From D1 Athletes to Professional Fishermen - How we did it? Interviewed by Tom Rowland

What an honor it was to be on the Tom Rowland podcast. For those of you that don’t know Tom has been a drift boat captain, flats guide out of Key West, cohost and creator of Saltwater experience and more recently podcast host. Tom did some serious sleuthing before filming this podcast enabling him to ask us a great deal of detailed questions such as…why did we make the transition from charter fishing to KZbin? How were we able to achieve such a high level of athletics? What was it like to be a D1 athlete and how did that help us in our fishing careers? What is it like battling incurable, life threatening diseases? What are our plans for the future?
We want to thank Tom Rowland for taking the time to get to know us and putting together such a comprehensive podcast. Thank you Tom for allowing us to also post this episode to our KZbin channel!
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[@sirbillprice]

Need more like them in the world, not just fishing industry.

[@lp1293]

With all of the social turmoil happening in our country, people may have forgotten what is it means to be an American. These young women exemplify how dedication, preparation and skill development leads to opportunity to succeed. Amanda and Emily represent the faces of the American dream.

[@BobbyDeLisio]

You women are such an inspiration to us all! Truly! I started fishing as a retiree and found your channel to have lots of useful, actionable advice and information. I think I've watched almost half of your videos already. You're at 102k on KZbin today and I hope to see you at 500k soon. As my way of paying-it-forward I will go to OneBlood and regularly donate blood plasma with you both in mind.

[@GaleForceTwins]

That is so kind of you!! Thank you for being part of our journey and supporting our channel 😊🐟

[@Chandler0331]

This is the video/information my young 17-year-old and 16 year old nephews will watch tomorrow! I’ve been a slacker lately giving blood/plasma. I’m going tomorrow and will continue to give! You two women are true Americans working through the cloudy world of academia, propaganda and persuasion. Despite all of those odds you two have found what works best for you in your pursuit of happiness while maintaining optimism, capitalism and teaching fellow Americans how to become entrepreneurs. I made the right decision fighting for our freedom🇺🇸 I will continue to give plasma in your behalf. Thank you for allowing your life experiences to be aired to remind myself and many Americans to be grateful for life & what we have in America! Your life story inspires Americans how they can truly pursue happiness no matter what their story! Keep it up Gale Force Twins! It’s mind boggling where you’re going to be in five years and I’m so happy just thinking about it! God bless you both! Keep up the good work! KMF🇺🇸

[@billbergquist4722]

Amanda and Emily, my daughter went through many months of IVIG infusions and hearing your story is very uplifting. You both are fantastic role models for young girls and even more so to those that deal with adversity. You have demonstrated how a person can overcome the problems in your life and pursue your dreams. Thank you for sharing.

[@scannerhaiback5188]

I never comment but i am so impressed with the way Tom handled this interview. Great Job

[@johncuervo3019]

I love the both of you. I hope to see y'all at two million soon. I always mention the two of you in every outdoor channel

[@naturaldad3931]

Wow!!! I actually had to stop the video and recollect myself. Never could have guessed you girls had/have to deal with just adversity with health issues. You both look to be the epitome of perfect health. You are perfect examples of working for what you want in life! I'm extremely impressed. Role models for our youth is what we need these days more than ever...and you girls are Excellent Role Models! Very Proud of you and ( I even took a moment to pray for you both) .... Make it happen and Be Blessed Gale Force Twins! :D

[@jcrefasi1]

You two are the only reason I would sit thru an hour plus post cast. I have to say I enjoyed it thoroughly and found the questions very thought provoking. I wish you ladies the best in whatever comes your way next!

[@johncuervo3019]

Wow, it's crazy hearing about the health problems. I'm glad you get to live your best life now and experience a lot that others will never get to

[@CaptRD]

I generally avoid KZbin videos that run as long as this one did, but it was absolutely fascinating. Gale Force Twins as an entity is doing a lot for sportfishing as well as other aspects of your lives. I've been watching Tom's Saltwater Experience for many years and I learned so much more about him than I ever did from his show. What I learned about the two of you will add so much appreciation for the videos yet to come. Tom did a great job with the interview. I developed my love for offshore fishing back in the 60's when my father was stationed in Key West, Florida for three years. I was in the Boy Scouts and we camped near the blue hole on Big Pine Key. Your videos of those two places in particular have taken me back to some wonderful childhood years. Thanks!

[@polmaolallaigh3054]

Captains Emily and Amanda got me hooked on fishing. They are 2 of the most genuine people on the net and their love of fishing shines through.

[@rockysouthflorida1707]

Props to Tom Rowland "The Legend" for taking the time to interview the "TWINS" and knock it out of the park with a banger of a interview! So awesome that when this took place Eg and Ag were at 17k now at 40.5k subs! Terrific! Keep it up! Cheers and Two big ol Cupcakes as a congratulations!

