Marty Zoffinger: The Amazing Story Of A Kayaker Who Never Gave Up
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2019
- Have you ever wanted to just quit your job, live on a boat, and fish every day?
To many of us, this sounds like a dream, but for Marty Zoffinger, that’s his reality!
This guy went from just “existing” and going through life without any passion, to living a life where every day he does what he loves.
Can you imagine that?
In this episode, Marty shares his story of how so many “failures” lead to him living this dreamy island lifestyle.
For instance, he “failed” at owning a house, so he bought a boat to live on.
He “failed” at his job, so now he rents kayaks for a living.
If you’re feeling stuck in life, or wish you had the courage to chase your dreams, then you definitely want to tune in to this episode.
It’s a mix of inspiration, funny stories, and philosophy.
Have any questions about Marty or chasing your dreams? Let us know in the comments below!
Check out Marty's CZcams channel here:
/ @zoffinger
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Marty authenticity is what makes him enjoyable to watch.
Man Marty the type of person you just want the best for so nice calm and hardworking
Best Salt Strong podcast ever IMO.
There was a time in my life when I would have watched this guy talk and thought "what an absolute loser! Just running away from reality". Luckily, I'm not that same person anymore. You have to find what brings meaning to YOU in this life and who cares what others think about it, as long as you're not hurting anyone else. I couldn't do what he has. Like he said, I do have a great business of my own, a wonderful wife and a daughter. But man more power to this guy for doing his life his own way.
"The currency of our current age is authenticity" - Robert Meyer Burnett.
Marty is popular and successful for this ONE reason only. He is so genuine and contagiously likable. People these days have been burned by corruption everywhere they look, and so its the purely authentic people, like Marty, who are the most valuable of all.
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Great interview and love how Marty was allowed to just talk without interruption until he was ready to receive another question! Been watching for over a year and I really enjoy it and I'm not even a kayaker😊
"Breath." What a refreshing and genuine interview. Thanks Marty for not holding back and thank you Salt Strong for uploading this vid. Blessings y'all.
been watching Marty since his little red kayak days, still never miss an upload,unlike most other youtube fisherman, just out to sell you something
Me too, been watching Marty since his kayak was his only boat. Now he lives on a boat! Awesomeness in action 💪🙌
Just wow...thanks for doing that interview. Marty is amazing. He's my hero.
Hopefully YT doesn’t ruin itself with advertising. Remember we went to “cable” tv to get away from 70ish % ads, and now look at it. If you can. BUT, when one door closes another opens! Great video!
We appreciate the support! 💪
What an incredibly genuine guy with some good nuggets of wisdom to share.
We all love you Marty!! You've inspired me to purchase my 1st Kayak and outboard motor, to make my own as of this winter 2021. I live in a small studio, with my dog, and love my jeep wrangler. I've spent my life on the water, in the keys, with my dad. I look forward to someday, leaving for Florida. I live in Rhode Island. Bless you my friend, and be safe. I hope to meet you someday!! 👍🙏
zoffinger kicks ass.
He really influenced me in purchasing my small boat.
I hated fishing, and now I'm addicted!!!
This dude is an inspiration. Really enjoyed getting to meet him. Was out Saturday on my yak didn’t catch a thing. But I got to see birds I’ve not see in the wild here in FL and I got to see my first school of tailing reds. Still geeked over that day on the water.
I've had the privilege of meeting Marty and sitting and chatting with him a couple of times. He's never too busy to take time to talk. There is no pretense about him. Great job on the interview.
Thank you for putting Marty Zoffinger in the light he deserves. I love this guy. we are lucky he moved to the south. Just subscribed to Salt Strong. Passing it on. later My friends.
