Thats a cool video guys. The haunting marauding background sounds add an eerie element. The soundtrack of minnows that live in those waters.. Cheers!! thanks for sharing!!
Cheers Clinton, no have never heard of them, will give them a google, pretty limited here in New Zealand with lure selections hence buying from the states, these fish are not too picky and will take just about anything to be honest! Thanks, Andrew
One of my favorite fishing videos by far...beautiful fish!....this is why I won't be giving up spin fishing anytime soon. I fly fish mostly now, but there are times where I'm fishing for landlocked salmon and they refuse every fly I have, then a rainbow or brown trout pattern Rapala run by them just sets them off and they destroy it. I do the same setup with just one hook, but change my connections to either a split ring and mono or just mono to the hook.
Thanks for the comment, it's a fun and hugely successful method alright, and like you I'm mostly a fly fisherman of 30 years experience, I love the mixing of the two methods. Interesting on the mono connection instead oif split ring, will look into that, what is the main benefit it offers? Cheers, Andrew
The mono connection doesn't make the hook stick to a certain side, and allows the hook to move around when the fish is shaking whereas the split ring only allows the hook to move certain ways, sometimes forcing it to pop out.
Trout Valhalla, glad ti see you use tackle geared to the job at hand,not turning up your nose at the thought of using spinning . Excellent, excellent video,just subscribed. Thankyou.
Thanks Steve, glad you appreciate it, I sometimes get a bit of stick for spin fishing, but it's a hell of an effective, and fun method, fly fishing is my true passion, but I love the odd spin session too, usually outfishes fly too! Cheers, Andrew
Main rod is a 2-6lb, 7 foot Daiwa Wilderness, it's a 3 piece rod, the Teloscopic one is a Shimano Telospin 1-4kg, used mainly if in the bush as fits in my fly rod tube, the reel is a Shimano Stradic 2500Ci4 carbon and the line is 5lb Powerpro braid in green with a 8lb leader around 3m in length. Only EVER use Rapala CD5 and CD7 in the Brown Trout pattern as a lure with one single Gamakatsu Lure hook on the rear (trebbles need to be banned in NZ IMO). Cheers, Andrew
Just saw your video. Great action and it got me inspired with lures again. I used to be a mad lure fisherman and collector, then got hooked onto fly fishing since 1990 and still love it, particularly in NZ. But after seeing your video, i reckon I'll pack a spin rod on my next trip. Tight lines!
Thanks mate, I'm the same as you, 25 years fly fishing experience and guiding for many of those years (and still do!), but there is something inexplicably exciting about Rapala fishing! Really gets the blood pumping with those high-speed follows! Cheers, Andrew
troutboynz Well your placed in one of the best places in the world for it (as you would know). I absolutely love NZ, and have spent many a times over there, only with a fly rod. I'm heading over there again later this year and it will be the first time I'll be taking a spin rod. It won't be my first rod of choice, but it will be in my backpack, so I use it on some of dark shadows in those deep pools.... ;) or as you mention in your comments... good to use on windy, wet and / or cloudy days.
troutboynz Hi... Nice one. How fast do you wind on the retrieve out of interest? I can't wait for exams to be over so that I can fish the upper reaches of the Mohaka for a few days :D great vids by the way
Cheers for the comment! We found our hookup rate actually improved over using trebles, but we also found that adjusting how we strike played a big part, instead of striking, rather just letting the tension come on - then lifting. The hooks are gamakatsu Single Lure Hooks in No.2 size - very, very good hooks. Andrew
Hi, thanks for the comments. The hook is always facing upwards, that's the benefit of the eye being in-line with the shank, it rides so well through snags - very seldom catches which is great! Hookup rate seems very good, better than trebbles on large fish for sure. With the split ring at the back, there's little movement for the hook to rotate off centre. Regards, Andrew
what a awesome fishing wish i could have this kinda pleasure one day,you're a lucky man mate,no background music next time it kill's this wonderful video,cheers
Thanks very much, great to hear such feedback, would still like to get better soundtracks, but being a monetized channel it's a hard task! Hope to bring some even better footage over the winter season. I would honestly say spin is 'generally' more successful on most waterways, but it's hard to beat sight fishing with a fly rod as the ultimate challenge. Kind regards, Andrew
You know the dark side is where it's at Matt! Deadly method... Yeah has been pretty good - still have a ton of footage to get through as well, catch up soon. Cheers.
Main rod is a 2-6lb, 7 foot Daiwa Wilderness, it's a three piece rod, usually not a fan of Daiwa rods, but this one is a honey! The Teloscopic one is a Shimano Telospin 1-4kg, used mainly if in the bush as fits in my fly rod tube.
