I once owned a rod vault. My garage door fell on it and broke every rod inside and the vault itself. Safe to say I learned my lesson, also thought you'd appreciate that story.
Really appreciate your videos. I grew up in a fly fishing family and got away from it for many years, just getting back into it. It's nice to see a regular dude strip away the pretense and tell it how it is. Keep making videos!
You may have noticed that this video is re-uploaded. The original video was taken down by TH-cam because of an ALLEGED copyright infringement for an image that I photoshopped. I am disputing the claim, but that process takes almost 2 weeks and I didn't want to leave you hanging, so I changed the image in this version of the video. Thanks for watching!
What about having thousands of followers and sharing specific spots and trail heads on social media for the soul purpose of being cool? Do I need to do that?
I like your outlook. "If you have to catch the most or biggest fish to enjoy yourself you're doing this for the wrong reason." Truer words have never been spoken.
Ben, if I didn’t have a rod vault on my 4Runner you wouldn’t have given me a “Huge Fly Fisherman” decal when we met in Parshall!! Which the decal is now on!
My buddy has a fly rod, line, 4 lb leader and a couple of size 14 hooks. Walking down to the river he used to pull a little wool from the end of his old red sweater or his old black woven hat and tie the fibres on one of the hooks. He could catch as much as anyone.
You are awesome !!! Sarcasm and useful stuff all in one video !!! I teach fly fishing and have been trying to figure it out for 40+ years and you are spot on. Some times I think people take up fly fishing because they ran out of golf crap to buy and need a new hobby with all kinds of trinkets.
@Marcos C indeed yorkshire has definitely got my vote👍 Personally myself I prefer the river Meon just because it's what I'm used to but I'd flick a fly at anything. The fisheries are something to behold as well. Almost all of the fisheries in the UK are joined to the trout masters competition. I'm 14 but they suit all ages (as I'm going into the trout masters youth finals in August). If you do ever decide to fish over here my tips are: *Don't only fish with gnat imitations or small flies *I only use 2lbs flourocarbon on the rivers for brownies but I will step up to 20 lbs flourocarbon for Atlantic salmon. Also if I'm fishing a fishery with trout over 6lbs I'll step up to 4lbs flourocarbon🙂 *Think outside the box(you'd be surprised how many fish I have found in ditches). *Tie flies similar to original patterns but adapt it slightly(some people might think this is a waste of energy but I say better safe than sorry). *Don't just fish for salmonoids. Ive had some great fun with mackerel, garfish, scad, Pollock and bass in saltwater and in freshwater there are always pike, perch, carp, bream, rudd, roach, dace , the possibilities are endless.😄 Sorry for the long reply but I'm stuck at home with nothing to do as the weather is appalling so I'm bored.😅 If you have any more questions on the fishing over here just let me know. Tight lines, The Kingfisher🎣👌
@Marcos C I agree with you there. there is a much higher level of success from finesse fishing I also do a lot of ul spinning from April to November. Tight lines from Hampshire😁👍
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Tenkara is how I started fly fishing and I still love using it on smaller streams or if I just want to get out and not have to worry about a bunch of stuff.
Dude I love your videos! So true on all you have said in this one!! I fish Lake Havasu and there is nothing funnier than seeing someone in waders when I'm in shorts and water socks and the outside temp is 120+ 🤣🤣🤣
Great video except for the thoughts on waders. As a Florida boy I can tell you that waders are needed everywhere but Florida. Out side of Florida there are a lot of cold places with great fishing. I mean really cold too! The high in some of these great fishing places is below 60. Heck some time the fish are biting like crazy and it's below 50! And you know what else? When it is this cold there are no bugs! NO BUGS! Get your waders and go north boys!
Aight. As someone who lives in Montana and am trying to fly fish, your boat comment was fantastic. It’s so much easier in a boat. I mean it’s because I’m not good and spend more time fixing mistakes, but wow that was funny.
As a yacht designer, I know you can't have a tower on a drift boat, but every time I see that boat in my YT choices, and given what is showing up on flats boats... I fall for it.
Hmmm, let’s see, I’ve got the rod vault. I feel like I need it to make my Buick Enclave look like a legitimate fishing vehicle, instead of a soccer-mom car. 😁 I will say you do need waders in Michigan, not so much for wading, but to get to the river without your legs becoming a smorgasbord for mosquitoes and to keep the poison ivy, wild brambles and cockleburs from destroying your legs.
