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Bent

Fishing can be slow. Podcasts about fishing shouldn’t be. That’s why we created Bent, the unapologetic fishing podcast that moves faster than a tournament bass boat but doesn’t take itself near as seriously. Host Joe Cermele welcomes anglers of all backgrounds and interests, from hardcore crappie jiggers to dry-fly purists to offshore tuna addicts. Even if you’re just mildly fish curious, this podcast has something for you: regional fishing reports, tackle tips, trash talk, etymology, weekly news, trivia, even suggestions on how to piss off your fishing guide. Come for the soggy cooler sandwiches; stay for the raccoon-eyes tan lines. Part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.
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Episodes

Ep. 58: Check Your Bugger Ducks at the Door

This week, we bid a warm passive-aggressive goodbye to our beloved co-host Miles Nolte. Brad Leone caters the farewell party with gas station fugu and spicy crab tots, plus, we sell you on flies made of duct tape and go on a quest for elusive “brown snakeheads” (which is not a euphemism for turds). Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihear...

Sep 17, 20211 hr 18 min

Ep. 57: Drunk and Disorderly Pastors

On this week’s episode of "Fishing Cabin Confessions," we: remind you to smash the barb on your heel before sticking your foot in your mouth, explain why religious figures turn into sailors when they step onto fishing boats, hallucinate baby tarpon in the rocky mountains, and appreciate the finer points of a fly named after a misdemeanor. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more a...

Sep 10, 20211 hr 14 min

Ep. 56: Looking Fly In That Goochie

In this week’s box of stale Lucky Charms, we dig up the issues I have with my father dooming most fishing trips, send in a proof of purchase for some souvenir water, stretch the crumbs to get one more bowl full of walleye, and put the hex on the miserable human that robs children of hatchery mutants. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...

Sep 03, 20211 hr 6 min

Ep. 55: High Hooks In Love Handles

The week on “E.R. For Eel Trappers,” we: stitch up a swimmer that yelled “shark” in Detroit, tell you how buying oranges is the same as going to medical school, threaten to draw blood over insane streams laws in Utah, and pass out at the site of Miles Nolte’s uncle. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudi...

Aug 27, 20211 hr 8 min

Ep. 54: This One Time, At Dolphin Camp. . .

This week, campers, join us for a battery-powered scavenger hunt in blue ribbon trout water, put the Gameboy down long enough to catch a record Chinook, take a course on shooting fish photos that won’t make you look like a psychopath, and remember to knock on the outhouse door before entering. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...

Aug 20, 20211 hr 12 min

Ep. 53: Leave the Mudshark, Take the Cannoli

This week in the Bent Protection Program: Frank Crescitelli explains why he can never show his face in Manhattan, a listener tells you which bar to hide out in Upstate when things get tense, Joe Demalderis gives you the only three knots you need to survive life underground, and Cermele defends his love of the East Coast . . . again. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about y...

Aug 13, 20211 hr 9 min

Ep. 52: Flogging Pig Meat

This week on the Bent first birthday fishing extravaganza, we: peek behind the curtain on Bob the Garbageman’s intimate home life, learn how the cheapskates won big at this year’s industry fishing trade show, get creepy on a secluded Massachusetts island while striper fishing, and finally reveal the dietary guilty pleasure that Miles and Joe share with their favorite gamefish. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Yo...

Aug 06, 20211 hr 11 min

Ep. 51: The Tuggy Is The Druggy

This week in “Boat Shopper For Broke People,” we: jump on the Night Hawk with Brad Leone to fill burlap sacks with bluefish, appease the 5,000 fans making sure we know sand boxes will float, get our septums pierced with a worm blower, and search for a long lost hippy. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystu...

Jul 30, 20211 hr 3 min

Ep. 50: Bottom Bouncer Of Death

This week, we: dig through our ancient first aid kit to find a Band Aid and a raise for an underpaid shark jumper, use good judgement to stop a walleye angler from hemorrhaging over a pike, remove foreign objects from the brain of Tom Rosenbauer, and give a dirty river a clean bill of sturgeon health. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih...

