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F4F - Luke McFadden Chesapeake Bay Crabber

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Thursday 9th November 2023

Luke @fvsoutherngirl             Instagram: 251k   YouTube: 361k     TikTok: 1.6M

 

  • Launch
  • 27 year old first generation crabber and selling crabs direct to consumer
  • Review – Apple Podcasts
  • Matt R 844, 10/20/2023 -Love the show and please keep it up and more John Deere equipment please. Not a farmer yet but want to be a farmer
  • Luke
  • Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming
  • How’s the family - do they farm with family?
  • 27, a first-generation crabber Chesapeake bay waterman,Captain: F.V. Southern Girl (30ft fishing vessel) - Wife, Lindsey - helps with sales 
  • Last day of crabbing season: October 12 
  • Not an average year: this year had a lot of problems and challenges
  • crabbing every day, selling every weekend and day, written every ad for crabs w/ price
  • answered every phone call and text
  • Shipped crab that’s gone across the country 
  • Done a merch line, Shooting, editing, and posting 6 videos a week 
  • Can it catch 
  • Trying baits that the viewers suggest 
  • What were some of the most random things? 
  • Goals:
  • Knowledge of sea creatures
  • He speaks for the watermen whose livelihood is affected by regulations
  • He’s raising money for a group of kids to get a day on the water
  • Growing up 
  • Dad is a psychiatrist and his mom is a stay-at-home mom 
  • Started with an 8ft dingy he bought with $175 of lawnmowing money at 11
  • Says he doesn’t like working out sponsorship deals? Why? 
  • Maryland Watermen’s Association
  • Will be on the billboard before the be national convention in January 
  • How has social media changed his life?
  • If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?
  • If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?

 

Would you rather

  • Only use tiktok for social media or have everything but tiktok 
  • Use gummy worms or bananas as crab bait 
  • Speak in front of a conference or be recognized at a NFL game 
  • Compete in a rowing competition or bobsledding competition
  • Have a huge (400+) wedding or a small (50) wedding 
  • Shout all the time or only whisper
  • Look like a crab or smell like a crab 

 

  • What’s next for them?
  • What can our listeners do to help?

What does Luke like most about farmers? 



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