ordered my first bfs setup yesterday and been enjoying finding small creators like yourself that enjoy bfs, that brown trout was a beautiful and healthy fish good catch
I didn't see any "failures". What I saw was someone lucky enough to be out enjoying mother nature while the rest of the world is chained to the grind stone. As Charlie once said, "WINNER"!
Shocked to see the winter trouting, it can be hard, im sure it was cold but thankyou for our enjoyment! That kistler hunt rod is very neat titanium guides, progressive blank system, its a great concept and am happy to see the jdm market trickling over. 350$ is just so much for it 😞 if it goes on sale let us know!!! (Or if marketing changes and we get the jdm style gear with the jdm pricetag)
Thanks for the support. Winter trout is a fun challenge to be sure. There have been a few sales, but still kind of hard to keep in stock. Hand made in USA. But I get it - which is why I cover other priced products too. The Kistler rods are the best rods I've ever fished. Helium or Hunt.
@AaronHuntFishing ah I see, the made in U.S.A will do it! Manufacturing regulations and wages definitely will boost the cost compared to building the rod in vietnam or china. I also saw you had some jdm spoons, those are really nice!
@AaronHuntFishing I see, use them in still water, I saw you had a few tearos, those are solid, use them at that one place you went to a few weeks ago with still water creek stocked trout! That's what they are built for, don't twitch them or jerk them, they are designed to get bites only on a steady retrieve. They work, and where designed for super thin line and spinning reels (P.s your t grovel is a bottom style lure!)
@@AaronHuntFishing yes sir! Give me your honest opinion lol also do you have the fishband brilliance GH100 reel? I’d like to send you one of my backup ones if you’d like to do another budget review reel video.
@@FishiganMilligan Will do - shoot me an email at info@anglingwithaaron.com if you want me to give the GH100 a go. I'll be sure to give you a shout-out. Probably won't be until 2nd qtr of this year. Have 5 new reels to test and review and a very busy March already planned.
Great scenery! Hard work payed off 👍 I noticed, that at the beginning of the season in the small stream I fish, trout respond by far better to something with a metal blade (tiny jig spinner, tin inline spinner and so on). Small wobbler get them when the water temps are higher (summer to fall). Seems that your experience is a bit different…
It might depend on the natural forage. I know there are a lot of minnows in this stream. I have other streams where the HD trout doesn't produce for me. The inline spinner almost always gets at least one though. Except in the larger rivers. I often have days where a spinner won't even get bit - gotta be minnow or bug patterns on them. Even my Helgrammite/ned rig catches trout in some of those spots.
@@AaronHuntFishing yes, you‘re right, I would totally agree. What‘s confusing me is, that in my understanding a jig spinner or an inline spinner mimics a small bait fish as well as obviously a wobbler does. Why do my trout prefer so significantly one type over the other at different times?
@@arnemueller2112 That's the beauty of fishing. Unlike a sport like gold where you control most fo the outcomes, we are battling a living creature. FLy fisherman always say "match the hatch", and there's probably something else that is the trout's preferred food source at each time different lures are working for you. It could also be your presentation at various times of year too. So many factors. Smallmouth are similar - what works on one water won't catch a fish the same day on a different body of water 20 minutes away for me.
The SLX would probably be better on the 3x or 2x. The 4X rod maxed out at around 6 grams, so the SLX would limit you to a very narropw band of weights and not take advantage of the rod's low-weight capabilities. Acura would work just fine. Keep an eye out for sales. When they happen, I post them in the communitytab. there was a nice one at Christmas... Kistler is a sponsor at the Bassmaster Classic this year, so maybe in March? Between that and Easter, could be a special. But I have no inside info. So maybe not.
I find that the farther away from the rod tip my lure is, the less accurate the casting. I’ll probably pull out a spinning setup for some crappie float fishing at some point.
this my first year fishing in the colorado winter. i learned the fast way to not go out unless its over 32 degrees. gear failure is real under that. side note: does the hd trout suspend or sink? i cant find no info on it.
Because I fish it mainline in fairly swift water, it acts like a suspending, but it's truly a slow sinking. I should check it out in the lake one day, but it seems to be VERY slow sinking - but for wahetever reason I really only throw it in moving water. Probably beacuse I rarely trout fish in lakes... The water in this creek is typically is shallow enough that sinking lures like the Duo Ryuki frequently hang, but this doesn't. While it didn't produce on this trip, it has pulled some beautiful fish out of skinny riffles for me - as well as deeper pockets. And I don't think i went back to it at the one hole that did produce. Another fail...
@@AaronHuntFishing i noticed quite a few people use the hd trout in my local rivers. its gotta be a good bait. and im sure it would slay multiple species in lakes or even saltwater bays. what you described is exactly what i think the bait was made for. thanks for the info brother.
ordered my first bfs setup yesterday and been enjoying finding small creators like yourself that enjoy bfs, that brown trout was a beautiful and healthy fish good catch
Thanks. Enjoy your venture into BFS.
Those were some tough conditions out there. I was getting cold just watching. Great job catching a few. That brown was a really nice one.
Yep - conditions were tougher yesterday... :P Just happy to get out and catch a couple in Januray this year.
Enjoying the videos and BFS fishing.
Thanks. Always nice to get out and fish, and I try to share as many of the trips as I can.
I didn't see any "failures". What I saw was someone lucky enough to be out enjoying mother nature while the rest of the world is chained to the grind stone. As Charlie once said, "WINNER"!
