Episode Twenty Eight : Andre Alipate - All or Nothing

Reel Tails with Sweens - Podcast By Dwayne Sweeney

Episode Twenty Eight :

This episode I sit down and chat with Andre Alipate.

Andre is well known for being one of the hosts and the voice of The Hunters Club, a television show based here in New Zealand. It’s not just on our screens where Andre’s credentials end either as he has represented Tonga at the World Crossfit Games in 2019, played rugby with and against some of the true greats of the game and been on some trips and adventures that outdoorsman only dream of.

During this podcast we get a “Reel” look at what makes Dre tick and why he is so successful at anything he challenges himself with.

We discuss topics such as, The vision of The Hunters Club, his most epic hunts, the birth of South Sea Spearo, his love of fishing, balancing being a father and his outdoor lifestyle, 60 crossfit workouts in two days, running 100km off road and so much more..

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Show Notes:

2:27 - Introduction, Running 100km trail run, how much he loves a challenge

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10:57 - His rugby memories, playing with some true greats of the game, the life long friendships that rugby forms

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26:31 - Private school kid turned hunter, what really birthed his love for hunting, hunters playing their part for conservation

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49:52 - Some tails of his most memorable hunts, traversing the Southern Alps twice in a single trip, the ins and outs of capturing the content for The Hunters Club

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1:00:52 - His keto diet and going 2 days without eating on hill vs eating 2 chickens for breakfast

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1:06:47 - His love of fishing and how it has been always been apart of his life

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1:13:55 - His love of his native homeland of Tonga

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1:14:48 - Trying to explain what drives our enjoyment of fishing, knowledge being passed down through generations, being suckers for knowledge and searching out advice, the importance of asking questions to learn

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1:24:00 - Being able to start sharing his passion of the outdoors with his wife Anna and his 2 girls, how good the outdoors are for disconnecting

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1:35:04 - Balancing being a father with his busy work life and his outdoor lifestyle

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1:44:12 - The strength of connecting person to person in the disconnected setting of the outdoors

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1:49:00 - How having a family has changed the way he hunts to be able to balance his time, how lucky he is to have such a supportive wife

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1:55:47 - The fear of not making it home and how that has changed the way he prepares and hunts

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2:00:24 - What he does for a day job, the places it has taken him, the lifestyle that it has created and how that has changed

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2:04:39 - How The Hunters Club has grown, the personalities of the show, birth of South Sea Spearo, the future direction of the show

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2:23:45 - The drive he has to scratch his creative itch, learning to hunt with a cameraman, the limitations that gear can have on a show

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2:42:44 - Final thoughts and Mini Chiefie