The MOT pod is back! We hope everyone had a great holiday break! The crew gets together to catch up and chat on New Years resolutions. Michael Hanson of NW Wisconsin and Phil Stodola of GB hop on the pod to have a good old fashioned winter chop sesh. We hope everyone enjoys it as much as we did recording it! Tap in!

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This pod starts with 2 different quotes - 1 from Hot Fuzz "You've got a mustache..... I know" & the other one from A Million Ways to Die in the West on the mustache song. These intro quotes will make sense when Michael and Phil get on the pod!

Wuddup folks! Thought we stopped the rest of 2025? Think again! Lots of new listeners since we began this pod so decided to give you a rerun of Gus and Max's recap from the PMTT Championship in 2023 on the mighty Chip. The boys bring home some hardware! Tap in!

The Final Pod*!!!! Join the crew along with Rowan Stamm from Southern WI as they polish the year off with a good old fashioned BS sesh. Some more goals are talked about as well as some solid patterns that worked for Rowan in the 2025 season. Some news in this pod you don't want to miss so tap in!

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*final pod of 2025

The fellas get on river musky guide Luke Bogdanovic to chop it up on how his season went. Awesome tidbits sprinkled throughout this one so you won't want to miss it! Luke's a down-to-earth guy with a lot of background on Northern WI rivers. At the start the fellas do a little catch up on things, Brian eats pizza, Max talks about good shows to watch and Gus talks about jigging Red Octobers for some reason (probably because this is supposed to be a musky podcast) - tap in!

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Another TPB classic scene for this weeks intro

This week the fellas get to speak with Jason Summers, a well renowned tournament angler who also is the originator of the Medussa rubber lure and Chaos Tackle. Listen in on how that was developed in its early years during the glory years of MN musky fishing. We also get into lots of tournament talk from tips, stories, and more. Tap in!

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Intro comes from a certified classic in the movie category as well as USA sports history - Miracle. "That'll get 'em going"

The fellas are joined with a fellow Northwoods of Wisconsin guide Will Buhler with Sconnie Guy Adventures. We dive deep into the ways of fall sucker fishing with all you need on harnesses, weighting, and casting tactics for fall muskies. We also get into the nitty gritty on bait talk, specifically bait MVPs of 2025 for all of us. Couple surprises in there so don't miss out and tap in!

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This weeks intro needs no explanation. Enjoy!

Gus takes a drive south to hop in the ultimate pontoon fishing machine with the Taps and Tackle crew - Matt and Jozef plus a special guest Anello from Central Waters Brewing Company. This crew lets it fly all LIVE while musky fishing in the pontoon and tackling some new topics - like beer! Finally we dive deeper than we ever have into the "tap" part of our name which Anello helps with that. Matt and Jozef also chat on the current state of Taps and Tackle brick and mortar, Wisconsin River musky fishing and much more! Tap in!

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In honor of the 29 lives lost on the SS Edmund Fitzgerald we had to cold open with none other than the Midwest song of November by Gordon Lightfoot himself - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

The fellas give a good ol fashioned recap on their bender weekend to Lake Vermilion, MN. The tips, tricks, and tactics behind their successes, findings, and failures are all discussed here. tune in to see how the MOT crew patterned together the big V along with some more updates. Tap in!

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Intro comes from Dr. Evil wanting sharks with fricken lazer beams attached to their heads. Honestly a pretty easy, basic request if you ask me

This week the fellas chat with David Park from New Jersey who most of you would know as Dkam Fishing on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram. David is well traveled and has caught muskies in numerous states and Canada as well as targeting some of the largest pike this entire continent has to offer. The history of the New Jersey strain of muskies along with the state of NJ musky fishing is covered. We hope you enjoy this one so tap in!

The fellas are also headed to Vermilion!!!

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This weeks intro stems off of last week with the discovery of the alley-oop in the movie Semi-Pro

This week Ryan Becker from Iowa Muskie Guide Service hops on the pod to share tons of great information and stories about Iowa and MN muskies. From Mille Lacs to Western MN to Northern Iowa, Ryan has that all covered. Tap in!

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Semi-Pro - the discovery of the "alley-oop"