Used to love a small floating rapala on some small streams and runs off of the mataura. Would love to know (generally) where you are fishing? Seems like west coast south island!
Hey mate , great videos . Have watched them many times , have just order a handful of cd5 and cd7 rapalas , just wouldn't mind knowing how you set up your single hook , cheers for your awesome videos , have subscribed -Trev
I know what you mean, making the footage is time consuming, but even harder is finding royalty free background music - it does my head in. I'm looking at purchasing some so will be re-doing most of the clips with some decent music in the near future. Tightlines, Andrew
great video. I am also a fisherman in rapala and I'd like to know what size of single hook you put on your Rapala CD05 and CD07. the fact of having only one hook behind does he not too unbalance the Rapala? thank you for sharing with us your other videos to rapala fishing.
Hi there, not at all, the single hook, with it's 90 degree eye acts like a keel and seems to improve the action if anything, they are fantastic. rom memory it is a #2, but will have a look to confirm, glad you enjoyed it, cheers!
Certainly a deadly method and I’m generally a fly fisherman 95% of the time, agree on the hooks, I use the singles all the time now, but they are hard to source here, although I did see them on eBay recently ex Japan. Have only tried on the CD5 and CD7, but a friend uses them with great success on CD9 and CD11 here, just the one on the end. Certainly has not effected the hookup rate over trebles, if anything has improved it with less damage as you say. Cheers, Andrew
Hey Andrew, Awsome video! Lovin the rapala action. What rivers were you fishing? Also, where do you get your Gamakatsu Lure Hooks in size 2? I have been contemplating switching out my trebles for singles for a while and had already found the gamakatsus on ebay but the largest available is size 4. And why did you choose to go with such a large size compared to original size 7s that would have come on your rapalas? Cheers, Aaron
To be more specific what way up you have the hook. If you have it facing up or down , I'm assuming that split ring at the back will only rotate so far , also interested in the terminal connection you use cheers mate
awesome ill be keeping an eye out for it , im only just learning how to now but no luck for me yet even tho i found a spot where i can see the salmon right in front of me ! jumping out of the river too ... ill get me one day soon hopefully . keep up the great vids !
operationNOBO They are McLean Nets, made in New Zealand and readily available in NZ and Australia. Several different models, I like the extendable one, the scales built into the handle are very accurate. www.mcleanangling.co.nz/
What kind of nets are those? That's one of the coolest fishing inventions I've seen. Great channel. Damn.... you have a lot of vids. Cheers from Snake River country, Idaho. Any advice for reeling speed, weight, jigging, or other techniques for someone starting with rapalas? Are you pretty much always casting rapalas upstream?
Cheers buddy. The net is a McLeans Telescopic weigh net, made here in New Zealand, awesome piece of kit being extendable, really helps netting fish solo. I normally fish upstream and retrieve down with the current, mostly sot them first, but they don't like it coming on their nose, better a few feet off to the side, slow is best and only use a single hook on the tail so I don't snag up, regards, Andrew
Using the Drift HD Ghost, it's a far better camera than the GoPro (used GoPro for a few years - never again!) for filming fishing as it is waterproof without the case, does not fog, lens rotates, battery lasts twice as long and best of all it does video tagging via the remote so you only capture the action you want instead of wading through hours of footage. Cheers
Yip spot on, always more productive when the sun aint shining and the wind is blowing! I often switch to spinning rather than fly fishing when the light is too bad for spotting fish. Cheers
Some nice fish there guys shame about the music was realy annoying didnt realy do much for a otherwise awesome video keep up the good work but without the music !!
Thanks Paddy, always a tricky one music for me, some like... some hate it, but it's what I can scrounge up that's royalty-free that's the hard part as my channel is monetized and deemed commercial, but point taken, will try and improve the soundtrack side of things, some of the recent clips maybe better. Cheers
Real men there. I hate to see people keep fish especially those big ones rapalas are my secret weapon I live in Idaho where there are some monster browns bust out a cd 9 and I catch them when nobody else can. great video.
Cheers mate, I have a friend who uses the CD9's to great effect on large trout here and even the CD11's sometimes! That's a massive mouthful for any fish, but he pulls a lot of 10lb+ fish on them.
what was the bluey coloured rod set up you had? im keen to give this trout spinning a try as im only used to kahawai spinning which most of us know is a fast retrieve.
Was using a Daiwa Wilderness 3p. 7' and rated 1-3kg. The other rod I sometimes use when in the backcountry and in this clip is a Shimano Telospin (telescopic) rated 2-4kg and 6.6 long. None of them are blue though, the Daiwa is green and the Telospin is grey. Cheers
Just curious. Do streamers not work as well with the trout in this case? Is there something about the lures (depth, weight, action, etc.) that makes them much more effective than streamers? Thanks for the video.
