Muskies On Tap

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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As the great Reese Bobby once said: "If you ain't first, you're last!"

The MOT crew hops on for a recap of the PMTT Championship that just went down on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes. Gus and Max along with the other 36 boats were put to the test of some of the hardest early fall conditions one could draw up. Massive heat wave reaching mid 80s air temp, zero wind, zero clouds, water temps changing 5-8 degrees per day. It was a battle. In here we chat about what went down from pre fishing up until the end of the tournament with tactics and timing being of the main discussion. When it was all said and done, Gus and Max were able to close out their 2024 PMTT season with a 2nd place finish for Top Gun Team of the Year. Another fantastic and fun season and look forward to seeing everyone again in the future! Thank you to all for listening/watching along this year. Tap in!

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Another week of our favorite motivational speaker, Mr Matt Foley. Enjoy!

This week we have fellow northwoods musky guide Luke Bogdanovic out of the Price county region of Northern Wisconsin to chat on some river and lake muskies. Luke has an incredible passion for fishing and shows that with his down to earth nature and pursuit of the freshwater phantom beast that lives within our rivers and lakes. We chat from rivers of his area to lakes and the mighty Bay of Green. For those looking for river float trip for muskies or smallmouth please hit Luke up to get on some phenomenal fishing!

The MOT crew also talks on the recent local tournament Gus was in and the preview to the 2024 PMTT Championship on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes. Lots packed into this one so tap in!

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Hope you enjoy another week of Matt Foley (Chris Farley SNL - and we ain't done yet) worlds worst/best motivational speaker

"Well ladee-fricken-da"

This week we bring back Taylor Flannery for a checkup on how his summer has been going and what's been working for him. We also dive into the current conditions we are dealt with and what to be looking for on the water during the incoming cooldowns we're getting in the northwoods of Wisconsin. Lots of bait talk in this one as the entire MOT crew + Taylor reflect on bait MVPs of the summer and the bait LVPs (Least Valuable Playa's). We also chat on some new videos Taylor has been putting out to the public on YouTube and socials on some great tactics for cast back baits as well as spot on musky safety/release tips to help keep the resource around to be shared by all. We hope y'all enjoy this chat as much as we did so tap in!

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Matt Foley (Chris Farley) on the opener from the classic snl skit. It's only the beginning for this one... so many quotes to use yet...

This week we bring back a very special guest: Tyler Andrews aka the musky guru. He's one of our top reoccurring guests and always knows how to bring the heat. He's been up to a few new things this season that we all break down in the podcast. His new podcast that he hosts himself called "Not A Musky Podcast" podcast is a well put together show that includes guests from fishing to hunting and everything that bridges these sports together. We also chat on some Canadian adventures Tyler has been on this year. This podcast is jam packed with lots of great stories, fishing tactics, and deep dives into thought provoking topics of the fishing industry like fishing pressure and its effects. We hope you enjoy our fixins and tap in!

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This week the MOT crew gets together to chat with MN guide and bait maker Mike Kramer. We discuss the early days of bait making and how the revolution blades came about along with the ever so popular woodtick. We also have a discussion on more hay day of MN musky fishing back in the early to late 2000's. There's lots of great stories in here so you don't want to miss out!

The MOT crew also talks about local reports of current conditions, a recent BIG catch and some fresh news in the fishing industry. This is another jam packed pod with lots of great info so kick back and tap in!

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"My back's broke.... spinal" - Brian, probably

This week we feature our most recent guests back because they just took home the dub at the PMTT Late Summer Showdown on Lake Minnetonka!!!! Congrats to Clayton Spiess and Nick Amorose for bring home the big check by boating 3 beautiful muskies on Tonka. We discuss the entire story behind how Clayton and Nick got it done from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs. You won't want to miss this one!

The MOT crew then chops it up on the experience Gus and Max had at Tonka and how they managed to capitalize on some bites to secure another top 5 finish in a PMTT qualifier. This long format podcast is jam packed with stories, catches, tips, tactics, pre fishing talk, and tourney fishing strategy of everything that went right and wrong. We hope everyone enjoys this one and have a great Labor Day weekend!!!

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Clayton Spiess - Thistle Dew Outdoor Adventures

Nick Amorose - Hammer Customs lures

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