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Ep. 569: The Musky Wars

Published: 2024-07-08 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Larry Ramsell, Ryan Callaghan, Chester Floyd, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider

Topics discussed: Books by the reel musky expert; the man at the end of the line; if we didn’t have catch and release for muskies, we’d have fried them all; all muskies all the time; two different species?; the best way to handle a musky; the world record wars; contextualizing and challenging the "musky manifesto"; photometry; how live sonar can educate; standing against spearing and catching through the ice; tiger muskies; and more. 

Outro song "Fishing Lures" by Peter Block.

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Referenced Books

Muskies on the Shield
by Dick Pearson
Larry Ramsell mentions this book while discussing catch and release ethics and proper fish handling. He describes Dick Pearson as a legendary musky angler and praises this as 'one of the most comprehensive how to books on musky fishing.' He notes that despite writing a musky fishing book, Pearson doesn't even feature an angler holding a musky on the front cover, instead using a sunset photo, demonstrating his commitment to fish conservation.
Referenced at 01:15:09