Hi, yes, we have tried streamers many times, but just can't get the same result, I think it's a combination of spooking the fish by going above them and swinging the streamer down... they just always see you and spook due to the clear water no matter how far away you get and casting up, and stripping down also spooks them. The Rapala is just so damn effective and easy, especially on a crappy day when spotting is hard due to glare. I'm a fly fisherman, but its a very fun method to mix it up with and you can also cover 3x as much water over fly. Cheers Andrew
+troutboynz hello I jus subscribed. 1 day when I was fishing for browns I hooked 1 but it felt dead but sorta fighting anyway I reeled it up and I had 2 browns on 1 took my hAre and copper the other took my smelt weird Aye this was up the waitahanui
Hi, correct. they are some form of Japanese lure clip, very light gauge wire, rated to about 20lb. They are very important IMO, as here when retrieving across shallow rocky rivers, the bib of the lure and the eye are always rubbing and bumping the rocks, this clip just puts that extra 20mm of space so the knot of the mono leader does not chafe and wear through when bumping rocks. I used to loose a lot of lures prior to using these clips, since - no issues at all! Cheers
Have you ever tried using a 1091 td minnow sp? That is what i use here they are the best lure i have found. Unfortunately they don't make them anymore.
Do you know you can change the music royalty free through TH-cam without having to reupload if under 100k views? I lasted 2.30 then tried to watch the rest with no sound. Sorry couldn't do it after 4 minutes.
giacobaziodelvento It depends really, lots of people will tell you that, but will have never fished the North Island, I live in the North and most of my videos are here, and in my find the trout fishing is far better, there is MUCH less angling pressure and more fish, the South however has larger fish. If mainly spin fishing, the South fishes well, for fly, I think the North is better, but many will disagree (that haven't fished it of course!) Either way it's a great country! Cheers
Ok so probably having 10 days and coming from oversea thinking abt driving distances in the North Island seems more manageable to have chance fish more different spots. I think will plan the north probably faster to move around and great indeed of course! will check yr other videos also! Thanks again mate
Just watched your video again and still find it mesmerizing. I had chatted with you a year or two about the single lure hooks. I finally got some shipped to the states from an ebay seller and they have been fantastic. My daughter is a junior at Truman State University here in Missouri, USA and her school has a study abroad program with schools in both Australia and New Zealand. She decided on New Zealand and is in the process of arranging to study for a semester at one of your universities. (Not sure which one) It will probably be on the north island. My wife and I plan to visit her at some point during her stay and I am interested in setting up a fishing trip with you. She will be there for our spring semester, which I suppose is your fall semester, beginning around February. How can I contact you directly to discuss a trip for big browns on Rapalas early next year?
+David Whitson Hi David, thanks for the comments. Great news for her, both fantastic countries to study in and well graded universities. It's also a fairly cheap process to skip between Australia and New Zealand for a holiday. You can send me a private message through TH-cam, however February will most likely be out for me, I will be in Australia for the most part of Feb. It is also probably the worst time of the year to fish Rapala's, April is the best IMO. But touch base closer to the time of your visit and we'll see if something can be arranged if I'm here. Cheers Andrew
+troutboynz February is a bad time for me too, but April or May are pretty good. We still have to look at a lot of details before making a plan, but I will roughly pencil in April on our calendar. Not sure if we want to try to take in NZ and Austrailia or concentrate on seeing NZ thoroughly. Probably won't spend more than 10 days and I had trying to see too much in too little time.
+David Whitson If I were to dedicate two days to fishing with you, which rivers/regions would you recommend? I want to locate them on the map so we can keep that in mind while planning the rest of the trip.
the rapalas have a far better action the way they wiggle as they go past, trout usually cant resist, but when they do they will usually take a bladed spinner or fly. Also, where is this? not so many big fish in my local river
i didnt know that , sonoma creek , is in rather bad shape these days , i understand both the napa river and sonoma creek had quite a population of both kings and steelies , someone i fished with on the russian told me they shipped a whole bunch of the russian river fish across the world , and theyve done extreemly well, i told someone that sonoma creek was actually a tributary of the russian but i was thinking of dry creek by mistake , ive only seen and fished sonoma creek where it dumps into sanpablo bay id go catch stripers ive never seen where it looks like it could hold salmonoids up in the hills of its headwaters i apprieciate any knowledge you can send , and any fishing updates since 2014 when i had to move back east to take care of my father, i really enjoyed watching the coho and steelhead spawning like crazy in west marin creeks out by lagunitas peace to you
+FeldwebelWolfenstool I agree 100%!!! We only use the Gamakatsu Single Lure Hooks, brilliant, better eye set-up than the Siwash. Trebbles need to be banned the world over. Cheers
awesome video,its just a pity u use such strong line..the fish seem to barely fight,they just seem to get hauled in! you couldn't do that on 6lb or less!
