Cut & Retie

No matter how you fish or what you fish for, Cut & Retie with Joe Cermele. Never techy, always metal-injected, let your guard down and stop taking fishing so seriously, because it's just fishing, man.

Ep. 171 - Japanese Asbestos Tackle Craft 01/30/2026

Ep. 171 - Japanese Asbestos Tackle Craft This week, bass historian, Ken Duke, connects the mob to the worst bass lure ever made, we compare ascots and aloha shirts, slip a sneaky snake into the ICAST show, and learn why nobody on Lake Biwa uses the helicopter lure. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39898330

Ep. 170 - Back To The Future Of Fair Spanish Ladies 01/23/2026

Ep. 170 - Back To The Future Of Fair Spanish Ladies This week, “Book of Quint” author, Ryan Dacko, drops by to give whale and dolphin coloring books to your sister, we go to the end of the pulpit only to find a Hoagie and a “Jaws” shoe horn, write DiCaprio into a cinematic masterpiece featuring at least one toll booth scene, and learn our favorite hero’s rot-gut moonshine recipe. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39820420

Ep. 169 - A Musky Fool’s Errand 01/16/2026

Ep. 169 - A Musky Fool’s Errand This week, Dan Donovan and Josh “BamBam” Smeltzer of the Musky Fools get all horned up about banging respectable water bears, we have a legal discussion on common law boat ownership and why it’s a bad idea, reject any sorry excuse you’ve ever had for losing a fish, and really want to go home but refuse to be the ones to say that. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39748100

Ep. 168 - Tackling Unfinished Family Business 01/09/2026

Ep. 168 - Tackling Unfinished Family Business This week, Joe’s mom and Uncle Ron drop by to reminisce about growing up in a tackle shop and drinking with Popcorn The Clown, we reel in dolphin while sound asleep, steal a wooden striper during a frat hazing, and debunk near-death experiences while minnow trapping. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39660805

Ep. 167 - Where The Beer Flows Like Bronze 01/02/2026

Ep. 167 - Where The Beer Flows Like Bronze This week, artist Jake Keeler draws the angel of death cradling a steelhead and fondly remembers singing about yeast on the internet, we fish with rock stars and get raided by the police, learn why nature is not as metal as it was in the 90s, and step over a drunk guy at the tackle shop. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39578910

Ep. 166 - Goocher & The New Year’s Chem Trails 12/26/2025

Ep. 166 - Goocher & The New Year’s Chem Trails This week, Captain Eric Kerber, Matt Farrell, and “Neighbor” Steve McIntyre pile into the Bunker to tag last-minute sheep before the ball drops, we help children in need of looser drags, rebuild entire fuel lines during fishy Kodak moments, and pay for family therapy after an unexpected rabbit execution. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39511450

Ep. 165 - The KISS Army of Holiday Darkness 12/19/2025

Ep. 165 - The KISS Army of Holiday Darkness This week, Miles Nolte waves his tree flag at all the people matching the Christmas hatch, we buy dolls off a sniper after almost possibly going fishing, pit Pokemon against Gene Simmons during a hardwater meltdown, and unleash the thunderclap on unsuspecting children that cannot sing or handle guitar lessons. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39448625

Ep. 164 - The Unsinkable Speckled Urine Bag 12/12/2025

Ep. 164 - The Unsinkable Speckled Urine Bag This week, hardcore kayak angler Kevin Hughes loses his seat after putting on a sea trout clinic, we debate puck or ball as it relates to nearly capsizing in the icy depths of Virginian PCBs, make everyone else on the boat uncomfortable with how we choose to relieve ourselves, and get divorced over a lack of fire tiger. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39378220

Ep. 163 - Tsunami-Proof Salmon Sitters 12/05/2025

Ep. 163 - Tsunami-Proof Salmon Sitters This week, guide Marty Yi eats a $26 potato after surviving an earthquake in steelhead country, we lose the Zippo of a lifetime because we refuse to stand up in the boat, buy a few clowned-up Dollies at the northernmost J.C. Penny, and open a remote lodge in a land with no Wendy’s. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39236970

Ep. 162 - Nuclear Rest Stop Fly Fusion 11/28/2025

Ep. 162 - Nuclear Rest Stop Fly Fusion This week, Zach “Hammer” Miller double hauls his way into a Karen altercation on the Jersey Turnpike, we trade a case of beer for stripers by the garbage dump, chase toothy sweetwater fish with totally clear sinuses, and take the edge off missing the cows with some salami snacks. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39180405

