In this second part of our interview with Kory, the focus shifts to the fine details of fishing both conventional and unconventional water systems. Kory drills down on his approach to the various environments that we all love to tackle and provides essential details that will aid the listener to become a more diverse and adaptive angler. Topics include:

• Fishing shallow water River systems
• How seasonal water temperatures change your approach
• Winter "holes"
• Fishing Northwest Ontario shield waters
• Adjustment lessons learned from Jim Saric

Kory Maxfield is a genuine outdoorsman. In this episode, we sit with Kory and talk about the rituals that crafted his childhood as he grew up in a family that put the outdoors first. On his page, Slump Bust Outdoors, Kory displays his life lessons as they relate to muskie fishing and in this episode, we tie it all together. Points of discussion include:

• Growing up in an outdoor family
• Generational Commercial fishing and the wisdom passed down
• Fishing multimedia in 2025
• Backwater fishing lessons learned

In this second part of our discussion with Zach, we get into the details on how to catch fish. Zach breaks out tournament fishing tactics, as well as how to select and work baits. Zach gives tremendous detail in this second part and winds it up with a truly special fishing story. This was truly an amazing chat for us. Points include:

• Muskie tournament strategy vs casual angling
• Lure selection for tournaments
• How work baits to provoke a strike
• Are all muskies the same?