Stay ConnectedWisconsin northwoods musky Guide, Gus Mantey, his brother Max Mantey and their childhood buddy, Brian Eckle chronicle each week of Gus’s journey as a Musky guide. Hear real time fishing reports, stories from the boat, guest interviews, tournament results, tactics, and the occasional beer recommendation. We hope you enjoy!
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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!
This week we were joined by Capt. Curtis Cecchi, a multi species guide in Presque Isle WI that has the musky bug. Curtis has an extensive fishing background as a biologist & full time guide. We get into life as a younger guide, bar stories from the resort he guides out of, and a lot of conservation talk. We found it enlightening and hope you all do as well. Tap in!
The fellas get their NYE hangover cure from endless laughs while talking to musky fishing legend Gregg Thomas. Gregg has been doing the PMTT events since the beginning, guiding all over the musky range, and has his name well established within the musky fishing community. So with his background we barely breach the surface of musky tales and tips n tricks that Gregg can provide.
We hope everyone had a tremendous welcoming of the New Year and will be blessed with musky riches in the 2024 season. Tap in!
This week the fellas chop it up with Glenn McDonald from 54 or Bust YouTube channel making it the crews first ever Canadian guest on the pod. During this special interview Glenn speaks on multiple Canadian musky fishing tips that the listeners can use up in the north or anywhere in the musky range. He also touched on some prominent baits in his boat plus the past, present, and future of his YouTube channel. Tap in!
Join the fellas this week as they have a chat with the Musky Metrics man, Jeff Lang. Make sure to get out your pen and paper for this one because it is full of crazy good musky catching knowledge and patterning. Jeff has created an incredible app (Musky Hunter TV app) that puts moon and weather all in one. Knowing the best feeding times for musky on a daily basis has never been easier. This has been a game changer in my boat for this season, past seasons, and will be again for the seasons to come. Tap in!
If you want to learn more about Musky Metrics be sure to visit www.MuskyMetrics.com
This week the MOT crew is joined by a fellow young angler and guide, Rowan Stamm. Rowan brings to the table a wealth of knowledge on rivers and fly fishing along with some great nuggets on conventional gear and fisheries all over the midwest. The fellas listen in as Gus breaks down a very memorable catch to cap the season off in a BIG way. Thank you to all of our listeners on helping make 2023 one helluva season! Tap in!
We can't thank Brian Skaife enough for coming on this week to chat all things musky fishing. From his travels, to YouTube channel (Angling Anarchy), to being part owner of Chaos Tackle. It was a blast hearing his story and how he continues to make an impact on the musky world. The fellas catch up on their Thanksgiving weekends and chat about what's left this season. Tap in!
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