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The Musky 360 Podcast. Musky Fishing tips and tactics and conversations with the best musky fishermen in the world. Joe Bucher’s Musky 360 presents the best musky fishing info.

Musky 360


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 289 EPISODES

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    The Musky 360 podcast is a highly informative and entertaining podcast that caters to musky anglers or anyone interested in the sport. The hosts, Steve and Jay, consistently deliver quality content week after week, sharing their extensive knowledge and experience with their listeners. This podcast covers a wide range of topics, including bait applications, breaking down water, and techniques for catching muskies. The guests on the show are also terrific, offering different perspectives and insights into the world of musky fishing.

    One of the best aspects of The Musky 360 podcast is the wealth of information it provides to its listeners. Whether you're a seasoned angler or new to the sport, there is always something to learn from this podcast. Steve and Jay are incredibly dedicated to sharing their knowledge with others, making this podcast an invaluable resource for anyone looking to improve their angling skills. Additionally, the hosts have a great sense of humor and bring an entertaining element to each episode.

    While there are many positives about The Musky 360 podcast, one potential downside is the rate at which the hosts speak during certain episodes. Some listeners may struggle to keep up with the fast pace at which information is being presented. Slowing down the rate of speech would make it easier for listeners to digest all of the valuable content being shared.

    In conclusion, The Musky 360 podcast is undoubtedly one of the best podcasts out there for musky anglers or anyone interested in learning more about this unique sport. With its solid information, entertaining hosts, and terrific guests, this podcast offers everything you need when you're stuck in your car or looking for something educational and enjoyable to listen to. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced angler, this podcast will help you unlock your potential and improve your fishing abilities.



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    Latest episodes from Musky 360

    287: Geared Up for War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 66:36


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse dive into forward facing sonar, social media and its affect on musky anglers. More q&a from our listeners and the plethora of new Musky fishing products now hitting the market.  

    286: Find Early Season Muskies: Power Paddle & Dr. Bob

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 66:40


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  the highs and more highs of early season Musky fishing. Dr. Bob joins in with great info on next week's Minnesota Musky Opener. A new tail attachment is coming soon, that might just open the door to simple lure mods making your favorite baits presenting in a whole new light. Steve Paul and co-host Jay Esse bring the Musky heat. 

    285: Musky Season Up North: New Savage Gear Sucker Prop

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 49:52


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  Danny Herbeck joins us with info on Savage Gear's exciting new Musky topwater bait. Josh Kreger on the Northern Wisconsin Musky Fishing opener forecast, all with your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    284: Livescope Conversation #2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 80:34


    On this week's Musky 360 Podcast, live scope...forward facing sonar...will it cause the destruction of everything we care for? Dr. Bob joins host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse with arguments for and against this heated technology and how it affects Musky fishing and our fisheries. 

    283: Livescope Ban on Eagle Lake a Conversation with Steve Herbeck and Cal Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 91:06


    Eagle Lake Livescope Ban. Steve Herbeck and Cal Ritchie discuss the move to ban livescope on one of muskie fishings greatest bodies of water. 

    282: Muskie Patterning Concepts and Ramblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 57:18


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  the 3 point bait check system for early season Musky fishing success. The impact of warming, cooling, sun vs clouds, wind direction and getting a read on the specific impact these factors have on muskies. Host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse dive into these, and more on the Musky 360 Podcast.  

    281: Early Season Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 48:54


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  spring muskies and the eternal easy meal program. Think slow advancement and the presentations that will optimize your early season Musky fishing success rate! All this and more from your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    280: Musky Madness Gearing Up for Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 64:42


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast, listener Q&A on wind, waves, current,  scent, storage, forage, jigs and even trolling for muskies. All this week with your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse. The relase of The Blade Planer board, Monday April 14th . 

    279: Gliders Tips from Byron Velvick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 35:38


    Byron Velvick shares his tips on fishing big gliders and how that translates to musky fishing. Interesting tricks and thoughts for anglers fishing waters stocked with trout and other muskie forage. Also we introduce GB Baits from Canada to the Musky Shop 

    278: Spence Petros The Legend of Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 73:10


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  musky fishing legend Spence Petros joins in with structure fishing and more! Also, Steve Herbeck and night fishing for muskies,  and Q&A with host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    277: Boat Control Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 73:12


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast, the boat control in Musky fishing Podcast. How important boat control, including adjustments, drift speed and lure presentation is in obtaining Musky fishing success.  Also listener Q&A with host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    276: Way Huge Musky Rants

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 104:50


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse cover a bunch of listener Q&A covering mega useful Musky fishing topics.  Patterns within your data. Where to start your day and how to discover important tactics to save time and CONTACT muskies. All this and much more. 