@@badm.d there is a creek by my house usually salmon go to it for laying their eggs i plan on going down there some day right now its a bit too cold and i hurt my knee at work so when it warms up i plan on putting my waders on and going down there to see if theres any fish i can catch
Awesome video! Might get some flack for this, but for me the best way to figure out quickly how to reduce what you carry with you, is by fishing with a float tube.
Agree with most of this, except Tenkara. Tenkara is a legitimately easy, fun, and productive way to fish. If you don't like it because it's trendy, great, say so. But, as far as simple, easy, cheap ways to get out and fish, it is untouchable
It’s not that I don’t like it, I just think it should be called cane pole fishing instead of fly fishing, because that’s what it is. But hey, do what makes you happy, and that makes me happy.
@@HugeFlyFisherman Yeah, do what makes you happy, sure. But, please explain your argument as to why it is not fly fishing? It uses the exact same artificial flies in exactly the same way a rod and reel does, just with a fixed line. So by definition, it is fly fishing, in that fly fishing is using an artificial fly, tied with string, natural hairs and feathers to imitate insects and other lures for the purpose of catching fish. If you are defining fly fishing in some other way, please enlighten us
Cane fishing is a clear and distinctly different from Tenkara in that it uses lures or bait, not artificial flies. To place Tenkara and cane pole fishing in the same category simply because they are both fixed line fishing methods is a rather ignorant appraisal of either method
@@AnonymousOtters Please tell me you are NOT saying that I've never put a worm or "lure" on a fly rod. Or a fly on a Zebco 606 on a spincast rig. Or that I've never just had the leader dangling out of the last guide of a 9'6" bamboo rod poking it into holes I can't cast to for the under story/brush. You are using the exact argument against saying it's cane pole fishing as he is saying it is.
The lakes where I live in California do not allow bodily contact and you need waders or a boat also you have tons of trees usually on the back so you cast range is limited lastly most people on the shore walk right behind you while fishing so you have to stop and check behind you which gets annoying so getting off the shore is kinda the way to go, you don't need it but it helps in some areas at minimum waders which are fun to bass fish in.
I agree on all except the leader straightner. And not because I can’t just pull on the line and straighten. No. Cuz it says Dan Baileys and I got it when I was 12ish on a Fam trip to Yellowstone. I didn’t get to fish but I did get to shop. And at that time Dan had a shop in West. It’s probably a swanky lunch spot now. Love your videos Ben. Keep them coming Btw. I’m missing my FG drift boat who new aluminum was harder than the hope diamond. That thing bites back.
I've been fishing (and catching) with flies for 30+ years...I lost my fly rod about 15 years ago, and have yet to replace it. I still catch fish on flies.
@@blakeb4399 I fished a 9'6" bamboo for 20 years that my great grandfather brought over with him from Germany circa 1900. I had to re-wrap the guides and refresh the lacquer. Third section had a bow in it, never bothered me, never messed with my casts. I don't remember the first reel I used on it, but I got it from K-mart. Tried a cheap graphite on it but went back to the aluminum one because it was heavier and balanced better. Unfortunately, somebody emptied out our garage and got it along with two antique bamboo convertible pack rods.
@@blakeb4399 Just the facts. I'd love to be able to say I hope the person/s that stole my gear caught tons of fish with them, just as I had, but I'd be lying. The oldest one, great grandfather(I never met him) gave it to my grandfather who used it on the creek and beaver ponds on the family farm, then gave it to Mom. She caught many salmon on it, then it sat in the attic for 20 years or so until I stumbled across it when they moved. Even if I never caught a single fish with it I'd still be mourning the loss. It had no real antique value since I had redone the guides and finish, same with the pack rods, so I know they didn't get much for them if they sold them.
I actually got in to fly fishing because of tenkara. The streams and rivers where I live just aren't that big, and it's easy to take with me and my one box of flies.
Funny, after having an absolutely ancient Cortland leader straightener and transferring it from vest to vest to chest pack and so on over multipl DECADES(!), I finally realized it was absolutely useless and chucked it this past season.
I agree I love my leader straightener. I fish super clear water lakes in BC's interior and presentation is critical. It has to be perfectly straight out of the packaging and I want it so in 30 seconds. Can't do that with your hands in that amount of time.
