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 September super shallow water musky movement has commenced... and on this episode we chat on this heavily! We bring special guest/co host Taylor Flannery of Musky Guarantee Guide Service on the line to help us talk through tactics and MOT-lines sent in by some listeners. There might have been a drink of choice segment sprinkled randomly too! We got some great musky movements going on so get out there and get fishing! Tap into this one!
Been awhile since we've used a Kicking and Screaming movie quote so please enjoy this weeks cold opening
This week we get David Dykowski back on to chop it up on some fall muskies. Although it still isn't technically fall, we are greeted with fall weather and muskies eating fall baits. Temps are cooling and muskies are chowing. Day to day changing a lot, the fellas explain in this one how to stay versatile and diverse with bait and spot choice. Tap in!
Eastbound and Down outtakes again because they're classic
Recap Pod!!! The fellas are back together to recap their bender weekend as well as the recent Cass/Bemidji PMTT. Lots of ups and downs throughout the past few weeks. We chat on all you need to know about up north shenanigans + current bite patterns as well as the struggles Cass Lake brought upon Gus and Max. We want to congratulate Alex McLean and Ryan Becker on their 1st place finish at Cass/Bemidji PMTT! Tap in!
Finally another Trailer Park Boys quote - a J Roc classic
The MOT crew kicks off PMTT week with a mega pod full of familiar faces and a new one! We bring the heat, chop it up on pre fishing tactics, and all things tournaments. Crack a cold one, tap in and we hope you enjoy this round table PMTT preview.
Fargo quote this week to keep it local - Coen classic - ohhhhhh yaaaaaaaa. Ya? Ya
This week we sit down and have a good ol fashioned musky chat with Tucker, Jake, and another special in-house guest Austin Wiggerman. We get to dive into what Thorne Bros has to offer! Lots of great stories throughout this pod about recent trips everyone has taken plus some juicy northwoods lake choice questions answered. More On The Line's get answered as well which takes us all over the place! Tap in!
"Oh but it looks good on you though!" A very classic line from the movie Caddyshack, an all time great
Sitting in the peak heat of the musky season, the fellas have a chat with Bryce Groves and Baylor Short, AKA The Tinner Boys. These are two young anglers from MN that share a passion for the sport of musky fishing as well as both working in the field of fishing. Both are in the making of learning exponential amount of information about muskies and fisheries health. We also get a bunch of call-ins on the MOTline bringing up some fiery hot topics that are as hot if not hotter than the recent weather. Crack an ice cold soda pop and tap in!
With Happy Gilmore 2 just hitting the scene, had to use a Happy quote again. Still had to use the original... well, because it's way better. Enjoy!
This week the fellas chat with Kamden from the MN DNR on topics like Lake Vermilion stocking, PIT tags, dietary studies and much more. We get very in depth with this one so don't miss out on it!
Another Benchwarmers quote that fits well with the fish puke study
This week the fellas get Austin back on the pod to discuss how his spring went in Northern IL and Southern WI as well as a successful trip to Northern WI recently. Lots of talk on bite windows, boat positioning tactics, blades, clear water and so much more! If you want to stay up with the bite and listen to a good ol chop shesh then tap in!
a good blooper from the show Parks & Recreation
This week we bring a special episode recorded on the road back from a Lake St. Clair trip Gus made along with 4 other buddies: Kyle Hunsader, Clayton Spiess, Taylor Flannery and Jamie DeGroot. The fellas went on a trolling escapade with Captain Jason Quintano from Fins and Grins Muskie Charters. They discuss their travels and the day they had on the water... lots of new and exciting stuff went down! Tap in the hear all about it!
"Must be steroids in macaroni!" - from the Benchwarmers movie
Welcome to the America's Birthday pod with just the 3 MOT amigos on all together up north in Eagle River for the weekend. The fellas chop it up with Gus to check in on how the bite has been going and all the big fish being caught in his boat. We also share some wild 4th of July stories from years past. Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend! Tap in
"Now watch this drive"
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