Absolutely right - I often say - it's better than work. :P
Shocked to see the winter trouting, it can be hard, im sure it was cold but thankyou for our enjoyment!
That kistler hunt rod is very neat titanium guides, progressive blank system, its a great concept and am happy to see the jdm market trickling over. 350$ is just so much for it 😞 if it goes on sale let us know!!! (Or if marketing changes and we get the jdm style gear with the jdm pricetag)
Thanks for the support. Winter trout is a fun challenge to be sure.
There have been a few sales, but still kind of hard to keep in stock. Hand made in USA. But I get it - which is why I cover other priced products too. The Kistler rods are the best rods I've ever fished. Helium or Hunt.
@AaronHuntFishing ah I see, the made in U.S.A will do it! Manufacturing regulations and wages definitely will boost the cost compared to building the rod in vietnam or china.
I also saw you had some jdm spoons, those are really nice!
@@12345B Thanks. Spoons aren't a confident lure for me - but I do have a handful. :)
@AaronHuntFishing I see, use them in still water, I saw you had a few tearos, those are solid, use them at that one place you went to a few weeks ago with still water creek stocked trout! That's what they are built for, don't twitch them or jerk them, they are designed to get bites only on a steady retrieve.
They work, and where designed for super thin line and spinning reels
(P.s your t grovel is a bottom style lure!)
Still a great video! Keep grinding. 🙌🏼
Thanks. Appreciate the support. I gotta check out some of your vids.
@@AaronHuntFishing yes sir! Give me your honest opinion lol also do you have the fishband brilliance GH100 reel? I’d like to send you one of my backup ones if you’d like to do another budget review reel video.
@@FishiganMilligan Will do - shoot me an email at info@anglingwithaaron.com if you want me to give the GH100 a go. I'll be sure to give you a shout-out. Probably won't be until 2nd qtr of this year. Have 5 new reels to test and review and a very busy March already planned.
feels like a TV show
Appreciate the compliment. Trying to continuosly improve.
Great scenery! Hard work payed off 👍 I noticed, that at the beginning of the season in the small stream I fish, trout respond by far better to something with a metal blade (tiny jig spinner, tin inline spinner and so on). Small wobbler get them when the water temps are higher (summer to fall). Seems that your experience is a bit different…
It might depend on the natural forage. I know there are a lot of minnows in this stream. I have other streams where the HD trout doesn't produce for me. The inline spinner almost always gets at least one though. Except in the larger rivers. I often have days where a spinner won't even get bit - gotta be minnow or bug patterns on them. Even my Helgrammite/ned rig catches trout in some of those spots.
@@AaronHuntFishing yes, you‘re right, I would totally agree. What‘s confusing me is, that in my understanding a jig spinner or an inline spinner mimics a small bait fish as well as obviously a wobbler does. Why do my trout prefer so significantly one type over the other at different times?
@@arnemueller2112 That's the beauty of fishing. Unlike a sport like gold where you control most fo the outcomes, we are battling a living creature. FLy fisherman always say "match the hatch", and there's probably something else that is the trout's preferred food source at each time different lures are working for you. It could also be your presentation at various times of year too. So many factors. Smallmouth are similar - what works on one water won't catch a fish the same day on a different body of water 20 minutes away for me.
Hey aaron! not sure if you know or not but my local sportsman’s ware house actually carries the trout hd’s not sure if you’ve got one near you or not.
Good tip. I see them there every once in a while. Never seen my favorite "Dark Halo" color though.
Eyeing the 6ft 4x for my upgraded shimano Slx bfs with roro spool and bearing or Acura hicc50 can’t afford 350 tho
The SLX would probably be better on the 3x or 2x. The 4X rod maxed out at around 6 grams, so the SLX would limit you to a very narropw band of weights and not take advantage of the rod's low-weight capabilities. Acura would work just fine.
Keep an eye out for sales. When they happen, I post them in the communitytab. there was a nice one at Christmas...
Kistler is a sponsor at the Bassmaster Classic this year, so maybe in March? Between that and Easter, could be a special. But I have no inside info. So maybe not.
I have noticed to any technique that involves a long leader doesn't cast that well with bfs
I find that the farther away from the rod tip my lure is, the less accurate the casting. I’ll probably pull out a spinning setup for some crappie float fishing at some point.
Lets go!!
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this my first year fishing in the colorado winter. i learned the fast way to not go out unless its over 32 degrees. gear failure is real under that.
side note: does the hd trout suspend or sink? i cant find no info on it.
Because I fish it mainline in fairly swift water, it acts like a suspending, but it's truly a slow sinking. I should check it out in the lake one day, but it seems to be VERY slow sinking - but for wahetever reason I really only throw it in moving water. Probably beacuse I rarely trout fish in lakes...
The water in this creek is typically is shallow enough that sinking lures like the Duo Ryuki frequently hang, but this doesn't. While it didn't produce on this trip, it has pulled some beautiful fish out of skinny riffles for me - as well as deeper pockets.
And I don't think i went back to it at the one hole that did produce. Another fail...
@@AaronHuntFishing i noticed quite a few people use the hd trout in my local rivers. its gotta be a good bait. and im sure it would slay multiple species in lakes or even saltwater bays.
what you described is exactly what i think the bait was made for. thanks for the info brother.
@@IronMikeyT My pleasure. It's a solid lure - I probably need to think of it for Smallies for jerk baits as well. I just never do. :P