Cut & Retie

This week, “Uncle” Mark Wizeman teaches Joe's son, Jamie, how to suppress turds when the dry fly bite is about to kick on, we throw lead at palominos from an elevated position, break rods in honor of Steve Irwin, and eat morels until our patience runs out.

Learn how to waste precious fishing time by harassing wildlife that may or may not go into turbo mode and kill you. 

This Week, Jimmy Fee wiggles out of his Easter duds and into a pair of limited time bowfin, we watch our guide catch our dream fish while showing us how to use our lure, beg our wives to drive us to the hellgrammite stand, and pray there aren't any boogers in our cold tomato pie. 

This week, legendary chemist John Prochnow—the father of PowerBait—explains why fish don't like the scent of barbecue chips, we determine that all dough bait colors are good but rainbow is the best, engineer trout that only feed on soft-plastic hot dogs, and skip leg day to catch more bass at the cocktail party.

This week, “Bass Talk Live” host Matt Pangrac narrowly escape his Air BnB after poking an unsanctioned stick in the noodling hole, we pine for the days of frosted tips and rods snapped over knees in pro bass fishing, get ditched by our partner and take home all the potpourri, and watch the crowd go wild over a 2.4-pound crappie.

This week, Jesse Stanislaw of Stride Baits gets a time-traveling Corey Feldman on a sick sheepshead bite, we shamefully cover our faces with a striper dripping with Italian dressing, catch a record weakfish after losing 200 jigheads, and take panoramic photos of a bowfin that ignored every lure we threw at it. 

This week, flyfishing legend Conway Bowman gets lost in the fog and nearly winds up with a 600-pound mako in his lap, we smear neon sunblock on our snouts and chum up an Italian tuna charter, build a fuse box into our leader so we don't lose that blue dog, and drag a dead fish down Main Street on a trailer.

This week, hardcore river rat Paul Cain fires up the “Shit Runner” for a Western Pennsylvania brown rodeo, we lose our favorite lucky hat while using live streamers, drown minnies at Scummy's Windfall, and anchor ourselves at the bowling alley with wings and a prayer.

Just took a 6-ounce pyramid sinker to the frank and beans at 200 miles per hour? Here's what to do next after vomiting and wishing you were dead.

This week, surf lure maker Dave Petry explains how awesome it felt when people complained about the price of something it took skill and many hours to create, we decide fish located via a 24-hour streaming camera don't count, hoard plugs we'll never use just to piss off our friends, and recognize an angler for his poor performance at Jiffy Lube.

This week, veteran guide Dieter Scheel packs 40 years of shad knowledge into one jar of pickled herring, we explain why color doesn't matter if you're the only car in the parking lot, probe the power plant for the most important pizza ever ordered, and crawl to an ambulance after giving kids cigarettes. 

This week, Miles Nolte flyfishes from a speedboat while running from deadly wasps, we get the wind knocked out of us while flexing in front of a child, slide down a canyon face and land on trout perfection, and compare a classic lure to Denny's pancakes.

This week, Captain Eric Kerber, “Iron” Bill Veldof, and Drew Watson supply the Buffalo wings and compelling reasons to move to Florida, we dangle a center pin in front of a snakehead-hating conservation officer, spend our winter watching people fight digital fish poorly, and give free candy to people who will never fish with us. 

This week, U.K. taxidermist Josh Fisher pub casts a mackerel head and runs from the cops, we invoke the Magna Carta to stop vegan girls from killing crows, chase toothy predators with the four lures available in our country, and turn a bag of rotten chubs into something worthy of Buckingham Palace.

This week, renowned biologist Shan O'Gorman teaches us how to grow huge bass while dodging bullets, we give up on wild browns because we can't afford the water bill, trespass our way to a $28 grand prize, and hopelessly clog up a bunch of fishy corn holes. 

This week, Kevin Jarnigan of “Gun Talk” puts down his gat and picks up a poorly designed spinnerbait, we hook a gator on a Spook and barely make it through the inlet, lose $5,000 on a vintage trucker hat, and race for a Big Mac after slicing palm spikes out of our feet. 

Bob “The Garbage Man” exposes “big fluorocarbon” and proposes regulations that would put more molten lead in the hands of American children.

This week, Orvis's Tom Rosenbauer and Shawn Combs take a claw hammer to a redfish skull and get drunk with carp envy, we get high on boiled peanuts and try tie to striper flies, trade expensive gear for an inflatable doll, and figure out where Bob Ross hid all the bodies. 

