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ABOUT THE CO-HOSTS... "Let's Talk Hook-up" show co-host and creator Pete Gray has been involved in the fishing and radio industries for many years. As an avid angler for more than thirty years, Pete has enjoyed his "hands-on" experience in fishing. Pete's involvement in the radio business spans more than a decade with ten years as Sales Manager for KKOS/KCEO radio in Carlsbad/San Diego, California. Combining his enthusiasm for fishing with his radio expertise, he started "Let's Talk Hook-up" five years ago, which grew rapidly into a full-time career. "Let's Talk Hook-up" is broadcast every Saturday and Sunday on Southern California's number one sports station, the 50,000-watt Mighty 1090 . "Let's Talk Hook-up" is now the most successful fishing show ever broadcast in Southern California. As a result of a survey of hundreds of fishermen who showed an overwhelming interest in a fishing talk show with an expanded format covering the entire Western United States, the syndicated fishing talk show "Lets Talk Fishing" was created. Pete started "Let's Talk Fishing" on August 15, 1993.
"Let's Talk Hook-up" co-host “Rock Cod” Rick Maxa started his fishing career at the age of two when his dad took him fishing. They started out fishing lakes, then moved to bay and inshore fishing. His passion for the sport developed very quickly and his young life seemed to revolve around it. Rick became a fan of “Let's Talk Hook-up” and when he had to interview an expert in a field of his chosen topic for an 8 th grade English project, he called Pete. This led to Rick getting the opportunity to fill in for the vacationing phone screener and Rick eventually moved into the position full time. During this time Rick was hired by “Fisherman's Landing Tackle”, where he spent summers and weekends learning all the techniques of the tackle trade. Rick left this position for his current position at “Western Outdoors Publications” in the spring of 2004. Rick's passion for fishing continues as he pursues every opportunity to fish for anything that swims as he regularly fishes local Southern California lakes, bays, coastal and offshore for bass, bluegill, calico, yellows, barracuda, albacore, yellowfin, bluefin and anything he can catch. Rick has fished many multi-day and long range trips as well as numerous trips to Alaska . Rick says: “I have just as much fun catching bass and trout, as I do catching barndoor halibut, tuna and wahoo, or yellowtail 10 or 50 pounds. I love it all!” Rick now looks forward to every weekend so he can share his knowledge and enthusiasm and continue to learn along with the many fans and friends of “Let's Talk Hook-up” on the “Mighty 1090”. |
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