Marty Zoffinger, Master of Inspiration; Recently discovered Zoff by chance and been hooked ever since. In my eyes, he's living the life many dream of but, for what ever reason, didn't find the nerve or, failed to recognize opportunity to break the conventional drudge of life. Fascinating how Marty hits the relevant points in his narration like, "don't fear failure" and "Love what you do" and "know when to walk away", in my case it was after 33 years working in a $ 20 Billion a year corporation and rising to VP level in one division; Guess what, I was NEVER happy in my job and not missed when I was gone but, I was ALWAYS happy in my fishing boat, regardless of whether i caught anything and I know the fish miss me when I leave the water. My mantra ; "There's more to fishing than catching fish, thank God" Keep the flame going Marty, you sir, are the type of individual the youth of this country desperately needs in these divisive times.
The Zoffinger inspired me and my brothers to kayak. It really is addictive. I hope in the future to have my own kayak rental business as well. Not for the profit, but I too also LOVE sharing the Kayak/Kayak fishing experience with people. Enjoyed this immensely!! Thank you Salt Strong and Marty
I know a guy who spent 13 years building a 35 ft boat in his backyard in Utah. He sold his house in Utah and trailered the boat, I think to Texas. He and his wife traveled and lived on it for a few years. He's got it docked now behind a property he bought on the Alafia river in Riverview. He's still living on the boat while building his house on that property. People do some pretty amazing things in search of an adventure and an other than average life.
How inspirational, my lord..! Marty is the epitome of the American dream.
Never stop living till you're dead, then reset and do it again. Calm seas and tight lines, sincere thanks for the knowledge and experience shared.
Thanks for watching!
been following Marty since the early days... now i live just down the highway from him living my dream...not on a boat...but damn that may be coming soon..but living the Sandbar Life..one day at a time
Marty is amazing. Was watching his videos when he was doing the poor man’s kayak. Prompted me to go out and get a small lifetime to mod up and try to fish out of it. From then I was hooked on kayak fishing.
Thanks for the support!
What a beautiful story and great guy. This is freedom and we often forget that freedom is precious and NEVER free. More like this guys
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I happened upon Salt Strong and Matt last week on spring break in Fl trying to learn mire about fishing on my new kayak. Awesome to see them come together and hear Matt’s story
Marty, I'm just watching this video. I have been following your channel since "Hobe #1", the red kayak. Not sure how long ago that was but watching this video makes me so grateful for what life has brought your way. You're one of the originals. Watching your videos has been my inspiration for fishing. Thank you for what you do.
I was very pleased when I made the decision to trailer my kayak from Delaware to Ruskin FL. so that I could meet this fascinating man. I was not disappointed. We sat in those same chairs and talked for longer than your (GREAT) Pod Cast! You just don't meet nicer men than Marty. He will and does do what ever he can to help anyone he comes into contact with. Joe. thank you for this GREAT video/pod cast.
This is the best CZcams video, heck this is the best video on any communication channel I've seen in a long time. Great job and thank you!
MZ is a true human. Thank you for sharing his story. This has been my most favorite salt strong video ever.
Marty is the "Fishing Philosopher"!
Got to meet Marty a few weeks ago. He’s as nice and down to earth as e appears on his videos. Also, his business and location are awesome!
I began watching Marty a few years ago before moving to the Georgia coast. I brought a passion for kayak fishing with me to here, and I keep it simple because of Marty's advice.
Nice job Marty....so good to hear you're point of view and advice...continued joy to you.
The interview I've been waiting for. Thank you!
Marty is the man! My 2 favorite fishing shows together. Awesome!
I just stumbled on this video. Thanx a ton for it, I really got a lot from it. Over 33k views. Wow. Love your analogy about the river of life.
Thanks for the nice comment! We appreciate the support! 💪🔥💪
Simply awesome. I'm subscriber some where around number 1500 to Marty's channel, It's been a great ride. Also a more recent Salt Strong subscriber and I love the more serious fishing related content. But, This podcast has really hit home. I've been in the same trade for 35 years a business owner for 15 years and I truly hate it. I hate everyday. I wake up everyday wishing I lived in or near Matlacha Florida with my wonderful girlfriend who feels the same. As Mr. Kenny Chesney says in one of his songs, "All the stuff that I've gathered doesn't make much sense any more". I'm in the process of selling literally everything accept my clothes, fishing gear and a couple of furniture items and buying a small Florida home where we can actually live. Actually live life in stead of being trapped in life. Gathering "things" isn't living. It's a trap. I've got a house an 80x40 building packed full of lifes traps and it's ending. This video was inspirational that I've not completely lost it and I'm actually on the right mental path. Wish it didn't take me this long to figure out what actually makes me happy. Thanks guys.