I’m a new subscriber and love the channel! Thanks for what you do. I’ve been fly fishing for 20 years and learn every time I go. Funny that I recognize that spot but in the opening, but can’t name it as I haven’t been to it in years. Bad memory or fish way to much? Lol or it could be a variety of things. Thanks man!
I just happened on your channel and I am amazed at the information you share! Presentation is awesome and I have never seen more dropped in stock shots in my life. It must take weeks to make one of your videos! I want to go fishing with you and maybe get you something better than PBR. I put that stuff in spray bottles and kill flying insects with it.
Can't wait to see someone on a painting ladder out in the middle of the water column. At that rate ill probably invest in some scaffolding and slap a 4 by 8 piece of plywood up there with some antenna tv and an old arm chair 🤙
I don't know where that location is. I think maybe Idaho. I used to spin fish and bottom fish for years and was pretty spoiled since I've caught a lot of 15lb pike and lake trout. Fly fishing I've only caught maybe a 4 inch brown trout but it made me feel like a kid again. Caught it off a dry fly but had a much larger trout bite and spit a nymph. So now I watch fly fishing videos because I'm 200 miles away from my fishing spots and it's mid winter here in Canada. A bit too cold to fish for me, all my gear would freeze up.
Lmao had me dieing with just using wooly buggers or elk skin caddis and tower on a drift boat. All of this is so true... but do people really use ladders, I've never seen that. Subscribed
Idk. I seriously don't want to spend the money on a rod vault. But I also don't want to break another rod. I drive a few hundred yards up the river 10-15 times a day and I'm not breaking it down each time I need to move up.
Nylon, fluorocarbon, etc are all man made materials and they all degrade over time, especially in sunlight. Tippet and leaders will get brittle and break off on that big fish.
I cast right and reel right. When you see me with a left hand reel it’s someone else’s rod or one of a couple that I use that are set up for left and and I’ve been too lazy to change them over. I like right hand but I can do either.
Matarelli whip finisher, yeah I know that's for fly tying not fly fishing but, that's another thing you don't need. Learn to whip finish with your fingers.
Few things you forgot... You don’t need expensive shit... skill and patients beats expensive shit EVERY TIME. Also, you don’t need to know 6,000 knots... 2 knots is all you need to know... clinch & nail... DONE... anything more and you’re just earning a merit badge! As someone who has always been a minimalist fly fisher, you’ve inspired me to thin it out even more! Why do I have flies I have not tied on in 5 years??? Sure I only have 2 small boxes in my tiny waist pack, but 25% of my flies I never use! Keep it up!!
You don't need an Instagram to fly-fish
or a gay TH-cam channel.
nailed it!
yes you do or how else are you going to prove your fish stories to everyone you meet so they know who the alpha male is in the room???????
Ha!
@@mrlahey586 Bro just come out already
I once owned a rod vault. My garage door fell on it and broke every rod inside and the vault itself. Safe to say I learned my lesson, also thought you'd appreciate that story.
Why you need a garage door...? Isn't your car under a roof already? Or maybe the car need some privecy???
Sounds like the $500 you spent on a rod vault shoulda went towards a new garage door
You should have called me to fix it first
sounds like a nightmare sorry to hear that, hopefully they all had warranties
Really appreciate your videos. I grew up in a fly fishing family and got away from it for many years, just getting back into it. It's nice to see a regular dude strip away the pretense and tell it how it is. Keep making videos!
Ben: You're not going to catch a bunch of big fish everytime you go fishing.
Georgia Pay-To-Play guides: Just cast at that feeder with this brown fly.
the pellet fly 🤣
You may have noticed that this video is re-uploaded. The original video was taken down by TH-cam because of an ALLEGED copyright infringement for an image that I photoshopped. I am disputing the claim, but that process takes almost 2 weeks and I didn't want to leave you hanging, so I changed the image in this version of the video. Thanks for watching!
Dang algorithms
The tenkara memes are fighting back
FU!?!? UTUBE..OOOPS did I say that ❔❓❔❓❗❗❗🤣👍🎣⁉️⁉️❗❗❗
What about having thousands of followers and sharing specific spots and trail heads on social media for the soul purpose of being cool? Do I need to do that?
Good video. Trying to figure out how many I’m guilty of.
