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 crew had some energy tonight coming off a big Packers win (apologies for the expletives). We unfortunately had a guest fall through so thanks to all the listeners who sent in a variety of Q&A that we got to tackle along with some common man musky stories. Gus gave a brief northwoods report and by the sounds of it, the great early fall migration has begun. Kick your feet up, grab a beer, and tune in as this episode goes a little off the rails from our traditional musky talk. Skeeyeee!
Muskies On Tap welcomed back the Musky Guru himself, Tyler Andrews, for another great conversation. We tackle all the fall goods and some tips & tricks to catch those fall fatties. On top of chatting about what makes fall fishing so great, we cover some Canadian muskies, Carbon (Guru's new pup), and some funny stories. Tap in for Guru 2.0 and hopefully learn a thing or three!
This weeks episode the fellas get together to answer some questions sent in by the listeners. Gus gives a report on fishing in the northwoods + cool down strategy. And lastly, the common man musky segment is filled with some great stories from all you guys and gals out there. I know we're all sad to see the summer slip away, but as you can tell we're ready for some cooler temps and big fish. Tap in!
Gus & Max recap their entire week from arriving at Lake Vermilion to the closing ceremony. The fellas were able to put together another good tournament finish thanks to one big bite. We spend a lot of time talking about exploring this big brand new body of water and the ups and downs we encountered during our time there. We can't thank the PMTT enough for putting on another great event and are excited for the championship at the Chippewa Flowage in a few weeks! Also, we cover a few housekeeping items such as merch, and of course... the common man musky segment. Tap IN.
Alex McLean joined the fellas this week to take us to school on some Minnesota Muskies just in time for Gus & Max’s trip to Vermilion for the 3rd leg of the PMTT. Alex McLean with McLean Muskies touched on a wide variety of topics including the state of Minnesota fisheries, seasonal movements, differences between Minnesota/Wisconsin and sharp shootin’. Gus and Max preview the upcoming PMTT where they hope to keep their hot streak going. Tap in!
Gus & Max go over some mid summer musky patterns that are developing here in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. In a very welcomed turn of events, the bite windows have started to increase throughout the day which has made fishing great as of late. We also ramble on some Q&A. Hopefully there's some nuggets in this episode that will help you put some mid summer muskies in your boat! Also, we missed Brian on this Ep. He will be back next week. Enjoy!
Don't let Jeff's self deprecating humor fool you, he is a titan in the musky industry and a pioneer for custom color baits. Not to mention, quite the stick back in his heyday. We were fortunate to get the opportunity to chat about how Team Rhino Outdoors started, some stories from back in the day, and the state of the musky industry as a whole. We hope you enjoy this information packed episode. Tap in!
The Muskies on Tap crew get together this week to chat about musky heartbreak and how to deal with it. Big fish have been on the move lately, which is great to see, but also the reality is they're difficult to catch. Gus brings back the fundamentals of rod positioning, fighting big fish, lure selection, patterning, and many other tips and tricks to put more fish in your net. We polish this one off with some Q&A from the listeners. Tap in!
This week the fellas linked up with buddies, Mitch Lund and Parker Knapp for a tried and true musky bender. We covered a lot of known and new water over the weekend with two boats. We also worked the night shift during the new moon this weekend, which was a learning curve. Overall, fish hit the bag, some big ones were lost, but a lot of great times were had. Tune in to hear about how it all went down.
Namaste! Guru says... On this weeks episode the boys sit down for a little chat with the infamous musky cowboy, Tyler Andrews, commonly referred to as "the musky guru." We get a chance to talk all things Northern Wisconsin musky fishing, his progression as an angler, and how he's adjusting to big city life. We really appreciated him spending some time and getting the chance to pick from his wealth of musky knowledge and wisdom. Give this one a listen!
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