[@KGBTAZ5722]

I love these girls. Such a breath of fresh air in today's world.

[@josephburkhalter5105]

1 married an identical twin both beautiful, both smart. One a Self employed CPA, the other an MD. Our marriage hasn’t lasted very long. From 6/2/63 until now. We have unidentical twin grand daughters. Both smart, home schooled by my Daughter, almost straight A’s, one in Nursing school, the other in education. Both drop dead gorgeous. Twins are very special. Full of love for each other. Keep going ladies. Have a wonderful, successful life. Your 41 Regulator was probably built a few miles away in the next town of Edenton. The best of the center consoles. I owned a 24 Albemarle, also made in Edenton NC. Fishing and golfing days are over. I just watch you two on You Tube and relive memories. Love your show. JoeB

[@bourquebuiltful]

Just started watching you girls with the Regulator 41 dream boat. Going to watch the tuna cook next. I started donating my O- blood and am upto a 1/2 gallon; 7 units. Your story gives me a nother reason to continue to donate blood.

[@GaleForceTwins]

Wow that’s amazing!! Thank you for taking the time to donate and for watching our videos! We appreciate it greatly 😊🐟

[@mattr3632]

Great video, ladies! Praying for you every week. Love your great entrepreneurial attitude! Keep on having fun!

[@audreybarlowe98]

Emily-“people need to get off their cellphones and get outside...” Me- *looks up from cellphone on which this video is playing***. “yeah absolutely! totally agree people do!...”

[@poppabear9279]

I got banned on Facebook and a couple other social media apps and it was the best thing that could have ever happened. I now have 3 accounts and I’ve become a troll. No, just kidding. That totally wasn’t what I was going to say when I started typing. When FB banned everyone for their political or other beliefs, it was the best thing ever. I now focus on fun, fishing and doing stuff I never do. I focus on life now. Focus on moving ahead. It’s allowed me major freedom not worrying about my phone. Sure, I got another social media account but do not log in at all. I didn’t even install the apps and don’t honestly care about social media.

[@SethRBaron]

Wow - great interview! Hearing your life story (at age 25 - LOL) is amazing & inspirational. You’re proving that life can be difficult and at the same time it came be very rewarding! You are and will be inspirational for so many people for years to come! Keep up the great work and I look forward to keep following you on social media!

[@southflwildadventures]

Ladies, I'm so impressed with this interview. This was very interesting and learning your journey is truly amazing. I use to watch Tom's fishing show on TV but don't seem to see them on cable anymore. I always said that I'm not going to watch a podcast but I'm very surprised how much I liked it. With that being said, I think you both are coming upon stardom very soon. I've watched many of your informational videos and loved them all. I'm not sure how many videos you have on KZbin but I will watch the rest on them. I want to bring my wife fishing on your boat. I think she would have a blast. I want to buy my own boat but would love for her to like fish and you guys could make it fun. You all mentioned that you have acid reflux. I have it too. I take OTC called Famotidine 20 mg tabs from Walmart. It's like $4.97 for 100 tabs. It helps me a lot and just an idea for you all. I learned a lot about blood plasma. I will start to give blood on a regular basis in honor of you ladies. Hope you use your platform to help people understand how important the blood plasma is to boost your immune system. Stay safe!!

[@Truthhurts808]

You two are real powerhouse and amazing 🤩!

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you 😊

[@makatkplt]

My wife and I just ordered a Grady White Freedom 275 and coincidentally found y’all on KZbin. So very professional in every way even outside of the boat topics. You each have so much potential and we wish you the best of luck in all your endeavors. We keep learning from your channel and each of you add so much to our excitement to our new boat owner experience. Thanks

[@hav1byte]

just started to watch the twins videos, so far, very impressed, good info provided, love their approach, new boat owner here, so very helpful, keep going....you have what it takes

[@sla1dc2]

My family fishes but I am showing my 10 year old son (who excels in basketball) this video not for fishing reasons but for inspiration. Keep up the great work!

[@renko9067]

The connection identical twins have with each other is remarkable and something the rest of us likely can’t imagine. Great interview, great story.

[@stevied2187]

Enjoyed, looking to buy my first boat so started watching you tube. Found them now you. Life is good.

[@IMStrawman]

Great interview by Tom Roland, three very intelligent people here. All pole vaulters? What are the odds?

[@stevejudson8815]

You girls are awesome. Strong force! Well done

[@redfishradical]

All of you new fans, just watch, you'll be as captivated as the rest of us. Captains Emily & Amanda WILL have a syndicated tv show. They've got the passion AND the skills, the ability to impart information that is easily digested, a thirst & joy for life and genuinely warm, vivacious personalities. All of this packaged with their determination to project an accessible, family friendly package that's compelling whether rabid fishaholics like some of us, or people new to the sport, kids included!

