# 361 - Pete Maina and Rob Manthei talk about Early Season Musky

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-lash-musky-fishing-podcast-343306/361-pete-maina-and-rob-manthei-talk-about-early-season-musky
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-lash-musky-fishing-podcast-343306/361-pete-maina-and-rob-manthei-talk-about-early-season-musky.md
Podcast: [Back Lash Musky Fishing Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-lash-musky-fishing-podcast-343306)
Published: 2026-04-08T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://backlashpodcast.podbean.com/e/save-the-muskies-split%e2%80%91zone-season-fight-april-13-vote/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gfxdr92zxa7ye8q2/BLP361PeteRob-fy56kk-Optimized.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-lash-musky-fishing-podcast-343306/episodes/361-pete-maina-and-rob-manthei-talk-about-early-season-musky
Duration seconds: 5008

## Resource

In this episode of Back Lash Podcast Pete Maina and Rob Manthei join Jeff and Brad to continue the conversation about Wisconsin’s new early-season musky opener, the upcoming Conservation Congress hearings, and a proposed resolution to restore split-zone seasons to protect spawning fish. They discuss concerns about increased spring mortality and harvest, the role of technology and social media in adding pressure, Green Bay exclusions, and the challenges of stocking and hatchery strain decisions. The guests argue that expanded, better-managed stocking is the most practical solution, explain how anglers and clubs can help, and urge interested listeners to attend county meetings and vote in person on April 13th.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-lash-musky-fishing-podcast-343306/episodes/361-pete-maina-and-rob-manthei-talk-about-early-season-musky/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-lash-musky-fishing-podcast-343306/361-pete-maina-and-rob-manthei-talk-about-early-season-musky.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.