In this episode of the Ice Team Podcast, Matt and Jason are at the St. Paul Ice Show and sit down with the one and only, Scott Brauer of Maki Plastics, and his daughter Maron, as they discuss Scott’s journey to become one of the best educators in our sport.  Maki has been a family-run business since the beginning, and Maron has been there from the start and certainly brings a fun angle to the conversation!

In Episode #10 of Ice Team Podcast, Matt welcomes the Crappie Chronicles squad of Adam Bartusek, Matt Waldron, Adam Griffith and Ryan Pinkalla! They chat about their history as anglers, The Crappie Chronicles YouTube series, some fun stories, and even enjoy some amazing cooking from Pink! Whether you love crappies, or just want to listen to some entertaining conversation, then this one is worth a listen!

Join Ice Team Podcast co-host Jason Durham as he welcomes guest, and life-long friend, MInnesota DNR Conservation Officer Mike Martin. Lieutenant Martin is the MNDNR Division of Enforcement District Supervisor, covering Stearns, Wright, Todd, and a small part of Crow Wing counties. The two discuss how to become a conservation officer (there are positions available!), some tales from the field, and several of those tricky questions you’ve always wondered about posing to a Conservation Officer, but haven’t had an opportunity to ask!

In this episode, premier Leech Lake guide Chuck Hasse offers insight about locating and catching first ice walleyes on Minnesota’s third largest inland lake. For anglers intimidated by its size, Hasse shares how to efficiently and effectively dissect Leech Lake for all species over various periods of the ice season and what you should have in your minnow bucket for your next Leech Lake excursion. He also chats about finding TROPHY walleye, the challenges of renting fish houses, and the legendary Leech Lake guides he eternally admires.

Episode #7 features Ice Team pro Chris Granrud. Chris is the owner and operator of RainyDaze Guide Service on Rainy Lake, Minnesota. Prior to cutting his teeth in Northern Minnesota, Chris was involved with his family bowling-alley business in Southern Minnesota. Listen to Chris tell his backstory on how he developed a passion for fishing and how he got to where he is today. Naturally, the crew also picks Chris's brain on how to catch fish this winter on Rainy Lake.

There is always an early ice buzz surrounding Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota. In this episode, we get longtime Red Lake angler and guide Matt Breuer to chat everything Red Lake. If you have plans to hit Red Lake in the coming weeks, or anytime this season, listen to this episode and gather intel from a guy who has seen it all on Red Lake!

In Episode #5, we venture out to Sioux Falls for the Dakota Angler Ice Institute and spend time with the Cox crew from Mullen, Nebraska. Matt and Jason sit down with Don and his three boys—Zack, Tristen and Garrett—as they share stories ranging from “tank” racing, early Trap Attack days, Nebraska GIANT bluegills, sport shows, and everything in between! This traveling father and sons team sure makes things exciting!

Episode #4 of the Ice Team Podcast features a Vietnam War Veteran, gas station attendant, minnow trapper... and not to mention, The Godfather of Ice Fishing, Dave Genz. Dave and Matt go way back into Dave's history and roots in this episode of the podcast. They touch on the subjects that helped mold Dave and the ice fishing industry in general. Just like he has been doing for decades, The Ice Team Captain also shares some knowledge on how he stays efficient on the ice and some of his plans for this ice fishing season.

Episode #3 of the Ice Team Podcast features Andy, Danny, and Mao from KnockOutdoors. The trio sits down with Matt to talk about how the group was formed and their influence in the fishing world. The team also dives into their Asian Roots (Hmong and Korean) and talk about diversity, health, camaraderie, teamwork, and building relationships on and off the water.

In Episode #2 of the Ice Team Podcast the crew sits down at the North Metro Ice Show presented by Thorne Brothers with show runner Jason Jacob to talk about the first ice fishing show of the season. Steve and Ben Weeres of Winter Recreational Technologies also swing by the podcast to talk about their product ICESPY. The crew also talks about catfish and walleye fishing on Horseshoe Chain.