Strong line? Were using 3lb or 5lb Power Pro Braid and 6lb leaders! The 3lb is one of the lightest braids available on the planet! The fights look short as I don't film the whole thing, just short snippets...
don't cut the sound and put a background music ... natural sounds are more relaxing, pleasant ..u get that fealing that you are there ... !! / just a advice .:P ... have great day sir.
Thanks for the feedback, yes, am experimenting more with ambient sounds as you'll see in my latest few clips. Saving for an external Mic, which will help as well. Regards, Andrew
You should be ashamed, catching trout on threadline set up.. next you will be a bait bandit! Some ripper fish and footage there Andrew, you have had a bloody good late season. Jealous as hell.
Mate, I like rap... you may not... you like purple?... I like pink... video is 5 years old, your comment is irrelevant, look at some of my newer videos, maybe it has improved, your opinion doesn't count, music is like art... some hate it, some love it, so maybe you have bad musics taste in reality?... just saying "terrible music" is a silly comment... turn the music down then or look elsewhere, I don't really need to know your opinion.
Terrible music, almost funereal....at least it's not heavy metal, as in some of those southern bass videos. Voice over descriptive narrative would be much better.
I love fly fishing, but man that just looks so fun. Those fish are going nuts.
Thats a cool video guys. The haunting marauding background sounds add an eerie element. The soundtrack of minnows that live in those waters.. Cheers!! thanks for sharing!!
What minnows? The browns probably eat them all haha
Also i would like to add that is an absolutely gorgeous place!
Cheers Clinton, no have never heard of them, will give them a google, pretty limited here in New Zealand with lure selections hence buying from the states, these fish are not too picky and will take just about anything to be honest! Thanks, Andrew
One of my favorite fishing videos by far...beautiful fish!....this is why I won't be giving up spin fishing anytime soon. I fly fish mostly now, but there are times where I'm fishing for landlocked salmon and they refuse every fly I have, then a rainbow or brown trout pattern Rapala run by them just sets them off and they destroy it. I do the same setup with just one hook, but change my connections to either a split ring and mono or just mono to the hook.
Thanks for the comment, it's a fun and hugely successful method alright, and like you I'm mostly a fly fisherman of 30 years experience, I love the mixing of the two methods. Interesting on the mono connection instead oif split ring, will look into that, what is the main benefit it offers? Cheers, Andrew
The mono connection doesn't make the hook stick to a certain side, and allows the hook to move around when the fish is shaking whereas the split ring only allows the hook to move certain ways, sometimes forcing it to pop out.
Simply Awesome !!! Not only fantastic fishing but fabulous filming to go with it. Well Done
Trout Valhalla, glad ti see you use tackle geared to the job at hand,not turning up your nose at the thought of using spinning . Excellent, excellent video,just subscribed. Thankyou.
Thanks Steve, glad you appreciate it, I sometimes get a bit of stick for spin fishing, but it's a hell of an effective, and fun method, fly fishing is my true passion, but I love the odd spin session too, usually outfishes fly too! Cheers, Andrew
Cheers mate, I guess we are pretty lucky here with the size and quantity of fish right on our doorstep! Andrew
Main rod is a 2-6lb, 7 foot Daiwa Wilderness, it's a 3 piece rod, the Teloscopic one is a Shimano Telospin 1-4kg, used mainly if in the bush as fits in my fly rod tube, the reel is a Shimano Stradic 2500Ci4 carbon and the line is 5lb Powerpro braid in green with a 8lb leader around 3m in length. Only EVER use Rapala CD5 and CD7 in the Brown Trout pattern as a lure with one single Gamakatsu Lure hook on the rear (trebbles need to be banned in NZ IMO). Cheers, Andrew
those fish would be a fish of a lifetime for me, amazing job filming as well
Thanks very much Greg, great feedback and really pleased you liked it, stay tuned for more!
Just saw your video. Great action and it got me inspired with lures again.
I used to be a mad lure fisherman and collector, then got hooked onto fly fishing since 1990 and still love it, particularly in NZ. But after seeing your video, i reckon I'll pack a spin rod on my next trip. Tight lines!