I like your outlook. "If you have to catch the most or biggest fish to enjoy yourself you're doing this for the wrong reason." Truer words have never been spoken.
said the angler who never catches anything.
Great advice. I'm at the stage that just being fly fishing makes me happy. If I do catch a fish it's just a bonus.
Ben, if I didn’t have a rod vault on my 4Runner you wouldn’t have given me a “Huge Fly Fisherman” decal when we met in Parshall!! Which the decal is now on!
Going through the garage right now and getting rid of lots of gear. Keeping the leader straighter though.
“Bait works really well!” Hugest quote ever!
there’s a rise, SWITCH TO DRYS !! Haha love this guy
My buddy has a fly rod, line, 4 lb leader and a couple of size 14 hooks.
Walking down to the river he used to pull a little wool from the end of his old red sweater or his old black woven hat and tie the fibres on one of the hooks.
He could catch as much as anyone.
You are awesome !!! Sarcasm and useful stuff all in one video !!! I teach fly fishing and have been trying to figure it out for 40+ years and you are spot on. Some times I think people take up fly fishing because they ran out of golf crap to buy and need a new hobby with all kinds of trinkets.
I’m a beginner and this was great for me thanks man.
I have a 2wt 5wt and 7wt fly rod and this covers me for pretty much anything I come across(this is in the UK but I imagine it's similar😅)
@Marcos C indeed yorkshire has definitely got my vote👍
Personally myself I prefer the river Meon just because it's what I'm used to but I'd flick a fly at anything.
The fisheries are something to behold as well.
Almost all of the fisheries in the UK are joined to the trout masters competition.
I'm 14 but they suit all ages (as I'm going into the trout masters youth finals in August).
If you do ever decide to fish over here my tips are:
*Don't only fish with gnat imitations or small flies
*I only use 2lbs flourocarbon on the rivers for brownies but I will step up to 20 lbs flourocarbon for Atlantic salmon. Also if I'm fishing a fishery with trout over 6lbs I'll step up to 4lbs flourocarbon🙂
*Think outside the box(you'd be surprised how many fish I have found in ditches).
*Tie flies similar to original patterns but adapt it slightly(some people might think this is a waste of energy but I say better safe than sorry).
*Don't just fish for salmonoids.
Ive had some great fun with mackerel, garfish, scad, Pollock and bass in saltwater and in freshwater there are always pike, perch, carp, bream, rudd, roach, dace , the possibilities are endless.😄
Sorry for the long reply but I'm stuck at home with nothing to do as the weather is appalling so I'm bored.😅
If you have any more questions on the fishing over here just let me know.
Tight lines, The Kingfisher🎣👌
@Marcos C I agree with you there.
there is a much higher level of success from finesse fishing
I also do a lot of ul spinning from April to November.
Tight lines from Hampshire😁👍
Check this new guy out. He has new videos out every Wednesday and Friday. Ask him questions and let him know what you want to see and get ready to see some great videos of him fly fishing the beautiful streams of CO. LIKE, SUB, and SHARE! Let him know what you wanna see!!!
th-cam.com/video/xqrFIi5WKgs/w-d-xo.html
Loved this. Made me feel better about getting on a plane last week to New Zealand and only catching trout on the day I went with a guide.
I got to fish pyramid lake a couple days ago and was on a ladder. I thought about this video about a hundred times. I felt pretty huge out there.
I love my $100 tenkara setup..great for catching little wild brookies on small trout streams. Best option to keep it simple and just go fish.
Tenkara is how I started fly fishing and I still love using it on smaller streams or if I just want to get out and not have to worry about a bunch of stuff.
Yea shit talking tenkara is ironic considering its the root of fly fishing...
I only have 4 boxes of flies and just started flying like 1 year ago and learned alot
Everything on point. Well done dude!
Hey i just recently came across
your channel and Man i love it, i am new to fly fishin and your videos have been awesome. ty for the content.
New to your channel and I really enjoyed this video. Hey, I gotta try the elk skin caddis.
Dude I love your videos! So true on all you have said in this one!! I fish Lake Havasu and there is nothing funnier than seeing someone in waders when I'm in shorts and water socks and the outside temp is 120+ 🤣🤣🤣
Great video except for the thoughts on waders. As a Florida boy I can tell you that waders are needed everywhere but Florida. Out side of Florida there are a lot of cold places with great fishing. I mean really cold too! The high in some of these great fishing places is below 60. Heck some time the fish are biting like crazy and it's below 50! And you know what else? When it is this cold there are no bugs! NO BUGS! Get your waders and go north boys!
