The Muskie Hunks Podcast The Muskie Hunks Podcast

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 Connelly and Bart and Greg took first. We also recap the Chapter 16 youth outing also held at lake Arthur. The Hunks Hammer was present to secure 2nd place for his youth fisherman Shane Duncan only missing first by 1/8 inch. Swinkie talks about cheating on Muskies with ocean fish, Nate was dragging ass, Ryan was in the middle of breakfast and Nick was just happy that i pronounced his last name correctly. This episode is a pure hunks BS session with tips, stories and laughs.

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 pumped to cheer them on in the next tournament in Wisconsin.

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 - Clarkey Baits

Greg Jones - Lila Lures

Dave From Minnesota

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 entertaining and educational but much more visually pleasing than most YouTubers out there, so definitely give him a look!

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 what his creative process looks like when it comes to dreaming up his zany creations. He gives us a few secrets and unexpected surprises, holds back on a few others, and tells us some incredible fishing stories from the north woods of Wisconsin. It’s a click-clackin’ good time.

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 impact that they have had, how he spent all his money on Wiley’s and had to bum money for lunch and how he got the nickname ”GRANDPA”. This episode is a walk through Ohio Muskie history and Ray tells allot of fun and amazing stories. This was truly an honor for us to interview Ray and we could listen to Grandpa talk muskie fishing for hours. 

Special thank you to Josh Marshall for helping set this up and helping Ray join the call!!!