enlighten your life with the most boring book titles in the fly fishing…
Barely LiveBarley Live #64 - Live @ Casts n' Drafts
Had a good time hanging at the Casts n' Drafts event at Treehouse Brewery. Did some typical bull honking and then sat down with our friend, Chase Barton from…
Barely LiveBarely Live #63 - Beer, Pizza And Fred Stivers
Welcome back to the worst Fly Fishing Podcast out there, Barely Live. We nourish our minds and bodies with some beers, pizza and a few slices of Fred Stivers…
Barely LiveBarely Live #62 - Summering w The Drakes
We dive into a few Tarpon trips we have all been on...it's been a while since we updated the world. There are some Ai songs that we want you to hear, pretty…
Barely LiveBarely Live #61 - CCA&S
We dive into the Louisiana Redfish conservation effort and what the guides are saying. We also spend some time with Kara Tripp, a Montana fly fishing guide and…
Barely LiveBarely Live #60 - In Through The Window
After Tucker climbs through the window we get after some good initial BS'ing. Then we visit with Sam Bailey from Souther Culture on the Fly. Talk some health…
Barely LiveBarely Live #59 - Return of Terry Claus
The Christmas Special is back. We get a call into Terry Claus who is back in the North Pole helping out his brother. We have some Night Before Christmas at…
Barely LiveBarely Live #58 - Photo Bombing with Hodge
Getting back on track with some good ol fashion bull honking. We do have photographer and adventurist, Justin Hodge a s an in studio guest. We also have Tucker…
Barely LiveBarely Live #57 - Happy Hour Salmon
We have our in studio Atlantic Salmon pal, Hardwick Caldwell as he gives us some insight to the current state of one of North Americas endangered fish species…

Barely LiveBarely Live #56 - The Earl - 7.26.23
We bring in a good friend that's been around the Charleston area since the early 2000's, Capt John Irwin. We dive into what he does and what he's been doing in…
Barely LiveBarely Live #55 - Tarpon Heavy
We are super excited to have a convo with Nicky Mill from the Millhouse Podcast...Thanks Nicky!!! Ol Calhoun Vanderhorst drops by on his way to The Gabon…
Barely LiveBarely Live #54 - Gettin' Gritty - 5:17:23
We are so lucky to have had Wes Liston and Boyd Richardson from the Charleston band, Gritty Flyright. We dive into their musical journey and how they got to…
Barely LiveBarely Live #53 - The Back Page Session
Aside from catching up a bit and having good excuses for not recording in about a year, we listen in on the the Fly Fishing Oscars Red Carpet, drop in on a…
Barely LiveBarely Live #52 - A Day in Late March
Get a good ole fashion visit from Larry Littrell and a dive into the majestic workings of our friend Patrick Duke, a guide and artist in Colorado. There are a…
Barely LiveBarely Live #51 - 2-10-22
As we have taken on some new sponsors such as Daytime TV shows, we bed down in the new Rivers and Glen in Mt Pleasant, SC. Get a solid visit from Austin…
Barely LiveBarely Live #50 - It's a big en
Just come on in, take your coat off and listen to the 2 hottest guys in the world of Fly Fishing and what nots. A visit with the Rummels in Florida and ol…
Barely LiveBarely Live #49 - 08/04/21 - Ol Jay Bird
Join us as we get after Jay Johnson on all kinds of subjects. This is a skeleton production as we are missing Travis and a few typical sights and sounds. Back…
Barely LiveBarely Live #48 - 06/06/21
If this podcast was a movie, it would be Flashdance....with the soft fluffy ankle sock things. We get a visit from Pedro and learn about the famous…
Barely Live#47 Breakfast w Barely Live
This one will go down as a masterpiece...that is all. Dill Pickleson Douche Canoe Boatworks Whose Fly?
Barely LiveBarely Live #46 - 3/6/21 - Back in action.
We are finally back after a very long hiatus. We are happy to have ol Travis join us as we get to know Barron a little better. Things are good in the solarium…
Barely Live#45 Barely Live 9.1.19
Montana talk and such...lots of it. We also get a visit from the one and only fly tying Camp counselor. Some bonus action at the end from the Stonefly Inn…
Barely Live#44 Barely Live 6.7.2019
The wheels end up falling off pretty well towards the end of this episode. We do have an unprecedented botoxing of a scrotum...its pretty much that. We have a…
Barely Live#43 Barely Live - 5.11.19
We wanted to celebrate Mom's day, so we did. Mom calls in to bust us up a little. We also get with Doug to hear the history of the Lowcountry Journal and the…
Barely Live#42 Barely Live - 4.22.19 Earth Day
Come on in and hear ol Mike and Paul chum it up. Tucker shows up to add some spice..little here, little there. We get to catch up with Ben Sittig, he is a huge…
Barely Live#41 Barely Live - 4.9.2019
Well, we finally made it back, sans Will but still made it. Just listen, you tell us what you think.