Jul 23, 20211 hr 7 min

Ep. 49: Deep Fried Reading Rainbow Trout

This week on "Intervention For Crank Addicts," we: put nail polish on our smallie candies before popping them, try to figure out what an internet angling celebrity’s been smoking, suffer through the trauma of docking and dining, and discover that Tylenol isn’t getting anyone tweaked on fish news. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...

Jul 16, 20211 hr 24 min

Ep. 48: Over-Stripping for Swedish Pacu

This week on "Bad News Bass," we: tell you where to find the last living fish in the U.S., take a venomous catfish spine to the naughty bits, suffer the bite of a fake European fish on the other naughty bits, and hate ourselves for not paying more attention at night school. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See o...

Jul 09, 20211 hr

Ep. 47: Volatile Organic Cherry Hot Dogs

At this week’s cookout we: chew the bluefish fat with Brad Leone, boost our nitrates to life-threatening levels to catch more channel cats, bob for largemouths in red gravy, and roast up some mystery tuna. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Jul 02, 20211 hr 4 min

Ep. 46: The Wulff of Wall Street

This week on "Financial Advice For. . ." we: sell everything we have in rubber worms to buy more Flex Seal, kickstart our fly business with a dollar on a string, dump our time share at a glorified pay lake, and invest in the future of coral reefs. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for ...

Jun 25, 20211 hr 20 min

Ep. 45: Ol’ Walter Vs. Sasquatch

This week on Paranormal Panfishing we: use our alpha brain waves to pull Bigfoot out of the riprap, conduct a Loch Ness-style hunt for a mythical smallmouth, set our copper-protected spring bulbs to kill mode, and explore a black hole for 30 to 40 seconds before deciding we’ve seen worse places. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpo...

Jun 18, 20211 hr 21 min

Ep. 44: Don’t Be Such a Meanmouth, Skylar

This week on Home Shopping for Hook Sharpeners, we've got: lawn chairs you won’t find in any fly shop, a doorbell that lets eels get on with their lives, the perfect pocket accessories for your favorite jean jacket, and a spotted fish you can thank the French for discovering. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See...

Jun 11, 20211 hr 13 min

Ep. 43: Prawn of the Dead

This week, at the bottom of the bait freezer, we’ve got: half-priced shrimp soaked in ant poison, bloodworms in need of a weed detox, grasshoppers that will still work OK if you just pay attention to your butt, and 393 extra perch harvested by a Michigan poacher that probably doesn’t care if you hate him. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

Jun 04, 20211 hr 18 min

Ep. 42: Googans, Influencers, and Sages

This week, we ponder the true meaning of Memorial Day with an influencer’s ode to the song "Oh No," a sinking bar that probably won’t be crowded this weekend, the technology that may finally let you take your pet fish for a walk, and some sagely wisdom about true service and the healing power of canoes. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www....

May 28, 20211 hr 7 min

Ep. 41: Supreme Bobber Fishing

This week, we flip some float switches by indicating more strikes against Tenkara, dip into the secret lives of half-caffeinated fly shop workers, slip a wedding ring around a mullet and pray it doesn’t get mowed by a trevally, and bob around in a sea of stupid comments about the Fonz. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...

May 21, 20211 hr 13 min

Ep. 40: Gerry Wants a State-Record Blue Trout

In this week’s fireside chat: We share a “cuppa tea” with the poet laureate of Craig’s List as he explains the golden trout-Jesus connection, appeases the Bahamian government with a real fast canoe, and salutes the most fish-taggingest sumbitch in Virginia. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/lis...

May 14, 20211 hr 11 min

Ep. 39: Offset Hooks and Confused Billionaires

This week on Lifestyles of the Rich and Non-Outdoorsy: We guide a celebrity through millions of acres of land he’s not sure if he owns, question our broker about stock in Minnesota walleyes, have our life coach explain that fish don’t actually exist, and boost our catch portfolio by offsetting our swing to landing ratio. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choic...

