The Muskie Hunks Podcast

On this episode we jump in the boat with Cody Daniels of Cody Daniel’s Guide Service  www.codymuskyfishingdaniels.com  from Eastern TN. He was consumed with musky bug in his early years of owning a boat before even having a driver license or a car. Cody doesn’t hold back and gives it to us real and how it should go down in a muskie boat. Having fun is the name of his game when you’re in the boat w...

In this episode we discuss the new Tackle Industries fishing rods with the Tackle Industries Pro Staff Team.  Lead by Jeff Contreras , we hear from legendary Dave Brown, and ultra talented content creators Ben Stone, Kyle Friedges and Sam Gaza! They give us a little background on themselves, talk about the overall performance of the fishing rods, their go to TI bait and more. As Dave Brown mention...

This episode we catch up with local bait maker and honorary Hunk, Brady Martz of BamBam Bait Co. We talk show season, random fish talk, and get to hear about his new bait.

In this episode we talk with local fly guy Chris “Raz” Roslonski. We talk gear for the fly-curious angler, importing Canadian spouses, and our favorite cabbage based Polish foods.

Hunks only pod recapping recent trips, events and Hunks Fall Weekend. This episode is a major BS session. 

This week we talk with the originator and creator Brandon Lilly of Figureight F8 Musky Gear started the trend of muskie apparel. 9 years ago the husband and wife duo took a chance on creating apparel that would take the muskie world by storm. Apparel that the everyday muskie angler could wear and be comfortable on the water. The business of Figureight F8 Musky Gear has expanded not only from an ap...

This episode we welcome return guest Kyle Friedges back to the podcast to learn discuss his recent trip to Eagle Lake. Kyle shares some of his secrets on what it takes to create some amazing footage. As well as how to overcome the challenges of capturing those moments while solo fishing. Come along his journey and the new endeavors that will be brought to through his channel now called “Beyond the...

The hunks have a true B.S. session with repeat guests Aaron Parise and Jake Latkovic. The boys go off the rails often in this episode, recounting lots of stories about the PMTT and some exciting new lures.

The guys reconvene to cover a little more lake Nipissing territory, this time with two special guests, Lexan and Ron Dilisio.  This father/son duo take an annual trip to the West Arm of lake Nipissing the same time of year as Owen and Nick, this year going for two full weeks.  We get into a lot of detail as to how’s and why’s  Lexan and Ron do what they do, and why they have consistently improved...

After another hiatus, the guys are back to talk about a couple of recent trips, including the recent trip to Lake Nipissing on the Canadian shield. Learn about what not to do on the water with your boat, amongst other important life lessons.

In this episode, the Hunks are joined by the Muskies Inc. magazine editor, Amy Keyes, and the Lunge log and Member Photo manager, Alison Willers. They get to peek behind the curtain at Muskies Inc. and learn about some of the interworking of the organization.

Just sit right back and you'll hear a few tales, tales of some fateful trips, that started on different musky lakes, with mighty trolling rips. Donnie sailed in Washington, with Ryan Lynn and pup, while Nate and Dave bagged a giant and SS Leo caught them up. This episode was a two and a half hour tour... Ryan and Donnie recap the Washington Tiger Safari and talk about the celebration of their Mexi...

In this hunks only episode, we discuss recent trips like Donnie's salmon banger with Zach and Katia, Ryan and Nicks recent summer fishing adventures, Owens dad duty summer and Nate and Ryan's late night jag sessions. We do get to highlight what a fishing machine Luffey's pontoon is and then we talk about upcoming trips. Nate and Net Boy (Shoutout Big Dave) gets ready for Nip, Donnie fly's the dist...

In this episode we have the pleasure of talking to three local guests from central\ eastern PA, Treigh Mason, Becky Brown and Matt Smith. Treigh and Matt talk about how friends since the first grade started fishing together, how the OG tadpole changed the game, how they both got the musky bug, Becky admits to only dating Treigh for his Musky spots, we hear amazing tales of PB fish, tournament wins...