Kayaking is my therapy, also been where I couldn't make repairs on the house I owned ,a working drone , I really got into electric kayaking in 2000 I was working in the family salvage buisness and I had a chance to trade a truck windshield for an electric kayak. I have been hooked every since who knows how it will turn out,,your life reminds me of mine and millions of other people ,,,God bless you Marty ,,im not much into wearing shoes any more I don't care what time it is I'm doing what I want to do ,,when you stop swimming against the tide it gets easier,,I was mentally ready and I quit smoking for good I can relate,, thanks marty and thank you salt this is as good as kayaking
Much respect for talking openly about depression man. More men need to do that. We are men but we have our demons and PTSD. I have a new respect for you 🤙💪🏽
Thank you for watching. Definitely something we should be talking about more. If you would like to leave a comment on the blog, Joe can respond to you there. The blog can be found here: www.saltstrong.com/articles/how-to-eliminate-anxiety-attacks/.
I just want to say thank you to both of you for putting this out there. "Keep the spirit alive"
I’m 45 minutes into this video and all I hear is blessing counting! Awesome!! Marty if someone asks you how your business is doing remember there are a few people sizing you up but most of us are praying you get to do this for the rest of OUR lives!! Blessings to you and Salt Strong!
Thank you for sharing this amazing moments
Im a marty fan.. I love how he has let live lead him & gotten out of his own way to live life to its fullest! Thanks for recording & sharing this conversation!
Marty is legendary. Period.
Just when you think you can't like Marty more here comes this podcast! So down to earth. Keep on being Marty! Really enjoy and appreciate you man!
I watched him years ago on a diy kayak video took me a minute to realize it was the same guy loved his video definitely like his story and will be checking his channel out now thanks for this video
Can't believe I'm just now seeing this video but I'm glad I decided to click on it. You just gained another follower Marty. AWESOME video
This is my favorite podcast that I’ve listened to so far on yalls channel Marty has a lot of great knowledge and it’s knowledge on life not jsut about fishing and all I used to watch him waaaaau back when I was younger and I remember the videos of him doing the pumpkin carving and I also remember the video of him leaving house it’s crazy to remember that and now hear him talking about what he was going through at the time what a great guy much respect
Thanks Joe! I joined Salt Strong a few years back and have been keeping up with Marty for a lot longer. Really Enjoy both of you guys.
Wow honestly, this is fantastic. I have so much respect both for Marty and for the Salt Strong team, so seeing you guys together is just awesome. Very inspiring!!
Fantastic discussion with Marty! Much respect for this man.
This guy is a legend. Great talk! He has a great philosophy on life! His story is a superb example of how anyone live the dream!
Great video , love keeping up with Marty he was a big inspiration for me to get on the water and live a little. The red kayak videos were the best 😂. Thanks for this interview
this is an amazing interview
This is legendary!!!!
It was Marty and his little red kayak that influenced me to get on the water. Was one of if not the first channel I ever subscribed to. Hope to someday make it to the East coast and shake his hand. Speaking of subscribing, I have watched several Salt Strong videos but had not subbed. I have rectified that. Great interview!
Great Interview Joe! Thanks!
Marty you are an inspiration my friend!!
Great interview with Marty...
Great video guys, awesome stories. I feel closer to both of you just watching the first 10 mins. Thanks, stay strong 💪
Thanks for such at great video update on Marty I thought he had lost contact with CZcams, great interview man.
AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!
Great interview!