Hilarious stuff down to earth! Not a flyfishing snob! Love your style bro!
Not 30 minutes before this video, I had convinced myself that I needed a rod vault. I'm glad I saw this video before I pulled the trigger!
Aight. As someone who lives in Montana and am trying to fly fish, your boat comment was fantastic. It’s so much easier in a boat. I mean it’s because I’m not good and spend more time fixing mistakes, but wow that was funny.
Great video! Loved how you incorporated in tons of humor
Hell yeah! I'm digging the District Angling hat - Representing my local shop!
Same, love those guys. I get free flies every time I go there.
The best leader straightener is a fish.. try that
As a yacht designer, I know you can't have a tower on a drift boat, but every time I see that boat in my YT choices, and given what is showing up on flats boats... I fall for it.
Hmmm, let’s see, I’ve got the rod vault. I feel like I need it to make my Buick Enclave look like a legitimate fishing vehicle, instead of a soccer-mom car. 😁
I will say you do need waders in Michigan, not so much for wading, but to get to the river without your legs becoming a smorgasbord for mosquitoes and to keep the poison ivy, wild brambles and cockleburs from destroying your legs.
You know they invented pants that reach your ankles years ago right?
@@badm.d there is a creek by my house usually salmon go to it for laying their eggs i plan on going down there some day right now its a bit too cold and i hurt my knee at work so when it warms up i plan on putting my waders on and going down there to see if theres any fish i can catch
Hell ya, I learned how to fly fish just like you said, get out there and experience it yourself. And I learned a bunch bunch. Love the vids bruh.
I had a good laugh. I enjoy the attitude. We all tend to take things to serious. We have a lot in common.
Do you like beer too?
When in Co. we only drink PBR.
Awesome video. Nothing better than laughing and learning.
I love my rod vault 💪
Favorite fish channel hands down 💯
I have a leader straightener. Used it twice. Fingers and occasionally warm water ever since.
LMAO at how friggingreat this vid is. Especially the wader section with your “Wet Wade” set up pic 😆😆😆 Flippin awesome vid Huge
Awesome video! Might get some flack for this, but for me the best way to figure out quickly how to reduce what you carry with you, is by fishing with a float tube.
we like fly fishing , fried chicken, beer, a little light hearted comedy, and your channel, thank you
Reppin' the District Angling hat! Excellent shop, great dudes!
Agree with most of this, except Tenkara. Tenkara is a legitimately easy, fun, and productive way to fish. If you don't like it because it's trendy, great, say so. But, as far as simple, easy, cheap ways to get out and fish, it is untouchable
It’s not that I don’t like it, I just think it should be called cane pole fishing instead of fly fishing, because that’s what it is. But hey, do what makes you happy, and that makes me happy.
@@HugeFlyFisherman Yeah, do what makes you happy, sure. But, please explain your argument as to why it is not fly fishing? It uses the exact same artificial flies in exactly the same way a rod and reel does, just with a fixed line. So by definition, it is fly fishing, in that fly fishing is using an artificial fly, tied with string, natural hairs and feathers to imitate insects and other lures for the purpose of catching fish. If you are defining fly fishing in some other way, please enlighten us
Cane fishing is a clear and distinctly different from Tenkara in that it uses lures or bait, not artificial flies. To place Tenkara and cane pole fishing in the same category simply because they are both fixed line fishing methods is a rather ignorant appraisal of either method
@@AnonymousOtters Please tell me you are NOT saying that I've never put a worm or "lure" on a fly rod. Or a fly on a Zebco 606 on a spincast rig. Or that I've never just had the leader dangling out of the last guide of a 9'6" bamboo rod poking it into holes I can't cast to for the under story/brush. You are using the exact argument against saying it's cane pole fishing as he is saying it is.
@@AnonymousOtters Aww, go have juice box, it'll be alright.
That last one goes for all fishing and is well said
The lakes where I live in California do not allow bodily contact and you need waders or a boat also you have tons of trees usually on the back so you cast range is limited lastly most people on the shore walk right behind you while fishing so you have to stop and check behind you which gets annoying so getting off the shore is kinda the way to go, you don't need it but it helps in some areas at minimum waders which are fun to bass fish in.