Ep. 161 - Hair Care Lines In The Sand 11/21/2025

Ep. 161 - Hair Care Lines In The Sand This week, Captain Frank Crescitelli and Quantum’s Sam Zyack lose their shirts betting on two seagulls for striper action, we hook ourselves in the ankle and get stylish in a convenience store bathroom, cover miles of beach chasing massage opportunities, and invite the Situation over for a slice of meat lovers. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39080610

Ep. 160 - I Got Beef With Your Blood Knot 11/14/2025

Ep. 160 - I Got Beef With Your Blood Knot This week, Captain Zach Flake and Mike Carr fail to lock a Temu Boga grip on the lips of a lifetime striper, we chew some putrid fat while snapping our brand new fly rods, spend a New York minute avoiding serious hand injuries, and hunt glide bait carp in a sea of forever chemicals. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/39028980

Ep. 159 - Undocumented ‘Tog Dream Journals 11/07/2025

Ep. 159 - Undocumented ‘Tog Dream Journals This week, Jimmy Fee slugs a gallon of chorizo grease and watches close friends wrangle blackfish of lifetimes, we stem the flow of blood by applying crab guts to the wound, give the worst rod to the group member that doesn’t know good tackle anyway, and settle for just enough tuna scraps to top a frozen bar pie. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38909035

Ep. 158 - Cast Out Your Demons: Vol. 2 10/31/2025

Ep. 158 - Cast Out Your Demons: Vol. 2 This week, C&R listeners share their tales of alien probings and night nurses from hell, we’ll betray our grandmas by divulging a grim family fishing secret, fend off a beast lurking in the golf course fog, use human flesh to bait in a pond stalker, and get terminated by cow-mutilating lasers. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38845530

Ep. 157 - Team America Surf Police 10/24/2025

Ep. 157 - Team America Surf Police This week, Neil Krauter of the US Surf Fishing Team shares his favorite tarpon meatball recipe and gets flagged at customs for his heavy braid, we block a whole other country from kerning in on the bar during a blitz, hire judges so people stop calling 20-pound stripers “50s,” and compare what’s in each other’s lure purse. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38750720

EP. 156 - Wire Lining For Cod Worms 10/17/2025

EP. 156 - Wire Lining For Cod Worms This week, “On The Run” author Dave DiBenedetto watches “Cops” before skishing for gator bluefish, we challenge pollock-hungry firemen to a cigarette smoking contest, put our moms on the “tarpon with strangers” diet, and add a little tuna to the striper sniper’s lure bag. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38599630

Ep. 155 - West Coast Miles: Chapter 2 10/10/2025

Ep. 155 - West Coast Miles: Chapter 2 This week, Miles Nolte tries upside down slow-pitch jigging in front of a moving battle ship, we convince a fan we love pumpkin spice and actually know his name, hammer sand bass next to a belly boat legend, and eat corvina ceviche while watching “Kids In The Hall.” /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38520960

Ep. 154 - West Coast Miles: Chapter 1 10/03/2025

Ep. 154 - West Coast Miles: Chapter 1 This week, Joe and Miles Nolte team up with the legendary Conway Bowman to hunt for makos in the dolphin killing fields, we scold Kurt Cobain for spitting in our beer, tell you why you should never order jungle short ribs in Thailand, and do weird tourist stuff on the beach in front of War Child. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38389385

Ep. 153 - Steelhead Don’t Have Hands 09/26/2025

Ep. 153 - Steelhead Don’t Have Hands This week, legendary chrome hunter Josh Mills skates for Columbia River kings and ends up getting the “boot,” we negotiate for a fly reel with a man who doesn’t know a carp from an oven, throw the “back breaker” for false albacore, and smoke a few record walleyes that walleye guys don’t seem to care about. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38362010

Ep. 152 - National Lampoon’s Spicy Branzino 09/19/2025

Ep. 152 - National Lampoon’s Spicy Branzino This week, artist Mike Sudal runs out of gas on his way to Italian mystery tuna, we miss our shot at a huge marble trout because our kid wants a new Transformer, nearly get sucked over the dam because our bathing suit is too tight, and forget to close our snap swivel in a moment of heat stroke-induced panic /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38265880

