The Muskie Hunks Podcast

E80 - Lake Nipissing Trip Prep Big Hunky Style

In this episode Owen runs the show with Donnie, Nick, Nate Bud and special guest Kellen Campbell. This episode is dedicated to planning for the annual Nip trip. The boys talk gear prep, bait selection, tell recent and old stories and more. Lake Nipissing is land of giants, and this episode gives you perspective on how average weekend warriors plan to put muskies in the bag. 

E79 - Breaking Dahn the Canadian Shield with Glenn McDonald and 54 or Bust

Returning Guest, Glenn McDonald of 54 or Bust joins the Hunks to pick up where they left off during their last conversation, namely the Canadian Shield and tips and tactics for anyone making a trip up north.

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E78 - Ted Lasso-ing Muskies with George ”McMusky” McGrady

This week the hunks are joined by a local legend in the making, George McGrady.  We get the lowdown on how he got started, some tournament talk, preferred baits and fishing styles, and we hear the story of his George unintentionally kick-started both Owen’s and Tom’s bait making careers, which includes a great first impression of Owen. George is someone that allot of guys here in PA lookup too, super chill, super cool and one hell of a Musky fisherman!

E77 - Muskies on Tap in a Frosty Muskie Hunks Mug

Hunks and Muskies On Tap - In this episode the boys from the "Muskies on Tap" podcast drop by to tell us a little bit about their new podcast, fishing the PMTT, living the young guide life and more. Gus, Max and Brian are three muskie addicted young sticks that bring allot to the podcast table. For anyone that hasn't listened to the Muskies on Tap Podcast, check these guys out, they are allot of fun and very informative!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/muskies-on-tap/id1686314916

https://www.instagram.com/muskiesontap/

 

E76 - Breaking Down Barriers with Muskie Queen Katia Rivers, President Chapter 69, Muskies Inc.

In this episode we have the pleasure of talking to the two time Muskies Inc Women's division champion, the President of New York's Chapter 69 Muskies Inc., the Muskie Queen of the northeast, the Salmon Slayer, Katia Rivers. Katia gives us a few project updates from Chapter 69, we talk current and future fishing trips and some news about the New York Muskie Expo. Katia is super passionate about Muskies, Muskie Fishing and working with anglers in the great state of New York to support the stocking, the fishery and all things Muskie. This was truly a pleasure for us to hang out and talk Muskies with Katia. Katia, thanks for everything, you rock! 

E75 - Dusting Off the Podcast Gear with Andy Zomcik

Tales Of Sketchy River Runs, First Boats, Lego KillDozer, THE Raging Ape, Livewell Upper Deckers and Good Jokes with Andy Zomcik.

In this episode, we have one of the three fathers of the Musky podcast Andy Zomcik onboard to talk musky fishing.  Andy tells stories about his first boat, sketchy river runs, references the great KillDozer all while fitting in a story about the late Raging Ape.  Andy talks about the great FAT AZ podcast and shares a few of his favorite memories. Of course, Owen finds out which epoxy Andy uses. Overall, this was a crazy fun podcast filled with stories and lots of laughs. Special thank you to Andy Zomcik for dusting off the podcast gear and spending three hours to BS with us!

#FATAZMuskyProducts #FATAZMuskyPodcast #StorytimewithAndy

E74 - Fly Slappin, Big Pikes Catchin, First Musky Netting, Rattle Snake Wrangling BS Session

In this BS session, we talk recent hunkie events. Donnie recaps his outer banks trip and his fly slappin experience with Scott Grassi, Tom talks about his big Deep Creek Pikes, Ryan recaps the Chapter 16 Muskies Inc. youth outing and Nick gets into the skills required to wrangle a rattle snake in the hills of Pennsylvania. 

E73 - Three Rivers Chapter 16 MI Pymatuning Tournament Recap - Hooks in thumbs, a sunburned butt-crack and 4 shocked Musky fisherman holding envelopes full of money

In this episode, we recap the recent Pymatuning tournament held by Three Rivers Chapter 16 of Muskies Inc. We tell the tale of an awesome weekend of musky fishing and how one team brought it all home for Hunks verse. Lots of stories one of which involves a hook in the thumb, broken equipment, what it looks like to bang bottom overly hard,  a third place finish, a sunburned butt crack,  and four shocked musky fisherman holding envelopes full of money. 