In this episode we catch up with Eli and get all the details of a recent fishing trip where he had the opportunity to visit his brothers Nick Granato and Jonathan Davis. We welcome Nick back to the podcast and welcome new podcast guest Jonathan and his daughter and fishing partner Ellie. Jon and Ellie have been chasing tigers in Colorado and really the whole western musky range.  Nick gives us a g...

In this episode we recap the recent Region 3 Muskies Inc tournament on Chautauqua Lake. Big Muskies, bloody hands, Katia running around with med kits, sleep eating sour patch kids, good food, muskies eating while your setting boards, good company and a first place finish for the new Hunks Hammer, all of which leading to Donnie Swink getting his groove back. This episode was full of memories, laugh...

In this episode, we get an overall hatchery update from the Linesville manager Nicholas Yaroszewski. Nick talks about how he has adjusted to his role at the hatchery, recent personal fishing excursions,  how last year went with the PA Musky Program, how things are looking for next year, how the money for the permit is spent and lots more. This was a super fun and informative episode with Nick and...

In this episode we talk to Matt Vavroch. Matt talks about how he got started fishing, musky fishing and then into the media creation world on you tube. This was an awesome discussion with Matt! Matt has a wealth of knowledge and has been putting out killer content for a long time! Go check him out! https://www.youtube.com/c/MattVavrochFishing https://www.instagram.com/matt.vavroch/ https://www.thr...

Custom Clarkey Baits!!! Get comfortable and listen to the Hunks as they are joined by a very special guest from North of the Border, Noah Clarke of Clarkey Baits! Noah gives the details of how he got started fishing, muskie fishing and finally making baits. This episode comes with a few stories and lots of laughs. Noah makes some of the prettiest baits in the business, and also has one of the most...

In episode we recap two recent Three Rivers Chapter 16 Muskies Inc tournaments in our area. We have three local boys on to give us their backgrounds, Andrew Arnold, Eric Bartolomeo and Greg Colosimo. Andrew, Bart and Greg tell us a little about how they got started Muskie fishing, how they fish now and how their experiences were at the Lake Arthur tournament. Andrew placed second with Ryan Connell...

In this episode we catch up with local western PA boys Garrick Sobeski and Aaron Parise and hear the tale of their recent experience at the PMTT tournament on Cave Run. We talk about tournament preparation, planning and the execution of their gameplan on the water. Here's to lure swap half priced dying dogs and friendships forged through Muskies Inc! These boys did us proud in Kentucky and we are...

In this episode we recap THE 2024 Muskie Hunk A Palooza! Most of the Palooza participants are present to talk about their experience fishing in western PA. This episode is filled with fishing trip trials, fish stories and lots of laughs from last weekend. There is a strong possibility that another Eli podcast musky ends up in the bag!  Shout out: Bucko Muro - Bucko's Branded Baits Noah Clarke - Cl...

This week the Hunks are joined by return guest, none other than Ben Stone of Ben Stone Media. Ben sits down to talk about his season from last year, some of his past work filming for Kanal Gratis and Devoted Outdoors and what he has planned coming up for his new venture which includes all types of outdoor videography and editing. He’s one of the best at shooting content that is not only entertaini...

In this episode, it’s our privilege to chat with Greg Nimmer, who illustrates over and over during this talk why he’s known all around the country for his one-of-a-kind creative genius. Greg shares some of his journey making off-the-rails and unique musky baits for over 20 years (in an equally unique way). He tells us about his first expos, some things he’s learned in fishing and in building, and...

In this episode Josh Marshall and Marshall Custom Tackle facilitate a conversation with one of Ohio's Muskie fishing's greats, Ray "Grandpa" Elkins. Ray is 81 years young and has been Muskie fishing for well over 65 years. Ray gives us some background on how he got started muskie fishing, what it looked like to fish Ohio in the 50's & 60's, how the Ohio Huskie Muskie Club got started and the i...