We threw it back this week to an old fashion Muskies On Tap episode with just the fellas chopping it up about the Wisconsin Musky expo last weekend in Wausau (Rothschild), WI. Lot of hot takes this week that you won't want to miss regarding baits we love and maybe not so much. We kept the episode rolling with some q&a towards the end regarding reading water and crazy stories. We hope you have fun listening to this one because we had a great time recording it. Tap in!

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On this weeks episode we welcome Kyle Hunsader, Green Bay local, w/ Hunseytails and Nick Amorose, Northern WI, w/ Hammer Customs to talk about their baits that you can find at the Wisconsin Musky Expo this weekend (March 15-17)! Kyle makes a series of bucktails called "Bangers" that puts a unique twist to modern bucktails and comes in various sizes. Nick hand carves a various array of wooden baits like gliders, twitch baits, dive-n-rise, and trolling crankbaits. This will be a first expo debut for both bait builders so let's give them a warm welcome! The booth will be under the name "Hunseytails" and Gus will also be joining Kyle and Nick in the booth with some MOT gear. This pod has some more Green Bay info along with the bait talk so you won't want to miss this one! Tap in!

Wisconsin Musky Expo - Rothschild, WI @Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center - March 15-17

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This week we are joined with special guest Rich Reinert, a legend of all things musky fishing. Listen along as we dive into more than just the upcoming Wisconsin Musky Expo in Wausau March 15-17th. Rich covers some old school fishing stories involving Tony Rizzo, topwater tricks, sleeper baits, the musky industry, where the musky world is at today and many more. You won't want to miss this one so tap in!

This week Matt and Jozef from Taps and Tackle Co joined us from their bait shop bar in Stevens Point, WI. We had a great conversation regarding a lot of different aspects of the musky world, from owning a business, being a guide, to chasing river muskies. Tap in this week!

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We put a bookmark on the q&a questions for now as we spotlight the Taps and Tackle crew this week. Questions will be answered in a later podcast. Sorry for the delay!

This week we got the privilege to chat with Bryan Schaeffer about all things musky. Bryan has had quite the career as a guide, tournament angler, and seen regularly on Keyes Outdoors. We cover certain times of his guiding career, ffs, tournament fishing, traveling/filming, and much more. Long one this week, but we think you'll enjoy it. Kick back and tap in!

Hope you enjoy Bob the Garbage Man's wise words for this weeks cold opening quote! A classic

Brady Martz with BAM BAM Bait Co and Brett Wingfield with WF Custom Lures hop on with the fellas to discuss their bait making careers and gave us the full run down on Brady's new "Bowfin" rubber bait. We chat about the origin of their baits, how these two got linked up, and plenty more. These two are making some incredible baits and you won't want to miss this episode! Tap in!

The MOT fellas are joined this week with special guest Owen Seman from over in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. He is one of the hosts of The Muskie Hunks podcast which is one of the MOT crews favorite musky pods to listen to. He also makes bucktails and spinnerbaits by the name of Big O's Bucktails that are responsible for Gus's PB northern pike. We also get into the origins of the Hunks along with Canadian adventures and some good ol' fashioned musky talk. Tap in!

This week Michael joins our short list of reoccurring guests as he chats with us about his late fall/early winter marathon. We talk about nice fish he stuck and how he did it. We also chatted a lot of baits as we tend to do this time of year. Some unique mods, choices, etc.. Gus and Michael will be at the Musky Road Rules event this Saturday, February 3rd, to present their seminars at Sportsmans Repair Shop in Mosinee, WI. Tap in!

While Brian was off celebrating his b-day, the fellas had a blast sitting down with Austin Wiggerman for a long chat. We caught up on his time at the Chicago show and heard about his successful season guiding in Northern IL, Southern WI, and Western MN. We even had a surprise guest drop by. Tap in!

This week the MOT boys had the pleasure of talking to an extremely talented videographer in the musky industry and that is none other than Kyle Friedges. Kyle runs a YouTube channel by the name of Cabbage Dragon Media. In his short few years of doing it he's put out some incredible content. In this pod we touch on Kyle's travels in his home state of Minnesota and out to Wisconsin & Canadian shield waters while telling us his full camera setup. He also touches on the previous Musky Battles he's been to and what's to expect on that front. The MOT fellas then touch on the upcoming musky expos this winter as well as a new merch drop. Tap in!