I was fishing yesterday and caught a nice trout weighing 4lb 3ozs but the welded loop was catching in the guide's of my fly rod causing the rod to jerk when playing the fish.. I thought it was going to pull the fly out of the fish but I was lucky.. I think the guy in the video is right.. the wielded loops on fly lines are too big to go through the guides. I just cut mine off today.. I don't want anything that would add to loosing fish.. better have it smooth
EXCELLENT! One of the very few of these guys who sticks to the point. (No waste of time listening to him bask in the sound of his own voice.) It would have been better if he gave some advice about How Much backing and Line to use.
Hello , Thanks for sharing, I've a question man.. What is the difference between a fly fishing reel and the normal one? Actually i've a fly reel but don't know how to use it, at the beginning i thought i'll need a handle for it! Appreciate you advice, Regards,
Thanks for cutting off the loops ! Fly fishers should unit at fly fishing is not to be rushed . Learn the important knots . Needle and nail knots are easy with a bit of practice . If your in such a rush to hit the water ……. Maybe give spin cast / bait casting a try .
Incredible tutorial - calming and reassuring, Mr. Rogers could do no better and that's meant as a compliment. Watch this after a stressful day at work (super stressful day, add some bourbon) and you will be totally calm and relaxed at the end.
You should always test the kind of glue that you're planning to use on an old piece of line both of monofilament and the fly line and the backing to make sure that the glue does not melt any of the fishing lines as this will weaken the rig and cause a break off
guys i have a knot that is simpler that requires no stiffner no peice of tippet and just your fingers and it takes just a couple seconds to do when you learned it well i discovered thos knot on my own when i was a beginer and ive used it now for 4 years and it has always been a good knot for me ill try to do a video to show you guys how to do it in not too long
If you are fishing in freshwater you will most likely not have to worry about ever using the backing. Using the loop will be good for most freshwater applications
Just in case you get a big fish it will run the 100 feet of line in no time. In fact great casters can cast the whole line and you will not have any room for the fish to run
Boys and girls, if you want to over do it, follow this video. It's great, but not necessary. Why is it that anything to do with Fly fishing involves overcomplicating a simple process? lol. BTW, loops pass through guides just fine.
One of your Subscribers Bobby Garmon asked you a VERY good question. Would you mind responding to his question. There are amateurs like us who are will to learn. Thank you.
I recently got my first fly rod and realized reel was set up on the left side, and I thought, Oh shit, I gotta find a right hand reel . I was looking at marketplace for reels and shocked at the prices. Then I heard my late brother... Hey dumdum, turn the reel around. I did and it worked.
This is backwards....you have no idea how much backing to use this way......always spool the line first, then fill to desired height with backing.....then reverse it.
Thank you for the informative video I just got my first fly rod for my 21st bday. And was dumbfounded on what to do and how to get started. I'll be trying this out.
He mentions he is going to show how to put the leader onto a/the fly line, if either the leader or fly line(my particular problem) doesn’t have a loop, and then proceeds not to show it. Am I the only one who noticed this important missing piece? How do I proceed? Where do I look? Where do I go to find this one specific problem that will show me how to do this?
What brand of reel is that?? I like the shape and arbor size. I would however like another color! I am fishing a 8', 4 wt rod and I am looking for a match reel. What brand is that?
With the leaders, I buy them in large amounts and I use something heavy enough to make the line straight. I let them hang until I need them and I know they will always be straight. 🤷🏾♂️
Can someone explain to me why a UNI Knot isn't applicable in the joining of the backing and the fly line? That nail knot is no where near as user friendly as a simple UNI 😕
i would never trust a slip arbor knot! i always have used a Uni knot. the uni is the strongest knot possible. the knot will stick off the spool a little but if youre stripped that far down, line catching on the knot is the least of your worries.
What is the difference between leader and tippet? How much of either should you use? I'm also a beginner at this and I'm down to the very bottom of what you call the leader
What I do is, I feed the end of the leader through one of the holes of the spool, and that way I don't need to fiddle around to find the end of the leader. Because if you just leave it hanging out of the reel, and the spool turns in transport, then you end up with the end of the leader again sticking to the fly line.