This week, Joe joins his best bud, Mark Wizeman, at deer camp to hunt for Queen Elsa and provide muzzleloader support, we don shark socks and chase brown trout with shovels, drain a bottle of bourbon while catching a walleye we don't want, and rip a rainbow canoe apart with our bare hands.

This week, veteran Vermont fisheries biologist Shawn Good counts every minnow and takes a slap shot at DIY fish stockers, we ruin a perfectly good walleye bite by introducing a lack of common sense, sue a jet skier for ruining our bug zapper, and deep fry a whole bunch of largemouths to prove everyone would rather freeze for minuscule perch.

This week, the honorable Nate P. angles on the Black Sabbath and shows us where the bodies are floating, we catch the world's smallest steelhead and the biggest pit viper carp, have a terrible shaving accident while infusing dough bait with fear, and feed Tuna Helper to obnoxious squirrels. 

This week, Jim Fee leaves his family at the zoo to trespass with teenagers, we prepare our dads to have their arms ripped off in a foreign country, soak Kool-Aid infused chicken for frozen trout, and wood chop our way to disappointment at the drainage pipe. 

This week, Captain Eric Kerber, “Neighbor” Steve McIntyre, and Matt Farrell ring in the New Year by lying about chain pickerel, we turn our kids into blood-thirsty fish killers, inject adrenaline right into our hearts to stop a glide bait overdose, and book a UFO sight-seeing cruise because it's cheaper than a tuna trip.

This week, Miles Nolte dons “gum boots” and plays Santa at the Kiwi hatchery pond, we ruin Christmas by forgetting that water freezes when it's cold, glue two pairs of waders together and hope our Doc Martens stay dry, and make our wives pick out super-complicated lures for us. 

This week, Zach “Hammer” Miller and Captain Frank Campbell join forces to overtake Skein Bag Sam, we bring the smoke to the gambling hall and get on a hot brown streak, plead with nine cable access viewers to help us feel our hands, and discuss how soup isn't really that good.

This week, veteran filmmaker R.A. Beattie follows topwater retrieves for 30 days to capture one clip of his grandpa's garage exploding, we explain why Mongolia is like Montana minus all the yoga dojos, clean out our drawers and ship the contents to Slovenia, and use AI to create the perfect salmon for the Duke of Wolsingham.

This week, Mike Iaconelli grabs his waders and steps into awkward boudoir shot hand-offs, we throw glide baits behind the worst department store of the 90s, explain why your kid is better at fishing a Senko than you are, and poison invasive species with liquor and real bits of gold.

This week, Tim Romano bear hugs a muskie and counts your little floaters, we poach stocked trout because our dad says it's OK, get adopted by a Mexican family that gives us illegal plants, and throw a drift boat in the dumpster because we don't want to talk to strangers. 

This week, C&R sound engineer “Magic” Mike Pedersen flies all the way from British Columbia for smoked dogfish with mustard on rye, we throw pork roll at striped bass from the top of the Empire State Building, get kicked out of Applebee's for wearing vulgar T-shirts, and nearly burn down a church with hot chocolate peanut bunker action.

Too cheap for pro taxidermy? Learn how to botch every DIY attempt at preserving tails, jaws, teeth, skulls, and other fish parts in your kitchen.

This week, Jimmy Fee misses the mark on a PB British mullet by a mere five ounces, we get so tweaked about trophy tog that we throw our soiled waders in the trash, decide rigs we've been tying for 20 years are suddenly inadequate, and drink crab whiskey as we mourn a chance to fish for stripers we know aren't even there. 

This week, C&R listeners share their spine-chilling stories of bloodthirsty meth head encounters, run-ins with wolf-spider hybrids in the spirit world, and ghosts that just want to bum a smoke. Along the way, we'll scare the clothes back onto naked hippies, meet Satan at the trout hole, and try to sleep while wild beasts circle some happy campers. 

This week, Oliver Ngy gives us the slow pitch for managing bass fishing with lemon pepper, we enjoy bonefish stew while the law man inspects our anchor rope, lose expensive baits in the money pit that is boat ownership, and teach old-school Uncle Larry some new-school rockfish tricks.

This week, Ohio walleye savant Ross Robertson gets salty at the mall and stings sheep with his sharp wit, we almost wind up in jail for being too nice to a drunk gambling addict, treat a tuna run like the countdown to Chernobyl , and reach for some striper stars at an Atlantic City comedy hour. 

