Welcome to the 2024 season wrap up of Muskies On Tap along with special guest Rowan Stamm out of Southern Wisconsin. Rowan is a river specialist who is also well equipped to take on any lake from the deep south to the north like Northern Wisco and MN. We had Rowan on last year in December and continued our chat on late season muskies and rivers. We share a lot of insightful tips along with some 2024 woes and struggles. There was plenty to take away with this past season and I hope everyone is prepared to take on 2025! Tap in for a great end of season podcast and we will see ya next year!

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Gus has opened his 2025 calendar and is now taking trips for smallmouth (April - June) and muskies (June - November). Get the hot dates around the good moon phases while you can!

Also, if you get where this weeks quote is from you get bonus points! Thank you all for making 2024 truly a season to remember. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!!!

This week we bring back Rich Reinert to talk about musky strategy, specifically in the fall timeframe. There were some trends statewide that Gus and Rich connected on to scheme up a different way looking at fall fishing. Along with more of the philosophy side of fishing, Rich sprinkles in a couple bait mods and nuggets. After catching up about recent fishing events we move onto expo talk and braided fishing line - specifically FINS. Rich keeps everyone in the loop with the news there that you don't want to miss out on. Many new baits to look forward to at the WI Musky Expo in Wausau this coming year!

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This weeks intro comes from an early seen in the first Anchorman movie where Ron Burgundy has some very, very important news to tell you...

No introduction needed here as we bring back Gregg Thomas after our Thanksgiving break. Gregg gives his run down on how his fall went and quickly turns into a mega deep dive into fall fishing entirely. We know it's all over for us in the north as seasons end and ice forms, but don't let that deter the fact Gregg drops some incredible knowledge bombs for you to jot some notes to. Sit back, unwind, and tap in to hear the wizard himself

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This weeks intro comes from the ever famous Harry Potter series. Right from the beginning of the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone) when Hagrid breaks the ever so quotable phrase: "Yer a wizard Harry"

Then we end it with Hedwig's Theme to get everyone in the Holiday mood

This week the fellas get on Minnesota musky guide Ryan McMahon to discuss late fall tactics, progression of musky fishing, MN metro fishing, and sucker fishing. Ryan has a lot of passion for the sport and you can really tell from listening to his stories and fishing tactics. Tap in to hear Ryan's story and pick up on some great sucker fishing tips!

MOT hats are in stock! Link below

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Another Happy Gilmore quote today: Happy and Bob Barker get in a fist fight after being in dead last at the Pro-Am

This week we bring back Austin Wiggerman to sit down and chat about his season up until this point. We cover a wide variety of topics along the way like mid-summer, key baits on the season, turnover, water temps for fish movement, live bait, and many more. Summer through fall we covered it all!

MOT Hats available for sale on the website below!

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Intro comes from Happy Gilmore in the opening scene of his round with Bob Parker and a heckler in the crowd messing with Happy's swing

This week the MOT crew gets to chat with Kevin Cochran, Bemidji area musky specialist. Kevin has been at these monster MN fish guiding for just over two decades and consistently keeps the big fish pics coming. We have a full on discussion about area pressure, electronics, stocked vs native fish, and of course big fish stories.

Kevin also devotes part of his time for running his brand Headwaters Hat Co. which has some of the coolest hat/logo designs in the game. Be sure to check them out!

Tap in and be sure to listen to the end for a special announcement!

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This weeks intro comes from the one and only Dumb and Dumber when Harry and Lloyd get a chance to mingle with the laid back country folk. Enjoy!

This week the MOT crew is joined by special guests Alex McLean and Tyler Schlabsz from MN to recap the 2024 WI Musky Battle. We discuss how the battle went, the goal of the battle, and where it might take us in the years to come. Although the bite was tough for all, fish were still caught, some lost, friendships made, and good times had. It was an honor to be apart of this and look forward to the future of the battle!

Congrats to this years battle winning team: Kyle Weeks and Adam Stark!

Thank you to Kyle Friedges and Dan Scriver for putting on a great event hosted by Buckatabon Lodge in Conover, WI

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This weeks intro comes from "Old School" as Frank the Tank takes a tranquilizing dart to the jugular. That was awesome!

This week we are joined by Kyle Friedges and Tyler Eggenberger to preview the 2024 Wisconsin Musky Battle taking place in Vilas County, WI. We discuss what the musky battle is and hear some stories from past events. We chat about how the bites been as of late in the Northwoods and what to expect for this upcoming weekend. Best of luck to all that are getting out on the water or in the woods this weekend. Cheers.

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This week the fellas sit down and answer questions sent in by the listeners mostly on fall fishing. We break down the go-to lures, types of spots to fish in certain conditions, turnover, fall warm ups, and many more fall topics. Gus gives an update on the northwoods conditions including lake temps, turnover, size lakes to target, etc. Tap into this one and good luck to those on the water or in the woods this weekend. Cheers!

This week the MOT crew gets on special guest Nate Osfar to chat a bunch about his successes in musky tournament scene for almost 25 years. We start from the beginning with some of Nate's first tournaments and how that shaped him as a fisherman today. We barely scratch the surface on the countless stories he has from these events. We also get some of his expertise on fall fishing tactics. Brushing up on when to target certain systems and at what depth fish should be based upon the weather pattern. This pod is filled with tons of great nuggets to pick up on so tap in!

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