You need - oh well hi - now anyway - I would need backing on every reel. I have fought a lot of big fish - well salmon everywhere - and YOU NEED THE BACKING TO LET THE FISH TIRE OUT BEFORE YOU BRING THEM IN. There is stretch in the line so they can keep from tearing their mouth. But this video is awesome now. : )
Oh - the backing should float so it doesn't tangle on the ground and bottom rocks. That's great. Oh - well that's only a issue if you loose the fish. Well it's just fun to think about fishing. Well what I'm saying is our line stays tight on the whole retrieve and it doesn't just hang out there. But what if there's a problem? Oh - hey it just remembered. It's our long casts that go errant. Great. Thanks. Bye now. : )
Looks like a Redington Rise. For around 200 bucks it'd better be strong! It has a sealed drag and is milled aluminum iirc. Drag is super smooth and works well for large carp, muskie, and small saltwater on my 8wt.
Go on wish.com buy direct from the country they are made in, cuts out the middle man. Sad to say this to people , because I own my own tackle shoppe. Most lures and tackle are made in China , packaged in Mexico or the USA. Read the back of the packages, always try to buy a metal fly reel with a felt drag system, they cost more. But if your just starting out fly fishing 5/6 weight rod and reel set up ($100)will do fine until your confidence level in fly fishing warrants you spending $300-$600 for a rod and $200 on a reel and line , tippets, flies etc.
So first we start with this 4 hundred dollar fly reel and then we attach this 20 dollar backing to this 100 dollar fly line and then add the 20 dollar leader and tippet and finally tie on a 5 dollar fly,..........Oh and sorry when were done you wont have enough money left to actually go fishing?......Sigh
I am just getting started (about to follow this awesome vis instructions to spool my reel for the first time, THANK YOU FOR THIS FANTASTIC HOW TO!), just a note....being as I am just getting into this I am working my head over 1: Learning correctly from the start, 2: not dropping major coin in the process. I could I suppose, but that is just waste. If cost is an issue, buy used, vintage etc on ebay! Study up to get the decent vintage gear. Pflueger Medalist 1494 reel about $30 or so, Vintage bamboo or fiberglass rod about $40 or so, Backing and Line Rio, Scientific Angler, etc, maybe $50 or so on amazon.... no need to jump to the top shelf on entry, learn to cast well, learn to do line, knots, etc...don't make it about the gear, make it about becoming a good fly fisherman or woman.... Surely the fish do not know how fancy ones' gear is? (or maybe I haven't gotten to that part yet! lol) enjoi
This is such an excellent video and super informative. Thank you for taking the time to show us newbies how to properly set up a reel. Great job!
You forgot to mention to make sure your backing and fly line go on evenly very important
I like to use a old empty tube out of a ink pen it acts as a stiffener and you can feed the tag end through pull it out and pull down the knot
The best tutorial I have ever come across on how to rig your Flyfishing reel 👍👍👍
T4rrz
Been fly fishing for ~20 years and I learned a lot from this. Excellent video and great explanations!
Cut the loop?? Na this guy is making a simple thing sound like rocket science it’s not! “Create a stiffener etc” lol !!
I was fishing yesterday and caught a nice trout weighing 4lb 3ozs but the welded loop was catching in the guide's of my fly rod causing the rod to jerk when playing the fish.. I thought it was going to pull the fly out of the fish but I was lucky.. I think the guy in the video is right.. the wielded loops on fly lines are too big to go through the guides. I just cut mine off today.. I don't want anything that would add to loosing fish.. better have it smooth
I agree the guy is off on his own trip. Not a good video for beginners looking for traditional proven methods
i think youre a teacher in real,arent u?
what is the reel (brand name)
Do you add tippet to the leader then the fly? Or do you not use the tippet? ... Tying the fly directly to the leader?
Very informative and well instructed. Thank you!
yw buddy.
I have no experience fly fishing and this is a great tutorial. But my first question is how much backing should be on the reel?
Good question. Maybe and hopefully he will respond.
100yards
@@ryanbooth3259 You Have Got to be Kidding.....100 yards?