[@brucephelps6245]

My best friend and i went fishing in the keys with Tom Roland years ago when he was first starting out fishing ,,,and did multiple types of fishing ...with him bone fish & permit....then small reef fish on patch area's ...all during a crazy hurricane as it passed by and looped around off in the Atlantic....mike and i wondered why conditions where so strange...during our trip with tom....he was a great guy and a well honed fishermen and upcoming guide....Bruce Phelps & my friend Mike O'hara...

[@markadkins2747]

Rods n reels $$$$ boat MAJOR $$$$$$ how’d y’all swing that ? You Gals are Awesome 😎 Keep at it !!!

[@patrickward7671]

Y'all killed it...MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU...🤙⚓

[@dr.strangelove7739]

You guys are so great! Love from Oklahoma!!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@MichaelSmith-il3wm]

One of the best pod casts I've ever listened to. You two individually Rock. Love your story and count me as a life time supporter. Looking forward to your future adventures and successes. 👍😁

[@mikechampion22]

Every time I watch these two it's a breath of fresh air. Been a subscriber since close to the beginning and will always support them. Thank you for representing south Florida in such a positive, classy way.

[@jennpaul9871]

you two are great! love what you bring to the fishing industry. Its refreshing to see smart, active women focused on teaching and entertaining in a way that I'm proud to watch and share with my daughters

[@jamesblanton3744]

Great interview loved the information

[@keaganshhh4197]

Very inspiring to hear your story, thank you!

[@juanamador8773]

WOW! Best ever! Best wishes always!

[@eemanuel4655]

Amazing interview... amazing young women..

[@hangingtailsfishing1719]

yay... a good way to start Monday off

[@toddrussell5361]

I am so very Impressed with you Ladies.May you're business grow. i hope to book a trip with you girls sometime soon.

[@brucedemoranville4577]

I absolutely love your channel. You are both a breath of fresh air. Keep up the awesome work. Cheers to a fast track to 50K. Peace, good health and tight lines.

[@chipsprayberry72]

Had to stop by and give a 👍🏽. I know it’s going to be an amazing video to hear the twins story!! Time for me to turn on the TV to watch 🤙🏽

[@merrilaursen3867]

Thank you! So inspiring! So helpful🙌🏻

[@glendecuir6317]

Thank you ladies for letting us into your lives. I enjoy what you're doing and what you do, thank you. waiting for the next one have a blessed day

[@txhypnotist]

Great interview to propel them into the spot light more.

[@redjeepoutdoors1281]

You two are such an inspiration for all, young and old.

[@sirbillprice]

Very very good interview. And y’all always be on my prayer list. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Msquad321]

These kids are spectacular !! So much fun to follow and watch.

[@garyadams2822]

What a great interview!!! Keep it up Ladies!

[@jhaedtler]

Love it! I found a job that I loved and I never had to go to work! I always enjoyed doing what I was doing! You go girls!

[@nokofishing]

hello twin....you two awesome...greeting from indonesia

[@xyzct]

Great interview, Tom.

[@eclipseg85]

Very interesting. I was wondering where ya learned fishing from.

[@johnmooney5223]

Love Toms show. I dvr it every week. I also love these ladies. Think they are awesome. Think it would be great to charter them. Hopefully soon!❤️

[@steveantson9608]

This is a great video. How could somebody dislike it?

[@seancallahan7714]

Get it! I'm gonna start sharing u on Facebook. I hope u girls success.

[@TheFishingDentist]

Didn't know you girls were full time chartering before. Also, Tom's right when he says you gotta ride the wave when something new comes out!

[@soundguy78]

Thank you for sharing! Loved it! Normally detest podcasts, but you guys sucked me in.

[@oldguyrulesweyerman6955]

You have a new fan staring today🎣🎣

[@jerryterry6895]

These young ladies are awesome

[@stuartmorris7699]

Love this video and I watch you 2 a lot...

[@JK-sh2ij]

Wow. Just wow. Again, Wow. Already a fan because who doesn't love fishing and the Florida Keys? Thank you for so skillfully capturing that lightning spark each new "fish on" moment brings, it's done so well we can taste salt on our fingertips. And now we learn you do all this while silently battling PI. Holy mackerel (pun intended) you ladies are tougher than you are beautiful. And that's sayin' something.

[@jaceparten8705]

Love you you have help me go through a lot of things

[@amonshumate4957]

Great job by all.

[@tracihartmann1540]

I'm sooo proud of you girls!! I can't imagine how your Mommy feels ;)

[@glennl9630]

Great Interview

[@samtx5518]

Emily and Amanda wishing you continued success!

[@MonsterAthletics]

Awesome ladies! Keep it up. Love the fishing videos! Thanks for the vault insight. #patriotpolevaultclub. God bless, stay healthy

[@rotfan77]

I love Emily and Amanda, (always great info), and was always kind of curious how they might have gotten started so this was great to hear their story.

