January 14, 2025
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There is not going to be a further fascinating man than Jon Bondy—he modified muskie fishing with out finish by inventing a presentation and a bait that might be a recurrently utilized method in all important muskie anglers’ arsenal. Plus, are you aware he fished for bass professionally? What a story.
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00:00:05.700 –> 00:00:17.100: You is likely to be listening to In-Fisherman Storyline, North America’s excessive voice in multi-species, freshwater angling. Proper right here is your host, Thomas Allen.
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00:00:23.340 –> 00:00:34.980: Hey, welcome to In-Fisherman Storyline. It’s a, a avenue journey model. We are actually on the road, we’re in Detroit, Michigan, proper right here to film a muskie piece with the legendary Jon Bondy.
00:00:34.980 –> 00:00:49.530: If that establish is acquainted to you, it must be, because of throughout the muskie world, he developed a bait, I assume we’re going to focus on with as a jig, correct? That may be a, that’s really what it is when it comes proper all the way down to it. Nevertheless it is distinctive. It’s a, a rubber physique, a snug plastic.
00:00:49.530 –> 00:01:04.680: He’s gonna inform you a little bit of bit about how they’re, how they’re made, nevertheless I merely realized about an hour previously that Jon was moreover an elite sequence angler on Bassmaster and I, I labored at Bass for five years and I was embarrassed to tell him that I did not know that.
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00:01:04.680 –> 00:01:19.440: And we, we obtained into some tales and, and can be found to hunt out out that it isn’t merely muskie’s that he’s eager about. It’s all the items that swims. So we’re gonna get his story. We’re gonna, we’re gonna dig into the historic previous of Jon Bondy and the Bondy Bait, nevertheless alongside the easiest way, most definitely hear some unhealthy tales.
00:01:19.440 –> 00:01:31.920: And sooner than we get too deep throughout the dialog, you is likely to be gonna hear a little bit of strategies occurring. We’re actually throughout the conference room of a Trip Inn Categorical in Detroit correct now. They graciously gave us this room to report the podcast.
00:01:31.920 –> 00:01:51.930: , we, we gotta report the place we’re capable of report. We did a gift in a resort room, as weird as that was. Nevertheless typically you merely gotta take advantage of the place you might be at, and the intercom proper right here is certainly sort of buzzing. So for many who hear that and it’s annoying, I’m sorry, nevertheless I imagine the content material materials is gonna supersede the annoying strategies we obtained occurring. So, Jon, thanks for turning into a member of us in Trip Inn’s conference room.
00:01:51.930 –> 00:02:05.250: Hey man, I’ve been a large In-Fisherman fan my full life and it’s, it’s good to be with you. Correctly, I’ve a great deal of questions for you and I’m excited regarding the subsequent couple days proper right here. This can be a narrative for you, two tales to start points out.
00:02:05.250 –> 00:02:20.490: To start with, on the drive proper right here, we blew a hub out of the trailer, the boat trailer. And for many who drive a ship, in case you will have one thing that, that, that requires prolonged distance wheels turning spherical, you’re going to run into points.
00:02:20.490 –> 00:02:33.060: And we, we now have pushed that precise boat all through the nation two events this 12 months and a pair events remaining 12 months. So want it has been on the road and I, I’ve not ever completed any wheel repairs on that issue, so it is what it is.
00:02:33.060 –> 00:02:42.780: So we’re driving down the road, pull off to get some gasoline, and Dave walks spherical, he goes, yeah, we’re, we’re missing the hub half proper right here. And there may be smoke coming out. And so we obtained delayed within the current day.
00:02:42.780 –> 00:02:59.590: Nevertheless thankfully we’re proper right here in, in Detroit, we’re gonna fish the Detroit River, which is the river between Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. And Jon was telling us sooner than we obtained proper right here that the wind is supposed to blow 30 one factor out of the south and would’ve made very unenjoyable and sure day.
00:02:59.590 –> 00:03:14.170: So whereas we obtained the trailer mounted, the wind blew, and we’re gonna get on the water tomorrow. And the aim is to offer an In-Fisherman TV part about jigging for muskies. So fingers crossed, we’ll see the way in which it performs out.
00:03:14.170 –> 00:03:26.860: Nevertheless a blow day typically is an environment friendly issue. So we’re able to report a podcast. Yeah. , I have no idea what it is about that, that south wind throughout the lower river anyhow, when it blows up from Lake Erie, whether or not or not you might be walleye jigging or irrespective of, it merely seems to point out the fish off.
00:03:26.860 –> 00:03:46.030: Not solely is it arduous to fish in them giant waves in that river, you perceive, making an attempt to stress your method down the river, nevertheless there’s one factor about that south I’ve in no way most popular. Correctly, I’ve been proper right here when it’s blown outta the south and, and I’ve seen motors practically come off a ship. So it, it labored out merely, merely fortunately labored out. So we’re making an attempt forward to the next couple days.
00:03:46.030 –> 00:03:52.210: Jon, as a muskie man, you perceive what a Suick is. Utterly. I’ve in no way instructed this story publicly…
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