Stuart

So I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a climate, uh, not dissimilar to Cleveland, Ohio, and from there I went to Ohio State for college, and then I went to, uh, Temple for medical school.

Following that, I did a residency in Orlando at AdventHealth Orlando and then specialized training in hernia, foregut, and bariatric surgery at, uh, University of California San Diego, and then made my way back to Florida to start a practice here in Stuart, Florida.

I live down here with my beautiful wife and two young children, close to family, so this was a, this was the perfect location for us.

Well, fantastic, and we're so glad that you're able to join us here at the clinic.

Well, I'm, I'm Captain John Meade, the, uh, Showtime.

It's a 62 Paul Spencer based out of Stuart, Florida.

About me, I, I did not grow up near the water.

I grew up in Arlington, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC, and, uh, you know, just like all of us, when you see that this sport and industry exists as a kid, you have some sort of exposure, be it through a friend or going on a charter with somebody.

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... same th- I mean, I fished with, with, when I fished with Taylor, he was 18 and I was, like, 30, and here I was, an older guy, but I just, I knew I had a lot to learn from him, and I didn't let my ego get in the way, and I played the game, and I learned from him, and it made me a better mate.

You know, if anything, that white marlin fishing, fishing with those guys, fishing in Stuart, yeah, I am a, if anything, I'm more of a light tackle, dredge fishing, bait fishing guy.

With that being said, though, I understand that nowadays with sonars, we're jamming around, we're going faster, and these fish, they don't, they're not, I mean, they're not, like, stupid, per se, but they're not, they're not worried about it.