Thanks mate, I'm the same as you, 25 years fly fishing experience and guiding for many of those years (and still do!), but there is something inexplicably exciting about Rapala fishing! Really gets the blood pumping with those high-speed follows! Cheers, Andrew
troutboynz Well your placed in one of the best places in the world for it (as you would know). I absolutely love NZ, and have spent many a times over there, only with a fly rod. I'm heading over there again later this year and it will be the first time I'll be taking a spin rod. It won't be my first rod of choice, but it will be in my backpack, so I use it on some of dark shadows in those deep pools.... ;) or as you mention in your comments... good to use on windy, wet and / or cloudy days.
troutboynz Hi Andrew, You may already answered this question, but what size Gamakatzu single hooks do you use for CD5, CD7 & CD9 respectively?
Pretty sure they are Gamakatsu Single Lure Hooks in #2. Seems a good size for both CD5 and CD7. Cheers
troutboynz Hi... Nice one. How fast do you wind on the retrieve out of interest?
I can't wait for exams to be over so that I can fish the upper reaches of the Mohaka for a few days :D great vids by the way
Cheers for the comment! We found our hookup rate actually improved over using trebles, but we also found that adjusting how we strike played a big part, instead of striking, rather just letting the tension come on - then lifting. The hooks are gamakatsu Single Lure Hooks in No.2 size - very, very good hooks. Andrew
Hi, thanks for the comments. The hook is always facing upwards, that's the benefit of the eye being in-line with the shank, it rides so well through snags - very seldom catches which is great! Hookup rate seems very good, better than trebbles on large fish for sure. With the split ring at the back, there's little movement for the hook to rotate off centre. Regards, Andrew
1:15 gave me goosebumps.,. every angler's dream come true!!! Great filming mate, I felt like I was holding that rod.,. subscribed.
what a awesome fishing wish i could have this kinda pleasure one day,you're a lucky man mate,no background music next time it kill's this wonderful video,cheers
because if you keep the fish they don't get bigger or repopulate your spot
I loved this video well done it was great ,
Thanks very much, great to hear such feedback, would still like to get better soundtracks, but being a monetized channel it's a hard task! Hope to bring some even better footage over the winter season.
I would honestly say spin is 'generally' more successful on most waterways, but it's hard to beat sight fishing with a fly rod as the ultimate challenge. Kind regards, Andrew
Amazing river trouts !!!
Hi! Nice movie! Lot of action indeed! Do you remember names of rivers you have been fishing?
nice video...;) beautiful trout
Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it! Andrew
You know the dark side is where it's at Matt! Deadly method... Yeah has been pretty good - still have a ton of footage to get through as well, catch up soon. Cheers.
Main rod is a 2-6lb, 7 foot Daiwa Wilderness, it's a three piece rod, usually not a fan of Daiwa rods, but this one is a honey! The Teloscopic one is a Shimano Telospin 1-4kg, used mainly if in the bush as fits in my fly rod tube.
Many thanks for the comment, was an exciting hookup that's for sure! Really appreciate it, cheers. Andrew
My apologizes...great editing! Wondered how u got em in so quick? Keep up the good work guys!!!
Ahhhhhh that would be telling! Suffice to say all within casting distance of the car... all South Island, New Zealand. Cheers
Used to love a small floating rapala on some small streams and runs off of the mataura. Would love to know (generally) where you are fishing? Seems like west coast south island!
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Hi mate how are you ? Where was that ? such a nice looking river ay
Hey mate , great videos . Have watched them many times , have just order a handful of cd5 and cd7 rapalas , just wouldn't mind knowing how you set up your single hook , cheers for your awesome videos , have subscribed -Trev
I know what you mean, making the footage is time consuming, but even harder is finding royalty free background music - it does my head in. I'm looking at purchasing some so will be re-doing most of the clips with some decent music in the near future. Tightlines, Andrew
Awesome! Definitely the best NZ fishing video I have seen. Do you find you have less hook-ups running the single hook?
great video. I am also a fisherman in rapala and I'd like to know what size of single hook you put on your Rapala CD05 and CD07.
the fact of having only one hook behind does he not too unbalance the Rapala?
thank you for sharing with us your other videos to rapala fishing.
Hi there, not at all, the single hook, with it's 90 degree eye acts like a keel and seems to improve the action if anything, they are fantastic. rom memory it is a #2, but will have a look to confirm, glad you enjoyed it, cheers!
really beautiful, congratulations to you both
Certainly a deadly method and I’m generally a fly fisherman 95% of the time, agree on the hooks, I use the singles all the time now, but they are hard to source here, although I did see them on eBay recently ex Japan. Have only tried on the CD5 and CD7, but a friend uses them with great success on CD9 and CD11 here, just the one on the end. Certainly has not effected the hookup rate over trebles, if anything has improved it with less damage as you say. Cheers, Andrew
Hey Andrew,
Awsome video! Lovin the rapala action. What rivers were you fishing?