Have to bank fish alot in NJ can you do some tips on that can't Wade most areas
I agree on all except the leader straightner. And not because I can’t just pull on the line and straighten. No. Cuz it says Dan Baileys and I got it when I was 12ish on a Fam trip to Yellowstone. I didn’t get to fish but I did get to shop. And at that time Dan had a shop in West. It’s probably a swanky lunch spot now.
Love your videos Ben. Keep them coming
Btw. I’m missing my FG drift boat who new aluminum was harder than the hope diamond. That thing bites back.
Could not have said it better myself, should have added “ and you DON’T have to shop at The Orvis Boutique.
Love your site.
Your videos are pretty funny and I haven’t even tried fly fishing
I've been fishing (and catching) with flies for 30+ years...I lost my fly rod about 15 years ago, and have yet to replace it. I still catch fish on flies.
Otter boarding is illegal where I come from.
@oliste That's probably for the best!!!
You don’t need a $9000 2 wt bamboo stick and metal circle that holds line.
I've got to compensate somehow.
I use a antique bamboo rod n a amazon special reel laugh when i see guys all decked out with orvis that cant catch a thing 😂
@@blakeb4399 I fished a 9'6" bamboo for 20 years that my great grandfather brought over with him from Germany circa 1900. I had to re-wrap the guides and refresh the lacquer. Third section had a bow in it, never bothered me, never messed with my casts. I don't remember the first reel I used on it, but I got it from K-mart. Tried a cheap graphite on it but went back to the aluminum one because it was heavier and balanced better. Unfortunately, somebody emptied out our garage and got it along with two antique bamboo convertible pack rods.
@@andyfletcher3561 damn awesome story though
@@blakeb4399 Just the facts. I'd love to be able to say I hope the person/s that stole my gear caught tons of fish with them, just as I had, but I'd be lying. The oldest one, great grandfather(I never met him) gave it to my grandfather who used it on the creek and beaver ponds on the family farm, then gave it to Mom. She caught many salmon on it, then it sat in the attic for 20 years or so until I stumbled across it when they moved. Even if I never caught a single fish with it I'd still be mourning the loss. It had no real antique value since I had redone the guides and finish, same with the pack rods, so I know they didn't get much for them if they sold them.
There are a bunch of gear guys out there, but when it comes down to it all that matters is how good you are not your gear! Great video!
I actually got in to fly fishing because of tenkara. The streams and rivers where I live just aren't that big, and it's easy to take with me and my one box of flies.
Classic channel man love your content haha keep it up!
Funny, after having an absolutely ancient Cortland leader straightener and transferring it from vest to vest to chest pack and so on over multipl DECADES(!), I finally realized it was absolutely useless and chucked it this past season.
I bet that felt real good.
You do need a leader straightener when a big fish pulls on the tip section of your Tenkara rod and you need to twist it to collapse the rod😎
This video is so good!
Hah, good work Ben. Just happened upon your channel very recently and share many of your same viewpoints - only I express them differently. Nice work!
Like you I look for the least amount of tackle I need. KISS is the best way to go😜
Well I am keeping my leader straightener. Cut my finger bad pulling it through my fingers. You are right about the other crap though
I agree I love my leader straightener. I fish super clear water lakes in BC's interior and presentation is critical. It has to be perfectly straight out of the packaging and I want it so in 30 seconds. Can't do that with your hands in that amount of time.
Huge philosopher. I do like your videos, keep them coming.
I’m a new subscriber and love the channel! Thanks for what you do. I’ve been fly fishing for 20 years and learn every time I go.
Funny that I recognize that spot but in the opening, but can’t name it as I haven’t been to it in years. Bad memory or fish way to much? Lol or it could be a variety of things. Thanks man!
You don't need "sugary drinks" either. But as a flyfishing boat designer, I like Montanans buying my plans. Lots of Canadians too.
I just happened on your channel and I am amazed at the information you share! Presentation is awesome and I have never seen more dropped in stock shots in my life. It must take weeks to make one of your videos! I want to go fishing with you and maybe get you something better than PBR. I put that stuff in spray bottles and kill flying insects with it.
I have 2 leader straighteners. Never used either of them.
really well done.......again.....I learned a lot...