    275: Magical Musky Reel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 38:18


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  spring Musky Fishing Is right around the corner,  and with that comes a brand new product from Svivlo called the Genesis reel. Brand new technology that  prevents birdnests. Patrik from Svivlo joins us for the background on this exciting new baitcaster. 

    274: Musky Moon Phase / Magnus Release with Danny Herbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 71:44


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  special guest, Canadian Musky angler extraordinaire Danny Herbeck joins us with a plethora of valuable Musky fishing info. Plus, the release of the hot new swimbait from Livingston Lures,  the Magnus,  drops at the Musky Shop Tuesday morning! All this and more from your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    273: Open Your Mind for More Muskies with Steve Herbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 86:18


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  thinking outside the box with living Musky fishing legend Steve Herbeck. Herbie covers Musky patterning, edge fishing,  fundamentals and other crucial Musky fishing concepts and tactics to help improve your game! 

    272: Musky Structure Fishing Rant and Appilcations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 85:58


    On this week's Musky 360 Podcast. Insights on structure fishing for muskies. Deep thoughts...deep thoughts. Plus live imaging in today's Musky fishing scene. With host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse. 

    271: Musky Fortune Tellers / Steve's Stash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 76:08


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  more giveaways of Steve's secret stash! Plus, the New Livingston Lures Magnus coming March 4th. Also, early Musky season live bait, spring Musky fishing clear rivers, super stained water tactics sound and vibration ans rod mods. All this week with your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    270: Mega Stash Cast User Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 67:20


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  break line Musky fishing structure points of interest. Musky fishing small clear lakes, acceptable Musky loss rates? Jigging strategies and more from host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    269: Win Steve's Stash Massive Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 92:06


    On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  listener Q&A will be taken to the Next Level! Boat control Musky fishing,  working Musky swimbaits, dominant bait shift location,  back of the boat Musky fishing and much more from your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse!

    268: Cold, Cold Muskies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 76:04


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  new and upcoming features to the Musky 360 app that you will love. Early season ice out opportunities and understanding staging muskies. Listener Q&A with fly fishing for muskies and more from your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    267: New Tranx Reel, Musky Tools and Winter Trolling Tactics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 64:24


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  a highly beneficial guide to Musky fishing reels, terminal gear and nets. Not to mention cold water crankbait choices for winter Musky fishing.  

    266: Musky Tackle Box Must Haves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 73:28


    On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  musky baits A To Z. Host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse go over the how's and why's of their first choices in specific Musky lures in all bait categories. Great stuff to start off the 2025 Musky Fishing season!

    265: Reels, Tactics and Southern Muskies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 66:58


    On the final Musky 360 episode of 2024, musky trolling cold water tips with planer board tactics, mapping strategies and other winter projects. Plus listener Q&A to wrap up an amazing year of podcasts with your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.

    264: Christmas Week Muskies, The Blade Planer Board and other Insanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 39:22


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  the 360 Christmas Special! Pass on the Christmas Musky Fishing cheer with our new compilation! That and the magic of late season jerk trolling Musky fishing soft plastics with host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    263: Savage Gear with Mads and Danny Herbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 75:28


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast, Mads Grosel from Savage Gear joins in, along with Danny Herbeck. The future of Musky Fishing, new product development,  modifying Musky lures, and more with host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    263: New Musky Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 75:08


    262: Steve Herbeck Cold Water and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 71:22


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  advanced level musky fishing with host Steven Paul and legendary musky angler Steve Herbeck. Cyber Monday is real at the Musky Shop and stay turned for awesome musky lure giveaways coming soon! 

    261: Super Musky Black Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 73:28


    Jay and Steve do the do. 

    260: Never Ending Musky Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 70:32


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  we hear from Musky guides Cody Naugle,  Josh Kreger and Fred Palermo. All this musky fishing and more from host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    259: Late Season Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 71:02


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  new baits and new specials at the Musky Shop. Listener Q&A with coping and adjusting after weeds are removed.  Understanding the feel of your lures and how critical that is for musky fishing success. All that and more from host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    258: Musky Season Wrap Up with Danny Herbeck and Joe Cooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 118:06


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  a big interview with 2 of Canada's premier Musky anglers, Danny Herbeck and Joe Cooper. An overview of the unusual Musky fishing season, adjustments made, and secrets revealed that consistently put huge muskies in their boats all season long.  Sit back and enjoy with your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse. 

