Ugly Pike Podcast

In the second part of our episode with artist Joe Sampson, we shift focus toward building and using the unique products that Joe has created.  Joe uses his artists eye to create some amazing and different lures that can be extremely versatile when used properly. We get into it all in this part!  Topics include:  

• Great Canadian culture 
•  Building muskie Baits
•  Optimal techniques for dive and rise lures 

In this episode we sit with one of the most interesting and unique people in this community - artist Joe Sampson.  Joe has turned his passion and talent into his job and works as a full time artist.  Inspired by the waterscapes he fishes, talks about his life as an artist and yes, as an avid muskie angler!  In this first part we discuss: 

• Joe's inspiration
•  Painting water
•  Finding muskie 
•  Fishing Ontario lakes 

Hi Nik, episode description was emailed to Dean and the artwork is in the shared file that you guys use to access it.  Ive attached the artwork and the description is below.  Thanks 

In this second part of our interview with Tom Barry and Tyler Lancaster, the discussion takes an unexpected but eye opening turn.  Tom elaborates on the truly unique way that he uses live scope.  With special attention to keeping an ethical approach, Tom goes into how he uses the tool to challenge himself on the water.  After that we get into competitive fishing and winning strategies!  Topics include:

Responsible live scoping 

Competitive fishing 

Winning strategies for tackling Nipissing/The French River

In this episode we get 2 excellent anglers and all around great guys, Tom Barry and Tyler Lancaster.  Getting these two together was of particular interest as Chris and Frank discuss the upcoming Unleash the Beast outing on the French River/Lake Nipissing.  Tom and Tyler are returning champions!  In this first part, the guys talk about the upcoming outing as well as fishing a variety of lakes in Ontario.  The guys dig into their experiences on Lake Erie, Ontario, and Eagle Lake!  Points of discussion include:

• Barry Lancaster
• Growing up Lake Erie fishing 
• Tyler's guiding days 
• Fishing Eagle Lake 
• Technical multi species fishing with Tom 

In this second part of our Hans Mann tribute, his good friend and Red October Baits co-founder Marc Arena calls in to give a compelling and fascinating account of their origin story - how they met, became friends, and founded a bait company that presented anglers with a whole new way of catching muskies.  It is a warm and amazing tribute.  In this second part we talk about:

• Marc meeting Hans and forming Red October Baits
• How the concept of a tube for muskies came about 

In this special series, the guys remember a true innovator in the muskie fishing community - Hans Mann.  Hans was not only a master lure builder (he co-found Red October Baits) and excellent angler, but he was a rock to those who knew him.  A pillar of his and of our community.  In this episode we remember Hans and how he enriched the lives of those he knew.  In this first part we discuss: 

• Hans' first Ugly Pike episode many years ago
• Dan King recalls catching what might be the biggest Lake Erie muskie caught in history
• Making baits with Hans

In the second part of this exciting discussion with Dan Melby, the focus shifts to the add ons and equipment that kayak anglers are going to want to consider.  The guys then turn the discussion towards how to fish from a kayak for muskie and why it is different from fishing any other way!  Topics include:  

• Landing equipment and procedures in a kayak 
• Choosing the right type of kayak
• Fishing styles from a kayak 
• Optimizing trailers for kayaks 

On recent episodes Chris expressed a greater interest in kayak fishing and so the guys connect with Dan Melby, a muskie angler out of Wisconsin, to talk about not only his muskie fishing adventures, but how and why doing it all out of a kayak is a totally different muskie experience!  In this part one the guys drilled down on: 

• Transitioning from multi-species to muskie angling 
• Understanding the Wisconsin River system.
• Selecting the right river sections 
• Locating muskies
• Bait selection on Wisconsin rivers 
• Conventional lake fishing vs kayak fishing 
• Choosing and outfitting a muskie kayak 

In the conclusion of this series with bait maker and angler Cullen Veiders, we get the story that we have been waiting for.  Cullen gives us the most pulse pounding and intense story in this show's history - his quest to land a fish just shy of 60 inches and 60 pounds!   Chris and Frank wrap up the session with a discussion about the series and some other muskie fishing items of interest.  Points include: 

• The.most epic fish story