Dude the Tenkara slamming had me actually laughing out loud, not like the lol version but like the hahaha version...cane pole
Probably the best fly fishing video of all time. 🤣
New subscriber. Thanks for the advice. New to Fly Fishing.
Next thing you don’t need for fly fishing, a HUGE Fly*Fisherman hoodie...
Ahhh!. Biltmore house. Big fan from near Asheville NC. Funny and helpful stuff man. Keep it up!!
AWESOME video! Thank you sir
Good video. #13 you don't need a reel -Tenkara fisherman. It's true.
Can't wait to see someone on a painting ladder out in the middle of the water column. At that rate ill probably invest in some scaffolding and slap a 4 by 8 piece of plywood up there with some antenna tv and an old arm chair 🤙
Took a latter down to the river and retrieved some Catawba boogers out of a tree!
A rod vault is really nice to have when you're fishing 3 to 4 days a week.
YOU need one of our flyfishing shirts!!😉
Looked like one of the many Montana rivers. But I seenno drift boats going by. So I am confused where it is. Still looks familiar
Good vid bro lol I do have a crap load of old flies I’m gonna hook my nephew up lol
I don't know where that location is. I think maybe Idaho. I used to spin fish and bottom fish for years and was pretty spoiled since I've caught a lot of 15lb pike and lake trout. Fly fishing I've only caught maybe a 4 inch brown trout but it made me feel like a kid again. Caught it off a dry fly but had a much larger trout bite and spit a nymph. So now I watch fly fishing videos because I'm 200 miles away from my fishing spots and it's mid winter here in Canada. A bit too cold to fish for me, all my gear would freeze up.
4:07 I will never give up the boat lifestyle
Ladder? Dafug you are using a ladder for? I've been fly fishing for 15+ years and haven't even heard of it :D
Gotta go to buy one though...
Yep never heard of using a ladder when fly fishing, I thought he was joking.
Lmao had me dieing with just using wooly buggers or elk skin caddis and tower on a drift boat. All of this is so true... but do people really use ladders, I've never seen that. Subscribed
As a new and frugal fly fisherman, this is hilarious.
Pretty sure Tippet doesnt go bad unless its exposed to UV rays or extreme temps though.
I think it gets ridged and fragile after a couple years
Idk. I seriously don't want to spend the money on a rod vault. But I also don't want to break another rod. I drive a few hundred yards up the river 10-15 times a day and I'm not breaking it down each time I need to move up.
wading is illegal in montana for sure! also sick ABLE shirt!
I have always wondered who bought leader straighteners
I tried not using waders for a while but after wading for 2 hours in a creek and my feet were red swollen and painful for hours after
great video. I would add...a net!!!!
Why ya gotta pick on us Montana guys? And yes, we do all need boats. Excellent videos! Keep it up!
Lmao ‘whooly buggers and elk-skin caddis’ . Great video
Oh shit tippet goes bad?
Thanks I learned something!
Nylon, fluorocarbon, etc are all man made materials and they all degrade over time, especially in sunlight. Tippet and leaders will get brittle and break off on that big fish.
Oh that’s great!!! My wife shared this to me!🤦🏼
This just earned a subscription
Got a question for you. I see sometimes you are setup for RH retrieve sometimes left. Any method to your maddness?
I cast right and reel right. When you see me with a left hand reel it’s someone else’s rod or one of a couple that I use that are set up for left and and I’ve been too lazy to change them over. I like right hand but I can do either.
@@HugeFlyFisherman I suspected thanks! Sorry for you that detail oriented idiots watch your vids. Thanks for reply.
Just found you. Pretty funny. Nice work man...
Wait, I look dumb with my ladder?
Matarelli whip finisher, yeah I know that's for fly tying not fly fishing but, that's another thing you don't need. Learn to whip finish with your fingers.
Do we need to share spots so hopefully there’s even more people there next year?
Few things you forgot... You don’t need expensive shit... skill and patients beats expensive shit EVERY TIME. Also, you don’t need to know 6,000 knots... 2 knots is all you need to know... clinch & nail... DONE... anything more and you’re just earning a merit badge!
As someone who has always been a minimalist fly fisher, you’ve inspired me to thin it out even more! Why do I have flies I have not tied on in 5 years??? Sure I only have 2 small boxes in my tiny waist pack, but 25% of my flies I never use! Keep it up!!
Love your vids! Truth!
You don't need a fly vest but i like showing off my new yuppi gear!!