100 to 300 yds
Most of the time 100 300 is mainly for saltwater
Thanks! I got a fly rod for my 15th birthday today and this helped out a lot!
EXCELLENT! One of the very few of these guys who sticks to the point. (No waste of time listening to him bask in the sound of his own voice.) It would have been better if he gave some advice about How Much backing and Line to use.
Thank you! I'm very new to this and I've just learned something important.
Hello , Thanks for sharing,
I've a question man.. What is the difference between a fly fishing reel and the normal one?
Actually i've a fly reel but don't know how to use it, at the beginning i thought i'll need a handle for it!
Appreciate you advice,
Regards,
Fly reel takes thicker and longer line
Fly Fishing & Dreams Thanks for the info.
!Not at all, they just expressing their ignorance
Can you use a different brand reel with a different brand spool? If so how do you size them?
89.99 for line???
Thanks for cutting off the loops ! Fly fishers should unit at fly fishing is not to be rushed . Learn the important knots . Needle and nail knots are easy with a bit of practice . If your in such a rush to hit the water ……. Maybe give spin cast / bait casting a try .
Great video thanks!!!
1st Setting up a fly reel. 12 minutes later i got myself a nicely setup reel thank to this video. Good Job !
Amazing video!! Thank you so much for making it! I had no clue how to do any of it..and now..I feel like a pro!! Great Job!!
What kinda line cutters do you have? They look like they do an awesome job !!!
I watched a few of these and this was by far my favorite. Very clear. Nice job. I just rigged up a fly reel tonight never having touched one before.
Hi can you tell me the name of the red line that you used?
Incredible tutorial - calming and reassuring, Mr. Rogers could do no better and that's meant as a compliment. Watch this after a stressful day at work (super stressful day, add some bourbon) and you will be totally calm and relaxed at the end.
For my nail knots, I always put on some kind of glue to strengthen the knot and help it run through the guides smother. It really helps me!
You should always test the kind of glue that you're planning to use on an old piece of line both of monofilament and the fly line and the backing to make sure that the glue does not melt any of the fishing lines as this will weaken the rig and cause a break off
I prefer a small dab of epoxy
Sorry but this still seems super complicated to me.. .is there no other way to do all this? Is this the easy way?
Why don’t you just make an Albright knot to tie the backing to the fly line it works really well but great video
Best tutorial yet. Well done!
guys i have a knot that is simpler that requires no stiffner no peice of tippet and just your fingers and it takes just a couple seconds to do when you learned it well i discovered thos knot on my own when i was a beginer and ive used it now for 4 years and it has always been a good knot for me ill try to do a video to show you guys how to do it in not too long
Can do everything upto nail knot which I'm struggling with
If you are fishing in freshwater you will most likely not have to worry about ever using the backing. Using the loop will be good for most freshwater applications
Why is a backing used? As opposed to just tying the fly line right to the reel.
Just in case you get a big fish it will run the 100 feet of line in no time. In fact great casters can cast the whole line and you will not have any room for the fish to run
The other comments are correct and it also fills the spool cheaply which makes retrieval faster. Never buy a small arbor reel you'll regret it
Really helpful, thanks very much, you made it look simple, well done. I have saved.
Boys and girls, if you want to over do it, follow this video. It's great, but not necessary. Why is it that anything to do with Fly fishing involves overcomplicating a simple process? lol. BTW, loops pass through guides just fine.
But did you land the fish?
One of your Subscribers Bobby Garmon asked you a VERY good question. Would you mind responding to his question. There are amateurs like us who are will to learn. Thank you.
I recently got my first fly rod and realized reel was set up on the left side, and I thought,
Oh shit, I gotta find a right hand reel .
I was looking at marketplace for reels and shocked at the prices. Then I heard my late brother...
Hey dumdum, turn the reel around.
I did and it worked.
This is backwards....you have no idea how much backing to use this way......always spool the line first, then fill to desired height with backing.....then reverse it.
Thank you for the informative video I just got my first fly rod for my 21st bday. And was dumbfounded on what to do and how to get started. I'll be trying this out.
I am brand new...just subbed because you have made a good vid for begginers.
