Muskies On Tap
Wisconsin 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! https://sugsfishing.com/ Muskies on Tap - a division of Sug's Fishing LLC
Episodes
The fellas are back to a regular scheduled long formatted, multi-segment podcast for you musky peeps! The beginning Gus and Max describe how Clear Lake treated them from pre fishing to the end of the championship. Then we get on Gregg Thomas where he and his tournament partner Rick won 2025 Top Gun Team of the Year. We discuss how all the events went for him along with the typical GT ninja tricks dished out for everyone. Tap in!
PMTT Championship Preview!!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week the gents get on a frequented guest, co-host basically, of the pod - Clayton Spiess! We get to catch up and see what Clayton's been up to. We discuss his most recent LOTW trip along with some great (and spicy) On The Line submissions. Tap in!
"I got 26 days left, I plan on playing ball hockey every day" - Ricky
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 t...
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!
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 b...
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 fie...
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!
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"
Gus and Max have now wrapped up PMTT stop #2 at the Eagle River and Three Lakes Chains in Northern Wisconsin. The fellas talk through their decisions and why they were made - the good and the bad. We also catch up with On The Line submissions from listeners. Tap in!
People are starting to murmur....
-- The Other Guys
This week the fellas get together and chop it up with the man himself, Doug Wegner. We cover a very wide range of topics along with currently what Doug is up to. We also have another special guest on to add a new dynamic to this weeks episode. This is a good ol fashioned chop sesh so we hope you tap in and enjoy!
Had to start the intro with a couple different "Doug" themed quotes. We hope you enjoyed it lol
This weeks pod is action packed with multiple segments and guests. We kickstart it with the entire story of Gus and his Dad's big musky day with a special appearance of Papa Mantey himself! Then we have an amazing discussion with Matt ad Jozef from Taps and Tackle in Stevens Point, WI. They have some exciting renovations to the tackle and beer shop they run. We also tackle the topic of pit tags, musky movements, musky leagues, and ...
This week we preview the long awaited MN musky opener on Saturday with our good friend Alex McLean. We cover the bases of what's going on with the bite and conditions as well as check the weekends weather. Naturally, night fishing is discussed and great tips are shared. Recently Gus spent some time on Green Bay after some big fish so be sure to listen as he spills the beans on that! Goodluck to those fishing MN! Tap in!
This week the fellas break down their musky opener in Vilas/Oneida counties of Wisconsin and what got it done for them. We also get on Clayton Spiess with Thistle Dew Outdoor Adventures on to chat about Green Bay and how the bite was down there. Tons of info sprinkled throughout this one so tap in!
We hope everyone had a fun and successful opener!
"I'm not sure what to do with my hands"
The MOT crew is back and ready to roll for the 2025 Northern WI musky opener this coming weekend. The fellas get on none other than Bryan Schaeffer to chop it up all things opener. We tackle opener weather, lake conditions, temps, baits, areas to fish, boat control, On The Line submissions and many more. We wish the best of luck and safety out on the water this weekend! Go get 'em!
"Harry, I took care of it!"...
This weeks podcast features special guests Matt and Taylor. Both have been on the podcast and comfortably took over co-hosts/guests for the week. We chat heavily on the recent trip Gus took with Taylor staying at Matt's to fish Iowa post-spawn muskies. The fellas got it done but took some specific patterns to seal the deal. We dive heavily into everything you need to know for post spawn muskies. Action packed with hefty amounts of ...
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