This week, C&R regulars and newcomers tell the tales of their first-ever striped bass, we discuss mowing lawns to make that Van Staal money, catching milestone fish while eating Whopper sandwiches, winning rods in a game of darts, and completely misusing the Banjo Minnow.

This week, kayak killer Kevin Hughes hypes the coleslaw and downplays his redfish-mugging habit, we run chatter baits through what used to be the parking lot, score a topwater slam and break truck windows, and do our taxes while chunking with Big League Chew.

This week, legendary West Coast steelhead guide Rick Matney brings vodka to the prom and dances with Mr. Bubbles, we get shot at by ranch owners while catching 30-inch browns, steam to Russia to shoot Donner and Blitzen for crab bait, and tie three Wooly Buggers together years before that was cool. 

This week, Joe and his best bud, Mark Wizeman, road trip for steelhead through the rusty streets of Snag City, we snore so badly that we can't even enjoy Toronto, trade six dozen cookies for a shot at low-water glory, and pass on a crack den to cozy up to the power plant outflow.

This week, Drew Price and Rowan Lytle drive 9 hours to catch lily pads, sticks, and bubble guts from terrible diner food, we call snakehead AAA from the side of the Turnpike, decide that barometric pressure isn't even a real thing, and check off bucket list species in the middle of a graveyard.

This week, Hank Shaw of “Hunt, Gather, Cook” throws a D battery at me for calling pork roll by its proper name, we goad you into eating carp, bowfins, and fishing on super-dirty party boats, take the mystery out of General Tso's deep fried shark skins, and discuss why fly anglers are all bark and no bite.

This week, former Penn State bass team captain, Derek Horner, pulls a gun on a dealer and shoots down trout fishing, we celebrate a tourney win by splurging on Bojangle's chicken, use our forward-facing sonar to see into the weird future of bass angling, and stroll our way into disappointing striper and muskie captures.

This week, John Bullock of Old School Outdoors and Captain Eric Kerber do kick flips off the eel tank, we catch flatheads with a mystery tuna rod, grind our way through a job at Roy Rogers, and license the Misfits logo for a new line of sun shirts. 

Play along with this ultimate “Jaws” quiz for a chance to win nothing but people calling you a dork for knowing so much about “Jaws.”

This week, movie nerds and podcasters Dave Maccar and Tom Margaretta white-knuckle it 33 miles through angry seas and rental late fees, we explain why a bloody shark movie is perfect for children, fail to hit the broad side of a Megalodon with our harpoon guns, and tie an extra barrel on our college book bags. 

This week, fishing guide and Hot Water Music lead singer, Chuck Ragan, attacks the golf course pond with a 17-inch fly, we trash the study hall with a bucket of live bait, split the proceeds of T-shirt sales to upgrade our vises, and choose the wrong day to salmon fish in Scotland.

This week, Nate P. and Tyler Winter join the Midwest tour of bowling alleys and vintage bath tubs, we whiff on buffalo and get bowed up on swamp lords, give those pesky smallmouths a piece of our disappointed minds, and target panfish with 27-pound monofilament.

This week, Miles Nolte returns from New Zealand to hammer sipping smallmouths in a Chevy Malibu, we steal Tim Landwehr's drift boat and hook some dam pike, find the worst cheese curds in Wisconsin, and spend 20 minutes explaining the inner workings of a Tater Tot. 

This week, spear fisherman, party Adonis, and artist Chris Stewart swims toward a man eater and documents your most drunken moments, we study strip club polaroids and argue over cup size estimates, nearly take our faces off with a mahi-mahi drone, and smuggle a snakehead into the VIP room. 

This week, Jersey Riggs creator, Jeff Cammerino, tells us how rock and roll meant more than being the next big thing in soft plastics, we compare largemouths to construction workers, catch everything with a heart of shiny gold, and explain why you never use a different lure even though you keep buying tons of new lures.

This week, veteran fly guide, Joe Demalderis, and artist Mike Sudal navigate a hostile homeless camp while looking for happy carp, we freeze and thaw for hot nighttime brown action, see aliens on our porch even though we're sober, and wear our trout vests to the Ren Faire.

This week, Reed “The Fish Monger” Brand teaches us how to tell our friends they suck at filleting without hurting their feelings, we inspect the gills of a largemouth viewed 1 million times, feed a family of five with the tails of golden tilefish, and skip out on football to go lobstering in a gale.