Scales N Tales

Join us for the second in-person show with Ethan Mcquay. A Michigan native who moved to Austin TX for a couple of years. We touch on everything from TX fishing and MI fishing, how the rivers and lakes differ from each region, styles of fishing swim, fish aggression in northern strain vs southern stain, to even a few stories of Ethan's trip down the Devils River!  Make sure if you guys enjoy t...

Join me as I have the first painter come on the show and talk, Aquaticmarlon! For only doing this for 2 years he is seriously one of the most talented guys I've seen. His trout work looks like something straight out of a taxidermist shop. We touch on a lot of the basics of his painting techniques, like how he goes about prep work, mass orders, and the occasional goof-up while spraying. I will pers...

Dylan is a SoCal saltwater/freshwater swimbait guy. While still being a little newer to the swimbait thing he's put in some serious time into it and it's shown. While most of us guys only fish our crazy expensive baits in fresh water, Dylan talks about a small niche group of guys who venture into the salty side of things for saltwater bass. He explains how they slow roll yunique soft baits over ee...

While Jared from Fallof74 may be known by many as the "bait wrap guy" he drops some sick stories about the early days of swimbaits in Cali. HE touched on what it was like to be some of the first guys fishing Huddlestons in his waters and how crazy the fish acted for them. Or how those first few years of swimbaiting were done on "improvised" gear compared to what we have access to nowadays. Jared i...

Join my first in-person guest and me as we tackle a bottle of Screwball whiskey and spout anything that comes to our head. It's a wide show all over the place but we cover some good thoughts and ideas.  Make sure if you guys like the show to give it 5-stars on your listening platform, and share it with anyone who would enjoy the show. Phils Socials IG: philstacklebos IG:Phil_in_the_blank The...

Search glides, Cover glides, Open water glides…. Finesse glides? Join Kyle from TheGracelyBaits and me as we talk about his roots in the fishing world and more in the swimbait world. Kyle has taken the swimbait groups by storm with his “finesse glide bait” Gill. A 4 and a quarter inch gill glide is hard to come by in our niche. So to have bait available as Kyle makes is something new people are in...

Long time no see guys. I apologize to you guys, I've gotten bit by the fishing bug pretty hard and it's all I've been doing in my free time. Plus being pretty busy at work lately makes me come home and want to do nothing but be outside. But I promise to keep up with at least weekly uploads. I've got some awesome guy's who I need to have come on when our schedules line up. plus I've been working on...

Ever wonder what it's like to be a swimbait enthusiast outside the US? To maybe not have bass to target so you target the apex predator pike? Or maybe not having access to an endless amount of garage-built baits? Well in this episode Lasse scratches the surface on all these challenges of being a swimbaiter in Germany. Having access to production baits that are mainly shipped from Japan. It's wild...

Ever wondered what it's like to live a free soul, nomad lifestyle? The only worry is where you'll be fishing next? Marshall has been doing that for close to two years now. We touch on how it hasn't always been easy. But with support from his large Tik Tok and Instagram following, it's started to become an achievable dream. We had to touch on what it was like for Marshall when he first started this...

Ever wonder how some of these bait makers have some super slick and eye-pleasing baits? Or how are they able to drop 50 baits every few weeks? Well Row Innovations is a major component for many makers. Not necessarily a huge name for guys who just fish, but a well-known company for their services. Talking with Jake, I understand why their services are so sought after by many people. They are offer...

Ballon tying 101.... wait no that's not it. Although we touch on that part of victors life story we mainly talk about how Vic likes to target big fish and when he does it. Along with how he has started to get the largemouth fishing bug after being on a striper bender for the last few years. Of course, touching on Vic breaking his PB last week. And obviously, we talking about Fish Everything and al...

Kyle is the man behind the curtain over at ThrowBack Baits, and for the last year, his wake walker has been catching fish all across the states. Especially in Texas where Marshall Arnwine has been wacking fish on walker for the last few months. Kyle has been doing this less than a year but, has already cemented himself in some of the best garage builders in the game right now. While Kyle is pumpin...

Alec is known for his hook modifications all across Swimbait Universe, maybe known even more for his praying mantis costume. In all seriousness, Alec is the guy you would go to with any hook questions.... I forgot to mention the dude is a complete Muskie head. Being one of the only guys O know to have had multiple muskie catches in a day. We cover Muskie, hooks, reel drag, and so much more stuff....

For anyone who doesn't know who Connor is, I highly suggest looking at his Instagram or Swimbait universe post before you listen. He has the credentials to talk about fishing swimbaits. While being heavily tapped into the bass game he has recently started to broaden his reach to Muskie fishing. Bass swimbaits and now muskie baits.  make sure if you guys are liking the show to give it a 5-star...

Ever try to carve a bait out of a chunk of wood? Not too easy is it? Well, Jake has been making baits since 2013 so he has learned a thing or two about carving wood. While only his master baits are made from wood he still takes time and precious during the whole bait-making process. From making the molds, painting the blanks, and throwing on the hardware, jake does it all in the CooperB8s shop bas...

Jason joins me on this episode to talk about everything swimbaits. Jason runs a well-known platform where he shares swimbait swim videos from garage builders like Illude to HPH. Covering a huge number of bait makers is what makes his page awesome for anyone who is just starting out to someone who is a 10-year veteran.  Make sure if you guys are liking the show to give it a 5-star rating on yo...

These are by no means going to catch you more fish, but these are a few ideas I've had along my journey while big bait fishing. These may work for you, or they may not. They may make sense to you or I'll sound dumb. But these are things I've implemented in my style of fishing that have helped me catch fish. Maybe my fish are just dumb which could 100% be true since I catch them, but I think these...

Ethan is a good friend who is actually a Youtuber and business owner. A multispecies angler who saw a need in his style of fishing and he designed something to fit his needs. Ethan juggles running Mule Fishing while also filming his trips, and of course, spending lots of time with his family. Ethan is also a big fan of kayak fishing which we also touch on. We also talk about how he has adapted to...

Byan and I jump right into talking about where he started as a young angler. to now how he transitioning from fishing southern lakes like Chickamauga in TN to picking apart water in a Jon boat in the PNW. Bryan like myself loves to fish swimbaits, but he knows there's a place and time for them unlike me. Join us as we talk about controversial bait makers, well-known fishermen, and fishing pressure...

Join Trevor and I as we dive into his gear, and what he is using this yea to help cash checks and collect hardware in all the kayak trail tournaments he fishes. Of course we couldn't talk lon without diving into the swimbait side of things. the good, bad and indiffrent happening in the vast groups of swimbaiters on Facebook forums.  Make sure if you guys are liking the show to give it a 5-sta...