Andy Luchovick memorial tournament results
73 people signed up. 25 fish were turned in.
1st Cody Fye & Ryan Read 106.75 pts 32.25" 30.25 and 43.75"
2nd George McGrady & Brian Phillips 99.25 pts 32.5, 34.5, 32.25"
3rd Josh Hawk & Tyler Bailey 75.25 pts 39.5 & 35.75"
Congratulations to those who placed and Thanks to everyone for supporting the club
Next tournament, Chapter 16 vs Chapter 69 @ Chautauqua Lake Showdown June 24th
Signup online @ www.nymusky.com
or register the morning of from 6 to 6:45 am at the Lakewood Boat Launch.
More details to follow closer to the event.

www.nymusky.com

or register the morning of from 6 to 6:45 am at the Lakewood Boat Launch.

More details to follow closer to the event.

E72 - Trollin Leo Lures with Todd Leopardi

In this episode,  Todd Leopardi, owner and creator of THE Leo Lures out of Ellwood City Pennsylvania comes on to talk Musky fishing. We get into Todd's fishing history, first muskies, lure building and more. We got some family stories, another special guest drops by and tales of the American side of St. Clair were told. We finally get to talk about the lure lineup, recent fish caught and more, all while Ryan fan boys out for 2 hours and 34 minutes. 

E71 - First Annual Hunks Spring Fling Recap

In this episode, all hands on deck to recap the first ever Hunks Spring Fling Musky Invitational. Owen and Big O's Bucktails hosted the event that allowed us to fish for 3 full days on our PA lake of choice. Several guest fly and drive in from Minnesota and Indiana. We recap the experience , the fishing and the food. We also recap the best of Nate Bud and for the first time in Hunks history we release these tracks publicly. Shenanigans, Muskies, Nate Bud's angelic voice and a night out at THE BEAR INN, what more could you ask for in this 2 hour recap. Shoutout to Tyler Andrews, Dave from Minnesota and Joe and Jake Batic for coming into PA to hang out with a bunch of bums like us! Special thanks to Owen for hosting and taking care of all of us like the great dad that he is! 

E70 - Three’s Company BBQ

In this three-man episode, we start off by talking some spring musky. We chat about some weird opinions and concepts, some basics of what we usually do and what we look for, and where to go from here. We talk about what exactly constitutes “spring” in different parts of the musky world, particularly those with year-round seasons. We transition into a little trolling motor talk. Follow the BBQ smoke cloud...

E69 - Taking the show on the road with Banging Bottom Outfitters

In this episode we go off the rails volume 2 with THE Banging Bottom Outfitters crew. We start slow, but finish strong. The boys give us a 2022 year end fishing recap, we find out what the crew is up to out on the water early season, Joel tells us about what his potential mug shot would have looked like for going to jail for singing Karaoke at Muskie Max, Big O makes Pizza Dough , we get our no balance footwear update, Doug takes credit for starting the tiktok trend on Skittle drinks, hilarious stories were told that cannot be repeated (some didn't make the cut) and finally, we get an update from your president of Chapter 16 Three Rivers Muskies Inc. This one was all over the map, but its always fun jumping on the caravan when the Banging Bottom Bottom Bouncer Soggy Bottom Boys take their show on the road.

E68 - Going Xtreme on Muskies with Greg Them

In this episode, we chat with Greg Them, owner of Xtreme Muskie Lures out of Ohio. Greg tells the tale of how he started musky fishing and making muskie and pike lures, tells so many awesome stories about his fishing travels,  and then confirms that Musky fisherman simply do not eat food on the boat. Greg also shares some useful tips and tricks and how to tune your Xtreme muskie lures with a special top secret tool. Greg is the best of the best, one of the best human beings on this planet. We really enjoyed talking about Xtreme Muskie Lures and having Greg as a guest. If your not fishing Xtremes, your missing out on one of the best made lures on the market at the absolute most reasonable cost out there.  Check Greg and Xtreme Muskie Lures out on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/XtremeMuskieLures

 

E67 - News and Updates from the Linesville Fish Hatchery with Hatchery Manager Nicholas Yaroszewski

In this episode we talk all things hatchery with Linesville hatchery manager Nicholas Yaroszewski. Nick gives us his history fishing, an overview of his role within the Fish and Boat Commission, recent projects and tasks in Linesville that the team are working on and a quick talk about the upcoming Linesville Fish Hatchery Open House on April 8th. Nick gives us some good information on the Musky program that may help answer questions here locally. This was a typical hunks brain picking podcast without epoxy talk. Thank you Nick for your willingness to come on and give us a solid update from Linesville!