Ep. 151 - Old Fashioned Casino Shuttles 09/12/2025

Ep. 151 - Old Fashioned Casino Shuttles This week, Wisconsin fly guide Tim Landwehr scolds you for sniffing all the purple bucktails, we set our eyebrows on fire in the middle of a flying ant hatch, reef on giant smallmouths while keeping a legend’s legs elevated, and mosh at the Pat Benatar show in a Green Bay basement. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38183215

Ep. 150 - Ride The Tiger, Slap The Hippo 09/05/2025

Ep. 150 - Ride The Tiger, Slap The Hippo This week, international fly guide Oliver Jones tanks a few beers and gets handsy with one of the deadliest animals on the planet, we nearly starve to death trying to get rich people on goliath tiger fish, run our tri-hull ski boat into the perfect marlin fishing storm, and apologize profusely for the amount of killer bees buzzing around your Waygu beef. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38089370

Ep. 149 - Lace Up Your Predator Sneakers 08/29/2025

Ep. 149 - Lace Up Your Predator Sneakers This week, Roel Trum of SPRO Europe explains why you’re lame if you troll where he lives, too, we throw massive poppers at fish that have no business eating them, rock Chuck Taylors on the courtesy dock before trashing a few asps, and decide once and for all that zander are much cooler than walleyes. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/38014780

Ep. 148 - Foiled By The Twig Of Doom 08/22/2025

Ep. 148 - Foiled By The Twig Of Doom This week, Drew Price and Rowan Lytle return to Jersey for another shot at snakehead fly victory and fresh fruit salad, we embarrass ourselves in front of jobless girls in tiny bikinis, shred our feet on the way to anger management therapy, and throw our rods right into the middle of a government bowfin cover-up conspiracy /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/37895720

Ep. 147 - Modest Walleye Mousing Strategies 08/15/2025

Ep. 147 - Modest Walleye Mousing Strategies This week, fly guides Joe Demalderis and Pete Horger woo gas station girls with Kenny Loggins tracks and their black-belt rodent skills, we fight midnight brown trout with antacid and turkey subs, feed frogs to rock bass, and drop bad reviews because our coolers aren’t full. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/37812880

Ep. 146 - North Korean Muskie Shorts 08/08/2025

Ep. 146 - North Korean Muskie Shorts This week, Rich Hohne reminisces about the best marlin dinner he ever ate and that one time he was a last-minute Esox hero, we complain about or swag bags and overcook the tuna, get hammered right before our presentation on skorts, and obtain special access to private ranches in Russia. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/37717930

Ep. 145 - Ever Seen A Swamp Donkey Show? 08/01/2025

Ep. 145 - Ever Seen A Swamp Donkey Show? This week, Hank Shaw comes to New Jersey for a taste of snake venom and leaves with a subpar turkey hoagie, we travel to Mexico for the freshest nematode ceviche, throw frogs at bluefish and leave our sacks in the El Camino, and lose focus on ducks because someone passed us some ass cheese. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/37622300

Ep. 144 - Spillway Big Dogs 07/25/2025

Ep. 144 - Spillway Big Dogs This week, tattoo artist Drew Wilson drops marabou jigs for Arkansas gators and fights a man in the bagel shop, we help a kid catch snakeheads by telling him to get a job, get dehydrated from the pain of a Philadelphia Eagles back piece, and invoke Aristotle to sell you a Zebco push-button combo. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/37505210

Ep. 143 Faces Of Fly Guide Soul Death 07/18/2025

Ep. 143 Faces Of Fly Guide Soul Death This week, Miles Nolte has a cow at the video store and nearly drowns in front of Montana’s finest, we play Whiffle cricket with two kids who got stood up by their charter captain, lawyer up for the “Summer of the Snake,” and give a guide a terrible review because we couldn’t find the toilet. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/37449380

Ep. 142 - Go Fluke Yourself 07/11/2025

Ep. 142 - Go Fluke Yourself This week, party boat captain Payton Gepp and C&R regular captain Eric Kerber do some flounder pounding with your favorite smallmouth lure, we meet a real life striper fishing Jesus, stiff the girls at the trampoline park on anchoring tips, and invest our life savings in the wrong color Gulp. /episode/index/show/3405034c-8fcf-4a2e-85be-9febec9c5b5d/id/37336500

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