{"podcast":{"title":"Muskies On Tap","slug":"muskies-on-tap-6353821","podcast_index_feed_id":6353821,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/muskiesontap/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/muskiesontap","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/muskiesontap/20230511_040538_dbc115b8b41ed70207264ca44054d33e.jpg","author":"Gus Mantey, Max Mantey, & Brian Eckle","episode_count":157,"summary":"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/ Muskies on Tap - a division of Sug's Fishing LLC","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T20:19:36.822655+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muskies-on-tap-6353821"},"episode":{"title":"E144 - Jake Smith w/ Smity Baits + MOT March Madness Bracket Challenge","slug":"e144-jake-smith-w-smity-baits-mot-march-madness-bracket-challenge","published_at":"2026-03-12T07:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muskies-on-tap-6353821/e144-jake-smith-w-smity-baits-mot-march-madness-bracket-challenge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muskies-on-tap-6353821","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/muskiesontap/2622113","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/207214/2622113/muskiesontap/2026_03_12_05_23_38_de0aa1d0-fc82-4a50-8f40-9dd212a6a5e2.mp3","summary":"This week we chat it up with Jake Smith from Smity Baits. We talk about the origin of Smity started by his dad, Russ. Lots of great bait talk on new and old baits from Smity's lineup that we love or are excited to try! We also talk about early season musky strategies and live bait fishing. The fellas also get into details on the upcoming MOT March Madness Bracket Challenge and what's at stake for the winners! Great stuff from amazing brands we love. Gus also dropped a heater of a YouTube video so check that out on Muskies On Tap YouTube channel and smash that subscribe button please! https://sugsfishing.com/ https://www.thornebros.com/ https://youtube.com/@muskiesontap?si=h7FYRXfydURnnN82 the classic wrap around from Jim Lahey for this weeks intro clip","meta_description":"This week we chat it up with Jake Smith from Smity Baits. We talk about the origin of Smity started by his dad, Russ. Lots of great bait talk on new and o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5549,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/muskies-on-tap-6353821/episodes/e144-jake-smith-w-smity-baits-mot-march-madness-bracket-challenge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muskies-on-tap-6353821/e144-jake-smith-w-smity-baits-mot-march-madness-bracket-challenge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}