Ice Team Podcast

The Ice Team Podcast is back! We open the new season at the 2024 Clam Outdoors Pro Day with a handful of ice fishing fanatics who are eager to talk ice fishing! Sit down and listen to everything from new ice fishing products to the USA Ice Fishing Team's experience in Mongolia.

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The squad sits down and reflects on the 2023-2024 ice season on this episode of the Ice Team Podcast! This ice season brought plenty of challenges for ice fishing across the ice belt, but still presented many great opportunities and stories for those who found safe ice. Listen to the crew discuss this past season and what to look forward to this upcoming open water season!

On this episode of the Ice Team Podcast we sit down with Mille Lacs Lake fishing guide Kyle Lynn of 1st K Guide Service and talk all things fishing! We recap the ice fishing season on Mille Lacs, as well as what you can expect for the upcoming open water season.  Kyle spends a lot of time not only fishing Mille Lacs, but also surrounding lakes as well as dedicates a lot of his time to help young anglers learn and enjoy the sport!!

Did you ever wish your entire house was a man cave? Just kick the woodworking tools in the dining room aside and join Ice Team podcast host Jason Durham as he sorts through the ideas of Dan Fuller, owner of Black Sheep Outdoors. Dan is a guide, tournament angler, rigs marine electronics and is downright entertaining!

Episode #37 of the Ice Team Podcast features Adam Bartusek. Adam is known in the fishing industry as a media producer, influencer, and ice and open water angler. We dive extensively into the backstory of Adam and how he got to where he is today in the world of fishing. And of course, we talk ice fishing and current conditions across the ice belt!

In this episode of the Ice Team Podcast, Matt sits down with longtime friend and Ice Team Pro, Mike Rodger, as they embark on years of stories, memories, ice fishing tips and all-around good conversation!  Mike has been a part of the Ice Team for over 10 years and he spends a lot of his time educating others, bringing kids out on the ice, competing in tournaments, guiding… basically just about everything!  Sit back and enjoy!

Ray Ruiz is the founder of Baztec, an organization that is dedicated to teaching the sport of fishing and providing fishing opportunities to underserved communities, specifically the hispanic community in Minnesota. Ray has an extremely versed background in fishing, dating back to fishing with his father in Mexico, to professional bass fishing, to involvement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Phil Bidon is a lifelong Minnesotan and ambassador of the sport of ice fishing. The Ice Team pro also serves as the Ice Fishing Expert in the Baztec organization. Listen to the crew dive into the backstory of Ray, Phil, and Baztec in the first episode of the 2024 Ice Team Podcast season!

In this episode of the Ice Team Podcast, we spend some time with Clam Outdoors employees, Ryan Schone and Mark Sandquist, as we embark on all kinds of stories and conversations!  Everything from ice fishing trends, to hunting, to wish-lists, to over-looked items and everything in between!  Thank you for the support in 2023 and we look forward to more episodes of the podcast in 2024!  Happy Holidays, everyone!!

In this episode of the Ice Team Podcast we bring on one of the Ice Team OG members, Pat Smith!  Pat has been instrumental in so many things we rely on today… ice rods, using inline reels, how we jig a lure, product design… the list goes on and on.  We dive deep into the vault on this one, as Pat talks about his years at Thorne Brothers, Ice Team, tournament fishing, and so much more!  Grab some popcorn and sit back and enjoy this one!

Episode #32 of the Ice Team Podcast features Clam Pro Tackle Director John Crane and John Holmgren of Devoted Outdoors. John Crane has spent his career representing some amazing companies in the ice fishing game. From working at bait shops, to Northland Tackle in Bemidji, MN, to his current role at Clam Outdoors, Crane has a wealth of knowledge in the fishing industry from a consumer and R&D standpoint. John Holmgren and his wife Ashley Holmgren are in the midst of their first full season of Devoted Outdoors TV show on Bally Sports. Listen to the crew talk early ice, northern Minnesota trends, and everything in-between on this episode of the Ice Team Podcast.

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