Also, where do you get your Gamakatsu Lure Hooks in size 2? I have been contemplating switching out my trebles for singles for a while and had already found the gamakatsus on ebay but the largest available is size 4.
And why did you choose to go with such a large size compared to original size 7s that would have come on your rapalas?
Cheers, Aaron
To be more specific what way up you have the hook. If you have it facing up or down , I'm assuming that split ring at the back will only rotate so far , also interested in the terminal connection you use cheers mate
Great vid there boys ! I'd love to see one on how to or tips for beginners
Cheers, yip, will be working on a "how to" this season, cheers Andrew
awesome ill be keeping an eye out for it , im only just learning how to now but no luck for me yet even tho i found a spot where i can see the salmon right in front of me ! jumping out of the river too ... ill get me one day soon hopefully .
keep up the great vids !
troutboynz Hey, where do I find those nets you use... they look awesome!
operationNOBO
They are McLean Nets, made in New Zealand and readily available in NZ and Australia. Several different models, I like the extendable one, the scales built into the handle are very accurate. www.mcleanangling.co.nz/
Really love the content your channel is putting out, and that you're video making skills keep improving. Do you have more success with spin or fly?
What kind of nets are those? That's one of the coolest fishing inventions I've seen.
Great channel. Damn.... you have a lot of vids. Cheers from Snake River country, Idaho.
Any advice for reeling speed, weight, jigging, or other techniques for someone starting with rapalas?
Are you pretty much always casting rapalas upstream?
Cheers buddy. The net is a McLeans Telescopic weigh net, made here in New Zealand, awesome piece of kit being extendable, really helps netting fish solo. I normally fish upstream and retrieve down with the current, mostly sot them first, but they don't like it coming on their nose, better a few feet off to the side, slow is best and only use a single hook on the tail so I don't snag up, regards, Andrew
With what kind of fishing rod are you fishing? I like it.
What is a recommended set up to fish the cd-5 and cd-7 rapala?
Using the Drift HD Ghost, it's a far better camera than the GoPro (used GoPro for a few years - never again!) for filming fishing as it is waterproof without the case, does not fog, lens rotates, battery lasts twice as long and best of all it does video tagging via the remote so you only capture the action you want instead of wading through hours of footage. Cheers
Hey Mate, what type of rod'n'reel set up do you have? And what type/colours do you use and find best in rivers? cheers.
Seem to be having the best luck on overcast days there. Would you say this is the best weather for trout? I seem to have similar experience.
Yip spot on, always more productive when the sun aint shining and the wind is blowing! I often switch to spinning rather than fly fishing when the light is too bad for spotting fish. Cheers
I think Size #3, will check, yes, I buy mine ex Australia when I'm over there, hard to get and ashame not more widely available!
Some nice fish there guys shame about the music was realy annoying didnt realy do much for a otherwise awesome video keep up the good work but without the music !!
Thanks Paddy, always a tricky one music for me, some like... some hate it, but it's what I can scrounge up that's royalty-free that's the hard part as my channel is monetized and deemed commercial, but point taken, will try and improve the soundtrack side of things, some of the recent clips maybe better. Cheers
Cheers for replying been watching more of your posts they are fantastic wish i had the quality of trout fishing you guys have .All the best .
Cheers JCD, agree, it's hard to please everyone! Thanks for the positive comments. Regards, Andrew
piss off the music's good
Real men there. I hate to see people keep fish especially those big ones rapalas are my secret weapon I live in Idaho where there are some monster browns bust out a cd 9 and I catch them when nobody else can. great video.
Cheers mate, I have a friend who uses the CD9's to great effect on large trout here and even the CD11's sometimes! That's a massive mouthful for any fish, but he pulls a lot of 10lb+ fish on them.
Hey what colors do you use? just curious on what I should get next
MrBowhuntingDude
Always use Brown Trout pattern here, although have done well using X-raps in silver for sea-run fish lately. Cheers
why dont you like people keeping fish I keep most of my big browns
+tavis young because they are breeding stock
what was the bluey coloured rod set up you had? im keen to give this trout spinning a try as im only used to kahawai spinning which most of us know is a fast retrieve.
Was using a Daiwa Wilderness 3p. 7' and rated 1-3kg. The other rod I sometimes use when in the backcountry and in this clip is a Shimano Telospin (telescopic) rated 2-4kg and 6.6 long. None of them are blue though, the Daiwa is green and the Telospin is grey. Cheers
Just curious. Do streamers not work as well with the trout in this case? Is there something about the lures (depth, weight, action, etc.) that makes them much more effective than streamers? Thanks for the video.