Also I'm not criticizing. If it works for you then that's always good. I guess I just like my way. I mean no harm and I'm not judging. This knot works
Can you just use a double uni knot to connect the backing to the fly line ? Looks identical
Supershow this. I used the latest Rio gelspun multicolour backing to connect a new flyline with and the Nail knot needed 3 attempts
He mentions he is going to show how to put the leader onto a/the fly line, if either the leader or fly line(my particular problem) doesn’t have a loop, and then proceeds not to show it. Am I the only one who noticed this important missing piece? How do I proceed? Where do I look? Where do I go to find this one specific problem that will show me how to do this?
Great video! Is there a general size and type of line used for backing? if not, how do you determine what size and type of line? Thanks!
What brand of reel is that?? I like the shape and arbor size. I would however like another color! I am fishing a 8', 4 wt rod and I am looking for a match reel. What brand is that?
Thank you. Very helpful.
With the leaders, I buy them in large amounts and I use something heavy enough to make the line straight. I let them hang until I need them and I know they will always be straight. 🤷🏾♂️
Can someone explain to me why a UNI Knot isn't applicable in the joining of the backing and the fly line? That nail knot is no where near as user friendly as a simple UNI 😕
Really good video. I noticed the fly line had a price tag of $89.99?
Jbaz You can often get rio weight forward 5 or 6 weight floating for around 35 dollars. Better than buying three over and over for 90
Sweet jesus i noticed this too. Guy must be wiping with hundreds or something.
i would never trust a slip arbor knot! i always have used a Uni knot. the uni is the strongest knot possible. the knot will stick off the spool a little but if youre stripped that far down, line catching on the knot is the least of your worries.
Great Video!
I just set up my new reel with your help : )
Thanks a lot
What is the difference between leader and tippet? How much of either should you use? I'm also a beginner at this and I'm down to the very bottom of what you call the leader
Great video! Thank you! Is there a general rule of thumb for how much backing to use?
Been a longtime fisherman and studying fly fishing. I’ve been looking at tons of videos and yours is the best. Thank you
141 people disliked this video. Like how petty can someone be? Dude great video for beginners! Keep up the good work
downvoted for the echo, very distracting
I’m a beginner and I don’t know what the difference between backing and fly line is because he never explained it
The arbor knot he tied sucks.
how much backing am I supposed to put on? kinda skipped that part I have a 100 yd spool of backing
How would you recommend storing used leaders? To make them float do u have to use anything? I've
What I do is, I feed the end of the leader through one of the holes of the spool, and that way I don't need to fiddle around to find the end of the leader. Because if you just leave it hanging out of the reel, and the spool turns in transport, then you end up with the end of the leader again sticking to the fly line.
Why don't you just use a small ink tube for your nail nots? No reason to use masking tape and tippet and a rod and all that crazy stuff.
Best rod for the money. It is very strong and sensitive. It’s on the heavy side but it’s excellent for dead stick
Try fly fishing they said it's easy they said...proceeds to watch nuclear physics of tying a knot
I always seem to add on too much backing; not that anything that I have ever caught has been big enough to take me down to the backing.....
What’s the difference between the nail knot and a uni knot? They seem the same just the uni doesn’t use all the extra stuff.
I am a beginner at fly fishing what kind of line is for a backer. Or do they sale line that is called backer line for fly fishing.
Can you make a video without cutting the original loop? I’m a nubee.
Great video. Did not have to re watch or rewind. you did a great job on this video.
2 Lyfs ii
2 Lyfs I
Well i did ..
just give me an open face. this is a lot to go thru just to attach a lure to a line. Like going around your ass to scratch your elbow
What if you have a line guard like on the pfleuger 1492? Thank you.
Excellent video! All the information I needed and no time wasting filler footage. Well presented too. Thanks for posting.
What’s the brand of the reel? I’m looking for the same color and same size!
What a goofy nail knot. Monofilament and masking tape??? You don't need all that stuff to tie one.
So if your right handed what way do your reel handle face? This guy must be left handed?
Great Video and a great refresher. How long and what type of backing should I use? Thank you.
100 - 200 yards
Only good tutorial I've found on this.
