Cut & Retie

This week, Miles Nolte flyfishes from a speedboat while running from deadly wasps, we get the wind knocked out of us while flexing in front of a child, slide down a canyon face and land on trout perfection, and compare a classic lure to Denny's pancakes.

This week, Captain Eric Kerber, "Iron" Bill Veldof, and Drew Watson supply the Buffalo wings and compelling reasons to move to Florida, we dangle a center pin in front of a snakehead-hating conservation officer, spend our winter watching people fight digital fish poorly, and give free candy to people who will never fish with us. 

This week, U.K. taxidermist Josh Fisher pub casts a mackerel head and runs from the cops, we invoke the Magna Carta to stop vegan girls from killing crows, chase toothy predators with the four lures available in our country, and turn a bag of rotten chubs into something worthy of Buckingham Palace.

This week, renowned biologist Shan O'Gorman teaches us how to grow huge bass while dodging bullets, we give up on wild browns because we can't afford the water bill, trespass our way to a $28 grand prize, and hopelessly clog up a bunch of fishy corn holes. 

This week, Kevin Jarnigan of "Gun Talk" puts down his gat and picks up a poorly designed spinnerbait, we hook a gator on a Spook and barely make it through the inlet, lose $5,000 on a vintage trucker hat, and race for a Big Mac after slicing palm spikes out of our feet. 

Bob "The Garbage Man" exposes "big fluorocarbon" and proposes regulations that would put more molten lead in the hands of American children.

This week, Orvis's Tom Rosenbauer and Shawn Combs take a claw hammer to a redfish skull and get drunk with carp envy, we get high on boiled peanuts and try tie to striper flies, trade expensive gear for an inflatable doll, and figure out where Bob Ross hid all the bodies. 

This week, Joe joins his best bud, Mark Wizeman, at deer camp to hunt for Queen Elsa and provide muzzleloader support, we don shark socks and chase brown trout with shovels, drain a bottle of bourbon while catching a walleye we don't want, and rip a rainbow canoe apart with our bare hands.

This week, veteran Vermont fisheries biologist Shawn Good counts every minnow and takes a slap shot at DIY fish stockers, we ruin a perfectly good walleye bite by introducing a lack of common sense, sue a jet skier for ruining our bug zapper, and deep fry a whole bunch of largemouths to prove everyone would rather freeze for minuscule perch.

This week, the honorable Nate P. angles on the Black Sabbath and shows us where the bodies are floating, we catch the world's smallest steelhead and the biggest pit viper carp, have a terrible shaving accident while infusing dough bait with fear, and feed Tuna Helper to obnoxious squirrels. 

This week, Jim Fee leaves his family at the zoo to trespass with teenagers, we prepare our dads to have their arms ripped off in a foreign country, soak Kool-Aid infused chicken for frozen trout, and wood chop our way to disappointment at the drainage pipe. 

This week, Captain Eric Kerber, "Neighbor" Steve McIntyre, and Matt Farrell ring in the New Year by lying about chain pickerel, we turn our kids into blood-thirsty fish killers, inject adrenaline right into our hearts to stop a glide bait overdose, and book a UFO sight-seeing cruise because it's cheaper than a tuna trip.

This week, Miles Nolte dons "gum boots" and plays Santa at the Kiwi hatchery pond, we ruin Christmas by forgetting that water freezes when it's cold, glue two pairs of waders together and hope our Doc Martens stay dry, and make our wives pick out super-complicated lures for us. 

This week, Zach "Hammer" Miller and Captain Frank Campbell join forces to overtake Skein Bag Sam, we bring the smoke to the gambling hall and get on a hot brown streak, plead with nine cable access viewers to help us feel our hands, and discuss how soup isn't really that good.

This week, veteran filmmaker R.A. Beattie follows topwater retrieves for 30 days to capture one clip of his grandpa's garage exploding, we explain why Mongolia is like Montana minus all the yoga dojos, clean out our drawers and ship the contents to Slovenia, and use AI to create the perfect salmon for the Duke of Wolsingham.

This week, Mike Iaconelli grabs his waders and steps into awkward boudoir shot hand-offs, we throw glide baits behind the worst department store of the 90s, explain why your kid is better at fishing a Senko than you are, and poison invasive species with liquor and real bits of gold.

This week, Tim Romano bear hugs a muskie and counts your little floaters, we poach stocked trout because our dad says it's OK, get adopted by a Mexican family that gives us illegal plants, and throw a drift boat in the dumpster because we don't want to talk to strangers. 

This week, C&R sound engineer "Magic" Mike Pedersen flies all the way from British Columbia for smoked dogfish with mustard on rye, we throw pork roll at striped bass from the top of the Empire State Building, get kicked out of Applebee's for wearing vulgar T-shirts, and nearly burn down a church with hot chocolate peanut bunker action.

Too cheap for pro taxidermy? Learn how to botch every DIY attempt at preserving tails, jaws, teeth, skulls, and other fish parts in your kitchen.

This week, Jimmy Fee misses the mark on a PB British mullet by a mere five ounces, we get so tweaked about trophy tog that we throw our soiled waders in the trash, decide rigs we've been tying for 20 years are suddenly inadequate, and drink crab whiskey as we mourn a chance to fish for stripers we know aren't even there. 

This week, C&R listeners share their spine-chilling stories of bloodthirsty meth head encounters, run-ins with wolf-spider hybrids in the spirit world, and ghosts that just want to bum a smoke. Along the way, we'll scare the clothes back onto naked hippies, meet Satan at the trout hole, and try to sleep while wild beasts circle some happy campers. 

This week, Oliver Ngy gives us the slow pitch for managing bass fishing with lemon pepper, we enjoy bonefish stew while the law man inspects our anchor rope, lose expensive baits in the money pit that is boat ownership, and teach old-school Uncle Larry some new-school rockfish tricks.

This week, Ohio walleye savant Ross Robertson gets salty at the mall and stings sheep with his sharp wit, we almost wind up in jail for being too nice to a drunk gambling addict, treat a tuna run like the countdown to Chernobyl , and reach for some striper stars at an Atlantic City comedy hour. 

This week, C&R regulars and newcomers tell the tales of their first-ever striped bass, we discuss mowing lawns to make that Van Staal money, catching milestone fish while eating Whopper sandwiches, winning rods in a game of darts, and completely misusing the Banjo Minnow.

This week, kayak killer Kevin Hughes hypes the coleslaw and downplays his redfish-mugging habit, we run chatter baits through what used to be the parking lot, score a topwater slam and break truck windows, and do our taxes while chunking with Big League Chew.