    257: Spanky Baits, Steve Herbeck and Crazy Musky Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 88:52


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  great interviews with legendary Musky angler Steve Herbeck, Spanky Baits owner Dan Moats, and a check in with the Musky weatherman. All that and more from your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse on the Musky 360 Podcast.  

    256: All in on Fall Muskies / Danny Herbeck / Fall Tactics and User Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 75:38


    On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  extended fall in most Musky regions means more hawgs for you and me! Late Musky sucker fishing tips, muskies in trout water, spinners in Europe and trolling rod placement,  just to name a few topics on this week's show with Steve Paul and co-host Jay Esse. 

    255: Getting Messy with Esse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 78:50


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast with host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse,  fall musky fishing! Fall musky trends and tactics, new baits and updates. Steve and Jay are in the house, buckle up and hold on! 

    254: Muksy and Pike Worldwide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 73:14


    Steve goes to Europe and wins bait of the year and so much more.

    253: New Musky Gear and Massive User Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 93:18


    Jay and Steve cover the newest muskie gear and talk whats next. Steve is headed yet again to Europe for pike exploits and an international fishing trade show.  

    252: New Magnus Swimbait User Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 64:22


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  New bait alert! New Kraken tail options, the Magus, plus next week's announcement of a hot new one you will want to check out. Listener Q&A,  with up to date Musky fishing news, tips and tactics...all now with your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    251: Is it Fall? Danny and Steven Herbeck and Ramblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 66:06


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  early fall is upon us, and unusual warm weather is forecasted all week...what are the adjustments necessary to be successful at Musky fishing? That, and much more from Steve Herbeck, Danny Herbeck, Fred Palermo, your host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    250: Fall Musky Game Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 66:17


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  live from Jay's house, Steve makes his return to the US after a long stretch musky fishing in Canada. Plenty of early fall musky fishing strategies and current tactics are shared, along with the debut single "Stemke Tail Road". 

    249: Fall Transition Muskies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 38:27


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    248: Musky Hooks and More Ramblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 44:16


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    247: Musky Tactics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 44:16


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    246: Canada Muskies and User Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 59:50


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  musky fishing reports from Canada's premier fisheries,  tips on adapting to ever changing, and micro changes in conditions throughout the day. All that,  plus Q&A from Musky 360 listeners and more ramblings from Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    245: Canada Post Bash Hangover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 36:03


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    244: Wisconsin Death Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 47:12


    Jay and Steve are super dumb as always. Get ready for the Musky Shop Bash.

    243: Super Mega Sized Musky Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 94:02


    On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  massive Musky fishing Q&A including critical casting spacing, adversarial conditions and the proper adjustments. Plus, the solo Musky fishing check list before looking for feedback from muskies. All this and much more from host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse. 

    242: Power Sniping & Panoptix Insanity?!?!?!?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 85:58


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast, the live imaging noise debate, power sniping and the levels of conditioning muskies are going through with this technology. Steve Herbeck joins the discussion with Musky 360 host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    241: Summer Musky Rants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 94:36


    On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  don't let hope overcome reason. This is a vital musky fishing success story in the making. Recognizing where and how to fish effectively for muskies is crucial, and there are easy steps to take to capitalize on it. Host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse got you covered.

    240: Summer Muskies | User Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 82:42


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast, pseudo guiding. How to make assessments for proper reading of the water and lure selection when you take out that family member or friend on a Musky fishing trip. Listener Q&A from all Corners of the Musky Musky fishing range and the Northwoods supper club update to wrap up fathers day! 

    239: Figure 8 Lure Co. plus User Q+A

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 71:28


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  new products for musky fishing coming soon, the Musky Shop Bash July 20th. Listener Q&A, and a Musky fishing interview with a musky lure manufacturer in the spotlight. All this and more from host Steven Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

    238: Old School Musky Gear and User Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 59:54


     On this week's Musky 360 Podcast,  how relevant are some of the older produced musky lures and what is their place in today's musky fishing game? Fantastic Q&A from listeners including tips to improve your musky fishing success, from Steve Paul and co-host Jay Esse.  

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