[@Will-tm5bj]

Now pushing 70k keep on keeping on

[@alvinramosadante]

Wow nice adventure great job.

[@jakezegarski5214]

NICE 40k subs keep climbing

[@akLeanne]

You girls are awesome

[@asigmaslife]

I loved watching the twins on Fish Monster Facebook videos 😊

[@dobrostarr3759]

Subscribed after I found out that you guys were pole vaulters, pole vaulters gotta stick together!

[@GaleForceTwins]

Welcome to the channel!! Vaulters are a rare breed 😂 proud to be one!

[@jamespate3836]

Love so twins. Yall are awesome. I watched yalls video the other day and yall were talking bout boyfriends. But I know yall are different but how does your boyfriends get the full meal deal with yall cause separate yall are so good together

[@ianrkav]

Fascinating. How old are these two now?

[@fauzanfishing2404]

Like 11 from Jakarta( Indonesia)

[@milkyfade6285]

Any Catch,Clean, and Cook in future vids?

[@notsure7874]

"lets just do something fun this summer" says the people that fish every day? :D I have fishing envy!!!

[@davidmacmillan1203]

Hi, I've watched a bunch of your video's and found them fun and informative. Watching this video though you just said somthing that really hit home. About your charters being family friendly I just took my son out on a charter where the captain and mate where swearing there heads off. My sons 15 so i thought suck it up. Then they started a bunch of racist comments. Thats not the sortof day i want to spendwith my kids. Keep it family oriented. Well said..

[@DavidSmith-uz7sq]

New Subscriber here! Pretty cool! So where do I find the begging of your KZbin channel? You guys are great and I am enjoying your channel.

[@gatorade2366]

High school coaches don’t have a lot of coaching skills in track. Most of them are teachers that maybe ran track in high school and now is the head track coach.

[@redjeepoutdoors1281]

Hey girls. Really enjoy your videos..Please check out the Creek Fire in Calif and Shaver Lake in particular. This is one of the places that I fish. Many people are losing their homes and cabins right now at this very moment. Say a little prayer for us. Thanks.

[@itsunclericky3478]

I wanna be just like you. Make me a captain!!!

[@richardsagolili3037]

Hi! Amanda

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

The U! ♥

[@Sweetaccord]

Very nice to see women fishing. 😊

[@bassinwithmason]

The people who have been here ever since the start 👉🏻

[@johncuervo3019]

I think I first had their channel recommend at like 23k. How did you find them?

[@bassinwithmason]

john cuervo I searched up their 2019 Miami boat show vid and I also previously followed them on insta.

[@joselitosuficiencia436]

I'm buggered! How do I know who is Amanda and who is Emily?

[@callmepokey1]

How do you girls not wanna strangle one another after an interview like that, You both were there for everything in one another's lives, I could see the butting in on some of the stories and I can understand that happening because you BOTH know the story, how do you try and control that from happening? squeeze one another's fingers out of site...lol..BTW ..love your video's joined up a while back.

[@darkinertia2]

does facebook still do that thing where even if you scroll past a vid, it counts as a view? it seems like their views are so inflated over there something is going on lol

[@urbancornbread5500]

Dude, because these people are awesome and their content is second to none! When you're the best, ........

[@darkinertia2]

@@urbancornbread5500 put your sword down mr white knight, im not saying that lol im just saying you regularly see facebook vids with 10+ mil and it was found out that facebook counts any tiny bit of play as you scroll as a view which isnt the same as youtube views. i dont use facebook anymore so i dunno if its changed

[@fredwienbarg5051]

Do you guys do charters?

[@markwatson5984]

❤️❤️

[@wardad5628]

where can we buy your rods?

[@davidhart4789]

Was just wondering if you have to pay for the plasma or can it be donated to you by people. I have donated regularly since I had Colorectal Cancer in 2004 and had to be given blood then. I usually donate a double red each time. If possible I would donate to you or in your name if it will help you in anyway. I’m sure some other subscribers would do the same if they could.

[@wardad5628]

It seems very few end up working in the fields of their degrees. More young people should consider trades.

[@maxrocks00]

lmao 13,000 🤯 1 mill will come. i put my whole fam onto your vids 😂

[@deesuydam8838]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION. Would compatibility with your partner inlife be something that you think about before you "fell n Love" I used to love to donate the platelets. everytime someone said blood drive I would have to contact the blood center to find out if I could donate. because I donated so much. I have never been a drug user a little marijuana use at 21. If you donate the platelets it feels like smoking a J right after they are done. in 2007 or 2008 I donated thru my job. The company that was doing to collecting had a new girl on the vehicle who hit the nerve in my arm that made my body kind of shut down. bp went so low that i went down. i got a ride home and only got out of bed for the rest room for 36 hours.