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Angling from a Fighter Pilot's Perspective

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Vincent Aiello flew fighters for the US Navy and hosts the Fighter Pilot Podcast. Vincent Aiello passes along experiences from the Navy and explains how training to be a fighter pilot gave him several tools and methodologies that he still follows when he is on the water fly fishing.

Vincent Aiello is a former US Navy fighter pilot and the host of the Fighter Pilot Podcast.

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What can an angler learn from fighter pilot training?

Vincent Aiello says fighter pilot training gave him several tools and methodologies he follows on the water. Those methodologies came out of Navy training rather than out of fishing instruction.

Who is Vincent Aiello?

Vincent Aiello is a former fighter pilot for the US Navy and the host of the Fighter Pilot Podcast. Vincent Aiello joins host Christian Bacasa to connect that career to angling.

How does a pilot's methodology apply on the river?

Vincent Aiello passes along experiences from his time in the Navy and maps them onto decisions an angler makes while fishing. The conversation stays on the methodology rather than on gear.

Where can you hear more from Vincent Aiello?

Vincent Aiello hosts the Fighter Pilot Podcast. This Fly Fishing Insider Podcast conversation is also available through WAYPOINT TV.

Key takeaways

  • Vincent Aiello flew fighters for the US Navy.
  • Vincent Aiello hosts the Fighter Pilot Podcast.
  • Fighter pilot training produced tools and methodologies he uses while fishing.
  • Kendjam Lodge and Untamed Angling are also mentioned in the episode.

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