Thanks for sharing some background on yourself AND “Martin” :)
Your are real inspiration thank you
Marty is an inspiration.
that boat speeding by pissed him off so bad... lol
This video is fantastic, Marty really nails the subject. All the answers are spot on. The video is very long, but worth the watch. Love this.
Thank you Marty, definitely reaches out, and helps with trying to find out who I am again, thanks for the inspiration, thanks for being you. Love watching your videos, they truly are relaxing.
Awesome Dude. Barely heard about him last week. Already saw most of his channel vids.
Great interview ...
2 great guys!
Freedom is most important!
Love this! So relatable too
Thanks for watching!
Just getting around to watch here great podcast and will have to check out his channel looks like something i will like. 👍😉
Great interview! Marty is a great guy, and what you see on camera is what you get in real life. Just subscribe!
Marty has inspired me to do more creative kayak and conquer mods at home. I loved watching the great loop journey!
That is awesome to hear! Thanks for checking it out!
Great video! Two awesome guys/channels and mindsets!!! Not just fishing or kayaking or business but life in general! Keep it real and don't be afraid. The saying "you only live once" is a lie. You only die once...you live every day. Don't waste your days! Thanks for reminding me!
--Brent
Marty is awesome
, so is Salt Strong! 🎣
Great video Marty!
I strongly agree with what he said at the end
Wow, i Haven't watched a whole hour and a half video on CZcams all the way through i a while. This one was definitely worth it though
very inspiring video,thanks for sharing!
great video! i am also a software engineer and love these fishing videos it brings me so much peace.
Like you said at the end, "Awesome episode".
Thanks for this video. I'm a big fan of Marty.
Thanks for watching!
great eye opener
Nice insight .
hearing marty say bullshit made this video worth the watch... do it Marty!!!
Marty truly is the grown up Huck Finn of Florida
But fishing equipment now a days to setup my Big Fish 120 . I am 75 and now have a 38 lb thrust trolling motor an anchor ,two of Robs fish poles , a trailer for my 105 lbs Cathral haul kayak . My wife for 50 year. Never caught a fish in Florida yet I think Marty and Rob true real fishing men
Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
Very good stuff
Came over from Marty's. Like the podcast setup and the idea behind your channel. Got a subscriber here.
Thanks for the support Neil!
Awesome interview and you got a new subscriber. Great job with Marty, I subscribe to his channel also👍🍻
Nice interview. Marty rides the wave of life and looks for challenges during the trip. One thing though, just my opinion, u really can't "know" people or have a real relationship or understanding of the nuances of their personality thru social media. Not even close. Nothing compares to actual personal interaction on a consistent basis as a means of knowing someone. Marty sort of without realizing alluded to that when discussing how kids that wanted to be like him have no clue what he did and went through to be "who" he is. I am the black sheep in a lot of ways in my family similar to how Marty described his life, but I don't deny the necessity of actually being in people's lives on a personal close proximity manner to have memorable relationships. Fine line to walk in life between acting on personal desires and yet not missing out on others. Peace
Staying true to yourself is the hardest thing any of us will ever have to do. Opportunities only knock once. Temptations lean on the doorbell.
Marty is wise well beyond fishing and kayaking.
Zoff you remind me so much of my friend Don who is from New Jersey
25:26 "Whatever cage you think you live in is your own mindset."
What are the big round things on the dock behind his boat??
how can I find Marty's biz? probably should add that...I'll figure it out. Gotta meet that guy and have a talk...he's awesome, I'm in the same position you guys were a few years back, but (not bragging) I've been super fortunate and sucessfull (if you measure that by bank account) and I'm freaking miserable...I moved down here cause my passion is fishing and I'm quitting...transitioning my biz to whoever wants to run it and put in those hours.
Check out Marty's CZcams channel here:
czcams.com/channels/lA-cbJMml0zAAmynKmKD8g.html
Just give more than you take
Thanks for watching!
Bro I literally live less than a mile from zoffinger. Didn't know about this video.
Thanks for checking it out...don't go stalking him now :)
@@Saltstrong too late.lol