Barely Live#40 Barely Live - 2.25.18
We have a skeleton crew here but do what we can with stupid songs, bad commercials, Daqveed, Social Media Theater, fishing stories and the emergence of a new…
Barely Live#39 Barely Live
The boys are down a few members due to the Flu-Z.. but they push on to deliver that fly-fishing-ish goodness that you've come to expect. Listen in to hear the…
Barely Live#38 Barely Live - 12.7.17
Come on in and have a seat and enjoy this cozy episode with some Nog and some Yule Log. We get a very special visit from Terry Claus and his little friend. We…
Barely Live#37 Barely Live - Mad Mike's Bachelor Pad
This one is a little different than most...as we are missing Will but take on a lot of new faces and friends as we celebrate Mike's Bachelor Party. An epic 2…
Barely Live#36 Barely Live 9.27.2017
Bringing it back home after a long hiatus...the ship is back. We aren't gonna give away too much...just sit back and relax and soak up the vibes that be…
Barely Live#35 Fly Fishing Barely After Dark Part 2
This is actually Fly Fishing After Dark's episode but we all sat in and invaded the common proper. This was after hot and saucy pork tacos, so please take that…
Barely Live#35 Barely Live After Dark - Part 1 (7.14.17)
We invade the Fly Fishing After Dark compound for some good ol times. We decided to do a 2 part series where we do our show then they do theirs. We have the…
Barely LiveBarely Live #34 6-21-17 "El Riocaballo"
We have a special guest sit in with us in the midst of not seeing a single fish in 2 days. We get down with some solid tales of guitar, surfing and fly fishing…
Barely Live#33 Psycho Magician - 5-15.17 - Barely Live
Back in action...a little dusty due to a lot of Spring action. WE ARE BACK...check out the what ever it is when we talk Sea Doose, Mike's Trip, Great Flyshops…
Barely LiveBarely Live #32 4-6-2017
Been a while and maybe it shows...little worn out, some fighting, feelings are hurt. Stories of the Road, Argentina, Mike Smithensesosn, Diddy Call, Trannies…
Barely LiveBarely Lyve #31 3.2.17
Really...we think you just need to listen. We finally take phone calls to find out that we pressed pause on the recording, so we pretty much missed it…

Barely LiveBarely Live #29 - January 31, 2017
Skeleton crew...can Paul and Will pull it off with a guest, Rick Crawford. Sustainability is coming your way, how to be at boat ramps, Mike is at the Super…
Barely LiveBarely Live #28 - January 19, 2017
Gettin a nooner going with some Travis Tritt Trilogy talk, Mike is engaged, Pranking the Fish Hawk, The Bahamas Blues, Scoop is drunk, Richard Queso.
Barely Live#27 - Barely Live - 12.20.2016
Well...it's Christmas and we are here to celebreate with Xmas Hassles, Barely Live Buying Guide, Doug Went To Georgia, Prank The Gary, Terry Claus, White…
Barely LiveBarely Live Session #26 (12-2-16)
Back in action after the Thanksgiving Turkey comas. Starting off with the ol Final Fishing Destination, Jerry Riggin', a call with Derek DeYoung, Xmas…
Barely LiveBarely Live's 1 Year Old Birthday Party - 25th Session - 11.4.2016
We celebrate the first Birthday of Barely Live. Many special guests including, Matt Schliske, The Drake Bros, Calhoun Vanderhorst, Daqveed, Larry Littrell…
Barely LiveBarely Live Session #24 - 10.14.16
A classic, back after a month of doing something....Donald, The Colonel, SCOOP, Grandpaws, Queso, and Matthew
Barely Live9.12.16 - Barely Live 23rd Session
We got ol Doug back in the Action...We catch up with the weeks action...a visit from Bill Farnum and Keith Stanwick (Cheap Gear Guy, What Movies to see, Fall…
Barely LiveBarely Live #22 - 8:31:16 - Modified
After disaster struck, a recording of no fills, music, ads, Scoop or Diddy Call...we had to repair a few damages. The console was never plugged into the mix…
Barely Live7.27.2016 - Barely Live Session 21
A skewed show, with special guest..Matt Schliske. Getting into some hot fly fishing opinions about Cast, Pro Brahs, funny audio, C4AC, Mike's Gear Review and…
Barely Live7.7.2016 Barely Live - 20th Session
It all comes together in this action packed 20th editition of this, whatever it is. Anything from Mike's trip to Buffalo, NY, Pauls trip to BlackFly Lodge…
Barely Live6.23.2016 Barely Live 19
The skeleton crew is in...no Mike and no Doug...but we do have Eli Russell. He steps in for the party to celebrate Fly Fishing Tournament Broadcast Journalism…
Barely Live6.2.2016 Barely Live 18th Session
Doug has returned with his cute little giggles. We welcome Duncan Milsap and his "How To" Segment, Road Trips, Fishing Food, Loons, "Messin with the Flyshop,"…
Barely Live5.25.2016 Barely Live Session 17 "Die Nasty"
the "Die Nasty" Episode - We gots The Queso, The Daqveed, The Gary Merriman, The Haircut Scoop, The Body and Jake The Snake.
Barely Live5.3.16 Barely Live Session 16
Standard intro stuff...what we been doing, anybody fishing?? Watchathon, Mike's Great Motor Robbery, THE David magnum of Shallow Water Expeditions, 5 B's…
Barely Live4.19.2016 Barely Live Session 15
A good mix of this and that and some what not...Calhoun Vanderhorst visits us again, we got some trip stories from Mike and Paul, some deep thought with…
Barely Live4.6.16 Barely Live Session 14
Well....coming off a 3 week dry spell...we venture into some small talk, some Doug's wedding talk, Mike's Bahamas trip and some sit-down with Rich Gale and the…
Barely Live3.15.2016 Barely Live 13th Edition
We have a great discussion with Jorge Martinez..angling artist and badass, Fly Fishing Books, Random Subject Talk, Crack Fox, Doug's Wedding Prep, Film Tour…
Barely Live2.29.16 Barely Live Session 12
An eclectic session of sorts, introducing for the first time...Philipe Paleta, our Cuban clothing designing consultant from Miami. Also joining in is ol Baron…
Barely Live2.24.16 - Barely Live Session 11
A good round feeling of happiness will bring you into this chaotic, fun filled evening. In the presence of the Orvis Guide Rendezvous, we are coming to you…
Barely Live2.9.2016 - Barely Live Session 10
We got a Fat Tuesday, all-star cast of deadbeats, bringing you some Pro Bro action, some Alaska talk with Adam Francescene, plenty of New Orleans tunes…