E66 - ”Making Muskies Offers That They Cant Refuse” with the BOSS - Paul Frustereo

In this episode, we BS with one of Ohio's best,  the BOSS, Paul Frustereo. We talk about how Paul got started muskie fishing, making muskie baits and more. Paul tells countless hilarious stories and gives us a great overview of Muskie lure tuning. Paul's tips and tricks are awesome for long time muskie fisherman and beginners alike. Paul talks about his lure lineup, gives his opinion on the one Boss Shad to have in your arsenal and also talks about fishing destinations for 2023. We eventually land on the "live scope" topic and opinions are shared. This was a fun episode with a premiere bait maker and musky fisherman. If you haven't fished a Boss Shad, check them out, they are a staple in the industry! 

https://www.bossshad.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bossshad

https://teamrhinooutdoors.com/search?q=Boss+Shad

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E65 - Talk ’n Muskie Odyssey & Top-Line Baits with Adam Mueller

In this episode we chat with Adam Mueller of Top-line Baits prior to his first show at the Muskies Canada Odyssey in Oshawa Ontario.  Adam runs us through his impressive and innovative lineup of baits as well as his intro into both musky fishing and bait building.  Adam is a true success story leaving the lackluster world of lake run trout behind and building a prosperous following in the musky community! Be sure to check out his baits on Instagram and in person at the Odyssey this weekend!

E64 - Bonus Episode - Chewing the Fat with the LEGENDARY Todd Young

In this episode, Nick, Donnie and Ryan get to fan boy with the LEGENDARY Todd Young on the line. Todd comes to hang out with us to talk history and just chew the fat. All of us have so much respect for Todd as a fisherman, as a bait maker, as one of the original fathers of the Musky Podcast and as a human being. He is simply put the GOAT, the greatest in our books! Todd talks about how he got started fishing, guiding and more. This one was allot of fun and we were very thankful for this opportunity! 

#MUDDYCREEKFISHINGGUIDES #FATAZMUSKYPRODUCTS #TODDYOUNG #TODDYORG #SHOOTEMINTHELEG #YOYOUPDOWN

E63 - A Very Hunky, Chunky and a Little Bit Funky Muskie Max Recap

In this episode, we recap the 2023 Muskie Max. Ryan Elizondo talks about his experience flying across the country to fill his backpack with meatballs, Nate Bud's daughter Lena picks the best Muskie lures with her plush Musky, Donnie clears out every ATM in the local Canonsburg area,  Tom dyes customers with plastic worm dye, Nick perfects the Irish Goodbye, Ryan doesn't focus on boat gear, and Owen cashes in on raffles like the magic man that he is. We all share our Muskie max hauls. experiences and our favorite moments from the 2023 Muskie Max!  Its safe to say, the Hunks got MAXXED! 

E62 - Top Secret Surprise Guest

In this episode from the archives, Tom sets up a surprise guest and tortures the other hunks for over a month about who it may be. The surprise guest is a rubber guy, but not just any rubber guy. Some would call him the Walter White of cooking rubber. Once joined by our special guest, we talk all things rubber. We discuss shop setups, the dangers of cooking plastic, some mistakes, some successes, and of course, we then get weird. We discuss the taste of rubber worms (you read that right), how a burnt cup of soft plastic can kill you, and Ryan's medieval servant.

E61 - Muskie Max Spotlight - Mark King and Evan Schoss

In this episode, we sit down with the Keystone King and the Crockpot Master, Mark King and Evan Schoss. Mark and Evan are both honorary Hunks and they are both local favorites for products that feed hungry Muskies. Mark and Evan hang out for an hour and talk about Muskie Max and what it takes to get ready for this show. Nate Bud tells us about his underground lair "Iron City Poughnd Taughn" and we ask ridiculous questions about Muskie Max Snacks of choice. Take some time to come check out both booths at the Muskie MAX! Remember to thank your local Musky Lure makers, they work hard for their money and there baits will treat you right.