Muskies On Tap
Hosted by Gus and Brian and Max · Gus Mantey, Max Mantey, & Brian Eckle
4.8from 135 ratings
- 173
- Episodes
- 30
- Transcribed
- 135
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 11K
- YouTube views
About 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/ (https://sugsfishing.com/) Muskies on Tap - a division of Sug's Fishing LLC
- Publisher
- Gus Mantey, Max Mantey, & Brian Eckle
- Category
- leisure · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 4 May 2023
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
30 of 173 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
E172 - Frank Schneider Winner: Mac Hoekstra + Leech Lake + Current Fall Bite
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
E171 - GIANT Vilas Co Musky + Tough Fall Weather Patterns/Tactics
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
E170 - Gregg Thomas on LOTW PMTT Championship bite + Northwoods Fall Update
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E172 - Frank Schneider Winner: Mac Hoekstra + Leech Lake + Current Fall Bite
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So something with a little more surface area, mag dog, shallow dog, um, Shallow-weighted deuces. Kind of like that snapping. I don't know. I guess the Bam Bam. The swim fin got one not too long ago, but usually that snapping left and right kind of starts to slow down. So the rubber bite was good with a little bit of the heat up. That's what I predict to kind of stay true. Sucker bite is okay, I guess. I don't know. I'm hearing mixed reports of solid people having good days and getting a couple on them. Uh, I'm hearing the dead opposite where it's really tough. I've been hearing some reports of like super tough fishing to not even, you know, follow out there. […]
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- Mac Hoekstra
- Gregg Thomas
- Doug Wegner
- Michael Hanson
- Clayton
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 10,766
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 53 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 82 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 62
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 97
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Who hosts Muskies On Tap?
Gus and Brian and Max host the show. Published by Gus Mantey, Max Mantey, & Brian Eckle.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Muskies On Tap take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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