Hi, yes, we have tried streamers many times, but just can't get the same result, I think it's a combination of spooking the fish by going above them and swinging the streamer down... they just always see you and spook due to the clear water no matter how far away you get and casting up, and stripping down also spooks them. The Rapala is just so damn effective and easy, especially on a crappy day when spotting is hard due to glare. I'm a fly fisherman, but its a very fun method to mix it up with and you can also cover 3x as much water over fly. Cheers Andrew
+troutboynz hello I jus subscribed. 1 day when I was fishing for browns I hooked 1 but it felt dead but sorta fighting anyway I reeled it up and I had 2 browns on 1 took my hAre and copper the other took my smelt weird Aye this was up the waitahanui
Whereabouts in NZ are you mate? Some great fish there.
I'm based in Wellington, but this footage is shot mostly over the central South Island of New Zealand, Cheers.
Just caught some great browns from the lower Wairau. Your vid is a great piece of why I love coming home. Thanks mate.
At the beginning it seems as if you are using some clip to attach the rapala to the leader. What is it? Thanks.
Hi, correct. they are some form of Japanese lure clip, very light gauge wire, rated to about 20lb. They are very important IMO, as here when retrieving across shallow rocky rivers, the bib of the lure and the eye are always rubbing and bumping the rocks, this clip just puts that extra 20mm of space so the knot of the mono leader does not chafe and wear through when bumping rocks. I used to loose a lot of lures prior to using these clips, since - no issues at all! Cheers
Thanks. This type ok?
www.ebay.com/itm/100PCS-Lock-Snap-Swivel-Solid-Rings-Fishing-Connector-1-/190687506095?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c65dc6eaf
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Yip! That's them alright, get the smallest ones they make, they are very strong despite their thin gauge wire. Cheers
Thanks. Got it sussed and get the 9kg ones. Owe you!!!
***** Arrived today from China. Going to try them on a raft trip in October on one of your old 94 rivers.
Which single hooks did you put on the lures?
They are "Gamakatsu Single lure Hooks" in #2 from memory, cheers
Hi where in nz is it I love to go here and try if it in Hamilton on holiday
Have you ever tried using a 1091 td minnow sp? That is what i use here they are the best lure i have found. Unfortunately they don't make them anymore.
Do you know you can change the music royalty free through TH-cam without having to reupload if under 100k views? I lasted 2.30 then tried to watch the rest with no sound. Sorry couldn't do it after 4 minutes.
Yeah, it's an old clip this one, hopefully improved since then.
such awesome footage, it looks like the most amazing time your having but the music makes it sound like your going to the gallows tomorrow!
Great video :D
What time of the year were you fishing?
This is late March, early April, cheers
Hi very nice video, is south or north island? thanks!
Just a few days on the South Island, cheers.
Thanks mate! I am planning a 10 days trip end oct/begin november most people tells me south island is better for both spin/fly fishing
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It depends really, lots of people will tell you that, but will have never fished the North Island, I live in the North and most of my videos are here, and in my find the trout fishing is far better, there is MUCH less angling pressure and more fish, the South however has larger fish. If mainly spin fishing, the South fishes well, for fly, I think the North is better, but many will disagree (that haven't fished it of course!) Either way it's a great country! Cheers
Ok so probably having 10 days and coming from oversea thinking abt driving distances in the North Island seems more manageable to have chance fish more different spots. I think will plan the north probably faster to move around and great indeed of course! will check yr other videos also! Thanks again mate
Where's this to boys?
brilliant... your so lucky
Just watched your video again and still find it mesmerizing. I had chatted with you a year or two about the single lure hooks. I finally got some shipped to the states from an ebay seller and they have been fantastic. My daughter is a junior at Truman State University here in Missouri, USA and her school has a study abroad program with schools in both Australia and New Zealand. She decided on New Zealand and is in the process of arranging to study for a semester at one of your universities. (Not sure which one) It will probably be on the north island. My wife and I plan to visit her at some point during her stay and I am interested in setting up a fishing trip with you. She will be there for our spring semester, which I suppose is your fall semester, beginning around February. How can I contact you directly to discuss a trip for big browns on Rapalas early next year?
+David Whitson Hi David, thanks for the comments. Great news for her, both fantastic countries to study in and well graded universities. It's also a fairly cheap process to skip between Australia and New Zealand for a holiday. You can send me a private message through TH-cam, however February will most likely be out for me, I will be in Australia for the most part of Feb. It is also probably the worst time of the year to fish Rapala's, April is the best IMO. But touch base closer to the time of your visit and we'll see if something can be arranged if I'm here. Cheers Andrew
+troutboynz February is a bad time for me too, but April or May are pretty good. We still have to look at a lot of details before making a plan, but I will roughly pencil in April on our calendar. Not sure if we want to try to take in NZ and Austrailia or concentrate on seeing NZ thoroughly. Probably won't spend more than 10 days and I had trying to see too much in too little time.
