In this episode, all hands on deck to recap the first ever Hunks Spring Fling Musky Invitational. Owen and Big O's Bucktails hosted the event that allowed us to fish for 3 full days on our PA lake of choice. Several guest fly and drive in from Minnesota and Indiana. We recap the experience , the fishing and the food. We also recap the best of Nate Bud and for the first time in Hunks history we release these tracks publicly. Shenanigans, Muskies, Nate Bud's angelic voice and a night out at THE BEAR INN, what more could you ask for in this 2 hour recap. Shoutout to Tyler Andrews, Dave from Minnesota and Joe and Jake Batic for coming into PA to hang out with a bunch of bums like us! Special thanks to Owen for hosting and taking care of all of us like the great dad that he is! 

In this episode we go off the rails volume 2 with THE Banging Bottom Outfitters crew. We start slow, but finish strong. The boys give us a 2022 year end fishing recap, we find out what the crew is up to out on the water early season, Joel tells us about what his potential mug shot would have looked like for going to jail for singing Karaoke at Muskie Max, Big O makes Pizza Dough , we get our no balance footwear update, Doug takes credit for starting the tiktok trend on Skittle drinks, hilarious stories were told that cannot be repeated (some didn't make the cut) and finally, we get an update from your president of Chapter 16 Three Rivers Muskies Inc. This one was all over the map, but its always fun jumping on the caravan when the Banging Bottom Bottom Bouncer Soggy Bottom Boys take their show on the road.

In this episode, we chat with Greg Them, owner of Xtreme Muskie Lures out of Ohio. Greg tells the tale of how he started musky fishing and making muskie and pike lures, tells so many awesome stories about his fishing travels,  and then confirms that Musky fisherman simply do not eat food on the boat. Greg also shares some useful tips and tricks and how to tune your Xtreme muskie lures with a special top secret tool. Greg is the best of the best, one of the best human beings on this planet. We really enjoyed talking about Xtreme Muskie Lures and having Greg as a guest. If your not fishing Xtremes, your missing out on one of the best made lures on the market at the absolute most reasonable cost out there.  Check Greg and Xtreme Muskie Lures out on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/XtremeMuskieLures

In this episode we talk all things hatchery with Linesville hatchery manager Nicholas Yaroszewski. Nick gives us his history fishing, an overview of his role within the Fish and Boat Commission, recent projects and tasks in Linesville that the team are working on and a quick talk about the upcoming Linesville Fish Hatchery Open House on April 8th. Nick gives us some good information on the Musky program that may help answer questions here locally. This was a typical hunks brain picking podcast without epoxy talk. Thank you Nick for your willingness to come on and give us a solid update from Linesville!

In this episode, we BS with one of Ohio's best,  the BOSS, Paul Frustereo. We talk about how Paul got started muskie fishing, making muskie baits and more. Paul tells countless hilarious stories and gives us a great overview of Muskie lure tuning. Paul's tips and tricks are awesome for long time muskie fisherman and beginners alike. Paul talks about his lure lineup, gives his opinion on the one Boss Shad to have in your arsenal and also talks about fishing destinations for 2023. We eventually land on the "live scope" topic and opinions are shared. This was a fun episode with a premiere bait maker and musky fisherman. If you haven't fished a Boss Shad, check them out, they are a staple in the industry! 

https://www.bossshad.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bossshad

https://teamrhinooutdoors.com/search?q=Boss+Shad

https://www.facebook.com/groups/840606053802828

In this episode we chat with Adam Mueller of Top-line Baits prior to his first show at the Muskies Canada Odyssey in Oshawa Ontario.  Adam runs us through his impressive and innovative lineup of baits as well as his intro into both musky fishing and bait building.  Adam is a true success story leaving the lackluster world of lake run trout behind and building a prosperous following in the musky community! Be sure to check out his baits on Instagram and in person at the Odyssey this weekend!

In this episode, Nick, Donnie and Ryan get to fan boy with the LEGENDARY Todd Young on the line. Todd comes to hang out with us to talk history and just chew the fat. All of us have so much respect for Todd as a fisherman, as a bait maker, as one of the original fathers of the Musky Podcast and as a human being. He is simply put the GOAT, the greatest in our books! Todd talks about how he got started fishing, guiding and more. This one was allot of fun and we were very thankful for this opportunity! 

#MUDDYCREEKFISHINGGUIDES #FATAZMUSKYPRODUCTS #TODDYOUNG #TODDYORG #SHOOTEMINTHELEG #YOYOUPDOWN

In this episode, we recap the 2023 Muskie Max. Ryan Elizondo talks about his experience flying across the country to fill his backpack with meatballs, Nate Bud's daughter Lena picks the best Muskie lures with her plush Musky, Donnie clears out every ATM in the local Canonsburg area,  Tom dyes customers with plastic worm dye, Nick perfects the Irish Goodbye, Ryan doesn't focus on boat gear, and Owen cashes in on raffles like the magic man that he is. We all share our Muskie max hauls. experiences and our favorite moments from the 2023 Muskie Max!  Its safe to say, the Hunks got MAXXED! 

In this episode from the archives, Tom sets up a surprise guest and tortures the other hunks for over a month about who it may be. The surprise guest is a rubber guy, but not just any rubber guy. Some would call him the Walter White of cooking rubber. Once joined by our special guest, we talk all things rubber. We discuss shop setups, the dangers of cooking plastic, some mistakes, some successes, and of course, we then get weird. We discuss the taste of rubber worms (you read that right), how a burnt cup of soft plastic can kill you, and Ryan's medieval servant.