Thank you :)
Nice video but backing and line knot is done difficult way imho
Really helpful. But you didn't show what to do if we don't have loops on the ends of our leader and fly line
how many yards of backing did you use and how many yards of fly line? Thank you!
Do you need backing line, like is it essential or is it fine to fish with just lime and the leader/taper
Is the leader the same thing as the tippet? When would tippet come into play (if at all)?
Best video I've seen! Thanks for posting
What is the purpose of the backer line? I have never seen anyone casting so far as to reach this line.
The fly line need to be tight on the reel? Mine has alot of slack and most of the line on the reel is on one side more than the other.
You need - oh well hi - now anyway - I would need backing on every reel. I have fought a lot of big fish - well salmon everywhere - and YOU NEED THE BACKING TO LET THE FISH TIRE OUT BEFORE YOU BRING THEM IN. There is stretch in the line so they can keep from tearing their mouth. But this video is awesome now. : )
Oh - the backing should float so it doesn't tangle on the ground and bottom rocks. That's great. Oh - well that's only a issue if you loose the fish. Well it's just fun to think about fishing. Well what I'm saying is our line stays tight on the whole retrieve and it doesn't just hang out there. But what if there's a problem? Oh - hey it just remembered. It's our long casts that go errant. Great. Thanks. Bye now. : )
Why do you need a backing line? Can't you just get a longer fly line?
Weird, not shown how much backing was spooled up. wtf?
I beleive this is the reel used amzn.to/2JeACSs Great video on the process of setting up a fly reel!
How do you know how much backing to put on the reel so you don't put on too much or too little?
Hello, I'd like to know the name of your reel Can you tell me where to buy it?
WHAT IS BACKING?? im such a newcomer !!
Easiest instructions I have seen yet. Thanks for posting.
The backing only went around the spool fully once.
Dude, starting with three fingers? I say least try to start with two if not one
$ 90!!! For line?
But great video
Is that a medal reel or a plastic reel and is that a strong fly reel
Looks like a Redington Rise. For around 200 bucks it'd better be strong! It has a sealed drag and is milled aluminum iirc. Drag is super smooth and works well for large carp, muskie, and small saltwater on my 8wt.
Go on wish.com buy direct from the country they are made in, cuts out the middle man. Sad to say this to people , because I own my own tackle shoppe. Most lures and tackle are made in China , packaged in Mexico or the USA. Read the back of the packages, always try to buy a metal fly reel with a felt drag system, they cost more. But if your just starting out fly fishing 5/6 weight rod and reel set up ($100)will do fine until your confidence level in fly fishing warrants you spending $300-$600 for a rod and $200 on a reel and line , tippets, flies etc.
So first we start with this 4 hundred dollar fly reel and then we attach this 20 dollar backing to this 100 dollar fly line and then add the 20 dollar leader and tippet and finally tie on a 5 dollar fly,..........Oh and sorry when were done you wont have enough money left to actually go fishing?......Sigh
I am just getting started (about to follow this awesome vis instructions to spool my reel for the first time, THANK YOU FOR THIS FANTASTIC HOW TO!), just a note....being as I am just getting into this I am working my head over 1: Learning correctly from the start, 2: not dropping major coin in the process. I could I suppose, but that is just waste.
If cost is an issue, buy used, vintage etc on ebay! Study up to get the decent vintage gear. Pflueger Medalist 1494 reel about $30 or so, Vintage bamboo or fiberglass rod about $40 or so, Backing and Line Rio, Scientific Angler, etc, maybe $50 or so on amazon.... no need to jump to the top shelf on entry, learn to cast well, learn to do line, knots, etc...don't make it about the gear, make it about becoming a good fly fisherman or woman....
Surely the fish do not know how fancy ones' gear is?
(or maybe I haven't gotten to that part yet! lol)
enjoi
Are you left handed? It looks like you have a right retrieve reel.
What is the orange backing for I’m new to fly fishing
Thank you for the tutorial. I just picked up my first fly rod and reel yesterday. I am going to use it today. Very well done.
am i the newest comment ever in this video
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Do you tie the fly to the leader, or tie a length of tippet to the leader?