May 07, 20211 hr 10 min

Ep. 38: Shake a Leg for Pike Minnows

This week on Mythbusters for mackerel jiggers: We take the vegan out of “Seaspricacy” to enhance the flavor of the truth, learn how to ruin a Canadian’s dinner with the first rule of boating, get our calves in shape by skipping every leg day and just going catfishing, and throw darts at a bunch of species just to find out they’ll stick in every single one of them. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop Me...

Apr 30, 20211 hr 10 min

Ep. 37: Dropping Rhymes For Flying Muskies

This week on our sweet demo tape: We swallow a big Hex bug while we’re coming through the pass, fail to secure permits to bring a live tiger to the fishing expo, grab a tuna by the tail and hang on for 9 whole hours, and make sarcastic comments to the customs agent rifling through our tackle bag. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...

Apr 23, 20211 hr 12 min

Ep. 36: Peanut Bunker And Foosball

In this week’s ode to striper snipers: A French guy gets his ass beat by Montauk’s finest nor’easter, our correspondent reviews a bar where your grandma is KO’ing surfcasting rowdies, we chunk 200 pounds of whale vomit hoping to get a nibble from investors, and call off the search for the most wanted meth head at the Bass Pro Shop. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about yo...

Apr 16, 20211 hr 19 min

Ep. 35: Billy Wants A State-Record Goldfish

This week, we make Billy’s Christmas extra special by getting him a canoe that definitely might float, a set of binos and a safari vest for a bird watching adventure with more fish than eagles, a fire extinguisher that will kill 25 Cohos in one blast, and lure from Jersey that tried to give the Jitterbug a schoolyard beatdown. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad...

Apr 09, 20211 hr 4 min

Ep. 34: Discount Poles At The Flying J

This week on the Back to the Future fishing podcast, we revisit the 80s to chase northern pike in nuthugger shorts, provide tips for saving your pager from an accidental dunking, fish for hotdogs in a truck stop parking lot, and breakdown a lure (and punk record) that changed the way we mosh while throwing swimbaits forever. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-c...

Apr 02, 20211 hr 2 min

Ep. 33: Lewd Taxidermy at the Palomino Rodeo

Today on "Name That Smell," we’ve got: severed feet on the rocks of the Pacific Northwest, a Glade Plug-in prototype combining human waste and sweet Hawaiian salt air, a musty skin mount that captures predators doing the big dirty, and an eau de tyranny and conspiracy in the world of As-Seen-On-TV bass fishing. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at http...

Mar 26, 20211 hr 17 min

Ep. 32: Dredging Rasta Beads on Trout Island

In this week’s all-inclusive resort package: enjoy a continental breakfast featuring threatened Gulf sturgeon pickled in fish tears, take a spinning class that will make fly anglers question your morals, have your hair braided just in time to ruin your fifth grade reputation, and cap off the day with a relaxing sea cucumber colonic. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about y...

Mar 19, 20211 hr 15 min

Ep. 31: Pick a Finger and Feed It to a Pike

This week on Fish-Story Science Theater, Mike Iaconelli dissects vintage lingerie to learn what turns bass on, we prove Montana anglers could benefit from being a bit more metal, we jackhammer fish eggs to see if any stick to the moon, and observe the natural behavior of buffalo soldiers and Senko Rastas. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

Mar 12, 20211 hr 17 min

Ep. 30: Chattering Teeth at the Power Line Hole

This week on the free road map to angling attractions: Visit the tool shed where Javier the Russian apparently filleted two world-record stripers, drop by the Ye Olde Bait Foundry to watch internet geniuses craft an overnight sensation, stand on the site of the Great Asshat Lake Trout Massacre of 2021, and pop into the gift shop to buy lures planted by you, but harvested by someone else. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitt...

Mar 05, 20211 hr 9 min

Ep. 29: The Complete Guide To Ice Fishing In Tahiti

In this week’s fish police blotter: We question Wooderson about mind-altering tip-up tactics, investigate how missing lunch money ended up in the back of a toad brown’s throat, ask for the public’s help locating an arapaima angler, and stake out the tarpon godfather to grab intel on his secrets to silver king success. Connect with Joe , Miles , and MeatEater Joe and Miles on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch Learn more about your ad-choices ...

Feb 26, 20211 hr 7 min
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