+David Whitson If I were to dedicate two days to fishing with you, which rivers/regions would you recommend? I want to locate them on the map so we can keep that in mind while planning the rest of the trip.
the one that was marked wearied was a tiger trout
When fishing for my first time today caught 7 brown trout it was with a spinner or something like that
Nathan Cummings Pretty bloody good going then if you got 7 fish! Well done.
Where is this river in New Zealand sir
the rapalas have a far better action the way they wiggle as they go past, trout usually cant resist, but when they do they will usually take a bladed spinner or fly. Also, where is this? not so many big fish in my local river
Soft plastic work too guys.
Sure do! Very effective here.
What river is that?
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mantap
nice fishing
how do you do it? like how?
WOW those are huge trouts!!
darn, i'm in New Zealand now, but i can't get any fish :( Tried the Hutt river with no luck :)
Hi I'm from SA x Richard bay
If i could go fishing everyday I would
1154 thats a steelhead from russian river ca , genetics i say
+big Sadie From Sonoma Creek to be more precise.
i didnt know that , sonoma creek , is in rather bad shape these days , i understand both the napa river and sonoma creek had quite a population of both kings and steelies , someone i fished with on the russian told me they shipped a whole bunch of the russian river fish across the world , and theyve done extreemly well, i told someone that sonoma creek was actually a tributary of the russian but i was thinking of dry creek by mistake , ive only seen and fished sonoma creek where it dumps into sanpablo bay id go catch stripers ive never seen where it looks like it could hold salmonoids up in the hills of its headwaters i apprieciate any knowledge you can send , and any fishing updates since 2014 when i had to move back east to take care of my father, i really enjoyed watching the coho and steelhead spawning like crazy in west marin creeks out by lagunitas peace to you
Pih.. why is N.Zealand so faraway :)) :))
Sasa Jovanovic I feel your pain!... Same for me when I want to fish overseas, such a lot of hassle and expense!
Stop with the creepy music please it ruined the video for me... Everything else si good congratulations
you're a nunga
Treble hooks are terrible, imho...I replace all of mine with a single "siwash" hook...
+FeldwebelWolfenstool I agree 100%!!! We only use the Gamakatsu Single Lure Hooks, brilliant, better eye set-up than the Siwash. Trebbles need to be banned the world over. Cheers
awesome video,its just a pity u use such strong line..the fish seem to barely fight,they just seem to get hauled in! you couldn't do that on 6lb or less!
Strong line? Were using 3lb or 5lb Power Pro Braid and 6lb leaders! The 3lb is one of the lightest braids available on the planet! The fights look short as I don't film the whole thing, just short snippets...
nice video, sad music
Awesome video. Beautiful fish. Music could definitely use some work. Very boring and depressing.
all these nullities complaining about the music - gimme a break!! your films all have great music and the filming is classy azz
don't cut the sound and put a background music ... natural sounds are more relaxing, pleasant ..u get that fealing that you are there ... !! / just a advice .:P ... have great day sir.
Thanks for the feedback, yes, am experimenting more with ambient sounds as you'll see in my latest few clips. Saving for an external Mic, which will help as well. Regards, Andrew
Great fish ,,shame about that outta tune piano.
shit music but cool vid
Cheers, I guess that's a compliment! Quite an old clip now, I hope my taste in matching tracks has improved. Andrew
You should be ashamed, catching trout on threadline set up.. next you will be a bait bandit!
Some ripper fish and footage there Andrew, you have had a bloody good late season. Jealous as hell.
fish are beautiful, but that depressive music isn´t relaxing
Yeah, agree it's not the best, but bloody hard to find anything royalty free I'm afraid. Cheers
Luckily there was no talking so I could turn down that crappy music
+str8blues Thanks for letting me know... not that I really give a shit what you think.
music is terrible
Wow, amazing comment... don't watch it then!
@@troutboynz you shouldn't take it so negatively. and maybe take in your viewers comments in a way to improve
Mate, I like rap... you may not... you like purple?... I like pink... video is 5 years old, your comment is irrelevant, look at some of my newer videos, maybe it has improved, your opinion doesn't count, music is like art... some hate it, some love it, so maybe you have bad musics taste in reality?... just saying "terrible music" is a silly comment... turn the music down then or look elsewhere, I don't really need to know your opinion.
@@troutboynz this isn't rap music lol. I think there's a reason why TH-cam has created a comments option for videos :)
Terrible music, almost funereal....at least it's not heavy metal, as in some of those southern bass videos. Voice over descriptive narrative would be much better.
Dude, this clip is 10 years old... I'd like to think I have moved on from this music... just turn the volume down!....